Instructors

Amy began dancing at age five and then began training seriously a few years later at the American Academy of Ballet under the instruction of Maris Battaglia as well as Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook of Dance Theatre of Harlem.  She received her B.A. degree in Theater (Summa cum Laude) from Baldwin-Wallace College in Cleveland and a M.F.A. in Dance from Southern Methodist University.  Miss Amy trained not only in Classical Ballet but also received extensive Jazz and Modern pedagogy training.  She started her teaching career as well as continued her ballet training at Dallas Metropolitan Ballet under the directorship of Ann Etgen and Bill Atkinson, where Miss Amy taught ballet from pre-ballet for three year olds to advanced ballet for the company apprentices. From 1983-1990, Miss Amy continued her teaching career at studios in North Dallas, Midland, and Odessa, Texas.  In January of 1991, Miss Amy moved to Manassas, VA and became a full time teacher with Manassas School of Dance which is now Manassas Ballet Academy.  In 1994, when working with her first Russian male partner, Slava Mesropov, Miss Amy began a total retraining in the Vaganova methodology under many Russian teachers, most notable Dimitriy Tuboltsev and Inna Stabrova.  In 1997, Miss Amy became Associate Director and helped lead MBT’s expansion into a professional ballet company.  In 1999, she became Artistic Director of MBT.  In 2008, Miss Amy was presented with a Seefeldt Pioneer Award for Arts Excellence by the Prince William County Park Authority Arts Council for stellar achievement over time.

Miss Sara has been teaching at Manassas Ballet Academy since 2006. In that time she has taught all levels of ballet, lyrical, modern, jazz, tap and stretch and strength.  Miss Sara first learned to teach as a teaching assistant at Canton Ballet in Canton, Ohio. She became proficient in the Vaganova technique while studying with Vaganova Ballet Academy graduates Inna Stabrova and Dimitry Tuboltsev.  She has studied at many schools across the US, including the School of American Ballet, Kirov Academy and the Harid Conservatory of Ballet. In 2016, she became the Assistant Director of Manassas Ballet Academy. Miss Sara is certified in “Progressing Ballet Technique”, directs and choreographs for the Manassas Youth Ballet and coaches individual and group pieces for competition (YAGP).

After graduating in 1989 from the Novosibirsk Ballet Academy in Russia, Mr. Slatvitskiy became the principal dancer with the Novosibirsk Theatre from 1989 until 2000 where he danced in many productions. In 2000, he became a principal dancer with the Grigorovich Ballet Company in Russia.  He has also appeared as a guest dancer across the United States.  He has danced the principal roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardee, Don Quixote, Frankenstein and Cinderella just to name a few.  Mr. Slatvitskiy has toured around the world, including countries such as Argentina, China, Egypt, England, Germany and Italy.  Mr Slatvitskiy serves as primary choreographer, ballet master, and principal dancer for Manassas Ballet Theatre as well as a principal teacher and Youth American Grand Prix coach for Manassas Ballet Academy.  Mr Slavitskiy joined MBT in 2006.

Mr. Burnham was born in Lake Tahoe, CA and started his ballet training at Santa Cruz Ballet under the direction of Robert Kelly and Diane Cypher. He continued his training in Washington State at Mid Columbia Ballet under Debra Rogo. At age 13, he received full scholarships to San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Houston Ballet. In 2004, he joined San Francisco Ballet where he performed in such ballets as Helgi Tomasson’s Meiston’s Mozart, and Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes and The Four Temperments. In 2006, Mr. Burnham joined Cincinnati Ballet where he danced many lead roles. He has worked with choreographers Jorma Elo, Val Caniparoli, Mark Morris, Trey McIntyre, James Kudelka, and Twyla Tharp. In 2009-2011, he performed with Ballet Theatre of Maryland dancing such roles as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and the Cavalier in The Nutcracker. In May 2012, Mr. Burnham is a principal dancer with Manasass Ballet Theatre and is a teacher and YAGP coach for Manassas Ballet Academy.  Mr. Burnham joined MBT in 2012.

Originally from Brazil, Ms. Greer started dancing at the age of twelve.  In Sao Paulo, she joined Renata Reys “Produdoes e Eventos” for two years as a dancer and taught ballet classes, as well.  Ms. Greer first came to the United States for a summer intensive at Ballet Chicago in 2012, then studied on a full scholarship in the year-round program with Chicago Ballet Arts.  In 2014, she began studying at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York as a ballet trainee for two years, dancing as a guest artist with Eglevsky Ballet for “The Nutcracker” in 2015 with Homo Veritas Dance Theatre in 2016.  She studied with Mrs Ashley Tuttle during the summer of 2016.  Ms. Greer joined MBT in 2016.

Ms Frankenfield began her training with Kathryn Stout in her hometown of Easton, PA. She attended summer programs at the Joffrey Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre. Ms. Frankenfield graduated with honors from the high school program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she had the opportunity to perform with American Ballet Theatre’s second company. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s College- Conservatory of Music with a BFA in ballet and a minor in English. While at CCM, Ms Frankenfield performed the lead roles in Don Quixote and Giselle, and soloist roles in Balanchine’s Walpurgusnacht and Pas de Dix, while also performing professionally with Ballet Theatre Midwest and Kentucky Ballet Theatre.  From 2011 to 2014, she was a soloist with Ballet Theatre of Maryland and was featured as Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Pas de Trios in Swan Lake, and Antony Tudor’s Continuo.  Ms. Frankenfield joined MBT and MBA as a principal dancer and teacher in 2014.

Ms. Kubiak, of Narberth, PA, began her training with the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet under Margarita deSaa, John White, and Melinda Pendleton. She continued her training with BalletMet in Columbus, OH. She was chosen by Gerard Charles to receive a scholarship for BalletMet’s pre-professional program, where she had the opportunity to perform with the school and company. In 2012-2013 she danced with Columbia Classical Ballet, and in 2014, Ms. Kubiak joined MBT, where she also serves as the event coordinator.

Mr. Mohamed is a native of Egypt and has danced across the world, including France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, Germany and the U.S.  From 2004 to 2013, he performed as a dance soloist and principal dancer with the Cairo Opera ballet in Egypt.  Mr. Mohamed also worked as choreographer with Theatre du Vieux Moulin in Meythet, France from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Mohamed was awarded first place in the Egyptian National Ballet Competition in 2010 from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. In 2013, he moved to Northern Virginia and was a principal dancer with Gainesville Ballet, Charlottesville Ballet, and The Dance Company in Fairfax.  Mr. Mohamed joined MBT in 2015.

Originally from Italy, Ms. Palladino began her dance training in 2003 in Sardinia at the school of ballet master Roberto Magnabosco. In 2006 she danced in “Romeo
and Juliet” with the Hamburg Ballet company with etoile Silvia Azzoni and Massimo Murru in the theater Lirico in Cagliari. After training with teachers Alessandra Corona, Susanna Beltrami, Alessandro Molin, and Victor Litvinov, she joined the Accademia Nazionale in Rome in 2008. In 2011 she was hired as a trainee at  American Repertory Ballet in Princeton, NJ. Ms. Palladino joined MBT in 2015.