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Sharon Donohue Tolczyk previously taught ballet on the faculties of the Boston Ballet School, Walnut Hill School for the arts (Natick, MA), Boston Ballet’s Children’s Summer Dance Workshop, Amherst Ballet Centre (MA), Schwarz School of Dance (Dayton, OH), Wright State University’s PRODANCE (Dayton, OH), Albemarle Ballet Theatre, and recently at the Greenwood Community Center. At Walnut Hill School, she was a member of the dance department’s ballet faculty, and Director of the Dance Extension Division and Summer Dance Workshop. Prior to her teaching career, Sharon danced with the Dayton Ballet Company and Peridance, a contemporary ballet company in New York City. While in Dayton, she also served as Ballet Mistress for the company and apprentice company, Dayton Ballet II.
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(Mary) Scott Neisser– began studying and practicing yoga twenty years ago. It was a natural transition from a professional dancing career. She studied with a variety of teachers at Angel City Yoga in LA, and intensively with Anna Delury, a senior Iyengar teacher. She continues to grow and learn through her teachers at Allied yoga, having studied with Joe Adlesic, Sandra Pleasants, and Mary Bridle. She has attended many workshops over the years including Kofi Busia, Max Strom, and Rajiv and Swati Chanchani. She is thrilled to be sharing her passion for yoga and its benefits of strength, flexibility, and a centered calmness.
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Kacie-Linn Engle was an art and science specialist for Seattle Public Schools prior to moving to Charlottesville in 1999. Upon arriving, she decided that she wanted to spend more time with her own family, and opened an art studio in her basement where she teaches year long after- school art classes. She is thrilled to also be teaching at the Old Crozet School Arts program this year. She was voted, “Favorite Teacher in the School” by her students in Seattle, and likes to believe it’s her warm, nurturing attitude that the students like. She’s an artist in her own right, and can often be found laboring over her own pieces at her desk at all hours of the day and night. She lives with her husband Blair, her son Brett who attends Western Albemarle, and her dog Cami. When she’s very lucky she gets a visit from her wonderful daughter Jenna, who attends Virginia Tech. Visit her website for more pictures and information: www.Kacie-LinnEngle.com.
Nym Pedersen grew up in New York City and studied art at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York. His father, Doug Pedersen, was a painter and big inspiration, although Nym thinks of himself as primarily self-taught. Nym moved to Virginia 12 years ago after spending a few years in Oregon. He has shown his work in galleries and other venues in Virginia, Oregon, California, and elsewhere. Nym lives in Crozet with his wife and two sons and a bunch of animals. Please visit his website, www.nympedersen.comfor a look at his artwork.
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Cellist Andrew Gabbert performs in the Crozet‐based chamber duo Terra Voce with his wife, flutist Elizabeth Brightbill. In addition to their numerous performances on college campuses, Terra Voce has appeared on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, in the Christ Chapel Chamber Series at New York City’s Riverside Church, and as finalists in the National Flute Association’s 2008 Chamber Music Competition in Kansas City. Prior to moving to Crozet, Mr. Gabbert held titled full-‐time positions with the Tulsa Philharmonic and Opera orchestras for eleven years and regularly presented educational concerts as a member of the Tulsa Philharmonic String Quartet/Quintet. He graduated with high distinction from Indiana University’s School of Music, and also has a M.M. from Louisiana State University. He has taught as a Visiting Instructor at the University of Oklahoma, and as a graduate assistant at Louisiana State University. He currently teaches at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA and maintains a private studio in Crozet, VA. www.TerraVoce.com
Award-winning flutist Elizabeth Brightbill performs in the Crozet-based duo Terra Voce. Prior to moving to Crozet, she held the position of Principal Flute with the Tulsa Philharmonic and Opera orchestras for ten years. She holds the D.M. degree from Indiana University, has taught at a number of colleges and universities around the country, and currently teaches at Mary Baldwin College, Longwood University, Eastern Mennonite University, and St. Anne’s- Belfield School. Contact Elizabeth at info@terravoce.com
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Boomie Pedersen was born and raised in NYC. She has lived in NY; Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles, CA and now lives in Crozet with two, sometimes three, of her six children. She has a dance background, holds a BA in English and Theater from Princeton University, and has worked in the theater most of her life. Most recently she has taught Improv at North Branch School, theater at Renaissance School, acting and directing at Randolph College. She is currently the Co-Artistic Director of the Hamner Theater in Nelson County where she has directed, produced and acted in over a dozen productions.
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