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Faculty
Jonathan Sharp
Biography
Photo: Corey Jones.
Jonathan Sharp was trained at National Academy of the Arts and the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. While on full scholarship at SAB he was trained by master teachers Stanley Williams, Peter Martins, Andrea Kramarevsky, Suzanne Farrell, Alexandra Danilova, Suki Schorer, and Sean Lavery. He danced professionally with Boston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and the touring Stars of American Ballet, headlined by Robert La Fosse and Darci Kistler. He has appeared on Broadway in the original casts of The Red Shoes, Carousel (1994 Tony Award® winner for Best Revival), The Rocky Horror Show Live, Dance of the Vampires, and Fiddler on the Roof. He has also appeared on television as a contract player on Another World and guest-starred on Law and Order and Gilmore Girls. Sharp has taught at Idyllwild Arts Academy for sixteen years and he also teaches and directs internationally.