Katiti King - Contemporary Jazz (SIMONSON TECHNIQUE)

Katiti has been teaching dance and performing for over 25 years.She is currently on the faculties of Dance New Amsterdam(1984} and Barnard College (1990} in New York City. Katiti has taught throughout Europe,South America,Canada andJapan, as well as at major dance festivals in the United States, including Bates Dance Festival,Harvard Summer Dance, New York Summer Dance Intensive {which she co created with Charles Wright}. Additionally,she has performed for many choreographers including Lynn Simonson, Adrienne Hawkins, Danny Sloane, Marlies Yearby, Sarah Pogostin, Guido Tuveri and Kraig Patterson. Her collaborative works include choreography with Michael Foley and vocalist/ musician Philip Hamilton

Jessica Kilpatrick - Ballet

Ms. Kilpatrick began her training at the School of the Hartford Ballet at the age of 9 . She graduated from the University of Hartford Hartt School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance Pedagogy in 2010  Jessica has performed various roles in productions of the Nutcracker including Chinese, Snow and Flowers in Kirk Peterson's American Nutcracker, with members of ABT II. She was selected to perform in a choreographic offering by Jose Limon and Dark Elegies by Anthony Tudor, for the Hartt School Spring Showcase and her performance of the solo "Behind These Walls" choreographed by Thang Dao was selected to represent the Hartt School at both the American College Dance Festival Association at Boston University and the Ted Hershey Dance Marathon in Hartford, Connecticut. Jessica performed Merce Cunningham's "Inlets 2" restaged by Jean Freebury at the American Dance Festival and collaborated with Artist Saya Woolfalk to create the choreography  and perfomine in 'Institute of Empathy'  at RealArtways in Hartford CT. Jessica's teaching experience includes Ballet Hispanico in New York  City and as a faculty member at the University of Hartford Hartt School Community Division in Hartford, Connecticut. Jessica was appointed to the Joffrey Ballet School faculty in 2011.

Stephanie Godino - Ballet

Stephanie Godino was born and raised in New York City.  She began her ballet training with Margaret Craske and went on to study at the Joffrey Ballet school and then with Valentina Pereyslavec.  Stephanie has danced with various companies including Kansas City Ballet; New York Theater Ballet; Stadtheater of Lucerne; “Lotte Goslar’s Pantomime Circus”; Joffrey 2 Dancers; New York City Opera Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.  She has choreographed and directed productions for the DiCapo Opera; Bronx Opera; State Repertory Opera of NJ, and Juneau Dance Unlimited in Alaska.  Ms. Godino holds a BA in theater and dance from Empire State University. She has taught ballet and character dance for the Eglevsky Ballet; USDAN arts camp; Hofstra University and Leggz Ltd.  Stephanie has been teaching children through adults at the Joffrey Ballet school since 1998.

Dariusz R. Hochman - Ballet

Dariusz performed throughout Europe with Leonide Massine’s Ballet Company, and appeared as a soloist in the filmed productions of Le Beau Danube and Boutique Fantasque. In the US he performed with the Metropolitan Opera. Dariusz served as artistic director, choreographer and principal dancer for the Israel National Opera Ballet Company in Tel Aviv. He was later appointed by the US State Department in a cultural exchange project to serve as an artistic director for the Ballet Nacional de Panama. Upon seeing his choreography, Dame Margot Fonteyn personally recommended Dariusz to stage his ballets for the National Ballet Company of Guatemala and Teatro Municipal in Sao Paulo, as well as Palacio das Artes Ballet Company in Brazil.

As a ballet master, Dariusz has influenced students all over. In Latin America, he was a guest teacher for Teatro Colon in Argentina and the Ballet Company in Tucuman. Upon his return to Europe, he was a guest teacher for many companies including the Zurich Opera Ballet Company, Verona Ballet Company and Berlin Opera Ballet in West Berlin. In Norway he directed the Ballet Center School. Rosella Hightower, the famed American ballerina, invited Dariusz to teach at the Ecole Superieur de Danse and the Centre de Danse International in Cannes. He later received the equivalent of the French State Diploma as a professeur de danse classique for his lifetime achievements in the dance profession. Dariusz Hochman currently teaches at the Joffrey Ballet School as well as at Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

Andrei Kulyk - Ballet

Sidney Lowenthal - Ballet & Pointe

Sidney Lowenthal has taught at the Joffrey Ballet School for the past 35 years. During that time she taught all levels of children’s classes, as well as Adult classes at the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels. She trained at Jacob’s Pillow, the University of Utah, Virginia Intermont College and the Joffrey Ballet School. She earned a BFA degree in ballet from Virginia Intermont College and a MA degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from New York University. Ms Lowenthal performed with Ballet West, Central City Opera, Portland Oregon Opera, Bristol Virginia Concert Ballet Company and the Manhattan Ballet Company. She currently teaches Basic Adult ballet on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Dena Moss - Ballet

Dena Simone Moss, B.A., M.A. Hunter College, J.D. New York University School of Law, member of the faculty of the Joffrey Ballet School since 1987, co-author of The Joffrey Ballet School’s Ballet-Fit (St. Martin’s Press, 1999), member of the New York law firm of Moss & Moss LLP.

Alison Cook Beatty - (Core Synergy Conditioning)

Alison Cook Beatty began her dance studies in Connecticut and earned a BFA in Dance at The Boston Conservatory (Summa Cum Laude) under the direction of Yasuko Tokunaga, where she was awarded the Ruth Sandholm Scholarship Award and the Jan Veen Scholarship. Upon moving to New York City, Alison worked with choreographers Val Suarez, Milton Myers, Kristen Mangione, and Gabriola Polar (currently Executive Director of Jose Limon Dance Company). Alison then became a member of the highly acclaimed Taylor 2 Dance Company, performing and teaching throughout the United States and internationally from 2002-2008, performing two seasons at The Joyce Theater, at City Center Theater, and touring in Mexico, Poland, Canada, and Germany. Within that time, Alison also performed with The Paul Taylor Dance Company at City Center Theater, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, The Hollywood Bowl, and traveling internationally to Chile.  She also performed at BAM and Lincoln Center Out of Doors with David Dorfman Dance and with Infinity Dance Theater, performing at The Very Special Arts Festival at The Kennedy Center.

Most recently, Alison has worked with choreographers Naomi Goldberg Haas, Seth Gertsacov's Ballet Verite, Trainor Dance, C. Eule Dance, The Amy Marshall Dance Company, Exit 12 Dance Company and Ballet Theater, The Carolina Ballet Theater, Brian Carey Chung's Body Dance Collective, Buglisi Dance Theater (Table of Silence Project), as well as Zvidance. Alison enjoys teaching dance to people of all ages and abilities, and has been on faculty at Longrea Dance Academy, Dance In Grandma's Attic, Carolina Ballet Theater's Summer Works, and NYC Parks and Recreation, among others. Ms. Cook is very active in dance modeling, working with such photographers as Lois Greenfield and Paul B. Goode in addition to dance publications. In 2010 Alison choreographed Pelican Dream on the dancers of Carolina Ballet Theater and her work was presented at The Peace Center in Greenville, SC. Additional information regarding current projects and Alison's work can be found at www.alisoncookbeatty.com.

Alison’s approach to fitness is grounded in her background and training in dance combined with her experience in numerous styles of exercises and approaches to physical well-being. She studied with Ms. Kirkland at her academy to learn her Core Dynamics curriculum. Alison has studied Pilates and Yoga for over ten years, as well as gyrotonics, active-isolated stretching, full-body strength and conditioning, and other fitness modalities.