Andrea Bergeman danced professionally with Ballet Memphis, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Peoria Ballet, and English National Ballet. Andrea's principal training was with Valia Seiskaya at the Seiskaya Ballet Academy and with Maggie Black at the Huntington School of Ballet. She is also a fully certified pilates instructor and will be teaching a pilates course for levels 5, 6 and 7 on Monday evenings in addition Intermediate ballet throughout the week.
Now in her fourth season with Dance Kaleidoscope, Mariel Greenlee received her BA from Point Park University and studied in New York City at Dance Space, The Paul Taylor School and the David Parsons Workshop. Last season, Mariel was a recipient of a grant which enabled her to study at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, an opportunity made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. She will be instructing Advanced modern classes to levels 6 and 7 on Thursdays.
Timothy June is originally from Enfield, Connecticut and began his training at New England Dance Conservatory in East Longmeadow Massachusetts along with the Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, ad the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. Most recently he has performed with Ballet Arkansas, Butler Ballet, Indianapolis Opera, and American Cabaret Theatre. In addition to receiving a BFA in Dance Performance, Timothy has had the privilege to perform works by choreographers such as Thaddeus Davis, James Kudelka, Susan McGuire, and George Balanchine in addition to a wide variety of classical repertoire. Timothy is very excited to be joining Dance Kaleidoscope.
Timothy June is originally from Enfield, Connecticut and began his training at New England Dance Conservatory in East Longmeadow Massachusetts along with the Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, ad the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. Most recently he has performed with Ballet Arkansas, Butler Ballet, Indianapolis Opera, and American Cabaret Theatre. In addition to receiving a BFA in Dance Performance, Timothy has had the privilege to perform works by choreographers such as Thaddeus Davis, James Kudelka, Susan McGuire, and George Balanchine in addition to a wide variety of classical repertoire. Timothy is very excited to be joining Dance Kaleidoscope.
Michelle Merrell began her training at Jordan Academy of Dance in her hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. At the age of 15 she became a full scholarship student at the School of American Ballet in New York City where she was featured in the annual Workshop Performances. Ms. Merrell joined Miami City Ballet under the direction of Edward Villella as an apprentice in 1994 and rose through the ranks to Principal Dancer in 2003. Her many roles include Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Agon, Western Symphony, Serenade, Concerto Barocco, The Four Temperments, Bugaku, Apollo, Elegie, Symphony in Three Movements, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Who Cares? and Prodigal Son.
Open registration for the fall semester begins today, Tuesday, August 13. Visit www.indyballet.org for registration dates and times, complete faculty bios and an updated schedule of classes.
