Faculty

Department: youth-dance-programs

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Ballet Instructor
Sayeg was a principal dancer with State Street Ballet and Smuin Ballet, dancing title roles of Carmen, Medea, Petit Mort and originated Trey McIntyre’s Oh Inverted World!.
Amy Schadt smiling in front of a window.
Tap and Musical Theater Instructor
Amy Schadt is an established dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has worked with Hama and the late Claude Thompson, and was lead dancer in various Jazz Dance LA productions.
Community School Director, Musical Theatre Program, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Chair, Tap and Musical Theater
In Seattle, Denise Scheerer founded and performed with That’s Jazz, a Seattle-based jazz dance company.
Chair, Ballet
Kelly Ann Sloan has been Ballet Chair of the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts since 2014. She began her ballet training at the New Jersey School of Ballet, and then attended Indiana University School of Music where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet and Outside Field in Journalism.
Melinda Sullivan smiling in front of a window.
Tap Dance Instructor
Melinda Sullivan is a Los Angeles-based artist with a diverse career in dance, television, and theater.
Ballet Instructor
Nayomi Van Brunt began her formal training at age 9 with Atlanta Festival Ballet under Nicolas Pacana and Gregory Aaron. In high school, Nayomi started training at Atlanta Ballet’s Centre for Dance Education under Sharon Story.