PDT’s world-class faculty attracts students from all over the region to study with us. PDT’s faculty are among the best in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with superior experience in areas of teaching, coaching, performance, and pedagogy.
Talin Kenar
Artistic Director
Risa Gary Kaplowitz
Director Emerita
Violeta Angelova
Ballet Instructor
Nora Cotter
Ballet Instructor
Elyse Mertz
Ballet and Yoga Instructor
Georgia Teperikidou
Ballet Instructor
Elissa Verso
Ballet Instructor
Maia Virgil
Ballet Instructor
Audrey Yeager
Ballet Instructor
Sayako Harada
Ballet Instructor
Alexis Branagan
Adult Ballet Instructor
Lisa Bottalico
Flamenco Instructor
Karen Callaway Williams
Tap Instructor
Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch
Modern Instructor
Tom McKie
Hip Hop Instructor
Maclain Rhine
Jazz Instructor
Justine DeLuccio
Physical Therapist
Franco De Vita
Guest Master Ballet Intructor
Karin Averty
Guest Master Ballet Instructor
Max Azaro
Guest Ballet Instructor
Abigail Jorgensen
Ballet Instructor
Susan Jaffe
Stella Abrerra
Maxim Beloserkovsky
Irina Dvorovenko
Cynthia Gregory
Franco De Vita
Raymond Lukens
Robert Hill
Christian Holder
Julie Kent
Sascha Radetsky
Desmond Richardson
Adam Rogers
John Selya
Martine Van Hamel
Igal Perry
Stephanie Saland
Michael Shannon
Preston Duggar
Jared Matthews
Yuriko Kajiya
Sarah Hayes
Karin Averty