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EDUCATION
Dance Training – Margaret Craske, Carmen Mathe, Oleg Tupine, Paul Sanasardo, Eric Hawkins, June Lewis
Vocal Training - Isaiah Lurry, Nancy Victor, Richard Proctor
Acting Training - Ray Sawyer, Donald Saddler, Madeline Sherwood, Sylvana Mangioni di Palma Boardman
Dance Coaches – Pat Sorrell, Carmen Mathe, Ben Stevenson, Brian Shaw, Pina Baush, John Cage, Paul Sanasardo
Mentors – George Jackson, Margot Fonteyn, Leslie Edwards, Hilda Hookham, Eddie Myers, Martha Vreeland, Vannio Vanni
PERFORMANCES
| Title | Role | Partner | Company & Details |
| The Zoo Story | Jerry | N/A | Warner Cable- &-American College Tour |
| War and Peace | Leader Acting Ensemble | N/A | Wolf Trap Opera Company |
| Postcard From Morrocco | Mime Puppet #1 | N/A | Kennedy Center |
| L'Histoire du Soldat | Devil | N/A | Tour of eastern US colleges-Libby Wade |
| National Symphony Tots | Singer | N/A | DAR Constitution Hall--Kaptain Kangaroo |
| African Folk Tales | Narrator | N/A | Library Theater -Smithsonian Institution |
| Backstage At The Ballet | Self | N/A | Channel 2-Knoxville, TN |
| Beginning to Beyond | Boy-Man | N/A | Dana Arts Center-Gerta Griener |
| Cherry Tree Carol | Tree | N/A | ABC Television |
| The Kill | Mafia Boss | N/A | Academy of Art University Film, Director-Chris Langford |
| Ranger Hal | Self | N/A | CBS Television |
| Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Andrea Price | Kennedy Center |
| Romeo | Sydna Flynn | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre | |
| Tibolt | Sydna Flynn | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre | |
| Giselle | Hiphastian | Jennifer Biseline | Central Pa Youth Ballet |
| Falconer | Alicia Alonzo | Cuban National Ballet | |
| Peasant Pas de Deux | Libby Wade | Luzern Ballet | |
| Libby Wade | Maryland Ballet Theater | ||
| Rebecca Wright | Zurich Ballet | ||
| Stephanie Godino | Arlington Dance Theatre | ||
| N/A | Appalachian Ballet Co | ||
| Swan Lake | Pas de Trois | N/A | McLean Ballet, University of Maryland |
| White Swan Pas de Deux | Lee Behzadi | Dignity National Convention | |
| Dragon Fly | N/A | Stuttgart Ballet | |
| Sleeping Beauty | Blue Bird | Rebecca Wright | Zurich Ballet |
| Blue Bird | Andrea Price | Arlington Dance Theater | |
| Blue Bird | Leslie Cartier | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre | |
| Blue Bird | N/A | Appalachian Ballet Co | |
| Blue Bird | N/A | Oakridge Ballet | |
| Blue Bird | Libby Wade | Luzern Ballet | |
| Blue Bird | N/A | Manheim Ballet | |
| Blue Bird | N/A | Munich Ballet | |
| Carmen | Escamillio | Anne McCarthy | Appalachian Ballet Co. |
| Don Jose | Libby Wade | Luzern Ballet | |
| Les Sylphides | Poet | Andrea Price | Maryland Ballet |
| Poet | Andrea Price | Appalachian Ballet Co | |
| Poet | N/A | Havre de Grace Ballet | |
| Coppelia | Franz | N/A | Oakridge Ballet Co |
| Franz | N/A | Appalachian Ballet Co | |
| Fatal Birds | Fatal Bird | Janet Panetta | Paul Sanasardo Dance Co |
| The Enchanted Clock | Kokoline | Susan Jaffe | Maryland Youth Ballet |
| On The Town | Sinatra Role | Libby Wade | Kennedy Center |
| Piazza San Marco | Man | Ruth Mayer | Riverside Dance Festival |
| Man | Sallie Wilson | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre | |
| Man | Sallie Wilson | Vassar Institute-partner | |
| Romance | Lover | Sallie Wilson | US Tour 80-82 |
| Liederspiel | Soloist | Andrea Price | Arlington Dance Theater |
| Through The Edge | Young Man | Andrea Price & Stephanie Godino | Arlington Dance Theater |
| Inner Self | Lauren Rouse, Libby Wade and Della Weinheimer | Arlington Dance Theater | |
| Elegy | Male | Libby Wade | Arlington Dance Theater |
| Fete | Group | Libby Wade | Arlington Dance Theater |
| Wienerblut | Lead Da | Meagan McCafrey | Kennedy Center |
| Vignettes Grotesque | Manequin | Jean Czula | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre |
| Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald | Captain | N/A | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre |
| Fiddler’s Child | Fiddler | Sallie Wilson | Bardavon Theater |
| The Path | Mirror Holder | N/A | Paul Sanasardo Dance Co, SPAC |
| Nutcracker | Prince | Numerous | Numerous |
| Arabian | N/A | Maryland Ballet | |
| Spanish | N/A | Syracuse Ballet Theater | |
| Mother Ginger | N/A | Irene Fokine Ballet | |
| Snow Prince | Numerous | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre, and Numerous others | |
| Basque Dances | Soloist | N/A | Madrid, Spain |
| Der Mundt | Bauer | N/A | Colgate Opera Company |
| Viktoria und Ihr Hussar | Soloist | N/A | Luzern Opera |
| Il Camballe di Matrimonio | Lead Dancer | Virtuosi di Roma (orchestra) | Kennedy Center |
| Cavelieria Rusticana | Chorus | N/A | Luzern Opera |
| Paganini | Soloist | N/A | Luzern Opera |
| Peter and the Wolf | Wolf | Arlington Dance Theater - director-Mary Craighill | |
| Bartered Bride | Soloist | N/A | Luzern Opera |
| Die Fletermous | Scottish Divertissiment | N/A | Salisbury Opera Company |
| Graduation Ball | Drummer Boy | N/A | Appalachian Ballet Company |
| La Sylphide | James | N/A | Appalachian Ballet Company |
| Firebird | Katschi | Jean Czula | Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre |
| Katschi | Havre de Grace Ballet | ||
| War Requiem | Baritone Soloist | N/A | British Tour |
| Liturgical Music | Baritone Soloist | N/A | Cathedral, Washington, DC |
| American Bicentennial Tribute | Narrator, Lead Dancer | N/A | French National TV1 |
| Witch Boy of Bald Mountain | Witch Boy | Anne McCarthy | Appalachian Ballet Company |
| Witch Boy | Libby Wade | French National TV1 | |
| John Cage Structured Improv | Door Answerer | N/A | Dickenson College |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Soloist/Asst Choreo | N/A | Wolf Trap Opera Company |
| Gondoliers | Soloist/Asst Choreo | N/A | Kennedy Center-director-Rhoda Levine |
CHOREOGRAPHY
| Piece | Location / Company / Details | Persons and Performers |
| Beginning to Beyond | Dana Arts Center -- Colgate DanceTheater | -- |
| L’Histoire du Soldat | American College Tour | Sylvana Mangioni di Palma Boardman |
| Impetus | Peabody Conservatory | Pam Layman, Libby Wade |
| Liebestanz | Bardavon Opera House -- Poughkeepsie Theatre | -- |
| Royal Invitation: Homage to the Queen of Tonga | Kennedy Center | Dominick Argento, Sallie Wilson |
| Romantic Etudes | Spoleto Festival---Appalachian Ballet Company---USIA Cultural Exchange--Dontesk Ballet, Ukraine | -- |
| Symphonie Fantastique | Bolshoi Opera Theater--Russian National Ballet | -- |
| Big Noise from Winnetka | University of Virginia---Southern Dance Company | Brian Corman |
| Apt. 16C | Riverside Dance Festival | Ruth Mayer |
| Erli | Kennedy Center---Poughkeepsie Ballet Theatre | -- |
| Paris de Nuit | Knoxville Bijou Theater--Appalachian Ballet Company | -- |
| East St. Louis Toodeloo | Dontesk Opera House | Vadim Pisarev |
| Caravans | Donetsk Opera House | -- |
| Za Rhythma Jazza | Donetsk Opera House | Oleg Longstrem |
| The Gondoliers | Wolf Trap | Rhoda Levine |
| Wienerblut | Kennedy Center | Donald Saddler |
| Kiss Me Kate | Hudson Valley Gilbert/Sullivan Soc.-New Paltz, NY | -- |
| Postcard from Morrocco | Kennedy Center---Washington Opera Company | -- |
| Un Ballo In Mascera | Kennedy Center---Washington Opera Company | -- |
| West Side Story | Washington International School | Brian Corman |
| Pippin | Washington International School-Washington, DC | -- |
| Unsinkable Molly Brown | Earlville High School Theater-Earlville, NY | -- |
| Gypsy | Washington International School-Washington, DC | -- |
| 6 Women With Brain Death | Razor’s Edge Theater | George Fulginiti-Shakar |
| The Piano Player with Sad Brown Eyes | Source Theater | George Fulginiti-Shakar |
| Die Kluge | Sylvan Theater | Army/Navy Band and Chorus |
| Dutchess of Malfi | Wolf Trap | Tony Rizzo |
| Minuette | Usapovski PalaceTheater--Kirov Ballet | -- |
