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Karen Vollrath, Director

Ms. V has been a ballet teacher to students of all ages for more than 25 years. In her youth she performed with the "Boston Repertory Ballet", the "Jacob's Pillow Dancers", and "Center Ballet Theater" in Connecticut. 

Ms. V holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree in child development. Some of her students have gone on to become professional dancers and teachers. They have attended North Carolina School of the Arts, The Rock School in Pennsylvania, the Hartford Ballet School and a number of college dance programs. 
 


Eileen Juric, Teacher

Miss Eileen is an excellent and warm hearted teacher of ballet for students of all ages. She is also the creator of a video series on ballet instruction for children.  As a youth, Eileen was a scholarship student at the Joffrey Ballet School. She studied at Balanchine's School of American Ballet and later was a principal with the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet. Miss Eileen has taught at Princeton University, been a judge at competitions and owned her own studio. Her students have been in the top 5 of "So you think you can dance", won scholarships to the Joffrey Ballet School and taught and performed with the Alvin Ailey Company.


Gaithersburg, MD      (919) 244-0298      info@americanballetschool.com