Professional Staff
Alexander Tressor
Artistic Director Sasha Dance Training School of American Ballet with Stanley Williams, Andrei Kramarevsky, and Richard Rapp; studied at the Bolshoi with Assaf Messerrer. Performance/Company Affiliations New York City Ballet's Tchaikovsky Festival 1981, Ballet Today, appeared on Broadway and national tours of On Your Toes, Woman of the Year, Zorba, Teddy and Alice, Ain't Broadway Grand, Hello Dolly, Sophisticated Ladies. Choreographic Experience Artistic Director of Tressorgroup, choreographed over 100 works. Off Broadway has staged numerous shows, musicals and plays. Teaching Experience Steps on Broadway, David Howard Dance Center, Alvin Ailey School and Company, NYU, Metropolitan Opera House, guest ballet master at Croatian National Opera House in Zagreb. Slovene National Opera and Ballet Theater, Royal Swedish Ballet, Latvia National Ballet, Moscow Contemporary Dance Theater. Teaches Jazz and Ballet all over the world. Other Relevant Experience Published 1st book Observations of Uneducated Mind. Documentary film maker, Time to Dance 2011, 74th and Broadway. [view] Natalie Goss –Smith (photo unavailable)
Instructor “Miss Natalie” (Modern: all ages) Dance Training MFA Directing/Acting Natalie has a broad background in choreography including Spring and Fall showcases for University of Montana, InStages Boston, “Cinderella” for the Kauai Performing Arts Center. She studied Contemporary Dance with Rhythm and Motion under Lizz Roman and Release under Christine Cali at ODC Dance in San Francisco. Natalie has a unique choreography style which uses questions to elicit profound answers as emotionally charged movement. |
Lyn Presher Crandall
Instructor Miss Lyn Dance Training B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Performance/Company Affiliations The Arkansas Repertory Theater, Eric Morris Actors' Ensemble, Washington D.C., The Studio Theater Acting Conservatory, and The Shakespeare Theater at The Folger Acting Conservatory, The Joy of Motion Dance Company, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Birmingham Children’s Theater Other Relevant Experience Irene, Cine and Addy awards. Appeared in Godspell, The Red Shoes, Ready to Be a Wiseman, Cabaret, Sleeping Beauty, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Tempest, The Nightingale, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Peter Pan, They’re Playing Our Song, and others. Teaching Experience 13 years teaching in private schools in Arkansas, 5 years with Sun Valley Ballet. 
Madison Miller Instructor Miss Madi Dance Training Associate of Arts in Dance from The College of Southern Idaho (Hip Hop, contemporary, Jazz, Ballet technique) Teaching Experience Dance and Tumbling Instruction, Elementary Dance Instruction, Inspirata Dance Project: Twin Falls, ID. Madison brings a dynamic fun energy to all of her classes which include Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary and Ballet technique. She has a contagious flare for the arts and creativity. |
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Theater Director
Mat Durand “Mr. Mat” Mat has been involved in performance art for over 12 years. He has been cast in dozens of plays, improvisational dinner theater, poetry readings, as well as constructed multiple sets, provided sound design, written scripts, worked in cinematography and brings his passion and skill set to our Children’s Theater and Film School. He personally attests to the multitude of benefits offered by the arts and reinforces this niche through education and everyday life. He wants kids to be equipped to handle the future with extraordinary skills. Through CTF students will learn to act, dance, sing, and design sets and costumes. They will be introduced to working with sound, cinematography, editing and lighting. But above all, they will be educated on how to work together in order to create projects as a team. For more information about this program call 208-366-4008 or email [email protected]. |