As the region’s premier classical ballet school and performing Company, Mobile Ballet offers an extensive curriculum of classical ballet instruction from a highly qualified faculty under the direction of outstanding artistic leadership.  Our instructors are experienced, encouraging, and ready to inspire.

Mobile Ballet Faculty

Artistic & School Director – Katia Garza

Katia Garza is a native of Piedras Negras Coahuila, Mexico and trained in Monterrey, Mexico in the Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey, graduating in 1995. After graduation, she joined Ballet de Monterrey and after six months was promoted to Soloist and a year later Principal Dancer, under the direction of Fernando Bujones. In 1997, she was invited by the Compania Nacional de Danza in Mexico City to dance the Black Swan in Swan Lake and also performed as a guest artist with Panama Ballet.

Ballet Master – Israel Rodriguez

Born in Camaguey, Cuba, Israel Rodriguez began his classical ballet training at the age of eight at the famed Vocational Art School, where he won the school’s Best Performer Award in recognition of his critical command of requisite ballet skills. Israel began his professional dance career with the Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso, where he performed as a Soloist. His abilities earned him the opportunity to tour with the Ballet, and he performed in many different countries including Greece, Brazil, Japan, and Mexico. In 1994, Israel became a Principal dancer with Ballet de Monterrey in Mexico under the direction of Fernando Bujones.

Associate Director, Eastern Shore – Kimberley Sears

Kimberley has been a faculty member of Mobile Ballet since 2005 and serves as Mobile Ballet’s Associate Director, Eastern Shore. Born and raised in England, she attended The Royal Ballet School, White Lodge and Northern Ballet. Kimberley has performed many roles in well-known classical ballet and musical theater productions in the U.S. and the U.K.

Sydney Adams

Zoey Banell

Natalie Blevins

Lillie Conner

Savannah Crabtree

Leila Cruthirds

Angie Dussouy

Kathryn Noletto Felis

Noel Hanley

Elizabeth McGinley

Ashton Meredith

Miya Mobley

Kris Nobles

Alicia Reding

Jessica Treherne

Paige Weller

Raley Zofko Zampieri

Mobile Ballet Staff

Operations Manager

Kendra Utsey

Manager of Development & Communications

Amanda Napper

School Registrar

Alicia Borowski

Assistant to the Director, Eastern Shore School

Lee Weatherby Partridge

Eastern Shore School Receptionist

Heather Rodgers

Administrative Assistant

Jordan Smith

Set Coordinator

Mike Case

Wardrobe Coordinator

Jo Ann Olivera

Assistant Set Coordinator

Amanda Murdick