Faculty

Victoria is a former soloist with American Ballet Theater, The National Ballet of Canada and principal dancer in Kiel, Germany.  For 13 years she taught the upper division classes at the School of the Washington Ballet, as well as company class for the Washington Ballet.  Currently teaches for Atlanta Ballet and The Dances Studio/Backstage.

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Growing up in a dance school environment, her training included the North Carolina School of the Arts, Broadway Dance Center, STEPS on Broadway, the Edge Performing Arts Center in L.A. and the National Dance Institute with Jacques D'Amboise. Her choreography includes television and stage work.

Jackie has enjoyed twenty-eight years of teaching ballet, jazz, and tap classes. She danced with the Atlanta Ballet and is a graduate of Georgia State University. Jackie has extensive dance training received in New York from nationally recognized teachers.

Julie Garner began her dance career with Jonnie Kelley at the Dancer's Studio/Backstage. She holds her degree in Arts Management from Brenau University, where she was a cast member in many of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance shows and Brenau Dance Concerts. She is proud to be back with The Dancer's Studio/Backstage as Administrator and as a tap dance instructor.

Jillian, a native of New York, is an accomplished performer, choreographer and teacher.  The holder of two national and numerous regional dance and performing arts titles, Jillian has studied dance, vocal, and drama extensively.  She has been associated with the Atlanta Workshop Players for many years and has appeared in many of their productions as well as choreographing shows such as “West Side Story”, “Grease”, “Once Upon A Mattress” and “Little Shop of Horrors”. She has been teaching in the Atlanta area for 13 years and her love of musical theatre has inspired her to implement it into both studio and school curriculums.

Katherine has performed professionally for 25 years. a former member of the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, she trained with the schools associated with the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Ballet.

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