Richard Wacko
Professor- Richard Wacko earned an MFA from the University of Utah, a B. Admin from Athabasca University and a Diploma in Marketing Management from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Early studies began at the Ukrainian National Federal School of Dance and continued at the Alberta Ballet School. He received private instruction with Maria Bokor [Read More]
Maureen Laird
Associate Professor- Maureen Laird received her early training at Point Park College and the Pennsylvania Ballet School. She continued her studies at David Howard’s School and Melissa Hayden’s Studio in New York and then went on to study at the University of Utah. Maureen performed with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet El Paso, and [Read More]
Regina Zarhina
Assistant Professor- Regina Zarhina has been granted an academic leave during the 2012 – 2013 academic year to write a book on the history of ballet methodology. Regina Zarhina received her initial education in St. Petersburg, Russia. She fortified that with a Film Degree from Columbia College – Hollywood and further cemented it with [Read More]
Jay Kim
Assistant Professor and Artistic Director, Utah Ballet Professor Kim’s career as a professional dancer includes having been awarded a total of 9 medals in international dance competitions, including 2 Grand Prix and 7 Gold Medals earning the top placing medals in Ballet, Contemporary Dance, and Korean National Dance categories from 1989-1998. His professional [Read More]
Rory Foster
Visiting Professor- Rory Foster trained in New York, Chicago, and London with many renowned teachers including Vera Volkova, Valentina Pereyaslavec, David Howard, Benjamin Harkarvy, and Vincenzo Celli. He was invited to join American Ballet Theatre under the direction of Lucia Chase where he worked with some of the most influential choreographers of our time [Read More]
Maggie Wright-Tesch
Associate Professor Lecturer- Maggie Wright Tesch danced her entire 18-year career with Ballet West, 12 as a Principal Artist. During her career she performed the leading roles in the classics The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle and Swan Lake as well as all the full lengths in the repertoire. She worked with and was coached by [Read More]
Rob Wood
Associate Professor Lecturer Rob Wood has directed the music program in the Ballet Department for the last twelve years. He is currentlyAssistant Professor Lecturer in the Department of Modern Dance as well. Rob’s professional music-for-dance career spans 30 years having worked closely with many professional dancers, teachers, and directors. This includes recording ballet CD’s [Read More]
Calvin Kitten
Assistant Professor Lecturer- Calvin Kitten began his dance training at the California Ballet School in San Diego and furthered his training at the Tbilisi Choreographic Institute in Soviet Georgia and also at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Calvin was then invited to join the Joffrey Ballet, and danced with them, both in [Read More]
Victoria Stocki-Kim
Assistant Professor Lecturer and Associate Director, Utah Ballet Victoria Stocki-Kim currently serves as Assistant Professor Lecturer and Associate Director of Utah Ballet in the Department of Ballet at the University of Utah. In November 2012, Victoria Co-Directed and staged the full-length classical ballet Swan Lake featuring Acts II, III, and IV on Utah [Read More]
Tamara Squires
Assistant Professor Lecturer- Tamara Squires is an internationally acclaimed Master Teacher, Choreographer and Performer with numerous TV, film and live performance credits. She was the Assistant Choreographer for Michael Jackson’s production of Sisterella in Europe and worked with Paula Abdul on the Academy Awards and the filmDance To Win. Other credits include The Tonight Show, Broadway on Tap, Kids [Read More]
Conrad Ludlow
Adjunct Professor- Conrad Ludlow had an illustrious twenty-year career as a principal dancer with both San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet, where he was especially known for his skill in partnering. He established exciting partnerships with such well-known ballerinas as Violette Verdy, Melissa Hayden, Maria Tallchief, Allegra Kent, Suzanne Farrell, and Patricia [Read More]
Brenda Butcher
Adjunct Assistant Professor- Brenda Butcher teaches course in Flexibility and Strength (Ballet 3000) which include mat Pilates work and Conditioning for Ballet Dancers (Ballet 3300) using Pilates apparatus. 801-581-8231 promdatebarbie@gmail.com
Kimberly Ballard
Adjunct Assistant Professor- Kimberly received her BFA in Ballet with emphases in Performance, Teaching, and Character Dance in December of 2009 and her MFA in Ballet Performance in December 2011 from the University of Utah. Kimberly began her dance education in southern California at the Looking Glass Studio of Performing Arts and The [Read More]
Sarah Franco
Adjunct Assistant Professor Sarah Franco Adjunct Assistant Professor– Sarah Franco teaches the Kinesiology course (Ballet 4400). She graduated from BYU with a BA in Ballet Performance in 2004 and received her MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah in 2007. While in the Modern Dance Department Sarah was the Teaching Assistant for [Read More]