REGISTRATION INFORMATION

For school aged students, we are always actively enrolling for either our summer or school year classes. We also offer year round open enrollment classes for adults and teens alike!

Please view the registration information below and call our front desk at (972) 985-1374 to begin your studies with Chamberlain School of Ballet.

Please read the following Registration Guidelines and please see our class descriptions.

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Class Disciplines:

Versatility is demanded by current trends of the professional dance world.  While based in the tradition of the ballet art form, the school is progressive and in keeping with those trends.  An expansive multi-disciplined program is offered including classical ballet, pre-ballet, tap, jazz, modern, creative movement, composition, musical theatre dance, and an open teen/adult ballet program. The goal of our program is to encourage self-confidence and appreciation as well as a love for dance that will last a lifetime. For more detailed information about our offered classes, please visit our programs and classes page or view our class descriptions pdf at the button below.

Required Attire:

Dance clothing and costumes are considered inappropriate street wear. Both young dancers and adult students are asked to wear street clothes and shoes to and from the studio. Shoes must be worn in and around the building.   Students will not be allowed to participate in class without proper attire. In order for the faculty to offer the highest quality of injury free and anatomically correct instruction, the full anatomy must be seen; therefore no rubber pants, leg warmers, or sweat pants are permitted in any class. Also, no jewelry, other than pierced ear studs, may be worn in class.

Chamberlain School of Ballet is currently located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of 15th Street and Independence in Plano, TX. We have resided in our current 10,000+ square foot location since 1987. Our facilities include five rehearsal studios, three pianos for live accompaniment, locker rooms for students, including separate rooms for day program and senior performing company, and a comfortable waiting room with tables and chairs for parents.

Desk Hours & Location

Monday - Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 2pm

Studio Address:

3003 W15th Street
Plano, TX, 75075

(972) 985-1374
info@chamberlainschoolofballet.com

Kathy Chamberlain | Founder and Ballet instructor

Recognized for her high caliber training standards, each year Ms. Chamberlain's students are accepted and awarded scholarships to nationally recognized dance academies and have been accepted to many prestigious institutions of higher education. A Texas native, Ms. Chamberlain began her training in Dallas at the Etgen-Atkinson School of Ballet, where she later began her teaching career. She received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet in New York before ultimately returning to Texas to teach. Since 1977, her focus has been to lovingly teach and work with young dancers whose dreams are based, like hers, on a love for the art and beauty of dance. Ms. Chamberlain has served as an adjunct faculty member at Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts. She is actively involved in supporting the arts within North Texas. Altrusa International Inc. of Richardson, Texas recognized Ms. Chamberlain as one of the Outstanding Women of Today in Small Business for 2006 and she was a nominee of ArtCentre of Plano’s 2008 Love of Arts award. Ms. Chamberlain worked with HIT Entertainment, Inc. as a consultant for the Angelina Ballerina® animated television series which premiered on PBS in the fall of 2009. Ms. Chamberlain is the recipient of the ArtCentre of Plano’s 2010 Central Market’s Arts in Education Award. During the 2010 winter season, she was among a select group of twenty dance instructors who were invited to attend The School of AmericanBallet’s Teacher Conference in New York City. In August 2011, Ms. Chamberlain was named one of the Top Ten Women of Collin County by Neiman Marcus Willow Bend for her contributions to the community. In February 2014 the Richardson Arts Alliance presented Ms. Chamberlain with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Heart for the Arts Gala. In October 2017 the Dance Council of North Texas awarded Ms. Chamberlain the Mary Bywaters Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. As Founder and Artistic Director, she originally established Chamberlain Ballet in 1984 as a non-profit organization dedicated to giving dance students professional training and performance experience. Ms. Chamberlain is proud of the growth of her school and non-profit company and looks forward to the many more years to come.

