ESTELLE BOTELLA began her training in Reims, France, and then moved to Paris to continue her studies at the Académie Américaine de Danse de Paris. After a few years, she came to the US to study, first at Nutmeg Ballet in Torrington, Connecticut, and then last year at Princeton Ballet School. She is a part of the Trainee Program, in conjunction with American Repertory Ballet.

Stephen Campanella trained at Princeton Ballet School since early childhood and danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and NY Theater Ballet before returning here to join American Repertory Ballet in fall 2010. Stephen was a member of the Professional Training Program here, and danced leading roles in Coppélia, Don Quixote, andSwan Lake during these years.  He was the recipient of the Jerry and Estey merit scholarships, and also attended San Francisco Ballet School’s summer intensive on merit scholarship. Stephen  has a B.A. in history from Rutgers University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He has been teaching for Princeton Ballet School for the past few years.

JANESSA CORNELL trained in her hometown of Albany, New York, and then at Nutmeg Ballet, in Torrington, Connecticut. She danced professionally with the Roxey Ballet, and as a guest artist in the tri-state area, in roles such as Dewdrop in Nutcracker, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. She has also been a Trainee with American Repertory Ballet, performing in Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, and other repertory works during the 2011-12 season. Ms. Cornell has taught at Mill Ballet School in Lambertville, and also in Glen Falls, New York.

Geoffrey Doig-Marx was named one of “Nine Dancemakers Making History” in a cover story by Dance Spirit Magazine.  Director/Choreographer Geoffrey Doig-Marx is currently working on the book/lyrics of a new musical with composer/lyricist Michael Hoagland.  In January, 2011, he directed and choreographed the work of children’s composer Andrea Green for “The Music of Andrea Green.”  In March, 2011, he choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone for Westminster College of the Arts, and in July of 2011 he will return to the “New” Park Playhouse to choreograph The Producers.  Mr. Doig-Marx is currently on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, Rider University, Westminster College of the Arts and The Pulse in Westchester. Visit www.geoffreydoig-marx.com for more information.

Jennifer Gladney, an alum of Princeton Ballet School and American Repertory Ballet, graduated summa cum laude from Rider Univesrity in 2006, and received a BA in Elementary Education, Early Chidhood Education, and Dance, as part of the Rider University/Princeton Ballet School Dance program.  She was a member of our Professional Training Program throughout high school, and was part of a trainee program, ARB Ensemble, during the 1999-2000 season.  During her high school years, she also attended summer programs at Steps on Broadway and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.  She has performed with many companies as a freelance dancer, performing lead roles such as Aurora, Sugar Plum Fairy and Cinderella.  She has worked as a freelance dancer and choreographer with Mercer Dance Ensemble, Rider Dances and Teamwork Dance, and was a company dancer with American Repertory Ballet during the 2010-2011 season, where she performed in works by Twyla Tharp, Kirk Peterson, Philip Jerry and ARB Company Director Douglas Martin.  She has also been in numerous world premiere works by ARB Resident Choreographer, Mary Barton.  Ms. Gladney is a certified NJ Educator, Preschool to Fifth Grade. 

Samantha Gullace trained at Princeton Ballet School and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. She worked with choreographers Peter Pucci, Margo Sappington, Cameron Baasden, and performed Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards: Willing and Able. Samantha also completed the Trainee Program of the the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL, under the direction of Anna Reznik, Alexei Kremnev, and Ashley Wheater. She is now a professional dancer with American Repertory Ballet.  Since joining ARB, she has performed in Twyla Tharp’s Eight Jelly Rolls and Douglas Martin’s premiere of Ephemeral Possessions.  Samantha also performs with Susan Tenney Dance where she is currently working on Je Me Souviens…I Remember….  Samantha was also a member of Jerry Opdenaker’s 2012 O Dance Festival, in West Palm Beach, FL.

