PBYB Dancers

Our Alumni

The Oct/Nov ‘04 issue of Danse Lights, France’s
two-week visit of Margarita Medina,
ballet mistress at The Conservatoire of Paris.

Success
The caliber of a dance school is measured only by the quality of the students it trains.
Strong professional training at the Dancentre is evident by the success of former
students. Of the more than 1,000 students trained, graduates have been accepted into
major ballet companies in the United States and Europe, and work in Broadway
musicals, television, opera and dance education.
For example:

Jon Sharp – Boston Ballet, New York City Ballet, PA Ballet, San Diego Ballet, City Ballet of Los
Angeles, San Francisco Opera; Broadway shows Carousel, The Red Shoes, Dance of the Vampires, Rocky Horror,
Fiddler On The Roof; TV Law & Order, The City, Another World, Gilmore Girls; Idylwild Faculty, CA
Shelley Griffith – First City Dance Theatre, FL; owns and operates a dance studio in Columbia
Michelle Smith – Ballet Sontu, Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, Montgomery Ballet, AL
Drake Hathorne – Vienna State Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Dusseldorf Ballet, 2002 IBC semi-finalist, Southeast Atlantic
Ballet, Ballet Oklahoma; Eugene Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, BalletMet
Josh Curtis – various NYC Broadway and European productions such as Footloose, West Side Story,
Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Extravaganza
Rachel Green – Nutmeg Conservatory, CT; Toledo Classical Ballet Academy, OH; Biloxi City Ballet, MS
Annie Cannon – Kirov Academy; Arts Ballet Theatre, Miami; Alabama Ballet; Colorado Ballet, Israel Ballet
Lauren Post - Harid Conservatory, FL; Atlanta Ballet, GA; Ballet Internationale, IN; American Ballet Theatre, NYC
Anna Marie Cowan – Bossov Conservatory, Maine; Royal Winnipeg, Canada; Carolina Classical Ballet, SC
Jarvis McKinley - Virginia School of Arts; New World School of Arts, FL; Complexions, Alvin Ailey Co., NYC

Our students are consistently awarded scholarships to study at prestigious schools. In addition to the above, are:
Summer Thomas – Kirov Academy, Washington DC
Sarah Cowan – Nutmeg Conservatory, Torrington CT; now teaching in TN
Michael Elledge – The Rock School, Philadelphia PA; Nutmeg Conservatory
Andrew Elledge – Harid Conservatory, Boca Raton FL; Nutmeg Conservatory
Hannah Bradford – Nashville Ballet, TN; Boston Ballet, MA
Haley Boyles - The Rock School, Philadelphia PA
Jaymie Taylor - Nashville Ballet, TN; Virginia School of the Arts

For all, the discipline and experience gained at the Dancentre provides self-confidence, poise, and self-reliance –
attributes that remain meaningful and significant throughout life. Taught properly, dance improves posture and
physical control and enhances appreciation for music and the fine arts.