Masterclasses
In an effort to expand our dancers' horizons in the dance world, we have invited some lovely and talented local dancers to come and share their love of dance through technical masterclasses and workshops. This season, we are inviting our Masterclass instructors to teach Contemporary techniques including Contemporary Ballet, Contemporary Floorwork, Contact Improvisation, Classical Ballet Variations, and even Choreographic-Focus training. Check out the schedule below and register for our upcoming classes and feel free to contact us with any questions.
Meet Your Instructors
Madyn Waskiewicz
Madyn grew up in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
At age 17, she was invited to dance with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago as a Contemporary Ballet Trainee. The following year, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, to become a trainee with the St. Louis Dance Theatre. Most recently, she moved to Tuscania, Italy, to train under Loris Petrillo in the SPECIFIC International Dance Program to expand her artistic vision. Madyn is currently pursuing an Associate’s Degree in Finance and Marketing at Indian River State College as a part of Ballet Vero Beach’s Fellowship Initiative for Dancers.
Amanda Howard
Amanda specializes in functional training techniques and neuromuscular training for injury risk reduction. For the past 12 years, she has worked alongside her grandmother, a Naturopathic doctor to learn many facets of functional medicine. Using this knowledge, and over a decade of personal research, Amanda has created programs that combine prevention methods for injuries and illness while also incorporating neurological support for nervous system balance.
As a dance teacher and Athletic Injury Prevention Specialist, Amanda works with athletes, dancers, and performers to help them with proper training techniques, flexibility and ROM training, strength, and movement. The goal of the specialized programs she has created is to provide a healthy, pain-free career and retirement without degradation to joints and important connective tissue. This extends from our littlest dancers to our adult dancers.
Marlyse Noble
Marlyse Noble is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and creative artist working across classical ballet and contemporary dance. As a performer, she has danced with South Dakota Ballet and Ballet Vero Beach, while creating and presenting choreography of her own. She has also taught in company and community settings and served on the faculty of the South Dakota Ballet Summer Intensive. Her training has taken her across the globe, through programs and performances with The Alberta Ballet School, The Royal Danish Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Masterclasses in Prague, and Dart Dance Berlin.