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Faculty

INTERNATIONAL BALLET

Internationally recognized instructors guiding ballet students to develop to their fullest potential through the Vaganova method of ballet and supplemental contemporary, modern, and jazz dance techniques.

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Vlada Kysselova

Artistic Director

Upper Division Faculty

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Victoria Yanchuck

Upper Division Faculty

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Irina Ushakova

Upper Division Faculty

Adair Kempf

Adair Kempf

Academy Director 

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

Josha Williams

Trainee Program Director

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

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Liz Blackwood

Special Programs Director

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

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Lydia Sanders

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

Robin Oety - Faculty

Robin Otey

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

Ginny Lynn Brown - Faculty

Ginny Lynn Brown

Lower Division Faculty

Susan Ford

Susan Ford

Lower Division Faculty

Lauren Russ - Faculty

Lauren Russ

Lower Division Faculty

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Emma Paluszak

Lower Division Faculty

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Uriah Boyd

Lower Division & Contemporary Faculty

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Carissa Niewinski

Jazz Faculty

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Megan Hannon

Contemporary Faculty

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Megan Cox

Lower Division Faculty

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Linda Thompson

Outreach Faculty

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Thomas Shoemaker

Upper Division Faculty

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Contact

Email: info@internationalballetsc.org
 

Main Office Tel: 864-879-9404

Somerville Center Tel: 864-655-7112

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This program is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

International Ballet Locations

Academy + Main Office

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1018 S. Batesville Rd.

Suite 1 CD

Greer, SC 29650

Pre-Professional Company + IB Theatre

 

Somerville Center

2172 River Road

Greer, SC 29650

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Statement

International Ballet is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community that inspires joy and success through professional ballet training and performances. We believe that the arts in general, and classical ballet specifically, are important tools that allow people from all backgrounds and abilities to process and share the profound beauty of our humanity. We believe that we are best able to achieve success for our mission through partnerships with existing artists and organizations that share these values.

© 2024 by International Ballet. 

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