Dance Theater West

The Academy of

Center Dance Ensemble and Story Book Ballet Company

3925 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85018

602-840-3883

Dance Theater West

The Academy of

Center Dance Ensemble and Story Book Ballet Company

3925 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85018

602-840-3883

Virtual Summer Dance in July!

Classical Intensive

Classical Intensive Workshop: Alice in Wonderland

for dancers ages 12-18 with at least three years of classical ballet training

Monday, July 13th-Thursday, July 16th

3:00-4:00 pm

on Zoom

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Fairy Tale Ballet

Classical Intensive

Fairy Tale Ballet: Alice in Wonderland

for dancers ages 6-11

Mondays through Thursdays, July 13th-23rd

6-8 year olds: 1:00-1:50 pm

9-11 year olds: 2:00-3:00 pm

on Zoom

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Class Schedule

Fall Semester, 2020

Dates and classes to be determined based on state Covid-19 regulations

Preschool/Primary/Jazz Classes

*prerequisite-at least one year of ballet training

**prerequisite-at least two years of ballet training

Mondays
Instructor: Katie Hughes/Priscilla Vasquez

3:30-4:15—Intro to Dance: 4-5 year olds
4:15-5:15—Ballet I: 6-7 year olds

Tuesdays
Instructor: Lisa Chow
4:00-5:00—Ballet I-II: 7-9 year olds

Wednesdays
Instructor: Katie Hughes/Priscilla Vasquez
3:30-4:15—Intro to Dance: 4-5 year olds
4:15-5:15—Ballet I: 6-7 year olds

Thursdays

Instructor: Katie Hughes/Priscilla Vasquez

4:00-5:00--Intro to Classical Ballet: 8-10 year olds

Fridays
Instructor: Katie Hughes/Priscilla Vasquez
4:00-5:00—Intro to Classical Ballet: 8-10 year olds
5:00-6:00—Intro to Classical Ballet: 11+ year olds

Saturdays
Instructor: Katie Hughes/Priscilla Vasquez
9:00-9:45—Intro to Dance: 3½-5 year olds
9:45-10:45—Creative Ballet: 5-7 year olds
10:45-11:45—Ballet I-II: 9-12 year olds+ year olds

Instructor: Lisa Gray Young

9:45-10:45—Ballet I: 6-8 year olds

Instructor: LaTonya Pentzer
10:45-11:45—*Jazz I: 10+ year olds

11:45-12:45—**Jazz II: 13+ year olds

Classical Ballet Program

Instructor: Susan Silverman
*by instructor placement only

contact at suzerina@aol.com

Mondays
4:00-5:00—*Ballet II-III: 12+ year olds
5:00-6:00—*Ballet III-IV

Tuesdays
4:00-5:45—*Story Book Ballet Company

Wednesdays
4:00-5:00—*Beginning/Intermediate Pointe and Pre-Pointe: 11-teens
5:00-6:00—*Advanced Modern: Teen Performance

Thursdays
4:00-5:00—*Intermediate/Advanced Pointe
5:00-6:00—Modern Theater Dance: 11-teens

Fridays
4:00-5:30—*Ballet IV-V

Adult Classes

No registration required; cost determined by instructor

Tuesdays

9:30-10:30 am Prima Ballet Susan Silverman

Thursdays

9:30-10:30 am Ballet Paola Hartley

Other classes available: Please contact instructor:

Amber Robins: amber@absolute-artistry.com

MaryAnn Herding: mafhd@aol.com

Lisa Chow: Lisa@desertdance.org

About Us

Our Story

Dance Theater West has been providing dance instruction to dancers of all ages since 1987. Our highly trained and experienced teachers provide creative and classical dance training to students ages 3 to adult in a noncompetitive atmosphere. Our credo is, "It is not what your child can do for dance; it is what dance can do for your child."

Teachers with Experience

Susan Silverman received her Bachelor's degree in liberal arts and completed a graduate program in dance and literature at the University of Arizona. Her early training and performing experience was in NYC and her collaboration with Frances Cohen began when Silverman danced in the Kadimah Dance Company. She is currently the director of DTW Classical Ballet Program and is the artistic director of Story Book Ballet Theater which collaborates in performance with Free Arts of AZ, Detour Company and Scottsdale Center for the Arts. She is the Dance Chair for the Greater Arizona Chapter of National Society of Arts and Letters and is a board member of Center Dance Ensemble.

Katie Hughes discovered dance at the early age of 5 and was fortunate enough to find Dance Theater West when she was 7 years old. There, she trained in ballet under the direction of her beloved friend and mentor, Susan Silverman. During her ten years with the studio and her six years with Storybook Ballet Theater, she performed lead roles in several ballets including "Coppelia," "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty" and Odette in "Swan Lake." After graduating from Arcadia High School in 2007, Katie has been attending Arizona State University working toward her degrees in both English Literature and in Film and Media Studies. Katie has been dancing with Center Dance Ensemble since 2009.

LaTonya Pentzer began dancing at the age of two. She attended Oklahoma City University where she majored in Dance Performance and was a member of the prestigious American Spirit Dance Company. LaTonya continued her education at the University of Central Oklahoma for Dance Education and is classically trained in the Cecchetti Method of ballet. As an educator, she holds grade one through five teacher’s certificates with eighteen years teaching and choreography experience in all dance styles. She continues to work with dance studios, elementary schools, pageants and high school dance teams throughout the Midwest. As a performer, LaTonya has danced with Ballet of Oklahoma, Radio City Rockettes and Silvertree Productions. She has performed with CDE since 2014, where she also serves as Outreach Program Director and as Dancers’ Representative on the CDE Board of Directors. She is excited to continue to bring the lecture/demonstration Poetry in Motion, The ABC’s of Dance along with the newest show From Ballet to Beyoncé to children in schools throughout the Valley. To LaTonya, dance is the language of the soul. She believes it moves us to feel and experience something greater than ourselves and is blessed to share her love for dance to touch, motivate and inspire dancers and audiences alike.

Lisa Gray Young grew up studying various genres of dance, as well as acting, voice, piano, and flute. After graduating from South Mountain Center for the Arts High School, Young went on to Arizona State University, graduating with honors and receiving a BFA in Choreography/Performance. She has performed, taught and choreographed for a myriad of dance companies, theaters, schools, studios, and churches around the Valley, including Center Dance Ensemble (dancing the principle role of “Gerda” in “The Snow Queen,” ’98-’00), The Movement Source, Inc., Dance Arizona Repertory Theater, Stageworks, MesaYoutheatre, East Valley Children’s Theatre, Greasepaint Youtheatre, The Mesa Arts Center (co-founded/co-directed Step to This Dance Company), Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, Phoenix College, and Paradise Valley Community College. She has received numerous ariZoni Theater Awards of Excellence nominations for her choreography in the theater community and has won twice for her work in “The Orphan Train” and “The Jungal Book,” both with MesaYoutheatre.

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Dance Theater West

Dance Theater West

Virtual Summer Dance in July!

Classical Intensive

Classical Intensive

Classical Intensive

Fairy Tale Ballet

Classical Intensive

Classical Intensive

Summer Ballet Intensive: Swan Lake

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Class Schedule

Fall Semester, 2020

Preschool/Primary/Jazz Classes

Classical Ballet Program

Adult Classes

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Intro to Dance and Creative Ballet

All other ballet, modern, and jazz classes

Male Students

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