Every
staff member has been selected by Mr. Robert
Mann and have proven themselves as a quality dance educator,
as well as an accomplished dancer. Mr.
Mann and many of the teachers here at the Centre, are
certified by test to teach by The Dance Masters of America,
Inc. one of the oldest and largest dance teacher
organizations in the country.
ROBERT
MANN
- Instructor - Director
Mr. Mann is Past President
of both the National Dance Masters of America
Organization and it's local New York City Chapter.
He is now serving both of these organizations as
Executive Director. In addition to these
positions, Mr. Mann is on the national and local
faculties as teacher or adjudicator for the Dance
Masters of America, Dance Education of America Inc., The
North American Tap Dance Association, The American Dance
Awards and the Headliners Competitions.
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NATALIA EJOVA
- Instructor
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Natalia
Ejova was born in Obninsk, Russia. At the age of six,
she began training in Rhythmic Gymnastics. Over the next
twelve years, she rose to be one of the top competitors
in all of Russia. After leaving gymnastic competition,
Natalia turned her attention and energy to dance. She
became a member of the top cabaret show in all of
Russia, Alex Show, and, in time, became a choreographer
and dance captain.
At any opportunity, Natalia traveled throughout Europe
to attend and train at various dance festivals, studying
with some of the top teachers in the world including
Mark Haim, Desmond Richardson, and Matt Mattox. Back in
Moscow, she was hired by the Imperial Russian Ballet
under Maya Plisetskaya and toured Russia and the world.
She was awarded a scholarship to American Dance Festival
where she continued her studying and performing in
Durham, North Carolina.
When she chose to stay in the United States, she
performed with companies such as Momix, Complexions and
with Nina Buisson. She trained with Tatiana Petruk and
mastered Aerial Artistry, performing in the silk
hammock. She also ventured into Folk and Character
Dancing, performing with the ensemble Barynya. Natalia
spent most of 2008 touring with the North American and
Irish tours of Riverdance. Currently, Natalia is a
freelance dancer and a teacher of Rhythmic Gymnastics..
ANDRIJ CYBYK
- Instructor
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Andrij Cybyk is an American by birth, Ukrainian by heritage and gypsy at heart. He is well known as a dancer, teacher and choreographer in various styles of contemporary and traditional dance. As a dancer, he has toured the country and the world with companies like AllNations, Michael Mao Dance, Nai-Ni Chen, the Duquesne University Tamburitzans, Barynya and, most recently, with the American, European and Corporate Event companies of Riverdance. He has been featured as a guest artist with the New Jersey Ballet, Northwest Florida Ballet, Montgomery Ballet, Mobile Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, Anglo-American Ballet, Brighton Ballet, and the Shore Ballet companies.
As a teacher, he has taught workshops in New York City, upstate New York, New Jersey, Texas, China, Aruba, Taiwan and Brazil. He has been an Artist in Residence at Stephen College twice, has been a guest instructor for Dancemasters of America and has staged numerous choreographies for the Tamburitzans. He is currently the Artistic Director for the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Academy in Whippany, New Jersey.
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LINDSAY FISHER
- Instructor
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Lindsay is a native of western Pennsylvania. She is currently dancing and choreographing for the VIA Dance Collaborative in New York City where she is a founding member. Her last piece of Choreography was shown at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater and featured on the front page of the NYC Metro Newspaper. Other works of Lindsay's have been seen at St. Mark's Church, University Settlement and SUNY Fredonia. She has also danced with Ellen Cornfield, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Nathan Trice/ R I T U A L S, Daniel Charon, Helen Simoneau, Camille A Brown, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Twyla Tharp, Jiri Kylian, Brenda Daniels, Sean Sullivan, Steve Rooks for the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, John Jasperse and Miguel Gutierrez among others.
Her Career as both a dancer and choreographer has allowed her to travel throughout the United States and all over Eastern and Western Europe. Though she has a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree as a Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar from the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts as a Contemporary Dancer; she has also
performed in Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's "West Side Story" and North Shore Musical Theater's "Victor/Victoria".
Her film credits include the lead arabian in Robert Lindgren's "Nutcracker", a music video for the band The Hot Seconds and the feature film "Across the Universe" with Desmond Richardson and directed by Julie Taymor.
