Who We Are - Ballet Academy East

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BALLET ACADEMY EAST

New York City’s leading center for complete ballet education, inspiring students to fulfill their highest potential within a caring and nurturing environment

Ballet Academy East offers comprehensive dance training for beginners through professionals. Led by world-class faculty in an environment that encourages professional and personal success, BAE is your home for quality dance education.

BAE is home to aspiring dancers of all ages in its Young Dancer, Pre-Professional, and Adult Divisions. Located in an epicenter of dance and culture, BAE is internationally recognized for exceptional dance training. Classes nurture students’ physical and emotional well-being, build their technical skills, and develop their artistry. Performance opportunities in the Pre-Professional Division offer students the chance to work with a variety of internationally-recognized choreographers and coaches in classical, neo-classical, and contemporary works.

Pre-Professional Division Faculty

Faculty
Stacey Calvert, Artistic Director

Cynthia Birdwell
Antonio Carmena
Olga Dvorovenko
Joseph Malbrough
Tara Mora
Elizabeth Walker
Cheryl Yeager

Darla Hoover, Consultant and Syllabus Coordinator

Modern/Contemporary
Amos Machanic
Adriana Pierce

Permanent Guest Faculty
Charles Askegard
Alan Hineline
Juan Carlos Penuela
Erica Pereira
Ariel Rose
Craig Salstein
Andrew Veyette

Faculty Emeritus
Francis Patrelle

Young Dancer Division Faculty

Anne Kelly, Principal
Courtney Abernathy
Miranda Berlin
Isa Boysen
Maddie Burns
Lauren Cadle
Tara Clark
Savannah Cobb
Ava Desiderio
Maria Carmen Falivene
Fiona Feil
Sarah Feliciano
Mackenzie Fey
Ava Gallucci
Emma Garber
Sara Giannini
Bailey Gioino
Sophie Hutchinson
Yuki Kittaka
Katie Lohiya
Julia Ortiz
Alexa Ratini
Emily Sarkissian
Laura Stile
Kaileigh Underwood

Primary Division Faculty

Anne Kelly, Head of Division
Miranda Berlin
Tara Clark
Ava Desiderio
Sarah Feliciano
Mackenzie Fey
Emma Garber
Yuki Kittaka
Elizabeth Walker

Children + Teen Division Faculty

Stephanie Chun, Head of Division
Maddie Burns
Selina Chau
Sarah Feliciano
Anne Kelly
Elizabeth Portnoy

Adaptive Dance Division Faculty

Mackenzie Fey, Head of Division

Administration

Julia Dubno, Founder and Director

Diane Miller-Chapman, Administrative Director
Amy MacDermott, Director of Admissions
Katherine Eletto, Associate Administrative Director
Kaileigh Underwood, Administrative Manager
Brittany Larrimer, Administrative Supervisor
Laura Stile, Front Desk Supervisor and Birthday Party Coordinator
Nancy Sebouhian, Faculty & Staff Coordinator

Front Desk Administrators:
Sarah Albee, Gabby Audet, Juliann Barbella, Liliana Chapman, Danielle Chu, Ava Desiderio, Fiona Feil, Zoe Harris, Alex Larson, Kay Prescott, Pilar Mellon-Reyes, Andrea Sweeney, and Zyena Tolhurst

David Howard Memorial Library

Ballet Academy East is honored to house the David Howard Memorial Library, a collection of books bequeathed to BAE by the beloved dance icon, David Howard. Mr. Howard was one of the most highly respected and sought after ballet teachers in the world. His student roster included countless professional dancers from New York City Ballet, Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and beyond. Every Summer Intensive David Howard graced BAE with his presence. Our hope is that this beautiful library enables our students and faculty to continue to feel David Howard’s remarkable presence at BAE.

Check Out Books

The books on the bottom four shelves may be checked out and taken home in two week intervals. Please see a front desk associate to retrieve a book from the book case. You will need to leave your name and email address. Books are to be returned no later than two weeks after check out.

The Special Collection

The books located on the top shelf and programs may be looked at in the studio, but may not leave the premises. If you would like to look through a book or program from the Special Collection, please see a front desk associate.

Employment Opportunities

Available positions will be posted as needed.

General Policies

Diversity Statement:

BAE cherishes the diversity of our community. We recognize and respect individual differences in culture, race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, and provides a welcoming environment of respect and sensitivity.

General Policies:

No animals allowed unless they are trained service animals, wearing their vests.
Please follow all Health and Safety Protocols listed on our website.
Please follow all dress code and rules related to your school division, listed on the program pages of our website.
Students arriving more than 10 minutes after their class has begun will be asked to reschedule for another day. This is for the safety of the individual student who has not warmed up properly, as well as to avoid interruptions for the teacher and students already in the class.