 MARLA
A. HIROKAWA is also artistic director and choreographer for Covenant
Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn (CBTB), received her BA in dance
(Cum Laude) at the University of California, Irvine. She
trained and performed professionally in Hawaii, California
and New York. She has taught at Broadway Dance Center, the
Brooklyn Academy for the Performing Arts, and she is the
modern dance instructor at Kingsborough Community College.
She was a Teaching Artist for the New York City Ballet
Education Department and she currently creates and manages
all CBTB’s educational programs. |
 LAURA
ASSANTE trained at Covenant Dance Studio and is currently a BFA ballet major at Marymount College. She attended the American
Ballet Theatre summer program and the Joffrey Ballet School. She
has performed and taught for the Hope NYC dance company
workshops in Oregon, performed with Neville Dance Theatre and is
a soloist with CBTB. |
 REBECCAH
HOPE BRANN has studied
with Ms. Marla since she was six years old! She received her
Certificate of Dance from the Alvin Ailey School and is
currently a free lance dancer. Rebeccah is also the founder of
the
HopeDanceNYC project, which
will be returning to the West Coast for their second annual
summer workshop series this summer. Rebeccah continues to work
as a personal trainer and fitness instructor in the NYC area.
Rebeccah was a member of Covenant Dance Theatre since 1998 and
became a Principal in 2001. |
 MANDY
SAU-YI CHAN
originally
from Hong Kong, received BFA in Dance with First Class Honors at
The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (HKAPA) and her MFA in
Dance at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She was awarded a
scholarship from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund
2000-2002 to pursue her study in New York. She is a ballet
instructor at CBTB Dance Academy, a certified Pilates teacher
from Physicalmind Institute at Movements Afoot, a certified Yoga
teacher at OM Yoga Center NYC, and a certified Holistic Health
Counselor at Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
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 ALLISON
JAY |
 SHEILA
LEDGIN
received
her training from Covenant Dance Studio and from the Ballet
Center of Brooklyn, and has taught at Covenant Dance Studio
since 1995. She was a dance instructor at the Marine Park Summer
Day Camp, and Kids-N-Shape. She also works for the
Chinese-American Planning Counsel After-School Program. She is
presently an Educational Assistant at P.S. 153. |
 KRISTIN LICATA
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Fordham
University/Alvin Ailey program. She has taught dance at the
Cornerstone Learning Center, NY School of the Arts, NJ and in
Oregon as part of a residency with Hope DanceNYC. |
 BRENDA
R. NEVILLE has been a
Principal with Covenant Dance Theatre since 2001 originating
roles in Prism, Concerto, Movements for Six, Nisei, Fool’s Gold
and was part of the Company’s Nisei Project Hawaiian Island tour
2003. Other performing credits include Anne in La Cage aux
Folles and Susie in Crazy For You. She has performed with
ALLNations Dance Company, Indianapolis Dance Company, Butler
Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet. She is a ballet instructor at
Covenant Dance Studio and The Ailey School, Founder/Artistic
Director of
Neville Dance Theatre and
Co-founder of World Dance Theatre. |
 JOSE
RIVERA |
 EMILY
SANTORO
began dancing at the age of 4, and trained at Covenant Dance
Studio from age 10 to 18. She attended Adelphi University's
dance program before training at the Alvin Ailey School's
dance certificate program. She is currently studying to be an
early childhood education teacher, and is thrilled to be an
official member of the staff of CBTB Dance Academy teaching
Pre-Ballet 1. |
 LEAH
LOVE SOSA
started dancing at Covenant Ballet at the age of 4. She
has been privileged to participate in many of the Theatres
productions, including The Orphan Train and Nisei. Leah now is blessed to be a mom of three
boys and is excited to be able to teach the academy's Creative
Movement class. |
 JOSEPH
TUDISCO has choreographed and taught at
Covenant Dance Studio since 2005. He has danced with various dance
companies and for Andy Williams in Branson, MO. He studied dance
at SUNY Purchase and received his BA in Arts from the Empire
SUNY College. He received full scholarships to the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Center, Martha Graham Contemporary Dance School,
and David Howard Ballet School. |
 MATTHEW
WESTERBY
trained at the Laban Centre, London. He has taught in a variety
of professional and community settings, and to all ages and
abilities. His teaching credits include Laban, Random Dance
Company, Smallpetitklein, the Scottish School of Contemporary
Dance, Stagecoach Theatre Arts (all UK), for Silesian Dance
Theatre (Poland), and since moving to New York, for Nai-Ni Chen
Dance Company and for CBTB's Dance Academy and AIE programs.
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