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AS OF MAY 2010 school director Deb Young has officially attained American Ballet Theatre's® Affiliate Instructor status. Congratulations to the twenty-four Knoxville Ballet School students who participated in the ABT®/NTC Affiliate examinations, with one hundred percent of candidates achieving a passing score, seven with Merit, and two with Honors. We were pleased to host the Principal of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT, Franco De Vita, who adjudicated our exam classes on April 24th. Many thanks to the participating Knoxville Ballet School families for their support of this monumental undertaking; we look forward to repeating the exams next spring.
DEB HAS RETURNED FROM THE BIG APPLE having completed training in Levels 4 and 5 of American Ballet Theatre's® National Training Curriculum. While in NY she also attended training at Gaynor-Minden to obtain certification as a local fitter for Gaynor-Minden pointe shoes.
KNOXVILLE BALLET SCHOOL WELCOMES JAY APKING as our new Youth Pilates instructor. Jay has been with BodyMind Balance since its inception in 1997 and is co-owner of BodyMind Balance, Inc. Currently a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer, Jay's training includes study at the original Pilates Guild and comprehensive certification with Power Pilates of New York City. His background includes golf and theatre. He was a member of the golf team at the University of Tennessee, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He is also the director of The Janus Project, a theatre company he founded, focusing on children's theatre and education. Jay recently returned to his hometown of Knoxville and continues to teach Pilates at his new studio, Olympus Pilates. At KBS Jay will teach a once-weekly Pilates class to students enrolled in Levels 2 and 3.
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