Dancer & Teacher
Awards & accolades
As a dancer:
1986 USA IBC Jackson - 3rd Place Junior Division
1992 Varna IBC 3rd Place and Best Couple Award
1993 Prix Volinine - Paris, France
As a teacher, director and coach:
2010 The Curtis Institute of Music Rock School First Collaboration Award.
2016 ADC|IBC Outstanding Teacher Award
2017, 18, 19, 21 Youth America Grand Prix Outstanding School Award
2017, 18 ADC|IBC Outstanding School Award
2019 Youth America Grand Prix NYC Finals Outstanding Teacher Award
2020 Youth America Grand Prix Outstanding Faculty Award
“The ballet world is very, very small, and you have an incredibly stellar reputation for believing in your talented students and bringing out the best in them, more than they or their parents ever knew was possible.”
Jill Comport, former professional ballerina