Faculty

LESLIE JANE PESSEMIER
Director of Choreography

A New York City based choreographer and teacher for over twenty years, her ballets have toured nationally and been presented in China and Austria.  Leslie's award-winning choreography has been supported by National Endowment for the Arts and numerous state arts councils.   She has been on the faculty of USA/International Ballet Competition dance faculty and was Director of Baltimore Ballet.  She has adjudicated many Regional Dance America Festivals. 



PAULA WEBER
Ballet

Associate Professor of Ballet,  Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri - Kansas City.  Paula Weber received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Butler University and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from Smith College.  During her professional career, Ms. Weber performed solo and principal roles of more than 45 major works with renowned choreographers.  She is currently the assistant director and rehearsal director for the Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre and is ballet mistress for the Albany Berkshire Ballet.




THOM CLOWER
Ballet

Known as one of the most energetic and inspiring teachers across the country.  Mr. Clower began his training in Dallas with George Skibine and Marjorie Tallchief, and  has studied at School of American Ballet in New York, Paris, Amsterdam and London.  He began teaching in 1974 and joined Dallas Ballet in 1978 for eleven seasons.  He has been ballet master for Dallas Ballet and Hubbard Street.  He was artistic director of Ballet Dallas and Yuma Ballet Theatre, and is now a free lance teacher and choreographer.






Faculty for Junior Program
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Penny Askew

Artistic Director, Western Oklahoma Ballet Theatre, Freelance Choreographer, Assistant to Glenda Brown

 







 

Vanessa Brown

 Co-Director, Allegro Ballet of Houston,  Director of Young! Tanzsommer, Associate Director GBCP












Thanks to dance companies who participated in 2009:
Allegro Ballet of Houston
Ballet Ensemble of Texas
Canton Ballet
Central Indiana Dance Ensemble
Dallas Dance Council
Flint Youth Ballet
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre
Kansas City Ballet
Kingwood Dance Theatre
Mid West Youth Ballet
Point Park Univesrsity
St. Louis Academy
Suny Purchase University
The Bridges Project
University of Missouri/Kansas City
Vineland Regional Dance Company
Western Oklahoma Ballet Theatre 
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