Faculty
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Kristin Mesa, Founder & Director Kristin has been teaching ballet in Howard County for the past 20 years. She holds a B.A. in Dance from the University of Maryland, and received her training through a Ford Foundation Scholarship with the New York City Ballet. She began her training with Duard Farquhar in Columbus, Ohio and continued with Russel Fratto and Madame Jenette Laurrett (an original member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo) at Ballet Etudes in Norwalk, Connecticut. While residing in Connecticut, she studied also with Leon Danielian, Director of the American Ballet Theater School, Maestro Vincenzi Celli, Muriel Stuart, and Martha Graham. |
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Rebecca Mesa, Ballet Instructor Rebecca began her dancing career at the age of two. Throughout high school, Rebecca was a cheerleading captain and an active member of the band and drama programs. She has performed in many performances locally. Rebecca's depth of experience for her age comes from a love of all styles of dance ranging from classical ballet to Hip-Hop. |
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Jessica Shoop, Tap Instructor Since the age of five, Jessica Shoop has been both learning and performing many different styles of dance including ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern and hip-hop. Above all styles of dance, however, she enjoys tap the most. Jessica's extensive tap training includes three years of instruction through the National Tap Ensemble where she studied with such American tap masters as Cassandra Baker, Chris Belliou, Chester Whitmore, Dorthy Wasserman and James "Buster" Brown, of the legendary Copasetics Club. Jessica then spent several years taking various master classes across the country and studying with former Broadway performers Jimmy Peters and Horace Turnbull (renowned choreographer for the Radio City Rockettes). By the age of 14, Jessica was already teaching and winning choreography awards at numerous dance competitions and has since then developed a love for sharing dance with others. |