Guest Faculty
Kaori Ogasawara (Ballet)
Kaori was born in Japan where she studied ballet with her grandmother, Kazue Ogasawara and Takao Hisamitsu. In 1993, she came to the US to train at the Boston Ballet school and later danced at Boston Ballet before joining Pittsburgh Ballet Theat... Read More »
John and Candyce Washington (African)
Mr. and Mrs. Washington and family are a wonderful team of talented musicians and dancers. Director of Music at Carver High, Mr. Washington works closely with the Performing Arts division of Memphis City Schools. Ms. Washington teaches Spe... Read More »
Blakeley White-McGuire (Modern)
Ms. White-McGuire joined the Martha Graham Company in 2002. She has performed principal roles in Appalachian Spring, Diversion of Angels, Deep Song, Erra... Read More »
Kim L. Jones (Modern)
Kim Jones is a choreographer, dancer and a native New Yorker. She is Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and a régisseur for the Martha Graham Resource Center. She received her MFA s... Read More »
Carol Guidry (Ballet, Franklin Method & Jazz)
Ms. Guidry received her Royal Academy of Dance training and Advanced 2 Certificate at the Audrey Share School in Long Beach, CA. She was a soloist with the Minnesota Dance Theatre, appearing in works by George Balanchine, Sir Fredrick Ashton, Glen Tet... Read More »
Adrian Couch (African)
Originally from Nashville, TN, Mr. Couch began his training in African under the direction of Karen Roberts at Uhuru Dance Company. He is Founder and Artistic Director of Masquerage Afrikan Movement Ensemble in Memphis, TN. Mr. Couch choreograph... Read More »
Francesca Harper (Contemporary Ballet)
Ms. Harper blends original choreography, dance, music and film to create groundbreaking works that are category-defying. Harper was raised in New York City, where she studied at the School of American Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet School, The Ailey Schoo... Read More »
General MacArthur Hambrick (Ballet, Jazz and Choreography)
General McArthur Hambrick is a native of Fort Worth, Texas. A graduate of Texas Christian University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance, he is currently working on his Masters at the University of Washington. Gen... Read More »
Christina Bernal (Ballet)
Ms Bernal trained at San Francisco Ballet School and then went on to dance with San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Paul Mejia. Married to Larry Matthews, formerly of the New York City Ballet, she taught a private class for 10 years at Davi... Read More »
Chris Roberts (Ballet, Contemporary and Hip Hop)
Chris Roberts was one of the first New Ballet School graduates to be assimilated into the professional Trainee Program. He has taught students in New Ballet's core program (Boys Technique), led workshops at BRIDGES and intensives for Memphis City Scho... Read More »
