Instructors

Program Staff, Instructors, and Accompanists. 

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Jason Schadt, MFA

Title/Position
Administrator, Youth Ballet and Community Dance School
Ballet Instructor
Jason Schadt has taught for the UI Youth Ballet and Community Dance School since 2006. In addition, he has previously served the UI Department of Dance as Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Dance Kinesiology, Visiting Assistant Professor teaching Ballet Pedagogy, and Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching ballet.
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Mackenzee Albert

Title/Position
Modern Dance Instructor
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Douglas Baker

Title/Position
Accompanist Team Leader
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Rowan Bergen

Title/Position
Administrative Assistant
Children's Dance Instructor
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Sean Thomas Boyt, MFA

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Ellie Daley seated outdoors, smiling in a floral-print dress

Ellie Daley

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Dance and Flow Instructor
Choreographer
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Erin Durian

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
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Joan Gonwa, MA, CMA

Title/Position
Children's Dance Instructor
RelaXercise Instructor
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MaryClare Greer

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
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Jacinta Hamilton

Title/Position
Children's Dance Instructor
Ballet Instructor
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Martha Hamilton

Title/Position
Children's Dance Instructor
Accompanist
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Audrey Honert

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Choreographer
Grace Johnson dancing in the studio

Grace Johnson

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Choreographer
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Lauren Linder

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Children's Dance Instructor
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Kristin Marrs, MFA, M.AmSAT

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction, UI Department of Dance
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Ashley McKim

Title/Position
Children's Dance Instructor
Stretch and Flow Instructor
Ballet Instructor
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Marcus Pei

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
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Juliet Remmers, MFA, RYT

Title/Position
Artistic Associate and Curriculum Coordinator
Ballet Instructor
Yoga Instructor
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Todd Rhoades

Title/Position
Ballet Instructor
Modern Dance Instructor
Graduate Student, Department of Dance
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Mariana Tejeda, MFA

Title/Position
Adult Ballet Assistant Instructor
Somatic Practice Instructor
Stage Manager
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Paige Waller

Title/Position
Children's Dance Assistant Instructor
Adult Ballet Teaching Assistant