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4/2/2009 Napa Valley Register: Business Focus
Napa Valley Ballet names new Artistic DIrector
Napa Valley Ballet announces the appointment of Jeannette Allyn Petrick as its new artistic director. Petrick trained with the San Francisco Ballet as a young protégé and later served on the faculties of Butler University, University of Washington, University of Idaho, and the Cornish Institute for the Arts in Seattle. She was also resident choreographer for Maria Tallchief's Chicago City Ballet. She also ran her own ballet company, American Festival Ballet, which toured nationally.

Napa Valley Ballet also welcomes back Connie Vaughn, formerly of the Royal Academy of Ballet, to it's teaching staff. Vaughan ran and operated Royal Academy of Ballet for 12 years in Napa and retired three years ago to San Francisco.

Other additions to the teaching Staff at the Napa Valley Ballet include Milissa Bradley, a former dancer with the Oakland Ballet, Long Beach Ballet, and the Penninsula Ballet Theater, and Isabelle Sjasham, a graduate of Mills College in dance who recieved her training at Marin Ballet, the Royal Academy of Dance in London and the Taylor School in New York.

For more information, call 294-8820 of visit www.napavalleyballet.org

1/21/2010 Napa Valley Register: Business Focus
NV Ballet Hires New Teacher

Napa Valley Ballet announces the recent appointment of Vivian Aragon as a one of their dance teachers at their ballet studio in Napa.

Aragon, has been dancing professionally most recently with the Peninsula Ballet Theatre. She received her formal dance training with Susan Hayward School of Dancing, followed by receiving her BFA and BA from Purchase College in New York. She completed her RAD examinations, attaining the status of Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance and competed internationally.

Aragon is teaching pre-ballet level students through advanced level ballet as well as modern dance at Napa Valley Ballet. 

Jeannette Petrick, Napa Valley Ballet’s Artistic Director, said, “We are extremely pleased to have Ms. Aragon join our professional group of dance teachers.  (She) brings with her a wealth of fine technical training and teaching experience.” 

Napa Valley Ballet conducts their classes at the Napa Women’s Club, at 2l8 Franklin St., Napa. They are currently accepting new students for their third quarter, starting the week of Jan. 25.

For more information, call 294-8820 or www.napavalleyballet.org.

Best of the North Bay 2008 and 2009 Posted 2009-04-01 Congratulations! Napa Valley Ballet was voted "Best Ballet Company" by the North Bay Bohemian "Best of the North Bay 2008 & 2009"