American Ballet School

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Our Staff

Karen Vollrath, Director

Ms. V has been a ballet teacher to students of all ages for more than 25 years. In her youth she performed with the "Boston Repertory Ballet", the "Jacob's Pillow Dancers", and "Center Ballet Theater" in Connecticut. 

     Ms. V holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree in child development. Some of her students have gone on to become professional dancers and teachers. They have attended North Carolina School of the Arts, The Rock School in Pennsylvania , the Hartford Ballet School and a number of college dance programs. 
 


  Eileen Juric, Teacher

Miss Eileen is an excellent and warm hearted teacher of ballet for students of all ages. She is also the creator of a video series on ballet instruction for children.  As a youth, Eileen was a scholarship student at the Joffrey Ballet School. She studied at Balanchine's School of American Ballet and later was a principal with the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet. Miss Eileen has taught at Princeton University, been a judge at competitions and owned her own studio. Her students have been in the top 5 of "So you think you can dance". won scholarships to the Joffrey Ballet School and taught and performed with the Alvin Ailey Company.


Stephanie Edwards, Teacher

Miss  Stephanie teaches tap, jazz, lyrical and ballet at American Ballet School. She is a tremendous force in our exciting tap program, with her innovative and delightful choreography. She holds a Bachelor's degree in dance and education from the University of California. Miss Stephanie is also an elementary school teacher, presently at the second grade level.


Yuki Temma, Teacher
Miss  Yuki is our hiphop teacher. Originally from Japan, she studied hiphop, jazz, ballet and was a champion baton twirler. Yuki came to the United States to further her study of hiphop. She  has studied and performed hiphop in New York and North Carolina...meanwhile making the U.S. her home.


info@americanballetschool.com     American Ballet School @ 2180 North Salem Street Apex, NC  27523       (919) 290-2992