Summer Program

Miss Dede (former soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Jr Company Ballet Mistress for SABB) and Miss Lisa (Director and Jr Company Ballet Mistress for SABB, and Rehearsal Director for ABB) are eager to delve into ballet technique and repertory from the quintessential classical ballet, Swan Lake!

Meet Marisa Paull Gorst
Marisa Paull Gorst studied at the School of American Ballet in NYC and the Kirov Academy in Washington, DC. She danced professionally with classical and contemporary ballet companies in the US and Europe, and was featured in the national tour of CATS the Musical and The Phantom Of The Opera in Las Vegas. Ms. Gorst currently serves on faculty at Vassar College as well as several schools in the Hudson Valley region of NY, and has taught at the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (CO), the International Ballet School of Bled in Slovenia, Broadway Dance Center and Peridance in NYC, The Rock School in Las Vegas, and several regional schools in New York. She holds a BA from Smith College.

Marisa is eager to share her fondness for Coppelia with our students! From the Mazurka to the Dance of the Hours and Swanilda’s Act 3 variation, dancers will feel their improvements while having fun exploring this classic, comedic ballet!

Meet Allegra Holland
Allegra Holland grew up in St. Louis Missouri and first stood at the ballet barre when she was ten years old. She received scholarships to Joffrey NY and Ballet West, and has danced professionally with City Ballet of San Diego, Lexington Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet and Ballet Quad Cities. Allegra has been a member of the Albany Berkshire Ballet since 2019, most recently as the Sugar Plum Fairy. She has taught ballet and Pilates throughout the U.S. for the past 15 years.

Meet Danielle Troyano
Danielle Troyano began training at Seiskaya Ballet and SLK Ballet NYC before participating in an exchange program at the Central School of Ballet in London. She continued her training with Ellison Ballet, The Gelsey Kirkland Academy, and on scholarships at the Harid Conservatory, Cincinnati Ballet, Walnut Hill School, and the The Rock School. She has been a member of Montgomery Ballet, Ballet Idaho, and Diablo Ballet, and performed as a Guest Artist with ABB, Ballet Indiana, Toledo Ballet, and Charleston Ballet Theater. She is a certified Dance for Parkinson’s instructor as well as an Adaptive Dance instructor for children with special needs. Danielle developed her own mentorship business, is on permanent Guest Faculty at several schools in the U.S., and has choreographed and coached for Youth America Grand Prix, winning several awards. Currently, she is a ballet mistress for Huntington Center for the Performing Arts and is on the judging panel for Sheer Elite International Competition, Starbound, and Celebration Talent.