Rudi Andalora has enjoyed the dance community teaching modern ballet technique and choreography at the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet in Jamestown, NY. He is a 21 year retired public elementary school teacher now returning to work in schools through arts in education. He started his modern ballet training in Rochester, NY back in 2001. The…
Maya began her ballet training at the age of 4 with Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet. She then participated in CRYB’s Nutcracker the following year and most recently performed the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. She has attended the School of American Ballet summer program the past four years as well as attending the Boston…
Telly started dancing at the age of 16 with Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet and stayed for two years. He has performed locally with JCC Theatre, Salamaca Theatre, and Chautauqua Opera Company. Shortly after he began teaching as an Artistic Director for the color guard of Indian River Marching Band. Afterwards in 2018 and 2019 he…
An Upstate New York native, Samantha Barczak received the majority of her early dance training at Myers Ballet School before furthering her studies on scholarship at The Rock School for Dance Education, American Ballet Theatre, and the New York State Summer School for the Arts. Upon graduation she began a career as a freelance dancer,…
Sandra began her training at age 11 in Jamestown NY at Academy of Dance Arts under Shirley Kopp from National Ballet of Canada and Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo. While dancing with the Jamestown Civic Ballet Company, Inc. founded by Shirley Kopp she had the opportunity to work under Oleg Briansky in his “Airs and Dances” and…