LINDA BROWN | Open Ballet Instructor

Linda Brown needs no introduction in the Dallas area. She has been a beloved ballet instructor for many years, having touched the lives of hundreds of dancers in and around Dallas. Before moving to Dallas, she was the Dance Director at Camp Pendleton, with over 350 students. She choreographed at the Performing Arts Center for Children, in California, and was an integral part of fusing the dance and theatre divisions together through many performances. She teaches at several locals schools and frequently coaches advanced dancers for the Youth America Grand Prix Competition. Linda brings her wonderful style of teaching, rich experience and added depth to our Open Ballet Classes.

Sarah Nell Gable | Jazz Instructor

Chamberlain School of Ballet welcomes Sarah Nell Gable, a long time student at Chamberlain School of Ballet and member of Chamberlain Ballet to its faculty. Actively involved with Chamberlain Ballet's "Shining Stars" program as a teacher for her sixth season, Sarah shares her passion for dance with children with special needs. During high school, she was a member of Plano Senior High School Planoettes and was a member of "Silver Line", an elite jazz ensemble. During her senior year, she was awarded the honor of "Miss Drill Team" for the Planoettes 2017- 2018 season.

ALyssa Harrington | Guest INSTRUCTOR | Resident Faculty

Alyssa Harrington (Lincoln, NE) IG:Livin_my_dreamz Alyssa was recently featured at the NYIT Animation and Film Festival (New York, NY) for her unique performances, inspiration and contributions to the performing arts and will appear in the Toyota Prius 2020 commercial series. A recipient of the “Nebraska Young Artist Award”, “Best Featured Dancer”, “Academic Scholarship Award”, and Certification in ISTD training. Alyssa joined UNO’s "The Moving Company" as the youngest member in school history. On scholarship Alyssa attended Kansas City Ballet, The Ailey School, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre as a demonstrator for Dudley Williams and Milton Myers. Alyssa has performed and worked with SD|Prism Dance, DBDT: Encore! Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Mary Kay, Sally's Beauty Supply, Southwest Airlines, Brown Girls Do Ballet, Mahogany Blues Dance Apparel, Jamal Story, Larwell Productions, Channel 8 WFAA, music video Rayvon Owens, and B. Moore Dance. Alyssa is honored to have participated in many dance festivals located in Belize, Jamaica, Panama, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, LA, and New York. Recently the 2020 Toyota Prius campaign model.

Her Choreography has been featured on Channel 4 News,YAGP, Kitty Carter's Dance Factory, DISD, Royale Ballet Dance Academy, Studio 7, Private Schools, Drill Teams, Contemporary Ballet Dallas, Dance for the Planet, Online, Mentoring Programs, Suicide Prevention Groups, Domestic Violence Women's Groups, & Human Trafficking Awareness. Students have been accepted into BTWHSPVA, ABT SI, Joffrey, MVC, SCU, OU, TCU, and NYU. Alyssa performs nationally and internationally with Jordan Kahn Music Company LLC. Alyssa is grateful to be on staff at The Bar Method for over 7 years as an Instructor and, all while pursuing her career as a performing artist, educator, instructor, model, choreographer, audition facilitator, and rehearsal director nationally and internationally.

Annika Haynes | Ballet instructor

Annika Haynes was first inspired to dance by her older sisters. When she was too young to take classes like them, she resorted to learning and practicing at home. Then at the age of four, Annika started training with Tuzer Ballet. Annika danced at Tuzer for two years and resumed her training with Chamberlain at seven. Since then, Annika has been a student of Chamberlain School of Ballet and Chamberlain Ballet until graduating high school in the Spring of 2022. During her twelve years as a student, Annika played in the Nutcracker each one of those years. As a Chamberlain Ballet Company member, she took part in numerous performance opportunities. Annika attended The School of American Ballet’s summer program in 2019 and participated in Regional Dance America Southwest for three years online and in person. After her time as a student at Chamberlain, Annika has developed a personal love for the art form. She looks forward to continuing dance and her involvement with Chamberlain now on the faculty.

