New Adult Ballet Faculty Member

Julie Lowe will be on leave of absence for the Feb/March Series. All adult classes will be taught by our new faculty member, Ms. Florrie!

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Florrie Sésé Geller began her training with Marcia Dale Weary and faculty at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She continued her education at Next Generation Ballet with Ivonne Lemus and directors Peter Stark and Philip Neal, performing Aurora and Giselle in their full-length productions. At the YAGP semi-finals, she was awarded the gold medal and danced in the Final Round of YAGP at Lincoln Center, placing in the Top 12. She was awarded the Gillian Murphy Scholarship to UNCSA by Susan Jaffe and Gillian Murphy as well as scholarships to the School of American Ballet’s summer term, and San Francisco Ballet School. She continued her professional training with Wilhelm Burmann and Magaly Suarez. At 18, Florrie joined Cincinnati Ballet, dancing Princess Florine in Devon Carney’s The Sleeping Beauty, Jiri Kylian’s Sechs Tanze, and works by Sarah Van Patten, Myles Thatcher, Adam Hougland, Kirk Petersen, Septime Webre, and Victoria Morgan. In 2019, she represented the USA at the Beijing International Ballet and Choreographic Competition. She originated Arsinoe in Heather Malloy’s Cleopatra with Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, and performed the Black Swan pas de deux with Rochester City Ballet. Florrie has been featured in Dance Spirit Magazine and the podcasts Becoming Ballet, and Dancer Talks. She currently works with the Oakland Ballet Company and was a recent delight on stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy for Alameda Civic Ballet’s 2023 production of The Nutcracker.

Choose from 3 class levels!

INTRODUCTION TO ADULT BALLET
WEDNESDAYS, 7:15-8:15 PM
Begins Feb 28

Discover the wonderful world of adult ballet! Start here if you are an absolute beginner with little or no prior adult training.

BEGINNING ADULT BALLET
TUESDAYS, 7-8:30 PM
Begins Feb 27
Transition from Intro and make the leap to this comprehensive 90 minute class. Broaden your ballet vocabulary and learn to jump, turn, travel and dance! Also perfect for anyone who started as an adult and feels they may have missed key technical details. This level will fill in the blanks!

INTERMEDIATE ADULT BALLET
THURSDAYS, 7-8:30 PM
Begins Feb 29
A complete, well-rounded and joyful 90 minute ballet class for experienced adult students who have a minimum of three years of intensive adult training. Former professional dancers welcome!

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