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HOLLY D'ANDREA
Instructor
Hip-Hop
Miss. Holly is from Midwest City, Oklahoma and has received her B.S. in Political Science from Oklahoma
State University and J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. She studied Dance at Miss Judy's
School of Dance, Furman Gray Isenhour School of Dance, Oklahoma State Ballroom Dancing Organization
. Oklahoma State Dance Championship Top Ten Solosists- self choroeographed, National Cecchetti
Convention Summer Camps, Tests Grade 1 & 2, Training grade 1,2,3,4. Annie in Annie at Carl Albert High
School. Carl Albert High School Pom Pon Squad, National Dance Association Summer Camp, and National
Dance Association Technique and Showmanship Awards, All American Pom Pon Nominee, Oklahoma State
Dance Team Championship. After moving to Saint Louis to study Law, Miss. Holly danced at St. Louis
Academy of Dance, City Studio, and Caston's Ballet Academie.
Miss. Holly's diversified areas of dance training include, Movement, Musicality, Choreography, Tap,
Cecchetti Ballet, Lyrical Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Pom Pon, Hip-Hop, Techno, East Coast Swing, West Coast
Swing, Salsa, Meringue, Tango and Mambo.
She enjoys teaching fun and exciting Hip-Hop routines while giving her students a great work out!
Instructor
Hip-Hop
Miss. Holly is from Midwest City, Oklahoma and has received her B.S. in Political Science from Oklahoma
State University and J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. She studied Dance at Miss Judy's
School of Dance, Furman Gray Isenhour School of Dance, Oklahoma State Ballroom Dancing Organization
. Oklahoma State Dance Championship Top Ten Solosists- self choroeographed, National Cecchetti
Convention Summer Camps, Tests Grade 1 & 2, Training grade 1,2,3,4. Annie in Annie at Carl Albert High
School. Carl Albert High School Pom Pon Squad, National Dance Association Summer Camp, and National
Dance Association Technique and Showmanship Awards, All American Pom Pon Nominee, Oklahoma State
Dance Team Championship. After moving to Saint Louis to study Law, Miss. Holly danced at St. Louis
Academy of Dance, City Studio, and Caston's Ballet Academie.
Miss. Holly's diversified areas of dance training include, Movement, Musicality, Choreography, Tap,
Cecchetti Ballet, Lyrical Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Pom Pon, Hip-Hop, Techno, East Coast Swing, West Coast
Swing, Salsa, Meringue, Tango and Mambo.
She enjoys teaching fun and exciting Hip-Hop routines while giving her students a great work out!
MARJORIE BROWN
Instructor
Hip-Hop
Miss. Marjorie is a former student of Mr. Caston's at Kennard CJA and McKinley CJA! She started a Cheerleading
Squad at 9 yrs old at Kennard CJA. Miss. Marjorie was an All American Nominee Universal Dance Association
and National Dance Association. She has danced with Parkway Central Varsity Poms, and was Captain of
Parkway Central High Steppers. Miss. Marjorie continued her tap and jazz training at Tennessee State University
and Coached Varsity High Steppers at Parkway Central.
Instructor
Hip-Hop
Miss. Marjorie is a former student of Mr. Caston's at Kennard CJA and McKinley CJA! She started a Cheerleading
Squad at 9 yrs old at Kennard CJA. Miss. Marjorie was an All American Nominee Universal Dance Association
and National Dance Association. She has danced with Parkway Central Varsity Poms, and was Captain of
Parkway Central High Steppers. Miss. Marjorie continued her tap and jazz training at Tennessee State University
and Coached Varsity High Steppers at Parkway Central.
LAURENCE GALIAN
Accompanist
Mr. Galian is the former Senior Dance Accompanist at Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York) where he
worked for twenty-one years before moving to St. Louis with his family in 2004. He has accompanied for
Jennifer Muller and the Works, Natalia Makarova and Company, Joyce Trisler Danscompany, The Daniel Lewis
Company, The Eglevsky Ballet, Dance Theater Workshop, and such artists and teachers as: David Howard,
Alexander Bennet (Royal Ballet), Cherie Noble (Ballet Mistress of the Pennsylvania Ballet), Jean Pierre Bonnefoux
(New York City Ballet), Cathy McCann (Paul Taylor Dance Company), and Regina Larkin and Milton Myers
(Joyce Trisler Danscompany).