DALIA HAY | Ballet Instructor | resident faculty

Dalia Hay was born in Queens, New York and began taking ballet lessons at 3 years old with Hungarian ballerina, Nora Kovach. In 1980, she moved to Dallas with her family and studied with the Tuzer Ballet and Dallas Metropolitan Ballet.

At age 16, Dalia accepted her first contract to dance professionally in Tennessee. At 17, she danced as an apprentice with the Ft. Worth ballet for 6 months before signing a contract with the renowned Milwaukee Ballet. With Milwaukee Ballet she performed many full length ballets and contemporary works. In 1986 the Milwaukee Ballet and the Pennsylvania Ballet created a first of its kind joint venture. For 3 years the company performed regularly to audiences in both cities. Eventually the companies split and Dalia remained with the Pennsylvania Ballet where she spent 12 years of her career as a Soloist.

During her years as a Soloist with Pennsylvania Ballet, Mrs. Hay was featured prominently in Balanchine’s The Nutcracker performing the principal roles of Sugar Plum, Arabian, and the exuberant Dew Drop. She regularly performed principle roles in many other Balanchine favorites including Rubies, Agon, Square Dance, The Four Temperaments, and Stars and Stripes. A highly versatile artist, Dalia performed in more classical roles often cast as the starring role in Cinderella, and Myrta in Giselle.

Dalia retired from The Pennsylvania Ballet in 1998 to start a family and open a dance academy with her husband Douglas Hay, a former dancer with the New York City Ballet. They operated their academy in NJ for 20 years and trained many professional dancers. Their students have gone on to dance in major ballet companies such as The New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and Dance Theater of Harlem. Not limited to classical dance, some of their students have gone on to enjoy careers on Broadway as Musical artists.

In 2021, their daughter Juliet Hay, joined the Miami City Ballet and Jonathan their son, lives in Memphis and is a professional guitarist and touring musician. Dalia has since moved back to Dallas in 2018 with Douglas and their dog Shelby to be closer to her family. Dalia guest teaches at various studios in the Dallas Metroplex as a guest teacher and private coach. She loves to inspire her students with her hard earned knowledge of the art form to “just love dancing and be the best they can be” in a positive and fun atmosphere.

Ava Henry | Pre-ballet, ballet instructor

Ava discovered her love for dance at the young age of two. Throughout her childhood and adolescent years, she continued to develop her technique and artistry. Ava has attended summer programs with American Ballet Theatre and Colorado Ballet. She joined Chamberlain School of Ballet during her senior year of high school to further her pre-professional training. At the same time, she started teaching pre-ballet at a local dance studio where she shared her love of ballet with the next generation of dancers. She is passionate about cultivating a nurturing and uplifting classroom environment where dancer feels valued, inspired, and motivated. Ava is currently pursuing a degree in pre-physical therapy and plans to become a physical therapist that specialized in dance related injuries.

KATIE MARTIN | Pre-Ballet, Ballet, and Creative Movement Instructor

Ms. Martin began her dance training at the age of three and later trained with Kathy Chamberlain for five years. She was a member of Chamberlain Ballet for four years performing in numerous productions. Her summer studies included Ballet Austin, Joffrey Workshop in San Antonio, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Workshop of New England, and extensive training with Truman Finney at Chamberlain School ofBallet. She also studied and danced professionally as a trainee with Ben Stevenson’sFort Worth Dallas Ballet, performing roles in Giselle and The Nutcracker.

Katie premiered her Peter and The Wolf in the spring of 2016 for Chamberlain Ballet's Family Ballet Series. She is excited to present works in a new choreographic performance in the spring of 2020. Katie enjoys being a parent to her beautiful young son.

