OUR FOUNDERS
Timothy Lynch
Timothy Lynch is from Mineola, N.Y., and received his dance training from the School of American Ballet.
In 1993 Tim joined Pacific Northwest Ballet, and performed featured roles in George Balanchine’s Agon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Four Temperaments and works by Jerome Robbins, Kent Stowell and Paul Taylor. He originated roles in works by Donald Byrd, Val Caniparoli, Kevin O’Day, Mark Dendy, Kent Stowell, and Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Tim’s rich performing experience includes character roles such as Carabosse in Ronald Hynd’s Sleeping Beauty, Herr Drosselmeier in Kent Stowell’s Nutcracker, and Gamache in Kevin Mackenzie’s Don Quixote.
Alexandra Dickson
Alexandra Dickson was born in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. She trained at the nationally acclaimed Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, B.C. for 10 years, and on full scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Ms. Dickson joined PNB as a corps member in 1990, and after two years returned to her native Canada to work with internationally revered dancer, choreographer, and Ballet B.C. Artistic Director John Alleyne. It was during her time with Ballet B.C. that Ms. Dickson danced bold, dynamic works by cutting-edge choreographers and built a new vocabulary that shaped her career. She toured throughout Canada and the U.S. performing works by choreographers such as William Forsythe, Paul Taylor, John Alleyne, and James Kudelka.
Artistic Staff
Anthony Michael Vacio
Anthony Michael Vacio was born and raised in San Diego. He began performing, when he was 10 years old, in local community theatre productions. He performed in many dance ensembles including; Hairspray ... READ MORE
ANGELICA TILTON
Angelica was born in San Diego, California. Her early years of ballet training began with Ben and Laurie-Michelle Houk at San Elijo Dance and Music Academy in San Marcos, CA. READ MORE
Kelsey Bevington
Kelsey is from Mesa, Arizona where she began dancing with her twin sister at the age of 4. Kelsey received her initial training with pre professional ballet company, Ballet Etudes, under the direction of Sharon Seder Meko. READ MORE
Dr. Lisa Apple
Dr. Apple earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Washington (2009) and her Bachelors of Science degree in Health Psychology/Human Biology at Bastyr University (2005)... READ MORE
Josh Spell
Josh is a licensed social worker in the state of Washington. He has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington and is currently working toward his independent clinical licensure.READ MORE
Elijah Alhadji Gibson
Is the founder and Artistic Director of Social Movement Contemporary Dance, a dance company based in Houston, Texas. Gibson is originally from San Diego, California, he attended the San Diego School for the Performing Arts. Mr. Gibson continued his education and studied dance in college... READ MORE
Tamara Rodriguez
Tamara graduated from the Royal Ballet of Monterrey, Mexico in 2006 and has over 15 years of professional experience and training in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, theatre, contemporary, lyrical, modern... READ MORE
Camille McPherson
Camille is currently in her tenth season as a soloist with the San Diego Ballet, where she has originated and been featured in numerous principal and soloist roles in a multitude of the company's broad array... READ MORE
Nicole Roerick
Nicole Roerick is a Contemporary Dance Artist/Educator and a Yoga and Pilates teacher. Before moving to San Diego in 2018, she was living abroad in Cairo, Egypt for 4 years where she was teaching in International Schools... READ MORE
HOLLY TOLBERT
Holly Tolbert was born in Long Beach, California and received her training from Long Beach Ballet Arts Center ... READ MORE
Joyce Lien Kushner
Joyce Lien Kushner is a SoCal native, trained in modern, contemporary, jazz, ballet, and tap, and is a certified Progressing Ballet Technique® (PBT) instructor... READ MORE
Khamla Somphanh
Khamla is a passionate teacher, educator, and choreographer who aims to work with aspiring dancers to enhance their education by way of positive... READ MORE