Summer Guest Faculty
Kristin Klade (Ballet)
Kristin Klade is originally from Fort Worth, TX, and trained pre-professionally throughout her childhood with ballet masters around North Texas including Karen and Fernando Schaffenburg, Svetlana Stanova, Nicolai Semicov, and Leslie M. Jordan III. She went on to complete a BFA in Ballet Pedagogy on scholarship with the School of Dance at the University of Oklahoma. Other training includes two American Ballet Theater summer intensive and an internship at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Kristin's interest in teaching was fostered when she became an assistant teacher for the Broadway Dance Center Children and Teen Program. While in New York City, she also trained with leading contemporary jazz masters who have inspired her jazz and contemporary classes. Her performance credits include soloist and principal roles as a company member with Oklahoma Festival Ballet Company in Norman, OK, North Central Civic Ballet Company in Keller, TX, and UBallet of University of Chicago. Kristin has taught ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance for fifteen years at studios in Oklahoma City, Chicago, and now Fort Worth. She is currently in her eighth season teaching at Texas Ballet Theater School. Kristin strives to find a balance of discipline and joy in her classroom: instilling a love for the art, challenging students to be their personal best, and prioritizing health of body, mind, and spirit.
Kristin Klade is originally from Fort Worth, TX, and trained pre-professionally throughout her childhood with ballet masters around North Texas including Karen and Fernando Schaffenburg, Svetlana Stanova, Nicolai Semicov, and Leslie M. Jordan III. She went on to complete a BFA in Ballet Pedagogy on scholarship with the School of Dance at the University of Oklahoma. Other training includes two American Ballet Theater summer intensive and an internship at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Kristin's interest in teaching was fostered when she became an assistant teacher for the Broadway Dance Center Children and Teen Program. While in New York City, she also trained with leading contemporary jazz masters who have inspired her jazz and contemporary classes. Her performance credits include soloist and principal roles as a company member with Oklahoma Festival Ballet Company in Norman, OK, North Central Civic Ballet Company in Keller, TX, and UBallet of University of Chicago. Kristin has taught ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance for fifteen years at studios in Oklahoma City, Chicago, and now Fort Worth. She is currently in her eighth season teaching at Texas Ballet Theater School. Kristin strives to find a balance of discipline and joy in her classroom: instilling a love for the art, challenging students to be their personal best, and prioritizing health of body, mind, and spirit.
Lydia Parnell (Jazz)
Lydia Parnell (Austin,TX, USA) graduated with a BFA in Modern Dance from Texas Christian University where she was also a member of the Chi Tau Epsilon Dance Honors Society. During her time in the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance at TCU, Parnell was featured in Telisu’s Music Video, Heart Thief as well as Suki John’s short film, The Sh’ma Project. She is also a proud company member of B. Moore Dance. Parnell has been choreographing and teaching for 9 years and is a certified Power Yoga/ Sculpt Teacher. Lydia has recently completed a contract as a dancer onboard Royal Caribbean's Jewel Of The Seas.
Lydia Parnell (Austin,TX, USA) graduated with a BFA in Modern Dance from Texas Christian University where she was also a member of the Chi Tau Epsilon Dance Honors Society. During her time in the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance at TCU, Parnell was featured in Telisu’s Music Video, Heart Thief as well as Suki John’s short film, The Sh’ma Project. She is also a proud company member of B. Moore Dance. Parnell has been choreographing and teaching for 9 years and is a certified Power Yoga/ Sculpt Teacher. Lydia has recently completed a contract as a dancer onboard Royal Caribbean's Jewel Of The Seas.
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Candace Rattliff (Modern and Composition)
Candace Rattliff grew up in Fort Worth TX and received her formal dance training from Margo Dean School of Ballet, Joe Berry, and Beverly Torres. Candace graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance. She was awarded a TCU Fine Arts Guild Scholarship and also received a Dallas Dance Council Scholarship to study at Alvin Ailey Summer Dance Intensive in New York City. After graduation, Candace joined Jane Weiner’s Hope Stone Dance Company (Houston TX) and has enjoyed 10 wonderful seasons as a company member. She was also a company member of Earthen Vessels (Sandra Organ Dance Company) under the direction of former Houston Ballet soloist Sandra Organ Solis. As a freelance dancer, Candace has had the pleasure of performing with Amy Ell’s VAULT, NobleMotion Dance (Andy and Dione Noble), Leslie Skates, Paty Solorzano, and Harrison Guy’s Urban Souls Dance Company. She has also performed internationally in Ireland’s Irish Aerial Fest and Puebla, Mexico. Candace has served as a member of the modern dance faculty for Houston Ballet Academy, as well as the Modern and Jazz dance consultant for HSPVA. Additionally, Candace has enjoyed ten years of teaching in the greater Houston area as a freelance choreographer for Houston dance studios and HS drill teams. She has recently returned to Fort Worth and continues to teach and choreograph in DFW. |
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