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SCOTTSDALE
Dance Academy, LLC
7850 East Evans Rd.
Suite # 106
Scottdsdale, AZ
480-948- 8202
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| About the Faculty
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Faculty
Nadiya Kovtun
Ballet and Character
Nadiya Kovtun was trained at the distinguished Ballet Academy in
Voronezh, Russia, and after graduating danced solo and principal roles
with several professional ballet companies in Russia. She also graduated
from The Leningrad Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory with a Masters Degree,
achieving the title of Ballet Mistress for her five years of study. This
university was founded in 1862 and is Russia's oldest Performing
Arts institution of higher education.
Ms. Kovtun's skills were recognized by the Vagonova Ballet Academy
in St. Petersberg, which awarded her the degree of Professor of Classical
Ballet. She also completed all courses in new classical ballet methods of
teaching at this prestigious Russian ballet aacademy.
Ms. Kovtun served as an Assistant Ballet Mistress for the Mussorgsky Opera
and Ballet State Theatre in St. Petersburg as well as the Opera and Ballet Theatre
in Voronezh and Musical Theatre of the Children of Kiev. Ms. Kovtun taught
company classes and conducted rehearsals of classical ballet repertoire such as
The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Coppelia.
Her professional teaching experience includes Voronezh, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia;
Kiev, Ukraine, and Miami Florida. She was on the faculty of Arizona Ballet School
prior to joining Scottsdale Dance Academy as a full time teacher for Levels 1 through Advanced.
She has been a wonderful addition to our school.
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< Bernadette G. Arich
Flamenco
Ms. Arich began her dance training in Flamenco, Spanish Folk Dance,
Classical Spanish, and Mexican Folklorico at the age of 6. Since then
she has worked with companies such as the Laura Moya
Spanish Dance Company(AZ), Flamenco Ole(PA), alo Flamenco (AZ)
Zona Flamenca (AZ), and Ballet Etudes(AZ).
She has studied with artists such as Antonio Granjero, Inmaculada
Ortega, Oscar Nieto, Luis Montero, Teo Morca, Julia Lopez, La
Meida, Laura Moya and La Conja. She is a featured soloist at
Scottsdale's Pepin Restaurant, and is currently a company member
of Calo Flamenco-Ballet de Martin Gaxiola. Ms. Gaxiola performs
and promotes flamenco throughout the valley and is currently
provides Flamenco as part of the curriculum of the Scottsdale
Dance Academy. She is dedicated to preserving and promoting
flamenco as a tool for discovering individual expression through
body movement, and rhythm.
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