James Payne
James Payne began his training in Phoenix, Arizona with Michel Fokine’s great niece Nina Marlow. His performing career with Ballet West (1989-1994) and Houston Ballet (1994-2001) gave him the opportunity […]
María Simonetti
Maria Simonetti
School Director
David Krensing
A Minnesota native and former Principal Dancer with Philadelphia Ballet, then known as Pennsylvania Ballet, David performed numerous leading classical, contemporary and modern dance roles by renowned choreographers, such as […]
Gillmer Duran
Originally from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Gillmer Duran began dancing Venezuelan folk dances and continued his formal ballet training at age 21 at the Fundación Arte Nuevo. He danced professionally with Ballet […]
Gia Firicano
Ms. Firicano received her formal ballet training at the Boston School of Ballet under a full scholarship. She began her professional career in 1984 with the Tennessee Festival Ballet, under […]
Alecia Good-Boresow
Alecia Good-Boresow is the Upper Division Coordinator and Studio Company Manager of The School of Ballet Arizona. Alecia began her ballet training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) at the […]
Tyler Hooten
Tzu-Chia Huang
Tzu-Chia Huang is the Resident Photographer for The School of Ballet Arizona. She joined Ballet Arizona as a dancer in 2004 and performed many lead roles throughout her 11-year career. […]
Mishelle Mackle
