Director & Faculty

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

Susan Jaffe

Co-Founder

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

Phylis Kohn

Accompanist

Abigail Jorgensen

Ballet Instructor

Previous Guest Instructors:

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