THOMAS DISABATO has been an instructor at the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts for over a  decade.  In his youth, he was a scholarship student with the renown Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York City and went on to dance throughout Europe. In Las Vegas, he was the men's dance captain for Siegfried and Roy.  Thomas teaches Int.-Adv. Modern, Jazz IV, and choreographs the Opening number of our annual end of season dance concert . 

  



   HEATHER VICTORSON had all her youth schooling and training at the Royal Ballet School in London and went on  to become a member of the world renown  Royal Ballet Company. Upon coming to Las Vegas, she became a principal  dancer in many of the famous Fredric Apcar production shows. Heather teaches Pre-Pointe and  Beginning thru Advanced Pointe I-III.

  




   CHRISTINE HAYNICK  brings many years of experience and patience that comes from having her own school of dance back east. Christine teaches Combo  age 3-4, 5-6, Tap I-IV, Jazz I 7-10, Jazz III 10+, Jazz I Teens, and Acro I-II.

  


   KEELIE WRIGHT competed in gymnastics throughout her youth and performed as a professional contortionist. Her solid dance training adds extra pizzas to her end of season concert numbers. She has been expanding her   training by becoming quite skilled with Acrobatic Silks. Keelie teaches Acrobatic levels I-V.  

 

   TAMARA MORRISSY began her professional career with the Santa Barbara Ballet Theater where she danced many principal roles. She then moved to Germany dancing as a soloist in many music, opera, and ballet productions. Back in America, Nevada Ballet Theater brought her to the rank of Prima Ballerina. Tamara now adds her expertise as a Master Trainer D.K. in Body Balancing Method of Pilates to help build a stronger, more flexible ballet point dancer. She teaches Advanced Pointe.

  

   ALEX FERDINAND has been working as a professional dancer since the age of 13, doing special events at Las Vegas hotels for Missy Cochran Entertainment. At 16, she choreographed her 1st professional number for  Carnival Cruise Lines and at 18 began teaching for us. In her last 2 years with the UNLV Rebel Girls Dance Team, she was a co-captain and choreographer. In the 2012/13 NCAA National Dance Team Competition, Alex and the team took 1st place in Hip Hop and 3rd in Pom Dance over all the competing university's in the USA.  Alex teaches Hip Hop I thru Advanced level V as well as Advanced Tap V, Contemporary/Lyrical, Leaps, Turns, and Progressions, Jazz II 11+, and Jazz III age 12+.