Walker Martin | instructor

Walker Martin was born in Clinton, Oklahoma and trained at the Western Oklahoma Ballet Academy. In the summers, he studied on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre® (ABT) Summer Intensives in New York City, and was named an ABT® National Training Scholar from 2009 to 2011. Walker continued his training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, where he performed with Houston Ballet in Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker and Stanton Welch’s Cinderella. He then danced with Ballet Quad Cities for a season before joining Oklahoma City Ballet in 2013. He was promoted to Soloist in 2016. With Oklahoma City Ballet, Walker performed leading and feature roles, including The White Rabbit in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Melancholic in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Jonathan Harker and Renfield in Michael Pink’s Dracula, The Champion Roper in Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, Gurn in August Bournonville’sLa Sylphide, Mercutio and Benvolio in Robert Mills’ Romeo & Juliet, Hans/The Nutcracker and the Sugar Plum Cavalier in Mills’ The Nutcracker, Puck in Mills’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prince Ivan in Mills’ The Firebird, Prince Eric in Mills’ The Little Mermaid, as well as the title role in Paul Vasterling’s Peter Pan. Additionally, Walker’s repertoire with Oklahoma City Ballet included works by Twyla Tharp, Jorma Elo, Stanton Welch, Helen Pickett, Toni Pimble, and Amy Seiwert, and he has also created roles in works by Cayetano Soto, Matthew Neenan, Brian Enos, Ma Cong, Sarah Tallman, and Robert Mills. Walker then spent two seasons dancing with Diablo Ballet. With Diablo Ballet, Walker performed George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stanton Welch’s Orange, and other works by Penny Saunders and Julia Adam. Walker is certified in Pre-Primary through Level 7 and Partnering of the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum, and is an ABT® Fellowship Teacher, having successfully presented students for examinations.

julia Meister | Ballet Instructor

Julia Meister was born in Seoul, South Korea and began dancing at St. Croix Ballet in Stillwater, Minnesota. She continued her training as a New Artist at Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, Florida under Peter Stark, Philip Neal, Laurie Jones, and Ivonne Lemus, performing leading roles in Coppélia, Giselle, and George Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations. She also attended summer courses at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, and National Ballet School of Canada. From 2017-2019, Ms. Meister studied on scholarship in the Professional Division at Pacific Northwest Ballet School under the direction of Peter Boal, performing in both Pacific Northwest Ballet productions and ballets by Margaret Mullin and Kiyon Ross. She then joined Diablo Ballet for two seasons. Her repertoire with the company includes works by George Balanchine, Penny Saunders, and Julia Adam.

Weaver Rhodes | Ballet and Modern Instructor

Weaver Rhodes was born and raised in Texas, where he received his training from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He then went on to receive his BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase in 2012. He has worked for various companies including Dance Heginbotham, The Mark Morris Dance Group, Mettin Movement Collective, Kevin Wynn Collection, The Metropolitan Classical Ballet in Arlington, TX, Northwest Dance Project, and was featured in Isaac Mizrahi’s The Magic Flute. Weaver has had the pleasure to work with artists such as Kathryn Alter, Robert Battle, Patrick Corbin, Greg Dolbashian, Larry Keigwin, Jessica Lang, Dwight Rhoden, Kate Skarpetowska, and Pam Tanowitz. Weaver has been a company member with Bruce Wood Dance since 2019.

BECCA SIGMUND | Ballet and Modern Instructor

Becca Sigmund graduated from The University of Iowa in just three years with her BA in Dance and a minor in Theatre Arts. She has performed professionally with both ballet and modern dance companies, including Upstate NY Ballet Company (aka Syracuse City Ballet), San Diego Dance Theater, Ballet Theatre of Maryland, and Kinetics Dance Theatre’s Professional Company. She received her year-round training from both The Rock School West and Nolte Academy of Dance, and attended summer programs such as ABT, Joffrey Ballet, Malashock Dance, Nashville Ballet, and City Ballet of San Diego. She has trained extensively in all styles of dance including ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, jazz, tap, musical theater and hip hop and has 16 years of teaching experience at studios throughout Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Texas. In addition to ballet, Becca specializes in teaching injury prevention, flexibility and dance conditioning. Becca studied with Lisa Howell, physiotherapist for dancers, and is certified in three of Lisa’s teacher training programs for injury prevention, flexibility, technique and recovering from injury. She is also certified in teaching Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT).

