Mariko Nojima-Schmunk

Mariko is an alumna of Virginia Ballet Company and School and danced with the school for 7 years. As a student, she performed roles such as Lilac Fairy from Sleeping Beauty and Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. She incorporates experiences from her...

Shady Mohamed

Shady Mohamed, a native of Egypt, is an accomplished ballet dancer, choreographer, and instructor. Shady trained in the Russian technique at the High Institute of Ballet in Egypt before receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Choreography and Directing from the...

Vera Kudinova

Ms. Kudinova is originally from the former Soviet Union. Born in Ukraine, Vera started dancing at the age of five and was selected at age nine to attend the A. Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. Following this, she went on to the School at the State...

Barbara Mirabello

Mrs. Mirabello has incorporated her experience as an RN in Neurosurgery and Orthopedics and her interest in Natural Health, yoga, reflexology, fitonics and healing touch therapy to provide a gentle stretch program designed to safely stretch, strengthen and relax the...

Heidi Wilde

Photo credit: Jessica Perciful Photography Ms. Wilde grew up in a military family and began dancing at age four, pursuing her training at a variety of dance studios depending on where her family lived. In her high school years at Dance Theatre of Jacksonville, NC, she...

Julie Hart

Julie Hart is a dancer and educator who graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance. During her time at Brockport, she specialized in modern, ballet, and Afro-Caribbean dance forms, honing her skills under...