Lizabeth Skalski (Associate Director, ballet, pointe, principal choreographer) has been the Associate Director at Main Street Ballet in Woodbury, CT since 1999. Her guest teaching credits include: The Hartford Conservatory; School for Creative and Performing Arts - Cincinnati, OH; Covenant Dance Studio – Brooklyn, NY; as well as schools in Canada, Taiwan and China.  Ms. Skalski’s teaching style uses the best aspects of the Ceccetti, School of American Ballet, French and Russian schools which is reflected by her training at the Joffrey School and from New York’s most innovative ballet teachers: Lawrence Rhodes, Finis Jhung, Nadine Revene, Igal Perry, Melissa Hayden and modern dance teachers Lar Lubovich, David Gordon, Lynn Simonson, Don Redlich and Robyn Cutler.  Heralded by critics of the New York Times, Dance Magazine and New York Newsday, Ms. Skalski created over twenty-five original contemporary ballets for New York’s New American Ballet Ensemble, Ballet Santa Barbara and in showcases throughout New York, Connecticut and in Canada.  She also created original choreography for “Oklahoma”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Three Penny Opera” and “Oliver”.  As a dancer, Ms. Skalski performed throughout the United States and Asia with New York based Chen & Dancers, Baba Dancers as well as with Downtown Ballet, New American Ballet Ensemble, Santa Barbara Ballet Theatre and Carlton Smith Ballet Chicago.  Ms Skalski holds a MFA in dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Sylvia Kinal-Davidowitz (primary ballet, pointe/variations, principal coach) began her studies at L’Ecole Superieure des Grands Ballets Canadiens at age five, and has studied under some of the world’s most outstanding teachers.  She was awarded a Canadian grant to study with Rosella Hightower in Cannes, France, at American Ballet Theatre, and with the noted teachers, David Howard, Larry Rhodes, Haynes Owens and Maggie Black.  At age 16, she was awarded the silver medal at the VIII th International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria.  In 1978, she was recognized as an Outstanding Artist of Canada, bestowed to her by HRH Queen Elizabeth of England.  She toured the world as a principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and the Cleveland Ballet as well as with Martine Van Hamel’s “American Ballet Stars,” and with principal dancers from American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet.  Invited by Alicia Alonzo, Sylvia performed in Cuba at the Cuban International Dance Festival.  Canadian choreographer Fernand Nault created the solo “Incoherence,” for Sylvia, which she performed at the Varna Ballet Competition, and the role of Anna, in the Seven Deadly

Kerry Gallagher (modern) started her dance career at the School of Performing Arts under Arlene Begelman and Barbara Braverman in New Milford.  She then studied at the School of American Ballet in NYC under such teachers as Alexandra Danilova, Elise Reiman, Richard Rapp, Kay Mazzo, Helene Dudin, Antonia Tumkovsky, Muriel Stuart, Andrei Kramarevsky.  She performed with the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center while at the school in performances of ‘The Nutcracker’, ‘Coppelia’, ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’, ‘Harlequinade’ and ‘Circus Polka’ to name a few.  She spent summers training at the New York State Summer School of the Arts in Saratoga Springs, NY under teachers Olga Kostritzky, Bojan Spassoff, Stephanie Wolf, Peter Martins, Stephanie Saland, Heather Watts and other members of the New York City Ballet.  While at the school, she performed with the New York City Ballet at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.  Kerry danced with: Annamaura Silverblatt and Co. where she performed works by the Martha Graham trained Ms. Silverblatt; Fusionworks Repertory Dance Company under artistic director/founder Deb Meunier, performing works by choreographers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packard, David Dorfman, Pooh Kaye, Creach and Koester, David Parsons, Sita Fredrick, Deidre Morris, Laura Bennett, Deb Meunier; Classics Dance Theatre Ballet Company under Artistic Director Catherine Barribal, performing works by Catherine Barribal, Janet White, Justin Sherwood, and her own works;  Adam Battlelstein of Pilobolus, performing his work in school systems throughout the country; MacArthur Dance Project, under artistic director Browen MacArthur touring throughout New England.  Kerry joined the American Dance Legacy Institute and danced with Dancing Legacy from 2005 to the present where she has danced, taught and coached the Etudes of David Parsons, Robert Battle, Danny Grossman, Donald McKayle, Anna Sokolow.  Kerry is also a member of the American Dance Legacy Institutes Management Team.  She has been a dance teacher for the past 20 years teaching from California to Connecticut.

