Summer Workshop 2008 June 23-27 The Woodlands, TX

The Academy of Ballet and Dance Arts will host Festival Ballet’s 12th Annual Summer Choreography Workshop. The workshop will offer students an opportunity for intensive training in Classical Ballet, Pointe, Classical Repertoire, Variations, Pas de Deux, Modern, Jazz, Pilates, Anatomy & Kinesiology and Dance History.

This intensive program is based on the Vaganova training method of classical ballet and is intended for students who want to advance their skills in this accelerated learning environment. Students must be able to participate in a minimum of four classes per day.

For information please call 832-830-5987
 
Workshop Faculty

Guest Faculty to be announced

Tiffany Nirider - Jazz,  Modern
Tiffany Nirider is a native of Lafayette, LA, where she taught ballet, tap, jazz and acrobatics for six years. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL) in 1996. While in Lafayette, Tiffany choreographed for the UL Show Choir, Lafayettes Junior Miss Scholarship Program, Krewe of Karencro Mardi Gras Association, and for local high school dance and cheerleading teams. Tiffany comes to us from Fort Lauderdale, FL, where she performed professionally for three years with Dancesation! Entertainment throughout Florida and in California. While in Fort Lauderdale, Tiffany also worked as Marketing Coordinator for ArtServe, a non-profit arts service organization providing assistance to emerging artists and cultural groups throughout South Florida. Tiffany is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance at SHSU where she is a graduate teaching assistant. During her time at SHSU, she has performed as a soloist in Bill Evans Velorio, To Have and To Hold by Shapiro & Smith, The Nutcracker and Cinderella by Dana Nicolay, Cheval by Dr. Cindy Gratz, Triskelion by Mark Haase, From One by Jonathan Charles. She is a member of the Kista Tucker Dance Company. Upon graduation, Tiffany intends to continue teaching while working towards becoming a registered dance therapist.

DEBORAH RAYBURN - Ballet, Nutrition, Dance History
Mrs. Rayburn began her dance training with Houston's Rogulio Rodriguez and continued her training with Houston's Margo Marshall, Deborah Quinam, and the Houston Ballet Academy. She performed with the ballet companies City Ballet of Houston, Houston Dance Theater, Allegro Ballet, the Repertory Dancers,  and as a Guest performer. Mrs. Rayburn earned her degree in dance and later was invited to study with Ballet Austin. She continues to take classes, study and perform locally. Mrs. Rayburn has taught dance in the Houston area for the past twenty years and is the principal teacher of the Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts. Mrs. Rayburn has studied and has been influenced by noted dance artists such as Natalia Krasavska, Fredric Franklin, John Mangus, Eugene Slavin, Christine Nadal, Rohni Maler, Pavel Fomin, Elvira Kokorina,  and Ann Marie Holmes through master classes and workshops. She is also the founding director and currently a board member of  Festival Ballet where she works with young dancers setting classical ballets and original choreographic works. Mrs. Rayburn has recently staged  for Festival Ballet the ballet's "Les Sylphides," "Paquita," and "Cinderella." She annually stages "The Nutcracker" for Festival Ballet which includes students from her school and dancers from the greater Houston area. Mrs. Rayburn also administers dance programs in public and private schools.

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