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
Evan Rozier, Centre Associate Manager
Amelia Murren, Adult Dance Coordinator

Centre Education Associates: Imani Banks, Leilani Burks, Daniel Gray, Jasmine Hinton, Bella Infante, Katie Moore, Sophia Wang

Meet the Summer Faculty

Marlena Abaza, Angela Agresti, Shirley Bennett, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Mia Givens, Rory Hohenstein, Jennifer Inman, Aaron James, Madelin Jamison, Christina Johnson, Courtney Johnson, Matoi Kawamoto, Ivy Love, Armoni Moody, Amelia Murren, Han Myers, Arneshuia Nelson, Kyra Opdyke, Joy Paillet, Andrea Pell, Anna Penny, Eduardo Permuy, Chantia Robinson, Lay'la Rogers, Ericka Shannon, Anderson Souza, Caitlin Spencer, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, George Wilson Berry, Kirill Zaretskiy

Meet the Faculty

Company Pianist

Western-Li Summerton

Accompanists

Avery Jarrard, Stephanie Kosarin, Yulia Rice, Kyla Zollitsch