Leadership and Faculty

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

  • Serena Chu, Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur

  • 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

  • Rina Cook, Centre Associate Manager

  • Amelia Murren, Adult Dance Coordinator

Centre Education Associates: Imani Banks, Leilani Burks, Sophia Doctoroff, Sidney Hall, Carol March, Emily McAllister, Sophia Wang

Faculty

Marlena Abaza, Jemiah Alex, Shirley Bennett, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane Caroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Mia Givens, Jennifer Inman, Madelin Jamison, Courtney Johnson, Sergio Masero, Amelia Murren, Han Myers, Arneshuia Nelson, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Lay'la Rogers, Roscoe Sales, Anderson Souza, Caitlin Spencer, Jasmine Stevenson, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko

Meet the Faculty

Company Pianist

Western-Li Summerton

Accompanists

Avery Jarrard, Stephanie Kosarin, Yulia Rice, Kyla Zollitsch​