2011 Summer Program Guest Faculty

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Our 5-Week Technique Intensive and Professional Workshops will feature the following internationally renowned faculty:

Shawn Stevens

Learn more about Shawn Steven's experiences as a repetiteur for The George Balanchine Trust in which she travels the country to work with ballet companies and universities to stage various Balanchine ballets (as well as Twyla Tharp's works).

Shawn Stevens is originally from Houston, Texas. At 14, she attended Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts under the direction of Sydelle Gomberg. She then continued her training at the School of American Ballet. In 1982 Ms. Stevens was chosen by George Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet. During her time with the Company, she performed principal roles in Balanchine's ballets including Symphony in Three Movements, The Four Temperments and Symphony In C. She also danced in the original cast where she performed principal roles in Brahms - Handel which was choreographed by Twyla Tharp and Jerome Robbins. Ms. Stevens has worked with many other choreographers such as Peter Martins, William Forsythe, Edward Villella, Ib Andersen and Joseph Duell. During the ten years Ms. Stevens performed with the New York City Ballet, she danced in the TV show Live from Lincoln Center with NYCB and Dance in America. Ms. Stevens has also appeared as a principal dancer with the New York City Opera in Cinderella.

In 1991 Ms. Stevens joined Twyla Tharp's Company where she performed for five years. With Tharp's Company she performed old works of Twyla as well as new principal works. Ms. Stevens was also asked to dance in the Cutting Up tour with Twyla Tharp and Baryshnikov. Her film credits include, I'll Do Anything and In The Upper Room all choreographed by Twyla Tharp. More recently, Ms. Stevens was asked to perform in Twyla's hit Broadway musical Movin' Out. At present, she is now teaching ballet with several different schools, universities and companies. Ms. Stevens is approved by The George Balanchine Trust to restage George Balanchine works; she is also approved to stage works by Twyla Tharp.

Stefan Zeromski

Stefan Zeromski was born in Poland and received his dance education at the State Ballet in Poznan, Poland. Upon graduation, he joined the Teatr Wielki (the Great Theater and Polish National Opera) in Warsaw where he was promoted to soloist dancer the following year. That same year, he was awarded the Leon Wojcikowski Prize for the best young dancer.

Later, Mr. Zeromski joined the Ballett der Deutschen Oper in Düsseldorf, Germany where he danced as a soloist and worked with a broad range of choreographers including Roland Petit, Maurice Bejart and Lucinda Childs.

Mr. Zeromski then joined the world-renowned Nederlands Dans Theater in Den Haag, Netherlands where he was a principal dancer and danced in many original works by choreographers including Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon, Mats Ek, William Forsyth, Johan Inger and Ohad Naharin.