Kate Sulikowski, earned her degree
in dance from the University of Massachusetts. She studied at the Alvin
Ailey School and Broadway Dance Center in NY. She performed professionally
with the Pioneer Valley Ballet and has taught in NY, NJ and CT.
She is certified by American Ballet Theatre as a teacher of primary
through level 3 curriculum of the ABT National Standardized Curriculum.
Ruth Lewis, former principal ballerina
with the American Repertory Ballet in Princeton, NJ. She is a graduate
of the Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts and also danced with
the Hartford Ballet and Berkshire Ballet. Ruth was a rehearsal
mistress for the National Ballet of Bermuda. She has choreographed contemporary
ballet works for Ballet Theatre Company.
Denise Leetch-Moore, former principal
dancer with the Hartford Ballet under the direction of Kirk Peterson.
Denise was danced with the Nashville Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet,
Pennsylvania Ballet, Chautauqua Festival Company and Septime Webre Dance.
Denise has taught ballet and on-ice choreography for the International
Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, working with beginning skaters
as well as World and Olympic competitors and currently teaches in the
Bachelor of Fine Arts programs for the University of Hartford musical
theater and dance majors.
Sara Rifkin, earned her BA in
dance from Indiana University. She has performed professionally with
the San Diego Ballet Classical, Eugene Ballet, David Taylor Dance and
Ballet Met in Columbus, Ohio. Ms Rifkin is currently on a leave of absence.
Tracy Dorman, trained with Marguerite
de Anguera, Margarita Froman and David Howard in New York City. She
performed with the Hartford Civic Ballet, Connecticut Opera Ballet and
Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet. She choreographed for the Manchester
Ballet as well as Ballet Theatre Company.
Roman Baca, earned his BA in dance
from the University of New Mexico and continued his studies at the Nutmeg
Conservatory of the Arts. He performed with the New Mexico Ballet and
Nutmeg Ballet. He has served as instructor and coach at the Nutmeg
Conservatory for the Arts and the Connecticut Dance Theatre. He is the
artistic director of his New York based ensemble, Exit 12 Dance Company.
Robert Smith, trained at Ballet
Theatre Company, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and Studio of Dance,
and School of Hartford Ballet. He has been a dancer with Ballet
Theatre Company since 2000. He has taught ballet and partnering at the
Connecticut Dance Theatre.
Amy Merli, was a pedagogy/performance
major at the Hartford Conservatory. She continued her studies at the
Limon Professional Studies Program, Paul Taylor Summer Intensive, Full
Force Summer Intensive and Boulder Jazz Summer Workshop. Professionally
she has performed with the Full Force Dance Theater, Pioneer Valley
Ballet and Limon PSP showing.
