Conservatory Staff & Faculty

Staff

Anna Canova (She/Her)

Program Manager, Conservatory

Alicia Canterna

Associate Director, Pre-Professional Conservatory Program

Alicia Canterna is a seasoned professional in the world of Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance.

Rotita “Ro” Cunningham (She/Her)

Program Development Specialist & Costume Manager, Conservatory

Jessica Denson (she/her)

Registrar, Conservatory

Asanga Domask (She/Her)

Director of Student Services, Conservatory

Sarah J. Ewing (She/Her)

Head of Programming, Conservatory

Molly Hohlt

Associate Director, Young Training and Pre-Conservatory Program

Stanislav Issaev

Ballet Master, Conservatory

Kim Kokich

Communication and Development Specialist, Conservatory

Marie McNair (She/Her)

Program Specialist, Studios & Faculty, Conservatory

Alexandra Nowakowski (She/Her)

President & CEO

Natalie Palumbo (She/Her)

Front Desk Manager, Conservatory

Robert J. Priore (He/Him)

Choreographer-in-Residence, Conservatory

Cristina Vasilis (She/Her)

Senior Manager, Day Program & Competitions, Conservatory

Katherine Weaver

Marketing Associate, Conservatory

Katherine Weaver, B.A. McGill University, is excited to join the CityDance team as Development and Social Media Assistant. As a former collegiate and international level sailor, Katherine holds a great appreciation for the environment CityDance Conservatory provides young people in their journey towards mastery and performance at the highest levels of dance. She brings a love for the arts as well as proven experience in fundraising and external communications.

Faculty

Olga Aru (She/Her)

Faculty, Conservatory

Brittany Bailey (She/Her)

Faculty, Conservatory

Ryan Bailey (He/Him)

Faculty, Conservatory

Micah Geyer

Faculty, Conservatory

Andrea Long

Faculty, Conservatory

Melo Ludwig (She/Her)

Faculty, Conservatory

Aminah Moody

Faculty, Conservatory

Aminah's foundational dance education includes training from Jones- Haywood Dance School, CityDance Conservatory, and SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. While at these institutions Aminah has strengthened their knowledge, execution and experience in Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary/Ballet/Improvisational Partnering, Improvisation, Contemporary and Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, West African, and Modern (Graham, Horton, Dunham, Limon, and Swing/Release Technique).

Aminah has received scholarships to perform/ train with Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, Koresh Dance Company, GALLIM, Philidanco, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Brucewood Dance and Netherlands Dans Theatre. Aminah is teaching, private coaching, and choreographing all over the DMV. All whilst, being a freelance dancer all over the U.S.