
Leadership and Faculty
Leadership and Faculty
Direction
Led by Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin and Dean Sharon Story, the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education (CDE) features a team of over 40 professional instructors at our Midtown, Buckhead, and Virginia-Highland studios. The CDE's 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
Kelly Tonina Cooper, Centre Administrative Director
Diane Caroll, Community Partnerships Director
Ashley Suta, Virginia-Highland Centre Manager
Ansilla Bearden, Buckhead Centre and Summer Programs Manager
Brittney Flowers, Centre Associate Manager
Centre Education Associates: Anna Ames, Imani Banks, Rina Cook, Sophia Doctoroff, Jeanette Estrella, Sidney Hall, Carol March
Faculty
Marlena Abaza, Shirley Bennett, Darby Burgess, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane Caroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Mia Givens, Jennifer Inman, LaToya Princess Jackson, Madelin Jamison, Courtney Johnson, Sergio Masero, Armoni Moody, Amelia Murren, Arneshuia Nelson, Kyra Opdyke, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Roscoe Sales, Anderson Souza, Jasmine Stevenson, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Martine Weber
Accompanists
Western-Li Summerton, Yulia Rice, Kyla Zollitsch