Lenny Juliano (jazz/funk/tap) owned his own dance studio in Brantford and Milford, CT for 10 years.  He received many awards for choreography and costumes at local and national competitions; with his students accomplishing gold and platinum medals.  As a performer, Lenny toured with “Beauty and the Beast” (Nat’l tour ’97), German touring company of “Tabaluga and Lilli”, Japanese Touring Company of “George Lucas’ Super Live Adventure” and in the Radio City Music Hall “Spring Spectacular”.  He has performed at Foxwoods Casino, Madison Square Gardens and as a commercial artist for Toyota (starring Bill Cosby), Chevrolet, Ford (starring Aretha Franklin), “Los Angeles Pow Pow” (starring Diana Ross) and on television for Crest toothpaste.  Lenny held the dance titles: “America’s Male Dancer of the Year”, “Mr. Dance Educators of America” and “Mr. Dance of the US”.  Lenny currently freelance teaches and choreographs for theater productions throughout Connecticut.

collaborated with Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, the Woodbury Lions Club and Nonnewaug High School Drama Dept., Waterbury Arts Magnet School, Newbury Theater Company, Woodbury and Southbury Parks and Rec. and many other local organizations and clubs.

Ms. Morosco received her ballet training at the Joffrey School and American Ballet Theater School under master teachers such as Oleg Briansky, Alexandra Danilova, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, Madame Pereyslavak, Ismet Mouhedin, Diana White, and Perry Brunson.  She also received modern dance training in the Humphrey-Weidman and Limon techniques.  After receiving her degree in dance from Mercyhurst College, she went on to perform with Erie Civic Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater; performing the great classic ballets that she now produces for Main Street Ballet.

Elizabeth Della Ratta (pre-ballet, modern) attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on full scholarship, where she earned a BFA in Dance and a BS in Nutrition.  Liz's ballet training includes years of study in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and at the Joffrey Ballet.  As a young dancer, Liz performed with the New Jersey based Shore Ballet Company dancing roles in Nutcracker, Coppelia, Cinderella, and Les Sylphides. Liz also performed with the legendary ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire in Roland Petit's U.S. production of De Fledermaus on Broadway.  In addition to studying modern dance in the Five College System, Liz has also studied intensively at Dance New Amsterdam, Broadway Dance Center, and with Doug Varone and Dancers in New York.  She has performed with an array of modern dance companies, including Mati Elias Dance and Room Eleven Dancers.  Liz was an original member of Tony Silva Dance, performing in Massachusetts, New York, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.  Liz has been a guest artist with Venedance, a Venezuelan folk dance group. More recently, Liz has performed in New York and Connecticut with Bernier Dance, a Connecticut based contemporary dance company.  Liz has completed teacher trainings with Central Pennsylvia Youth Ballet and the American Academy of Ballet.  Liz has aYoga Alliance Certified (200 hour) yoga instructor and completed her MsED in elementary education from the University of Bridgeport in 2013.

photo: Bob Capazzo

Christopher DeNofrio (ballet, pas de deux) Chris received his early training on Cape Cod with Klara Koenig.  He received a bachelor of Fine Arts from The Boston Conservatory of Music (on scholarship).  His professional career includes: Indianapolis Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre of Boston, Boston Dance Company, Louisville Ballet and Boston Ballet and has danced a diverse and vast repertoire.  Most recently, Mr. DeNofrio has taught at The Vancouver Academy of Music, New England Ballet Company.

Sins.  Sylvia worked with the noted choreographers, Sir Anton Dolin, Lar Lubovitch, John Butler, Lynn Taylor Corbett, Milko Sparamblek, Dennis Nahat, Ian Horvath, Fernand Nault and Brian Macdonald and performed principal roles in: Romeo and Juliet, Le Corsaire, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Coppelia, Raymonda, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Balanchine’s Serenade, Concerto Barocco, Theme and Variations and The Four Temperaments.  Other works include John Butler’s Catulli Carmina; Maurice Bejart’s, Firebird; Lar Lubovitch’s, Exultate Jubilate and Les Noces; Anthony Tudor’s, Jardin aux Lilas and Sunflowers; Milko Sparemblek’s, The Miraculous Mandarin, and works by Dennis Nahat, Ian Horvath and Canadian choreographers, Brian Macdonald and Fernand Nault.