Laurence Galian began his classical piano studies at the age of six with James Gerard DeMartini a professor of
music, and noted abstract artist, at Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, New York). Laurence Galian has recorded a solo
piano album of ballet music entitled Ballet Music for Barre and Center Floor, available as a double-length CD
from Roper Records. National Public Radio aired his original ballet, Zemzem, on the program “New Sounds with
John Schaefer.” In 1999, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts awarded Laurence Galian a
“Regional Certificate of Merit” for his work as Musical Director at Hofstra University. Laurence is the published
author of two books: “Beyond Duality: The Art of Transcendence” (New Falcon Publications) and “The Sun at
Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis” (Quiddity, Inc.). Laurence Galian is listed in the
fifteenth edition of International Who’s Who in Music (Cambridge, England) as well as Outstanding People of the
20th Century. He is a member of the International Guild of Musicians in Dance. Laurence is currently accepting
new piano students.
Accompanist
Mr. Galian is the former Senior Dance Accompanist at Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York) where he
worked for twenty-one years before moving to St. Louis with his family in 2004. He has accompanied for
Jennifer Muller and the Works, Natalia Makarova and Company, Joyce Trisler Danscompany, The Daniel Lewis
Company, The Eglevsky Ballet, Dance Theater Workshop, and such artists and teachers as: David Howard,
Alexander Bennet (Royal Ballet), Cherie Noble (Ballet Mistress of the Pennsylvania Ballet), Jean Pierre Bonnefoux
(New York City Ballet), Cathy McCann (Paul Taylor Dance Company), and Regina Larkin and Milton Myers
(Joyce Trisler Danscompany).
Laurence Galian began his classical piano studies at the age of six with James Gerard DeMartini a professor of
music, and noted abstract artist, at Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, New York). Laurence Galian has recorded a solo
piano album of ballet music entitled Ballet Music for Barre and Center Floor, available as a double-length CD
from Roper Records. National Public Radio aired his original ballet, Zemzem, on the program “New Sounds with
John Schaefer.” In 1999, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts awarded Laurence Galian a
“Regional Certificate of Merit” for his work as Musical Director at Hofstra University. Laurence is the published
author of two books: “Beyond Duality: The Art of Transcendence” (New Falcon Publications) and “The Sun at
Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis” (Quiddity, Inc.). Laurence Galian is listed in the
fifteenth edition of International Who’s Who in Music (Cambridge, England) as well as Outstanding People of the
20th Century. He is a member of the International Guild of Musicians in Dance. Laurence is currently accepting
new piano students.
Master Class with Guest Artist KIM COWEN
Prima Ballerina with Kansas City Ballet, Kim Cowen taught a master class November 2004
to our intermediate/advanced students. To find out more about the Master class
CLICK HERE.
To see Kim Cowen at Kansas City Ballet's Website CLICK HERE.
Prima Ballerina with Kansas City Ballet, Kim Cowen taught a master class November 2004
to our intermediate/advanced students. To find out more about the Master class
CLICK HERE.
To see Kim Cowen at Kansas City Ballet's Website CLICK HERE.
YULIA VLADIMIROVNA MILLER
Repetiteur
Instructor Ballet & Character
Ms. Yulia, a Russian Ballerina, was trained and received her certificate from Novosibirsk State Ballet
School (Russian Federation) Vagonova System. She has recieved her Bachelor's Degree in
advertising,public relations and psychology from Moscow State Social University (Russian
Federation).
As a Professional Ballet Dancer with Novosibirsk State Theater of Opera and Ballet she danced in
Portugal, Spain, Egypt and China Classical Performances such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty,
Nutcracker and Giselle. She also performed as a professional ballet dancer with the Russian
Academy of Dramatic Arts, GITIS, in Moscow ballet tours in China and Spain. She also has toured
the USA and St. Louis with the Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker"!!
She loves dancing and looks forward to passing on the professional performance skills to ballet
dancers! She teaches Advanced/Intermediate, Intermediate Ballet Classes, Performance
Enhancement, Variations, and Character Classes at Caston's Ballet Academie. Caston's Ballet
Academie is very fortunate to have Yulia not only as a teacher and choreographer but as a beautful
dancer in some of the Caston Chamber Ballet's performances! This will be her second year with
Caston's Ballet Academie.
Repetiteur
Instructor Ballet & Character
Ms. Yulia, a Russian Ballerina, was trained and received her certificate from Novosibirsk State Ballet
School (Russian Federation) Vagonova System. She has recieved her Bachelor's Degree in
advertising,public relations and psychology from Moscow State Social University (Russian
Federation).
