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Ballet Intensive
June 1st-5th, 9:00am-12:00pm
Intermediate and Advanced Ballet dancers, Ages 10-18
$220 if registered and paid by May 1st
$240 after May 1st
Train with the best!
Open registration for non-Royal dancers begins 4/16.
Limited spots available. Register early to secure your spot.
Olga Tarasova joined our teaching staff
in 1999, teaching ballet to our aspiring
dancers. Her dance background is with
Russian and Ukranian ballet companies. While dancing with companies, Ms
Tarasova continued her studies with extensive studies with teachers from both
Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Companies.
Olga appeared in Germany, Austria,
Netherlands, Bulgaria, Switzerland,
Italy, and France where she played
soloist and principal roles in Sleeping
Beauty, Giselle, Thumbelina, Cinderella,
Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, The Nutcracker and The Firebird. After
performing professionally, Olga began teaching her love of ballet to
her students across the country. Olga teaches Advanced Ballet &
Pointe.
Carolyn Marshalsay was born and raised
in Phoenix. She received her training at
Nina Marlow Ballet School and The Arizona Ballet School. Carolyn joined Ballet
Arizona in 1999 and performed feature
roles in Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, The
Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. She
has also appeared in Billy the Kid, Giselle,
La Slyphide, Paquita, Napoli, Company B,
Swan Lake, and Coppelia. Her Balanchine
repertoire includes Agon and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, among others.
Elizabeth Smedley has extensive background in her passion for ballet. Early on
she studied with the School of Ballet Arizona under the direction of Ib Andersen.
She continued her training with the San
Francisco Ballet School, the School of
American Ballet NYC and the Miami
City Ballet School. With the Miami Company she performed in Los Angeles, New
York City, Chicago, Paris, and at the Vail
Dance Festival. In the Corps de Ballet
with Ballet Arizona she danced in The
Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Topia, Paquita, and more. In her second
year at Royal she is training our dancers to achieve their goals.
Daniel Marshalsay was born and raised
in Calgary Alberta. After graduating
from the School of Alberta Ballet,
Daniel secured a job with Alberta Ballet.
After four years with the company,
Daniel went off to dance in Ballet Arizona under the direction of Ib Anderson
where Daniel danced many Principal
and Soloist roles in such great classical
ballets as Don Quixote and Romeo and
Juliet, Giselle, and Swan Lake to name a few. Mr. Marshalsay continued on his path of development in the art form to pursue more involvement in the contemporary side of dance, moving to Ballet BC.
Now freelancing Daniel takes every opportunity to develop and grow
as an artist ever enriching his quality of movement as well as technique.
Royal Dance Works
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