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Samantha Gullace was born in Millstone Twp., NJ and trained at Princeton Ballet School under Mary Barton, Douglas Martin, and Maria Youskevitch. While there, she performed in numerous ballets by Graham Lustig. After graduating high school, Samantha continued her training at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York studying with Francesca Corkle and John Magnus. She had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Peter Pucci, Margo Sappington, Cameron Baasden, and perform Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards: Willing and Able and Hoopla. Ms. Gullace was then accepted into the Trainee Program of the Academy of Dance: Official School of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL. Under the direction of Anna Reznik, Alexei Kremnev, and Ashley Wheater, she had the privilege to perform Alexei Kremnev’s Dances on the Rocks: French Kiss & Manhattan. Samantha then joined American Repertory Ballet and performed in Twyla Tharp's 8 Jelly Rolls, a restaging done by Mary Barton and Douglas Martin of Phillip Jerry's Our Town, as well as Douglas Martin's Ephemeral Possesions. Samantha is excited to be dancing her second season with ARB.