Ballet with Catherine B.

Catherine is a New York City based Ballet Educator and Choreographer, on faculty with several private studios in the area. She has been an educator since 2008 and specializes in Classical Ballet, Pointe/Variations, and Contemporary Ballet. Catherine travels as a guest teaching artist and has brought her innovative classes and choreography to all ages throughout the United States and Bermuda. She has taught at New York City Center Studios, choreographed concert work for studios, choreographed/coached students competing at Youth America Grand Prix as well as many other competitions. Catherine has created her own Classical and Contemporary Ballet Workshop which consists of classical ballet, improv, mindfulness, and contemporary choreography and has taught her workshop through out the US. In 2018, Catherine continued her pedagogy education at the renowned Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s Teacher Workshop, led by Founding Artistic Director Marcia Dale Weary and Associate Artistic Director Darla Hoover. Catherine’s students have been accepted into prestigious summer intensives, performing arts high schools, University dance ensembles, many have won awards for outstanding technique, and have gone on to dance professionally. Catherine was classically trained in New Hampshire under the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus completing pre-primary through intermediate examinations. Presented by Mignon Furman, Catherine received Silver and Gold with Distinction medals from the American Academy of Dance Performance Awards. She continued her training under the Vaganova syllabus with Mary McCarthy, as well as Walnut Hill, Boston Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She was a scholarship recipient under the direction of Peggy Lyman, to attend The Hartt School and holds a BFA in Dance Performance. Catherine has danced professionally with several companies including Adams Company Dance (CT), Eastern Connecticut Ballet (CT), Neville Dance Theatre (NYC), Exit12 Dance Company (NYC), and The Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company (NYC). Catherine has also appeared in magazines, music videos and tv/film internationally; The New York Times, PRADA, Yosi Horikawa, Great Performances PBS, Vice Magazine Mexico City, and Photo Dot South Korea.