Staff - Teachers
Valeria Sinyavskaya - Artistic Director & Ballet MistressRostislav Dzabraev - Artist in Residence
Erika Ballard - Ballet/Modern
Mary Lu Hensley - Ballet
Rachel Copenhaver - Preparatory Ballet
Tamlyn Bernshausen - Preparatory Ballet
Becky Hall - Jazz
Gigi Boggan - Pilates
Cara Harker - Ballroom
Ms. Cara Harker
Cara Harker graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University with an M.F.A. in Theatre Performance in 2003. Since that time, she has been working as a dance and theatre instructor and director in Chicago and Cincinnati. She was most recently seen onstage as Kathleen in East Tennessee State University’s production of Three the Hard Way, where she received an Irene Ryan nomination for her performance. Cara teaches three levels of ballroom dance at Kingsport Ballet and was part of the staff during summer workshop 2007.