PRIMARY FACULTY
MAURO VILLANUEVA
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / EDUCATOR
Mauro Villanueva (he/him) began his dance training with Shawn Knife and later studied at the University of Incarnate Word Ballet School and The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory.
Mr. Villanueva joined the Joffrey Ballet and danced ballets by world renowned choreographers, was a union representative for the artists, and was one of two dancers chosen to participate in the search for a new artistic director.
Mauro has also worked for Barak Ballet, Ballet San Antonio, The Jacksonville Symphony and others. He has taught at the Colburn School, Edge Performing Arts Center, Regional Dance America, Ballet San Antonio, The New Orleans Ballet Association, The New Jersey Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, North Carolina School of the Arts, and The Ballet Alliance.
Mr. Villanueva is a répétiteur for The Gerald Arpino Foundation and former School of American Ballet National Visiting Fellow, and is dedicated to creating inclusive dance spaces through his work as co-director of The Joffrey Workshop.
KENNY BORCHARD
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / EDUCATOR
Kenny Borchard (he/him) is an alumni of Idyllwild Arts Academy and the University of Arizona. Since graduating Kenny has worked on television and commercial projects with credits including a featured role on TruTV’s Fake Off, What Not to Wear, Toyota Pruis, Mobbed, and Lifetime’s Petals on the Wind. Kenny has worked with Odyssey Dance Theatre, Solevita Dance Company, Pacific Festival Ballet, and Pasadena Dance Theatre among others. Kenny was also a cast member of “Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular” at Disney’s California Adventure.
As an educator, Mr. Borchard has taught on the faculty of Broadway Dance Center's Children and Teen Program, and has taught as a guest educator/choreographer around the country. Since finishing his performing career, Kenny has committed to creating welcoming dance spaces where all students feel welcomed and honored for who they are and how they show up.
ADDITIONAL FACULTY
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Diane Orio (she/her)
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Trinette Singleton (she/her)
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Christina Johnson
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Allison Walsh
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Eliotte Nicole
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Bailey Anglin
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Yumelia Garcia
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Mindy Moeller
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Jovan Dansberry
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Nathalie Marrable
PAST FACULTY
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Lindsey Fletcher
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Ginger Cox
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Deborah Wingert
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Destini Rogers
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Erica Lynette Edwards
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Kelsey Kramer
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James Alonzo
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Katie Puder
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Candace Washington
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Tye Love
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Nina Hudson
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Lindsey Donnell
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Christopher Charles McDaniel
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Josh Peugh
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Claudia Schreier
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Adam Sklute
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Regan Hutsell
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Derrick Agnoletti
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Maurice Curry
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Lisa Slagel
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Jeffrey Hughes
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Brenda Tally
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Michael Bjerknes
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Charthel Arthur
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Buddy Trevino
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Susan Trevino
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Paul Sutherland
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Brunhilda Ruiz
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Eleanor D'Antuono
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Richard Englund
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Karen Gibbons-Brown
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Alexander Filipov
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