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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 April 2025.
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 | ||
| 2025 ABT NTC Fellow | School(s) where presented students | Location |
| Natalia Alonzo-Brillante | American Youth Dance Theater | New York, NY |
| Sophie Alpern | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Alexis Andrews | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Elena Andriopoulos | West Jersey Youth Ballet | Annandale, NJ |
| Tamara Babic | Classical School of Ballet LI | New Hyde Park, NY |
| Rodica Bordeianu | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Yun-Tzu Chang | Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY |
| Lee Katherine Fink | Dance Matters NYC | Long Island City, NY |
| Ruoyi He | Xinghai Arts Center | Syosset, NY |
| Talin Kenar | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Wen Li | Sunshine Dance NYC | Syosset, NY |
| Yuxi Liu | Xinghai Arts Center | Syosset, NY |
| Kerry McManus | Dance Matters NYC | Long Island City, NY |
| Flavio Salazar | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Sarah Smith | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Kristen Stevens | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Leann Underwood | JKO ABT School | New York, NY |
| Audrey Yeager | Princeton Dance and Theater Studio | Princeton, NJ |
| Dorothy Zerio | Dance Incorporated | Plainville, CT |
U.S. Southeast
| SOUTHEAST | ||
| 2025 ABT NTC Fellow | School(s) where presented students | Location |
| Catherine Alexander | Viera Dance Conservatory | Melbourne, FL |
| Melania Ballish Regueiro | Classical Ballet Centre | Summerville, SC |
| Amyia Burrell | Orlando Ballet School | Orlando, FL |
| Bonnie Callahan | Viera Dance Conservatory | Melbourne, FL |
| Myriam Frederick | Ayala Royal Ballet | Miami, FL |
| Rebekah Hostetter | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
| Andrew Lamar | City Ballet Raleigh | Raleigh, NC |
| Melisse Mila Makaroff | Orlando Ballet School | Orlando, FL |
| Susan McCarter Olson | Harrison School for the Arts | Lakeland, FL |
| Heather Nelson | North Port High School | North Port, FL |
| Linda Reifsnyder Jenkins | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
| Elizabeth Shook | Orlando Ballet School | Orlando, FL |
| Heidi Towle | Orlando Ballet School | Orlando, FL |
| Patrick VanBuren | The Florida Ballet | Jacksonville, FL |
U.S. Midwest
| Midwest | ||
| 2025 ABT NTC Fellow | School(s) where presented students | Location |
| Amber Bailey | Fort Wayne Ballet | Fort Wayne, IN |
U.S. Southwest/West
| SOUTHWEST/ WEST | ||
| 2025 ABT NTC Fellow | School(s) where presented students | Location |
| Mads Eriksen | Boise Ballet Academy | Boise, ID |
| Le Mai Linh | New Ballet | San Jose, CA |
| Ellen Rosa-Taylor | Idyllwild Arts Academy | Idyllwild, CA |
| Joanne Landrau | En Face Studios | Frederick, CO |
| Naomi Le | New Ballet | San Jose, CA |
| Dalia Rawson | New Ballet | San Jose, CA |
| Sarah Stein Eriksen | Boise Ballet Academy | Boise, ID |
International
| INTERNATIONAL | ||
| 2025 ABT NTC Fellow | School(s) where presented students | Location |
| Marco Batti | Ateneo della Danza | Siena, Italy |
| Francesca Carocci | Accademia Armonia 2 | Rome, Italy |
| Lily Cartwright | Canterbury Ballet | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Joyce Cheung Hiu Wah | Edge’n Pointe Dance Centre | Hong Kong |
| Adriana Davila Londoño | Let’s Dance Studio | Ciudad de México, México |
| Alexis James | Canterbury Ballet | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Anabelle Lunawat | Bella Academy | Mumbai, India |
| Charlotte Marn | Charlotte Marn School of Dance | Singapore |
| Natasha Morgan | Oakville School of Classical Ballet | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Sally Muntz | Brisbane Dance Theatre | Coorparoo, Australia |
| Kennetha O’Heany | Oakville School of Classical Ballet | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Amanda Paterson | Oakville School of Classical Ballet | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Itamar Sierra | Studio de Ballet Nómada “Cuerpo en Movimiento” | Oaxaca, México |
| Honour Stahl | Charb Arts Studios | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alessia Tartaglia | Master Ballet School | Vicenza, Italy |
| Mariel Vargas Giacoman | Infinity Dance Academy | Ciudad de México, México |
| Andrea Vazquez | BalletArte | Puebla, México |
| Thalia Zavala | Instituto Artístico Daanz | Aguascalientes, México |
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