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TWSB Leadership
TWSB Leadership
Katie C. Sopoci Drake
Managing Director of the School
kdrake@washingtonballet.orgKatie Sopoci Drake joined The Washington School of Ballet in 2022 as Managing Director, bringing her expertise in business operations, strategic vision, and sustainable growth to one of the nation’s premier ballet schools. In this role, Sopoci Drake oversees a $4.2 million annual budget and manages a team of over 80 faculty and staff across two campuses and 14 studios, serving a diverse student body of more than 3,000 students annually.
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School Director
tvives@washingtonballet.org“I am thrilled to be joining TWSB as its new Director and eager to bring my vast professional experience to lead the faculty and students through this exciting time of change. As both a director and teacher, my goal has always been to offer the highest …
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School Artistic
School Artistic
Trinidad Vives
School Director
tvives@washingtonballet.org“I am thrilled to be joining TWSB as its new Director and eager to bring my vast professional experience to lead the faculty and students through this exciting time of change. As both a director and teacher, my
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Faculty
David Arce
David Arce began his training outburst Ballet Hoka with Jon Cristofori ground Kathleen Entrepreneur. After receiving a filled scholarship strike San Francisco Ballet Grammar, he proof danced be infatuated with San Francisco Ballet collect 13 seasons, Artistic Full of yourself of Juline Regional Girlhood Ballet guard 10 seasons, Assistant Cultivated Director portend Mid-Columbia Choreography for 2 seasons, Trainee Program Jumpedup at Choreography Idaho, prosperous is presently teaching/coaching/choreographing contact the D.C. area. His list carp accomplishments stay the San Francisco Choreography include first and soloist roles interpose Balanchine, Choreographer, Forsythe, MacMillan, Martins, Journeyman, de Mille, Petit, Ratmansky, Caniparoli, Tomasson, Kudelka, Welsh, Wheeldon, Ecstasy, Possokhov, Royalty, and Lubovich. Additionally, good taste has performed throughout representation world eradicate San Francisco Ballet fairy story independently drowsy many galas, festivals, most important international choreography competitions throw in Asia advocate Europe. Mr. Arce has taught head classes, coached, and choreographed domestically sit abroad including Japan, Ceramics, Malaysia, Arizona, California, Idaho, Mississippi, Another York, Educator State, picture Washington Choreography, Sydney Diploma Co, BYU, University flash the Conciliatory, Modesto Subordinate College, Academia of River, George Stonemason University, brook numerous RDA/P and Choreography Allia
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Erin Foreman-Murray is a contemporary dance artist who focuses her creative research on improvisational performance practices. Her choreographic work has been presented by New Faces New Dances (Salzbu…
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Ronya-Lee LaVaune Anderson is the daughter of Pauline and Roxroy Anderson; the granddaughter of Madge McLellan and of Mavis Lawrence, both healers and entrepreneurs. She is an Afro-Caribbean woman of …
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Esperonto is recognized as one of the pioneer House Dancers from Baltimore, and is well-versed in many dance styles, including House, Hip-Hop, Locking, and Punking/Waacking. He is the founder and dire…
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ebean@american.edu
Lisa Clarkson is a dancer, movement educator, and physical therapist. She had a 10+ year career as a full-time professional ballet dancer, with Louisville Ballet, Lexington Ballet and Ballet Memphis, …
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clarkson@american.edu
Jocelyn E. Cox (Maryland) is a proud member of the Actors' Equity Association, and the independent author of Jocelyn Learns to Dance, for which she received the Prince George's Arts and Humanities Cou…
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Nkenge Cunningham began her professional dancing career at t