PreBallet 2

Katrina grew up in the Bay Area, California where she began training at Ayako School of Ballet. At 15, she enrolled in Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, where she completed their graduate program. She then spent two years as a trainee with Nashville Ballet before being promoted to NB2. At Nashville Ballet she performed in Balanchine’s Serenade along with Paul Vasterling’s Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Romeo and Julie. She also performed lead roles in community engagements, including Marie in Degas and the Little Dancer and Lola in Maria Konrad’s Día de los Muertos. Katrina’s summer training includes Dutch National Ballet Academy, San Francisco Ballet School and Miami City Ballet School. Last year, Katrina was a dancer in Ballet Austin’s apprentice program BA2.

Cora is a Bay Area dance teacher who believes in supporting the holistic dancer. She encourages confidence while honing artistry and technique. Cora trained at Alonzo King Lines Ballet and at Black Box Studios under the direction of Ballet22 artistic director Theresa Knudson. Cora’s goal as a teacher is to help each student find their own passion for dance — and to always keep pushing themself to reach their potential.