As a Professional Ballet Dancer with Novosibirsk State Theater of Opera and Ballet she danced in
Portugal, Spain, Egypt and China Classical Performances such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty,
Nutcracker and Giselle. She also performed as a professional ballet dancer with the Russian
Academy of Dramatic Arts, GITIS, in Moscow ballet tours in China and Spain. She also has toured
the USA and St. Louis with the Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker"!!
She loves dancing and looks forward to passing on the professional performance skills to ballet
dancers! She teaches Advanced/Intermediate, Intermediate Ballet Classes, Performance
Enhancement, Variations, and Character Classes at Caston's Ballet Academie. Caston's Ballet
Academie is very fortunate to have Yulia not only as a teacher and choreographer but as a beautful
dancer in some of the Caston Chamber Ballet's performances! This will be her second year with
Caston's Ballet Academie.
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VINCENT GOLOMSKI
Accompainist
Vincent along with his wife Kittie Moller- the lead vocalist, have worked together in Fanfare for over 30
years. As leader of the band, manager and pianist for Fanfare plays Mowtown, R& B, Classic Rock,
Disco, Pop, Country, Standards and Jazz and Big Band. In addition to the diverse musical selections
Vincent also plays the Classics and Contemporary Favorites for Caston’s Ballet Academie classes.
This will be his second year at Caston's Ballet Academie.
He graduated from SIUE with a Degree in Music Education, Piano Performance, and Vocal Music K-12.
Musical Director for seven musicals at DeSmet Highschool, and two musicals at CBC Highschool.
Vincent has been a music teacher and highschool musical director over 30 years.
He has played before all of the St. Louis Rams games at the Dome for three seasons. USO tour to
Africa, Conventions for General Motors in Las Vegas, San Diego, the Mar-a-Lago Trump Mansion in
Palm Beach. Concerts at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Fair St. Louis, the UMB Bank Pavilion, and
Taste of Clayton to name a few. Appeared on KMOX radio, KSDK television, featured in the St. Louis
Post Dispatch Arts and Education Section.
Through out their career Fanfare has been rated one of the top musical groups in the St. Louis area.
Produced four albums for Fanfare, the Latest CD is “Millennium Musical Tour”.
Web Site www.fanfareband.com
E-Mail fanfareband@earthlink.net
Accompainist
Vincent along with his wife Kittie Moller- the lead vocalist, have worked together in Fanfare for over 30
years. As leader of the band, manager and pianist for Fanfare plays Mowtown, R& B, Classic Rock,
Disco, Pop, Country, Standards and Jazz and Big Band. In addition to the diverse musical selections
Vincent also plays the Classics and Contemporary Favorites for Caston’s Ballet Academie classes.
This will be his second year at Caston's Ballet Academie.
He graduated from SIUE with a Degree in Music Education, Piano Performance, and Vocal Music K-12.
Musical Director for seven musicals at DeSmet Highschool, and two musicals at CBC Highschool.
Vincent has been a music teacher and highschool musical director over 30 years.
He has played before all of the St. Louis Rams games at the Dome for three seasons. USO tour to
Africa, Conventions for General Motors in Las Vegas, San Diego, the Mar-a-Lago Trump Mansion in
Palm Beach. Concerts at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Fair St. Louis, the UMB Bank Pavilion, and
Taste of Clayton to name a few. Appeared on KMOX radio, KSDK television, featured in the St. Louis
Post Dispatch Arts and Education Section.
Through out their career Fanfare has been rated one of the top musical groups in the St. Louis area.
Produced four albums for Fanfare, the Latest CD is “Millennium Musical Tour”.
Web Site www.fanfareband.com
E-Mail fanfareband@earthlink.net
| SHANNON CASTON School Director Mrs. Caston received her certification from the Missouri Department of Education. While completing her B.S. and B.A. from the University of Missouri at Columbia in Biology (Anatomy and Physiology) and Art. She has studied ballet under Michael Simms at Stephen's College, and Columbia Preforming Arts through a ballet scholarship. It is this strong educational background in anatomy and physiology that she uses as a building block for her classes with the utmost concern for developing young bodies. Her 14 years of teaching various forms of dance at many institutions in Columbia and St. Louis including Ballet Midwest, Girls Incorporated, Parkway, and Saint Louis Community School. She has taught Biology, Anatomy & Physiology at Lindbergh High School and Yeatman Middle. She has experience in Cecchetti Ballet, Pas de Deux, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Ballroom, Hip-Hop and Dance Squad.In addition to teaching, choreographing, costuming, and set design, Mrs. Caston also performs for local dance companies and Dance St. Louis with American Ballet Theater and Stuttgart Ballet. Her dance students enjoy her enthusiasm for all forms of dance and theater arts. She has developed her classes to stimulate the mind and spirit of her young dancers. Her high energy, creativity and love of dance are used in her unique technique for developing the young dancer's appreciation for Musicality and the Magic of dance. Story time has become one of the many highlights of Ms. Shannon's younger classes. Her students truly sparkle with the joys of dance. |
TORRIS CASTON
Artistic Director
Mr. Caston, a "Native" St. Louisan, was trained in ballet by
St. Louis legends - Richard Martin, Doris Dieu,
Ron Hansford, Stanley Herbert, Nathalie Levine and
Mrs. Michael Simms. While completing his Masters Degree from Long Island University in
Anatomy & Physiology he studied at the Joffrey Ballet School. Returning home he
subsequently received his certification as a dance instructor from the Missouri Department of
Education and from the Cecchetti Council of America. Performed numerous ballets as a Corps
and Soloist,Metropolitan Ballet of Saint Louis and
St. Louis Ballet Theater.
