AcADeMic HAnDbook - Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

CPYB Facultyfrom 1996-2006 under Francia Russell, Kent Stowell and PeterBoal. While with PNB, Ade performed leading roles in GeorgeBalanchine’s The Four Temperaments and A Midsummer Night’sDream; Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow; and Kent Stowell’sThe Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. He has also been featured inBalanchine’s La Valse, Prodigal Son, Symphony in C, Symphonyin Three Movements, and Who Cares?; and Peter Martins’ FearfulSymmetries. He originated featured roles in Val Caniparoli’sTorque and Nicolo Fonte’s Almost Tango and Within/Without.Prior to joining Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet as schoolprincipal, Ade served as principal of the Pacific Northwest BalletSchool’s Francia Russell Center, PNB’s Eastside School, underArtistic Director Peter Boal from 2006 through 2012. Ade alsoserves as permanent guest faculty at Ballet Academy East inNew York City under Darla Hoover and Julia Dubno. He hastaught throughout Europe and North America, including the IlievFoundation in Bulgaria. Ade has also taught at Tri-Cities Academyof Ballet, Utah Regional Ballet, and the University of NorthCarolina School of the Arts. He also has been on faculty at severalnational and regional festivals for Regional Dance America (RDA).Ade’s relationship with RDA has also extended into adjudicatingin 2010; as well as serving as host to the Craft of ChoreographyConference (CCC) and Summer Intensive from 2007-2009 andhas been on the faculty of the CCC from 2004 through 2009. Hehas served as host of PNB’s Eyes on Dance and Discover Danceoutreach performances and has been Project Coordinator for PNB’sNEXT STEP (formerly Choreographers’ Showcase) since 2005.Founding Artistic DirectorMarcia Dale WearyFacultyCPYB’s exceptional faculty is chaired by Marcia Dale Weary,Founding Artistic Director. More than 21,000 students havepassed through the esteemed institution. CPYB’s yearroundprograms are augmented by outstanding teachingprofessionals from the larger dance world. CPYB’s averageteacher to student ratio is 1:20 during the academic year.Faculty members may be helped by student assistants in Level 1A,especially in September and January. Experienced and responsiblestudent teachers, with the Artistic Director’s approval, also mayteach class throughout the year.Marcia Dale Weary (see bio page 5)Darla Hoover (see bio page 5)Alan Hineline (see bio page 5)Nicholas Ade (see bio page 5)Theresa Crawford has over 40years of experience teaching classicalballet to children. She was trained asa teacher by her aunt, Marcia DaleWeary, Founding Artistic Director ofthe Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.While still a student, Ms. Crawford wasencouraged to begin studying heraunt’s original and highly successfulteaching methods. She founded andmanaged her own schools as well as anon-profit children’s ballet company inMichigan. She was the Principal of Orlando Ballet’s largest feederschool in Orlando, Florida. Most recently she was on the facultyof the Georgia Ballet where she began an intensive programfor talented young students and was also instrumental in thefoundation of Dance-Ability, a program for children with specialneeds. Ms. Crawford’s background includes 12 years on thepermanent faculty of CPYB and teaching at the organization’snationally renowned summer course continuously since1979. Several of Ms. Crawford’s students have or are currentlyperforming with well-knowncompanies in Europe, Canada andthe United States. She is a certifiedPilates instructor and studied underAnthony Rabara in Princeton, NewJersey. Ms. Crawford has beenteaching mat and reformer classessince 1997. She privately coaches alllevels of ballet students, and has beena guest instructor in Florida, Georgia,Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania,Virginia and West Virginia.Tanya Doporcyk began her formal training at CPYB underthe direction of Marcia Dale Weary. She went on to teach at theSchool of Music and Dance in Hanover, PA. Shortly after, Tanyafounded The Walnut Bottom School of Dance which she hasowned and operated for 19 years before returning to CPYB toteach young children and adults for Marcia.2013-2014 Academic Handbook & Student Policies | Updated 9.30.136home