Cheryl Krown 

Cheryl studied in Los Angeles at American School of Dance and in New York. She earned her BFA at California Institute of the Arts. She has taught master classes around the country and the Soviet Union. She received her diploma from the Vaganova School in Tbilisi. Cheryl has spoken at the National Convention of Preschools on the benefits of dance in the curriculum and performed with numerous ballet and modern dance companies in California and Arizona including California Ballet , San Diego Dance theater,  and 3's Company,

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Julie Gibson         

Julie has taught the advanced ballet levels at Vashon Dance Academy since 2001.  She

grew up in Tacoma and danced with BalleTacoma.  She danced professionally with Spokane Ballet, Ballet Theater of Central Pennsylvania and Seattle's ARC Dance.  Julie is also an aerialist and has performed on Vashon and in Seattle.

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John Bishop

John Paul Bishop is a dancer, choreographer and director, he has long been associated with prominent dance companies and schools in the US and abroad and has worked with some of the most notable artists in the world of dance. He began studying classical ballet and piano at the age of 8 and began his professional career at 16 with the Milwaukee Ballet Company. He has since performed with over twenty professional companies from New York to Japan. He has worked with such dance luminaries as George Balanchine, Mikhail Barishnikov, Andre Eglevsky and many others.