Becca currently resides in McKinney with her husband and two young boys and has been teaching at several of the top ballet studios throughout Dallas. Becca teaches private lessons throughout Dallas and at her in-home studio in McKinney.

Prior to moving to Texas two years ago, Becca was the School Director at Kinetics Dance Theatre, located in Ellicott City, Maryland. During the five years she served as School Director, the studio underwent two expansions and nearly doubled in student enrollment. Becca was able to successfully build a curriculum, train students for YAGP and have students go on to receive a full-ride scholarship to study dance at University of Maryland Baltimore College, an invitation and scholarship to study at Boston Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program, as well as acceptance into Fordham University’s and University of the Arts BFA Programs.

Shawn Stevens | Ballet instructor

Shawn Stevens is originally from Houston, Texas. At age 14, she attended Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts under the direction of Sydelle Gomberg. She continued her training at the School of American Ballet. In 1982, she was chosen by George Balanchine to join the ‪New York City Ballet (NYCB). During her time with the company, she performed principal roles in Balanchine's ballets, including Symphony in Three Movements, The Four Temperaments, and Symphony in C. She also danced in the original cast and performed principal roles in Brahms/Handel, choreographed by Twyla Tharp and Jerome Robbins. ‬‬‬‬‬‬ Stevens has worked with many other choreographers, such as Peter Martins, William Forsythe, Edward Villella, Ib Andersen, and Joseph Duell. During the 10 years she performed with NYCB, she danced in the TV programs Live from ‪Lincoln Center with NYCB and Dance in America. She has also appeared as a principal dancer with the New York City Opera in Cinderella. In 1991, Stevens joined Twyla Tharp Dance, where she performed for five years. With Tharp's company, she performed repertoire works as well as new works as a principal. She was asked to dance in the Cutting Up tour with Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Stevens’ film credits include I'll Do Anything and In the Upper Room, both choreographed by Tharp. Stevens was personally invited to perform in Tharp’s hit Broadway musical Movin' Out. She has been teaching ballet at several schools, universities, and companies throughout the United States. She is approved by The George Balanchine Trust to restage George Balanchine works and also stages works by Tharp through the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation.

Candice Marie Woods | Guest faculty | Musical Theater Instructor / Mentor

Candice Marie Woods: This native Texan began their classical ballet and dance training at Ballet of Dallas, in north Dallas, at age 6. At age 9, they continued their training at Chamberlain School of Ballet (formerly Chamberlain School of Performing Arts); quickly moving through the ranks to join the senior ballet company at age 13. They have performed numerous roles in Chamberlain’s production of The Nutcracker, but their favorite role was as the Arabian dancer. They have also trained at The School of American Ballet in New York, NY.

Candice began performing in regional theatre, as a child, and was seen in Charlotte’s Web and The Wiz with the Garland Children’s Theatre, in Garland, TX and in Gypsy with the John Anthony Theatre, at Collin College in Plano, TX. They continued acting as a teenager and were seen in Naaman Forrest High School’s production of Getting Out and in Water Tower Theatre’s production of The Wiz. They have also served as a lead choreographer at Naaman Forrest Theater and as a dance instructor for Taylor School of Music in Duncanville, TX.

Candice began their professional performing career, in 2005, when midway through their senior year of high school; they were cast as a Dynamite in the Broadway production of Hairspray. Their other Broadway credits include Catch Me If You Can, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Book of Mormon, and Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Off-Broadway credits; Smokey Joe’s Café. Their national tours include Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, Legally Blonde The Musical, and the Worklight Production/OD Company Korean Tour of Dreamgirls.

In 2017, they received the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award: Performance by a Featured Actress for their performance as Diana Ross in Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Candice is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.

Candice has performed all over the United States, Canada, and Korea, but is proud to be a part of Chamberlain family again.