Samantha Gallner
Instructor
Samantha has studied dance for over 11 years training at some of the most prestigious studios in the country including the Pennsylvania Ballet, Kirov Academy in Washington, DC, Boston Ballet, International Ballet Theater, and Broadway Dance Center.
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| Samantha received professional training in acting, improvisation, voice and dance including jazz, tap, modern, ballet and hip hop. Her credits include a mix of live theater, television and dance. She has appeared on Saturday Night Live and the television show Cheerleader. Samantha has performed (ballet) in La Bayadere, Paquita, Don Quixote, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty,
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Swan Lake, and Mid Summers Night Dream. Her performance in Youth Grand Prix earned her a place in the top ten. She has also performed a host of jazz and musical performances such as Man With a Golden Arm, The Wiz, as Maddy in Carrie, and Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.
During her extensive training she has danced with, as well as been taught by, principal dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Ballet and Paris Opera. At 16, Samantha began dancing professionally with
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the International Ballet Theater as a soloist, and the Philadelphia Civic Ballet, which not only performed throughout Philadelphia but also worked with its inner city schools.
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