Pamela Levy holds an MA in Dance Education/ABT Ballet Pedagogy from NYU, and a BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts – Rutgers University. She received her early dance training at the Princeton Ballet School under the direction of Audrée Estey and Mary Pat Robertson. She danced professionally with Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Claudia Gitelman Dance Theatre and Don Redlich Dance Company. Pamela is currently on the faculty of American Ballet Theatre’s – JKO School and Young Dancer Summer Workshop, the Mark Morris Dance Center, and Dance Express. She is the Artistic Director of the Washington Rock Ballet and a Choreographer/Rehearsal Director for the Mark Morris Student Company II. Pamela has also taught at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Brooklyn Ballet, Peridance, and Berkeley Ballet Theater. She is excited to return “home” to the Princeton Ballet School where she first studied dance!

AMY MEGULES began dancing in her hometown of Vineland, NJ, with the Vineland Regional Dance Company. She went on to receive her BFA in dance from State University of New York at Purchase, where she received the Bert Terborgh Dance Award. She apprenticed with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and then danced with American Repertory Ballet. She has taught on the faculties of Princeton Ballet School, the National Dance Institute of Trenton, and Mercer County Community College. While living in Cincinnati, Ms. Megules taught and choreographed for the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet, the College Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division of the University of Cincinnati, and was the ballet instructor for the elite and accelerated gymnasts at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy.

KYRA NICHOLS began her early training in Berkeley, California, with her mother, Sally Streets, a former member of New York City Ballet. By age 13, Ms. Nichols started spending her summers in New York at School of American Ballet. She became an apprentice to NYCB in 1974, and quickly was moved into a corps position. By 1979, she had attained the rank of Principal Dancer. As such, she has danced all the great ballerina roles of the NYCB repertory, including Chaconne, Concerto Barocco,Liebeslieder Walzer, Afternoon of a Faun, Stars and Stripes, and numerous others. Critic Marilyn Hunt describes Ms. Nichols as a “ballerina full of freedom and speed and joy. She...irradiates everything she does with integrity, taste, and a fresh glow.”

KATIE SCIBIENSKI began her dance training at Princeton Ballet School with Cheryl Whitney, Carol Bellis, and Sally Edwards. Upon moving to Michigan she trained at The Flint School of Performing Arts and spent a year at The Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. Katie graduated cum laude from Butler University’s Dance Program in Indiana where she received a B.A. in Dance Pedagogy. Katie danced with Portland Ballet Company, in Portland, Maine, before moving to NY in 2006.  She spent a year dancing with the STEPS Repertory Ensemble in NYC and has danced in numerous works by Yesid Lopez, a member of Ballet Hispanico.  She has been teaching for Princeton Ballet School since 2006, including teaching Summer Intensive Intermediates in Cranbury.  Ms. Scibienski continues to be a freelance dancer in the metropolitan area.

MARC ST-PIERRE started ballet at the Académie de Ballet Classique de Montréal at age eight, after training in the Canadian gymnastics program. At ten, he was admittted to the prestigious École Supérieur de Ballet de Quebec. He has performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Ballet Ouest de Montréal, Gleich Contemporary Dances, Albany Berkshire Ballet and Roxey Ballet Company where he performed many leads. He has guested regularly with City Center Ballet and with the International Ballet Theatre. Marc joined American Repertory Ballet in 2010, and has been featured in works by Kirk Peterson, Philip Jerry, Patrick Corbin, Mary Barton and Douglas Martin, and also has appeared as Romeo and as the Cavalier in Nutcracker.

Edward Urwin, from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Edward is in his third season with American Repertory Ballet. He trained at Princeton Ballet School under Douglas Martin, Mary Barton, and Maria Youskevitch. As a student, he danced with American Repertory Ballet in several productions, filling such roles as the “Rat King” and “Fritz” in The Nutcracker. Edward spent a year with Ballet Florida as a trainee, performing in Balanchine's Allegro Brillante and premiering a pas de deux choreographed by Jerry Opdenaker for the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival.  Edward then joined the Louisville Ballet as an apprentice, dancng in many full-length productions.  Since coming to American Repertory Ballet, Edward has particularly enjoyed dancing in Patrick Corbin's Follia, Kirk Peterson's The Eyes that Gently Touch, and Mary Barton's Straight Up With a Twist.  Edward is also a faculty member at Princeton Ballet School, choreographs local school productions in the off-season, and has his own photography business, Urwin Photography.