Stephanie Saland

Salandance

Seattle, WA

During a 21-year career with the New York City Ballet, Stephanie Saland was showcased in leading roles under Balanchine... More About Me »

About Me

During a 21-year career with the New York City Ballet, Stephanie Saland was showcased in leading roles under Balanchine's direction, as well as principal roles in Jerome Robbins' repertoire. Guest performances included Nureyev and Friends, Giselle with Alexander Gudonov and numerous Live From Lincoln Center film productions. Since 1993 Ms. Saland has been a freelance instructor based in Seattle and travels to teach in the US, Canada, South America and Europe.
Stephanie drew from the myriad riches for education in New York: from teachers such as Stanley Williams, Maggie Black, and her colleague Gelsey Kirkland. She was and is equally inspired and informed through other non-ballet modalities and now offers a class that is synthesis and creative response to the valuable aspects of these systems.

I'm an expert

Stephanie Saland is an expert in these subjects:

1.
Ballet
My Listings
- Ballet Lessons
2.
musicality
Balanchine instilled in all of his dancers the specificity and emphasis on musical precision
3.
alignment
to support the aesthetic demands of the art while honoring the aspects that support balance and harmony
4.
not being an expert...
listening, laughing at and with myself and offering to the best of my ability to each person in the class