His 20 years of teaching ballet credits include: McKinley Classical Junior Academy - St. Louis
magnet School for Gifted and Talented Children, several private schools in Missouri and
Illinois, St. Louis Community College and Maryville University.
He has experience in Karate - Tae Kwon Do, Gymnastics and Flamenco. In addition to
teaching, Mr. Caston also performs and choreographs for local dance companies and has toured
both Europe and Russia. Through Dance St. Louis and Muny has performed with international
ballet companies American Ballet Theater, Stuttgart Ballet, and La Scalla Ballet.
Mr. Caton’s passion for ballet and scientific background has lead to the creation of a series of
exercises aimed at developing beautiful strong feet, has evolved over years of professional
observation using sound physiological principles while keeping anatomical development a key
factor in his series of exercises.
Artistic Director
Mr. Caston, a "Native" St. Louisan, was trained in ballet by
St. Louis legends - Richard Martin, Doris Dieu,
Ron Hansford, Stanley Herbert, Nathalie Levine and
Mrs. Michael Simms. While completing his Masters Degree from Long Island University in
Anatomy & Physiology he studied at the Joffrey Ballet School. Returning home he
subsequently received his certification as a dance instructor from the Missouri Department of
Education and from the Cecchetti Council of America. Performed numerous ballets as a Corps
and Soloist,Metropolitan Ballet of Saint Louis and
St. Louis Ballet Theater.
His 20 years of teaching ballet credits include: McKinley Classical Junior Academy - St. Louis
magnet School for Gifted and Talented Children, several private schools in Missouri and
Illinois, St. Louis Community College and Maryville University.
He has experience in Karate - Tae Kwon Do, Gymnastics and Flamenco. In addition to
teaching, Mr. Caston also performs and choreographs for local dance companies and has toured
both Europe and Russia. Through Dance St. Louis and Muny has performed with international
ballet companies American Ballet Theater, Stuttgart Ballet, and La Scalla Ballet.
Mr. Caton’s passion for ballet and scientific background has lead to the creation of a series of
exercises aimed at developing beautiful strong feet, has evolved over years of professional
observation using sound physiological principles while keeping anatomical development a key
factor in his series of exercises.
FACULTY
FACULTY ALUMNI
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Lynnette Khoo-Summers, MSPT
Jazz Instructor
Dance Physical Therapist for Caston Chamber Ballet Company
Lynnette is an instructor/clinician at Washington University Program in Physical Therapy. She received
her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in Public Relations and Dance. She danced
professionally for 2 years in Chicago before embarking on her career in physical therapy. Lynnette
received her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Washington University School of Medicine.
Her expertise is in the prevention and rehabilitation of all musculoskeletal conditions especially injured
artists as well as performance day coverage. She is currently working on her doctorate in physical
therapy at Washington University.
Instructor in Physical Therapy
Program in Physical Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
4444 Forest Park Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108-2212
314-286-1586
website: http://pt.wustl.edu
Jazz Instructor
Dance Physical Therapist for Caston Chamber Ballet Company
Lynnette is an instructor/clinician at Washington University Program in Physical Therapy. She received
her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in Public Relations and Dance. She danced
professionally for 2 years in Chicago before embarking on her career in physical therapy. Lynnette
received her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Washington University School of Medicine.
Her expertise is in the prevention and rehabilitation of all musculoskeletal conditions especially injured
artists as well as performance day coverage. She is currently working on her doctorate in physical
therapy at Washington University.
Instructor in Physical Therapy
Program in Physical Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
4444 Forest Park Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108-2212
314-286-1586
website: http://pt.wustl.edu
