Faculty
Katya Vasilaky
Contemporary Dance Fusion
Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30
Katya Vasilaky started dance with Ukrainian Folk Dancing at 10, and then joined the School of American Ballet at age 11, performing with New York City Ballet while at the school. At 16 she became a member of the San Francisco Ballet Company. Following San Francisco Ballet, she earned a BA in Math and Economics at Columbia University in New York, and also started training in Limon and Graham while in NY. She continued to dance with members of the Graham Company, and Dura Mater dance. Since 2009 she has been competing in Smooth Ballroom, and took up the Afro-Brazilian martial art, capoeira, while working Uganda this past year. She is finishing her PhD in economics at the University of Maryland.
Teaching Experience:
- National Theater Kampala, Uganda January 2009-January 2010 Classes in: General Ballroom (Samba, Rhumba, Cha-cha), Ballet, Contemporary Ballet
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD September-December 2009 Beginning-Intermediate Smooth Ballroom
- Ballet Petite Bethesda, MD January 2006 Master Classes in: Ukrainian Folk Dance, Intermediate Ballet, and Pointe
- UC Berkeley Dramatic Arts Department, Intermediate ballet Spring 2000
- UC Berkeley Gymnastics Center; Berkeley , CA 8-12 yr. olds, ballet Fall-Spring 1999-2000
- Julie Dance/Miss Patti’s School of Dance; Midland Park, NJ 2000-2002 Substitute Teacher