Instructors
Debra Sayles Senchak

 

Debra Sayles Senchak
Guest Ballet Instructor

Debra brings an impressive 25 years of professional stage experience to NCDI. She was the Prima Ballerina with the New Jersey Ballet dancing many ballet styles including choreography by George Balanchine, Edward Villella and Margot Sappington. Ms. Senchak's training included studies at American Ballet Theatre in New York City, Washington School of Ballet and New Jersey School of Ballet, where she became a faculty member. She has been instrumental in developing many dance programs. Ms. Senchak is co-founder of Infinity Ballet and has received certificates of completion for the Teaching Method of Classical Dance from the Classical Conservatory of Dance.

Her classes are deeply rooted in the classical tradition and she is noted for her technical clarity and disciplined use of ballet vocabulary. Her students are motivated and encouraged to maintain their classical ballet studies to further their education in other forms of dance.