| Evolution of Dance | ABC Television---PBS | -- |
| 21 | Saratoga Perf. Arts Ctr | Paul Sanasardo, Diane Germaine |
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
| Title | Location | Position |
| Memorial Service for Dame Margot Fonteyn | St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington DC | Co-Organizer |
| Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev | AFI Theater Kennedy Center | Producer/Director |
| Jesse and Jim | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Writer/Director/Producer |
| Mary Go-Round | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Writer/Director-Castro to Christopher St. Prods. - Director (film pilot) |
| French Kiss | Design Center | Director |
| Dear Diva | Stages around the world | Creator/Producer |
| National Arts Group | Stages around the world | Founder/Director |
| Castro to Christopher Street Productions | Television and Film festivals, broadcasts | Director |
| First Amendment Grant Program | San Francisco, New York | Founder/Director |
| Summergate Dance Theater | Kennedy Center, Albany Egg | Director |
| NAG Salons | US Major Cities | Director |
| Out and Back | Melbourne, Australia | Producer/Director |
| Diva on Divas | SF, NYC, Chicago, Melbourne | Producer/Director |
| Diva Live! | Duplex, US College Tour | Producer/Director |
| Trans4mation | Mad Magda’s Russian Tea Room | Producer/Director |
| Carnivale Brasilia | San Francisco Design Center | Director |
| San Francisco and the Night and the Music | San Francisco Design Center | Director |
TEACHING
| Schools | |
| Arlington Dance Theater School | Dickenson College |
| McLean Arts Center | University of Maryland |
| Duse Ballet Schule (Switzerland) | Dontesk Ballet Company |
| Jon Sims Performing Arts Center | Manheim Ballet Company |
| Fokine Ballet School | Stadttheater Luzern |
| Washington Classical Dance | Appalachian Ballet Company |
| 8th Street Studio | Washington Opera Company |
| DC Youth Ensemble | Fonteyn, Nureyev and Friends Company Class |
| University of Maryland Wrestling Team | Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Staff |
| Wienerblut Company Class | Huntsville, Alabama Football Team |
| Australian Conservatoire de Ballet | Wolf Trap Opera Company |
| Colgate University | Rome Piccollo Opera |
| Syracuse University | Donetsk Ballet Company |
| Skidmore College | Action Stunts Australia |
| Hood College | Opera Dance Collective |
| Walnut Hill School | Super Leaders Summer Camp |
| Washington International School | Washington International School |
| Southern High School | Maryland Youth Ballet |
| Ulm Ballet Company | Russian National Ballet (Moscow) |
| Nevada State Ballet Audition Class | Kiev Ballet (Ukraine) |
| Greater Washington Archdiocese Education Seminar | Brataslava Ballet (Slovakia) |
| US Army Band and Chorus | Tartu Ballet (Estonia) |
| Baltimore Inner City Schools | Wolf Trap Opera Company Class |
| Hubbard Street Chicago School | Arlington County Special Needs Children |
| Kirov School (St. Petersburg, Russia) | North Syracuse Montessori School |
| William and Mary College | Irine Fokine Ballet School |
Private and Role Coaching
| Dancers | Groups / Activities |
| Laura Young (Swan Lake) | Washington Opera Principals |
| Tai Jimenez (various) | Boston Ballet Principals |
| Brian Corman (various) | Basketball |
| Geraldine Paige (Eisenhower Theater Play) | Wrestling |
| Rip Torn (Eisenhower Theater Play) | Football |
| Karl Condon (Nutcracker) | Ballroom Dance |
| Elaina Radchenkova (Symphonie Fantastique) | Gymnastics |
| Ruth Mayer (Nutcracker, Apt. 16C) | Dance for Actors |
| Sallie Wilson (Queen Salote) | Dance for Opera Singers |
| Vadim Pisirev (various) | Competitive Pre-Olympic Divers |
| Ina Durofeyova (Romantic Etudes) | |
| Rodolf Cassande (various) | |
| Dan and Marie Simek (various) | |
| Nina Semizorova (Wind’s Bride) | |
| Kevin McKenzie (Romeo) | |
| Megan Murphy (Wienerblut) |