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ABT Certified Teachers
ABT Certified Teachers
ABT Certified Teachers have completed intensive training in ABT’s National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough nine-level program that combines high quality artistic training with the pillars of dancer health and child development. ABT Certified Teachers are permitted to teach ABT’s National Training Curriculum only to the levels in which they successfully completed the training intensive and passed a thorough examination.
To explore the list of ABT Certified Teachers, please click on the below links.
*Please note that these lists are updated quarterly. Last update was published July 2020.
ABT Affiliate Teachers
The ABT Affiliate Teacher is a level of distinction for ABT Certified Teachers that successfully present their students for examinations. Learn more about how to become an ABT Affiliate Teacher by presenting your students for examination, or click to download the current list of ABT Affiliate Teachers.
Student ExaminationsList of ABT Affiliate TeachersABT NTC Fellows
ABT Affiliate Teachers who have maintained their status and have presented three consecutive successful sessions will achieve the level of distinction of ABT NTC Fellow. Explore the directory of ABT NTC Fellows below.
U.S. Northeast
| NORTHEAST | ||
| Name | School | Location |
| Natalia Alonzo-Brillante | American Youth Dance Theater | New York, NY |
| Sophie Alpern | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| American Youth Dance Theater | New York, NY | |
| Tamara Babic | Classical School of Ballet LI | Garden City, NY |
| Jaimie Bernstein | Dance Theatre of New Jersey | Oakland, NJ |
| Jenna Bitterman | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| Yun-Tzu Chang | Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY |
| Harriet Clark | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| Nora Cotter | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Maeve Dougal | Mason Gross School of the Arts Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ |
| Jaime Hickey | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| Sonia Jones | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| Risa Kaplowitz | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Talin Kenar | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Maura Ryan | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Flavio Salazar | ABT JKO School | New York, NY |
| Leyland Simmons | Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY |
| Samuel Turner | American Youth Dance Theater | New York, NY |
| Dorothy Zerio | Dance Incorporated | Plainville, CT |
| Carolyn Zettel-Augustyn | Classical School of Ballet LI | Garden City, NY |
U.S. Southeast
| SOUTHEAST | ||
| Name | School | Location |
| Melania Ballish Regueiro | Classical Ballet Centre | Summerville, SC |
| Carla A. Domniguez | Coconut Grove Ballet | Miami, FL |
| Katherine Levitz | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
| Savery Morgan | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
| Doris Noriega | Coconut Grove Ballet | Miami, FL |
| Linda Reifsnyder Jenkins | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
| Julia Satterfield | Coconut Grove Ballet | Miami, FL |
| Jacqueline White | Open Door Studios | Charlotte, NC |
| Yesseña Whitfield | Open Door Studios | Charlotte, NC |
U.S. Midwest
| MIDWEST | ||
| Name | School | Location |
| Natalya Vyashenko | Natalya’s Turning Pointe | Canal Fulton, OH |
U.S. Southwest
| SOUTHWEST | ||
| Name | School | Location |
| Penny Askew | Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Thyrsa Da Rosa Hartel | Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Walker Martin | Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School | Oklahoma City, OK |
| James Williams | Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School | Oklahoma City, OK |
U.S. West
| WEST | ||
| Name | School | Location |
| Laura Burton | The New Ballet School | San Jose, CA |
| Elizabeth Hutter | The New Ballet School | San Jose, CA |
| Le Mai Linh | The New Ballet School | San Jose, CA |
| Amanda Luton | Artistic Fusion Dance Academy | Thornton, CO |
| Amy Macon | The New Ballet School | San Jose, CA |
| Dalia Rawson | The New Ballet School | San Jose, CA |
| Ellen Rosa-Taylor | Idyllwild Arts Academy | Idyllwild, CA |
| Jonathan Sharp | Idyllwild Arts Academy | Idyllwild, CA |
International
| INTERNATIONAL | ||
| Name | School | Country |
| Barbara Ante | Evento Danza – Bolzano | Italy |
| Alessandra Ashkenazy | Ashkenazy Ballet Center | Switzerland |
| Sara Ballari | A.S.D. Armonia Arte Danza | Italy |
| Lily Cartwright | Canterbury Ballet | New Zealand |
| Francesca Carocci | Accademia Armonia 2 | Italy |
| Adriana Davila | Let’s Dance Studio | Mexico |
| Ma. Verna Fajilan-Brazil | Edge ‘n Pointe Dance Centre | Hong Kong |
| Valentina Falcini | Ateneo Danza | Italy |
| Ottavia Marenghi | Scuola Danza Petit Pas | Italy |
| Elettra Marinai | ASD Centro Artedanza Firenze | Italy |
| Kennetha O’Heany | Oakville School of Classical Ballet | Canada |
| Amanda Paterson | Oakville School of Classical Ballet | Canada |
| Stefania Sansavini | Ateneo Danza | Italy |
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