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Resident Faculty

Billy Blanken

Ballet Instructor

Ballet

BIOGRAPHY

BS Ball State University, started his professional career as a principal with the Amy Marshall Dance Company before joining Les Ballets Grandiva. His credits include; principal guest artist with Mobile Ballet, CoDa 21 of San Juan, Catherine Gallant Dance, Atlantic City Ballet, Northwest Florida Ballet, Ajkun Ballet Theatre, the East Village Dance Project, Northeastern Ballet Theatre, isadoraNOW, Ballet Mink Colbert, and many others.  In 2016 he founded Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre for which he is Artistic Director.  

Billy has taught at the Jakarta Intercultural School, Rioult Dance Center, the National School in Tirana, Albania, Ball State University, Wright State University, Gibney Dance, Northwest Florida Ballet and others. He is currently faculty at SUNY Purchase and Peridance.

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