Karin Averty Karin Averty became a member of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1979. From 1984 to 2005 she interpreted principal roles of the classical repertory (Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Bayadère, Don Quixote, Coppelia, la Fille mal Gardée, Romeo and Juliette, Etudes…) and new works from guest choreographers invited to the Paris Opera Ballet (William Forsythe, Odile Duboc, John Neumeier…) but also choreographies from Lifar, Balanchine, Robbins, Tudor, MacMillan, Graham, Taylor, Tharp, Kudelka …) In 1987 she was invited to be a Principal Dancer with the San Francisco Ballet during a leave of absence from the Paris Opera Ballet.
	Toni D'Trocchio Antonetta DiTrocchio has been teaching pre-ballet, tap and jazz/hip-hop classes for 6 years. Along with a degree in early childhood development she trained in college at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, trained in ballet under Stephen Pier, and toured as soloist with RDNY. She takes a creative fun approach to teaching while instilling strong technique and musicality.
	Kim Elliott Kim is a New York City native whose first love has always been Hip Hop dance. From teaching, choreographing and performing the genre, Kim is always challenging herself to bridge the gap between the streets and the stage for Hip Hop dance. She has taught in various private sectors and is currently a NYS K-12 certified dance teacher with an M.A. in Dance Education from NYU, where she received the outstanding dance education award and currently teaches Hip Hop dance. Kim has touched many lives all over NYC and stretched her passions to Uganda, when she conducted Hip Hop workshops for Ugandan students and refugees.
	Danielle Esposito Danielle Esposito graduated with a BA in Human Development from Boston College and with a Master's in Social Work from Fordham University. Danielle has studied under Diego Funes, Debbie Hahn, Sondra Forsyth, and Jermaine Browne and is part of DeFunes dance company.  She has taught creative movement, introduction to ballet and tap, and jazz on LI for years and is thrilled to be teaching at Peridance.
	Joi Favor Ms. Favor has trained with distinguished companies such as Dance Theater of Harlem, Joffrey Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Her company experience includes Movement for the Urban Village, Young Jean Lee Theater Company, Ken Robertson's Workshop, as well as Michael Thomas Motion Theatre Lab and Sekou McMiller's performance group. She has had the privilege of working as the principle choreographer and dance instructor at The Dalton School, Sacred Heart and Williamsburg Movement and Arts Center.
	Stephanie Godino Stephanie Godino was born and raised in New York City. She had her early training in ballet with Margaret Craske and studied with Valentina Pereyslavec of American Ballet Theater and at the Joffrey Ballet School. Stephanie has danced with Kansas City Ballet; New York Theater Ballet; Joffrey 2 Dancers; “Lotte Goslar’s Pantomime Circus”; The Metropolitan Opera Ballet and most recently New York City Opera. Ballet. Stephanie has directed and choreographed opera productions for the Bronx Opera; State Repertory of New Jersey; the DiCapo Opera and Juneau Dance Unlimited (Alaska). Ms. Godino holds a BA in theater and dance from SUNY Empire State College.
	Shelley K. Grantham Shelley has been The School at Peridance Coordinator (formerly PeriChild Program) and PeriChild Ensemble Director since 1999. When she is not in the office you can find her in the studio teaching Tap and Jazz. Shelley believes she is the person she is today because of her strong family and very supportive dance teachers. She cherishes every moment she is able to give back to the dance community and arts education.
	Kelly Hayes Ms. Hayes has seven years of teaching experience working with students from age 3 through professional levels. She is currently on faculty at Peridance Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and the Stable in New York and STEPS Academy in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Hayes travels regularly to Chicago and Atlanta as a master teacher in jazz and modern dance. Her ballet classes are disciplined in a very structured yet fun way. She encourages young dancers to find their love of dance through their own motivation and hard work.
	Lauren Jaeger Lauren teaches in the Young Movers and Young Ballet programs. Lauren brings a calm and centered energy to class while instilling her true love of dance in her students.
	Colleen Megley Colleen Megley, the Assistant School Coordinator and teacher within the Young Movers Program, graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Biology and Dance from Connecticut College. While at Connecticut College she studied ballet and post-modern dance under the direction of David Dorfman. An ABT National Training Curriculum Primary through Level 5 certified teacher, she is currently pursuing her Masters in Dance Education and Ballet Pedagogy at New York University in partnership with American Ballet Theatre.
	Megan Minturn Megan Minturn loves sharing her passion for movement. Megan has worked with the Charles Ahovissi's African Culture Connection performing and teaching West African dance, the ARTery teaching Dancing Classrooms ballroom dance to 5th graders, and the Little Red School House summer program. Megan studied dance in Senegal, NY, Omaha, Colorado, and most recently, Cuba.
