Artistic / Executive Director
Cristin Burwell attended Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle as a full scholarship student and went on to perform with their Corps de Ballet. She has also received training from the Central PA Youth Ballet, the School of American Ballet, and Houston Ballet Company. She is an alumna of ABC.
International Dance Faculty
Paul Abrahamson is a former dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and currently is the Artistic Director of Ballet Chicago.
Jared Angle is a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet. He is an ABC alumnus.
Tyler Angle is a Soloist Dancer with the New York City Ballet. He is an ABC alumnus.
Josh Barr attended summer study at Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle and Ballet Austin both on full scholarship. He is an ABC alumnus and currently performing with Allegheny Ballet Company.
Richard Cook was trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music & Dance in the Netherlands. Currently he is on the ballet faculty at Purchace College and a teacher at the Julliard School in New York City.
Amber McDonald attended summer courses at Central PA Youth Ballet, PA Ballet, and Boston Ballet. She holds a BFA from Pennsylvania State University. She is an ABC alumna.
K.T. Huckabee is Director of Allied Motion and Assistant Professor at PSU.
Sergio Neglia is from Argentina. He won the silver medal in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland. He has performed with the Santiago Ballet in Chile, the Miami City Ballet, the Slovak Ballet, the Nishina Ballet, and the Okamoto Ballet. He is the Director of Neglia Ballet Artists.
Gina Pazcoguin is a Corps de Ballet member of the New York Ballet. She is an ABC alumna.
Allison Peters is a former dancer with Centre Dance in State College.
Kari-Ann Rocco is a former Principal Dancer at State Ballet of Rhode Island.
Jon Rodriguez is Professor Emeritus of Dance at Wright State University. He has danced with Ballets de Espana, Detroit Ballet Theatre, the Cincinnati Opera Company, and Dayton Ballet, where he was co-associate Director and Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet Touring Company.
Pat Sorrell danced with National Ballet and performed in Hollywood, CA.
Gennadi Vostrikov is originally from Russia and trained at the famed Perm Academy. A member of the Moiseyev Classical Ballet Company and Principal Dancer and teacher with the Pittsburgh Ballet. Currently Director of Virginia Youth Ballet and Vostrikov's Academy of Ballet.
