AcADeMic HAnDbook - Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

Artistic and Executive LeadershipMarcia Dale Weary, FoundingArtistic DirectorMs. Weary began her teaching careerin Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1955 afterher own studies with Thalia Maraand Arthur Mahoney at the School ofBallet Repertory in New York City. Herunequaled dedication to her school,students, and instructors, and herunique teaching style have broughtCentral Pennsylvania Youth Ballet tothe top of the dance field. The NewYork Times stated in 1989 that Wearyis “considered one of the country’s foremost ballet teachers.”Ms. Weary is the recipient of many awards and distinctionsover the past two decades, including the 1992 DistinguishedService to the Arts Award for Central Pennsylvania; 2000 CarlisleRegional Arts Award, of which she was the first recipient; 2007Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for the Arts for OutstandingLeadershp and Service to Youth; 2009 Distinguished Citizen ofthe Commonwealth Award; Central Penn Business Journal 2010Women of Influence Award for her leadership, integrity andaccomplishments; and most recently an honorary Doctor ofPerforming Arts degree from Dickinson College in recognitionof her contribution to the performing arts. She and CPYB havebeen featured in leading newspapers and magazines, televisionnews and features, and in the award-winning documentary filmpresented on national public television, Children with a Dream.Darla Hoover, AssociateArtistic DirectorMs. Hoover was trained at therenowned Central PennsylvaniaYouth Ballet under the direction ofMarcia Dale Weary and completedher studies on a full scholarship at theSchool of American Ballet. In 1980,after choreographing a solo for her inthe New York City Opera productionof Bourgeois Gentilhomme, GeorgeBalanchine invited Darla to becomea member of his New York CityBallet. From 1980-1991, Ms. Hooverappeared as a featured soloist in ballets such as Balanchine’sLa Valse, Chaconne, Harlequinade, Ballo della Regina, as wellas Peter Martins’ Eight Easy Pieces, Rossini Quartets, Sonatadi Scarlatti, and Jerome Robbins’ Fanfare. Ms. Hoover hasnow focused her attentions on teaching and staging ballets. Inaddition to her positions as Associate Artistic Director of theCentral Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Associate Artistic Directorof Ballet Academy East’s graded children’s program in Manhattan,Ms. Hoover guest teaches all over the world. Working as adistinguished répétiteur, Ms. Hoover stages works for the GeorgeBalanchine Trust and for Peter Martins, Ballet Master-in-Chief ofthe New York City Ballet. Recent stagings have included GeorgeBalanchine’s The Nutcracker, Raymonda Variations, Serenade,Divertimento #15, Valse Fantaisie, Allegro Brillante, Stars andStripes and Rubies as well as Peter Martins’ Eight Easy Pieces andFearful Symmetries.Alan Hineline, CEO andResident ChoreographerMr. Hineline brings a rare blendof business acumen and artisticexpertise to one of the nation’sleading schools of classical ballet. Hecomes directly to Central PennsylvaniaYouth Ballet after serving as artisticdirector and chief operating officer(COO) of Ballet Philippines inManila. With his extensive artsmanagement experience, he hasoutlined a strategy to expand CPYB’simage, while continuing to developfinancial support for the organization’s educational, performanceand outreach initiatives. Dedicated to represent CPYB andestablishing partnerships with individuals and organizations,he has become an active participant in the region’s artistic andsocial communities.A sought-after choreographer and ballet master, Hineline’s workhas appeared in the repertories of many companies in NorthAmerica and has been received enthusiastically in performancesaround the globe. In 1997, at the invitation of Artistic DirectorMarcia Dale Weary, Hineline was named resident choreographerof Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. During the last 15 years, hehas created numerous ballets for this internationally acclaimedschool and company. Additionally, his body of work can be seenin the repertories of American Ballet Theatre Studio Company,Pennsylvania Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and The Juilliard DanceEnsemble, among many others. His work has been performedat the New York International Ballet Competition, the AoyamaInternational Ballet Festival in Tokyo, and the International BalletCompetition in Jackson, Mississippi.As a teacher, Mr. Hineline has instructed every level of dancer,from beginner through professional. He is part of CentralPennsylvania Youth Ballet’s faculty and has been a guest facultymember for, among others, Ballet Academy East and The JuilliardSchool. Along with these fine schools he has taught at theJackson International Ballet Competition, Aoyama Ballet Festival,and Jacob’s Pillow Summer Dance Festival. Hineline’s careeras a dancer has spanned a broad spectrum of traditions andstyles. He trained primarily in Ohio with Dance Theatre Daytonand Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and afterwardswith Milton Myers and David Howard. His company affiliationsranged from classical with Eglevsky Ballet and Nashville Ballet,to modern with Joyce Trisler Danscompany and Michael MaoDance, to post-modern with Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians.Mr. Hineline sits on the national advisory board of RegionalDance America. He is the founder of Central PennsylvaniaYouth Ballet’s choreographic initiative, ChoreoPlan. Among hismany awards is the Choo-San GohAward for Choreography from theChoo-San Goh and H. Robert MageeFoundation, as well as multipleNational Choreography Awards fromRegional Dance America.Nicholas Ade, School Principal,originally from Los Angeles, California,trained at San Francisco Ballet Schooland the University of North CarolinaSchool of the Arts. He danced withthe Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB)2013-2014 Academic Handbook & Student Policies | Updated 9.30.135home