	Naoko Moriyama Robbins Naoko Moriyama-Robbins was born in Japan where she studied ballet, modern, jazz and traditional Japanese dance. Ms. Moriyama-Robbins has been an integral part of The School at Peridance for the past 20 years. Ms. Moriyama- Robbins teaches Ballet at all levels and has taught in various locations throughout the city including Ballet Tech, Harkness Center at the 92nd Y and Central Park studio in Scarsdale, NY.
	Becky Pearl Becky Pearl graduated magna cum laude with a BA in dance from Connecticut College. Since graduating, she has been teaching modern, ballet, and jazz to children of all ages as well as performing with various choreographers in New York. Becky has been teaching within The School at Peridance since 2003.
	Gabriella Quiles Gabriela began her training with BAILA Society under the guidance of world-renowned directors Ahtoy WonPat-Borja, Daniel Enskat, and Joseph Rivera. With all of the accumulated experience Gabriela worked her way up to the Repertory Company, and began traveling and performing as part of BASo. Gabriela is now working towards her degree in Fashion Marketing at Berkeley College, while teaching children’s dance classes on the weekends.
	Karin Rendelman Karin's infectious energy and her passion for dance was seasoned while she mentored under Broadway tap dancer, Jimmy Tate. She has been teaching for over eleven years and during this time, was honored to become the Director of the Dance Department at the nationally renowned Weiss School.
	Svea Schneider Svea always challenges her students to push themselves creatively while offering an amazingly fun and energetic class.
	Nancy Smith Nancy specializes in teaching both children and adults who seek to not only improve technique but to gain a sense of artistry and appreciation for dance. Her competencies include teaching creative dance, modern, tap, jazz and composition. She holds a BA in dance education as well as an MA from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education. She is a recent DEL graduate and certified Dance Education Labatory instructor and has instructed classes at Peridance for over five years.
	Kristin Sudeikis Kristin’s credits include choreographer and dancer for the Emmy award winning NBC hit 30 Rock, as well as NIKE, Under Armour, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Microsoft, Oprah and for events at Self Magazine. Her emphasis on creating pure and intense movement can strike an emotional chord with those she works with.
	Steffanie White Steffanie began teaching dance when she was twelve and has continued to teach dance either in the private studio or public school system since. She completed her BA in 1993 at UCLA and after college continued teaching in Compton then Los Angeles until relocating to NYC in 2000. Steffanie received an MA in Dance Education from NYU in 2004 while teaching dance for the Department of Education and working as a teaching artist.
	Kim Whittam Kim is an established and recognized teacher and choreographer. She brings a centered calmness to her class that allows each student to focus on proper alignment and technique. Kim teaches within our teen and excelled Ballet programs.
	Marlena Wolfe Upon graduating from MMC with a BFA in Dance, Ms. Wolfe became a member of Robert Battle's company Battleworks and for three years performed Battle's works across the States, including a notable solo Ella that Battle created specially on Wolfe in 2007. Marlena has assisted Mr. Battle in the creation of many works and staged such works on colleges (MMC, NYU, Purchase College), conservatories (The Juilliard School), and companies nationally and internationally (River North Dance Chicago and Introdans, consecutively). Currently, Ms. Wolfe dances for Mimi Garrard and Caitlin Trainor, choreographs her own work (most recently at Earl Mosley's Institute for the Arts) and is the Certificate Program Coordinator as well as the Summer Intensive Coordinator at Peridance Capezio Center.
	Ahtoy WonPat-Borja Ahtoy is the Artistic Director of BAILA Society and currently teaching Salsa in the adult and children's programs at Peridance.
	Raegan Wood Raegan B. Wood grew up in Berkeley, California where she trained in modern dance with her parents David and Marnie Wood, former members of the Martha Graham Dance Company. She was a principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1982-1989. She has also performed with Dave Parsons, Chris Gillis, and with her sister’s company, Ellis Wood Dance. She holds a B.F.A in Dance from Montclair State University and an Ed. M. in Dance from Temple University. For the past twenty- five years, Ms. Wood has been teaching dance in the tri- state area and nationally in private studios, K-12 public and private schools, preparatory and community centers as well as at numerous colleges and universities including Barnard and Juilliard. She is currently, and has been for the past fifteen years, on faculty in the dance department at Rutgers University. Ms Wood is also a curriculum designer/writer for successfully implemented K-5 dance programs in New Jersey.