DANILE GIESY is from Virginia where she trained in ballet and character with Gene Hammet, Patricia Sorrell,Heidi Robitshek, and Gennadi Vostrikov. She danced professionally for Richmond Ballet and the Chamber Ballet ofWilliamsburg.

CHRIS HIRD Chris Hird trained in England at The Royal Ballet School and toured throughout Europe with Sylvie Guillem. He completed the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto and is the Artistic Coordinator of Boston Ballet School and a ballet master for Boston Ballet School Ensemble.

RANDALL MARKS trained at the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts,Tidewater Ballet and Joffrey Ballet with Susan Boree, Edward Villela, Pat Sorell and Robert Steele.He danced with Pennsylvania Ballet, was soloist with Ballets Elan, principal dancer with Atlantic City Ballet.

KAREN FESTOG trained and performed with the Royal Academy in England and danced throughout England and Europe. As a qualifying registered teacher of the RAD, she has taught internationally, served as ballet mistress for the Bermuda Civic Ballet and Assistant Director of D’valda and Sirico Dance.

PEDRO SZALAY, a native of La Guaira,Venezuela, trained at the National Ballet of Caracas. He was a member of the National Ballet of Caracas and the Richmond Ballet.

KATHY SAWYER, a nationally recognized teacher, danced with the Louisville Ballet Company for 15 years. As a principal dancer, her roles included Princess Aurora,Odette, Giselle, Cinderella, and the Sugar Plum Fair.

Director

HEIDI WINTON-STAHLE began her training in Saratoga Springs, NY with Melissa Hayden, Tomislav Vuchovich, and Michael Steele. She danced with The Louisville Ballet, and Ontario Ballet Theater. She began teaching in 1992 and started Adult Dance Camps in 2001.