AcADeMic HAnDbook - Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

Facultyprincipal in La Valse, the Baron in La Sonnambula, the secondpas de trois from Agon, the first and third themes from The FourTemperaments, all by Balanchine. He has a wide variety ofexperience with other choreographers, such as: Paul Taylor, LynnTaylor Corbett, Richard Tanner, Margo Sappington, Sir FrederickAshton, August Bournonville, Richard Weiss and Edward Villella.He has performed as a guest artist for the Carolina Ballet in theirtelevised performances of Romeo and Juliet, and Lynn TaylorCorbett’s Cabaret at Café Marcovici. He performed for theformer president of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton,in a televised performance of The Kennedy Center Honors, inhonor of the award to Edward Villella. Mr. Thornton brings hisexpertise in the Balanchine repertoire through his work with thegreat Edward Villella, as well as his 15 years of professional workto Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet as a member of the faculty.PERMANENT GUEST FACULTYRafael Grigorian trained at the BakuChoreographic Institute and at theKirov Ballet School in Leningrad underthe instruction of A.I. Pushkin. For 20years, he was a principal dancer withthe Baku Theater of Opera and Ballet.In 1980, Mr. Grigorian was awardedLaureate of the State of the USSR, andhe received the title of the People’sArtist of Azerbaijan, SSR in 1982, bothvery prestigious honors. He has touredextensively in Europe and Asia withthe stars of the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Theaters. He served asinstructor of the Moscow Ballet Festival under the leadership ofBolshoi Ballet soloist S. Radchenko. From 1986 until 1991, he heldthe title of Choreographer for the Moscow School of Ice Dancing.Several of his students are Olympic and World competition goldand silver ice dancing medalists. In 1991, he opened RafaelGrigorian’s School of Classical Ballet in Corning and Elmira, NewYork, and has since opened a branch of his school in Binghamton,New York. Mr. Grigorian is also the Founder and Artistic Directorof the Rafael Grigorian Ballet Theatre. In 1996, Mr. Grigorianreceived the prestigious Arts Partnership Award from the Arts ofthe Southern Finger Lakes for his outstanding contribution to thearts of the Southern Tier communities.Gennadi Vostrikov was born inSiberia, Russia and received his earlytraining in Perm. Mr. Vostrikov studiedwith the renowned ballet teachersPlaht and Asaular. Mr. Gennadi wasawarded the first degree diploma inthe Leningrad Ballet Competition.Upon graduation, he was asked to jointhe Moiseyev Classical Ballet Company.While with the Moiseyev Company hewas coached by the legendary balletmasters, Igor Moiseyev, Asaff Messererand Sulamif Messerer. The Moiseyev Classical Ballet Companytraveled worldwide. It was during one of their many tours that Mr.Vostrikov saw the possibility for freedom and defected while inMexico. The Mexico Ballet Company prompted him to join theircompany as a principal and teacher. Nicholas Petrov, PittsburghBallet Theatre (PBT) director, heard about his defection andrequested that he join PBT. While with PBT, Gennadi performednumerous principal roles in such ballets as Nutcracker, PrinceIgor, Rite of Spring, Swan Lake, Les Sylphide, Romeo and Juliet,Corsaire Pas de Deux, La Bayadere, and Don Quixote, as wellas having performed with the Pittsburgh Opera. Mr. Vostrikov alsowas a principal with Chicago Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet. Mr.Gennadi was an associate professor of dance with the Universityof Alabama in Birmingham, Shenandoah University, as well asDirector of Ballet Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Mr. Vostrikovis currently director of the Virginia Youth Ballet and Vostrikov’sAcademy of Ballet. He is also a guest teacher and choreographerwith Cumberland Ballet, New Castle Ballet, Williamsburg ChamberBallet, Louisiana Dance Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School,Pittsburgh Youth Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet andmaster teacher with National and Regional Ballet Festivals.OPEN PROGRAM FACULTYTanya Doporcyk (see Faculty bio)Sara Gelbaugh (see Faculty bio)Laura Hargrave has danced professionally with ballet companiesthroughout the United States including Alabama Ballet, LouisvilleBallet, Eugene Ballet and Texas Ballet Concerto. Among hermany roles, some of her favorites were the leads in Balanchine’smasterwork, Serenade (Russian Girl, Dark Angel and Waltz Girl)and First Regiment Lead in Stars and Stripes. Her additionalBalanchine roles include, The Nutcracker as Hot ChocolatePrincipal, Concerto Barocco and Allegro Brillante. Ms. Hargravedanced principal and soloist roles in many classical ballets such asSwan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayadere and Les Sylphides,among others. She originated roles in new contemporary workswith such noted choreographers as Alan Hineline, Tony Pimble,John Summers, Teri Wexler and Gail Gilbert. Ms. Hargrave has alsoperformed various character roles including the Nurse in Romeoand Juliet and Miss Clavel in Alan Hineline’s Madeline. She lastperformed with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Cinderellaas the Evil Stepmother. Ms. Hargrave began her ballet trainingin San Antonio, Texas with Mayra Worthen. She subsequentlyattended The Alabama School of Fine Arts under the direction ofDame Sonia Arova and Thor Sutowski. Additionally, she receivedfull-scholarship summer intensive training at San Francisco BalletSchool and Dance Aspen. Ms. Hargrave holds a Royal Academyof Dance Teaching Certification and has taught ballet at CPYB,Alabama Ballet and Samford University, among other schools.Jason Reed began taking his first dance class at CentralPennsylvania Youth Ballet when he was 18. By the time he was21, he was attending his first year at The Juilliard School, enrollingin a four-year program, where he graduated in 2000 receiving hisBachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance. Since graduating, Jasonhas taken on many more skills than just dancing. He currentlyproduces, directs, choreographs, teaches and performs withdifferent companies, various shows, schools and ensembles.Jason has worked and choreographed under the artistic directionof Marcia Dale Weary at CPYB, the late International BalletStar Rebecca Wright and at Ballet Tech with Eliot Feld and inconjunction with The New York City Public School for Dance andThe NYC Department of Education.2013-2014 Academic Handbook & Student Policies | Updated 9.30.138home