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TRAINING:
| 1976 - 1977 | Classe Professionale de Ballet, Serge Golovine, Paris, France |
| 1976 - 1977 | Nina Vyroubova, Paris, France |
| 1976 - 1977 | American College in Paris - Received Bacour Award, Full Tuition Art Scholarship |
| 1977 | Junior College of Albany - Graduated Cume Laude, Associate Degree in Fine Arts |
| 1979 | College of St. Rose - Graduated Cume Laude, B. S. Degree in Fine Arts and Art Education, Minor in French Language |
| 1979 | New York State Teaching Certificate (K-12) |
| 1981 | Studied under Sulimeth Messerer, New York Conservatory |
| 1983 - 1986 | Studied with Edward Villella |
| 1985 | Academic Bolshoi Theatre for Opera and Ballet, Minsk, Russia with Clara Nicholaevna-Malisheva |
| 1985 | Received Russian Syllabus Degree from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Leningrad, Russia |
| 1986 - 1987 | Studied with Paul Sansardo, Paul Taylor, Vivian Powell |
| 1988 - 1989 | Classes with Daniel Duell, Leslie Roy, New York City Ballet |
| 1989 | Classes with Michail Messerer, Russia |
| 1989 | Classes with Rosanne Perovalli from Purchase University and Tom Relabate at Buffalo University |
| 1989 | Studied with Serge Golovine and Matt Mattox, Paris, France |
| 1989 | Classes at the Royal Ballet School in Covent Gardens, London, England |
| 1989 | Classes with Randy Coleman, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1990 | Classes with Jeff Shade, Columbia University |
| 1992 - 1993 | Studied Master classes with Madame Elena Varaksina and Madame Svetlana Fedenyova of the Performing Arts School, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1993 | Classes with the Nutmeg Ballet Company at Skidmore College |
| 1994 | Classes with Peter Boal and Kelly Cass, New York City Ballet at Skidmore College |
| 1994 | Classes with Laura Gates Carlson, Lar Loubovich Dance Company at Skidmore College |
| 1996 | Classes with Denise Limoli from American Ballet Theatre at Skidmore |
| 1996 | Observed with Michelle Mose, Julliard and Connecticut College |
| 1996 | Classes on Dance Injury Prevention with Lisa Hoffmaster, P.T. |
| 1997 | Studied Bournonville Tradition with Madame Kirsten Simone of the Royal Danish Ballet |
| 1997 | Observed Classes and Stretch with Melinda Roy, New York City Ballet at Skidmore |
| 1997 | Classes on Dance Injury Prevention with Kim Teter, P.T. and formerly of The American Ballet Theatre |
CREDITS
| 1969 - 1979 | Schenectady Civic Ballet Company |
| 1976 - 1977 | Professionale Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 1988 | Selected Woman of the Year by the YWCA. |
| 1988 - Present | Honorary Committee Member for YWCA Women of the Year. |
| 1990 - 1993 | Field Director for Miss New York State Staff - Miss America Program. |
| 1991 | First "One Woman" Art Show |
| 1993 - Present | Member of New York State Alliance for Arts Education |
| 1994 - Present | National Member of Christians in Visual Arts Organization, Minnesota |
| 1994 - Present | National Member of Christians Art Networking, Inc, Massachusetts |
| 1994 - Present | Member of Visions II Gallery of Arts, Albany |
| 1996 - Present | Member of The National Dance Association |
| 1997 - Present | Certified National Registered Dance Educator by The National Registry of Dance Educators with The National Dance Association |
| 1998 - Present | Member of The National Dance Educators Association |
EXPERIENCE:
| 1976 - 1977 | Ballet Teacher, College Syllabus, American College of Paris, France |
| 1979 | Art Teacher, Schenectady City School District, New York. |
| 1979 - Present | Substitute Teacher, 7 school districts, Art and French (K-12) |
| 1980 - 1982 | Ballet Teacher, College Syllabus, Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, New York. |
| 1981 - Present | Girl Scouts of America - Founder of Dance Program for Merit Badges |
| 1982 - Present | Creative Classics Dance Centre - Founder and Director. |
| 1983 - Present | Capital District Dance Company Ltd. - Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer. |
| 1983 - Present | Creative Classics Dance Centre - Founder of Dance Program for Blind, Deaf and Handicapped Students. |
| 1983 - 1985 | Guilderland Center Deaf Program - Ballet Teacher |
| 1986 - Present | Founder of the Scholarship Program for the Underprivileged. |
| 1986 - Present | Founder of the Creative Classics Scholarship Award for a Most Promising High School Graduate in the Drama Arts and Dance Field |
| 1987 - 1988 | Founder of the Schoharie Dance Ensemble. |
| 1990 | Taught Master Classes at The North Shore Ballet Company, Massachusetts. |
| 1990 | Founder of the Capital District Dance Club for Teenagers supporting Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) and D.A.R.E. programs. |
INTERNATIONAL
BACKGROUND:
| 1974 - 1975 | Hosted an American Field Service (AFS) student for full school term from Oslo, Norway. |
| 1975 - 1978 | Member AFS committee Burnt Hills, New York. |
| 1976 - 1977 | English Interpreter and Teacher, Alliance Francaise, Paris, France. |
| 1976 - Present | Countries Traveled: France, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, Finland, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, England, Grand Cayman Islands, Canada, Thailand, Malaysia. |
| 1992 | Teacher for AFS Intercultural Exchange in Thailand. Taught Dance, English and Art |
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