Artistic Associate and School of Richmond Ballet DirectorJudy Jacob is from Detroit, where she studied ballet with Evelyn Smith. She trained in London, England with Anne Heaton, John Field and Valerie Taylor, and at Butler University and Indiana University with George Verdak, William Glenn, Peggy Dorsey, Anton Dolin and Kenneth Melville. Ms. Jacob performed with the Butler Ballet and Indiana Ballet Theatre, and was a principal dancer with Memphis Ballet for seven years. She created roles in ballets by choreographers Ron Cunningham, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Norbert Vesak, Robert Kelley and Philip Jerry. She was associate artistic director of Fort Wayne Ballet prior to joining Richmond Ballet in 1995. Ms. Jacob was appointed assistant ballet master in 1996, and has been School of Richmond Ballet director since 1998.
Full-time Faculty
Jasmine Grace, Julie Fauth Job, Arnott Mader, Susan Israel Massey, and Tara Penick
Part-time Faculty
Igor Antonov, Anne Sidney Davenport, Starr Foster, James Frazier, Kaye Weinstein Gary, Willie Hinton, Rebecca Hodal, Katherine Lynch, John Massey, Patricia Mochary, Kathie Reinoehl, Melanie Richards, and Katherine Smothers
Music Director
Blanton Bradley
Accompanists
Virginia Campbell, Donna DeLara, Mary Fleming, Katherine Johnson, Suji Ko, Marc Langelier, Isabelle Lesane, Matt Mangialetti, Matt Noah, Leilani Mork, John Murdock, Ken Myers, Kathie Reinoehl, Don Scales, Rachel Shimkus, Jim Smithson, and Tricia Vesely
School of Richmond Ballet Registrar
Paige Horton
Education Administrator
Sarah Ferguson