Leadership and Faculty

Direction

Led by Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin and Dean Sharon Story, the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education features a team of over 40 professional instructors at our Midtown, Buckhead, and Virginia-Highland studios. Centre instructors are dedicated to providing a nurturing experience in the art of dance that will aid in the physical, intellectual, and spiritual development of students at all levels. Our instructors are among the best in Atlanta and include current and former members of Atlanta Ballet and other professional dance companies around the world.

Administration

Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director
Sharon Story, Dean/Ballet Mistress
Serena Chu, Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur
Kelly Tonina Cooper, Centre Administrative Director
Diane Caroll, Community Partnerships Director
Mia Givens, Virginia-Highland Centre Manager/Adult Dance Coordinator
Ansilla Bearden, Buckhead Centre and Summer Programs Manager
Evan Rozier, Centre Associate Manager

Centre Education Associates: Anna Ames, Julia Burnette, Kennedy Crawford, Hannah Gray, Mo Leach, Rania Mirza, Ava Price

2026 | 2027 Faculty

Marlena Abaza, Sean Bennett, Shirley Bennett, Hope Burt, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane Caroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Taia Galloway, Mia Givens, Ray Hall, Jennifer Inman, Courtney Johnson, Laura Anne Kay, Stephany Kuzminski, Aaliyah Leonard, Arneshuia Nelson, Liesel Nelson, Abi Pace, Andrea Pell, Chantia Robinson, Roscoe Sales, Anderson Souza, Caitlin Spencer, Jasmine Stevenson, Western-Li Summerton, Emanuel Tavares, Rebecca Trionfo, Kirill Zaretskii, Rachel Zinman

Meet the Faculty

Company Pianist

Western-Li Summerton

Accompanists

Stephanie Kosarin, Yulia Rice, Kate Warner