Metrowest Dance Academy

Summer Intensive Week 1 is coming up: July 13-17.
We are welcoming our summer guest faculty!
For ballet, Leigh Ann Koelsch. Leigh Ann will teach ballet, repertoire and pointe throughout Week 1. Always bringing repertoire for our dancers at multiple levels to explore and providing fantastic individualised feedback. Leigh Ann’s positivity and passion for ballet inspires the dancers every year.
Leigh Ann graduated from The College of The Royal Academy of Dance in London in 1993 with a Diploma in the Art of Teaching Classical Ballet. She has prepared students for RAD examinations Pre-Primary through Advanced 2 as well as five Solo Seal candidates. Mrs. Koelsch has coached students in original choreography and classical repertoire variations for competitions including the RAD Dance Challenge, California Dance Classics, ADC/IBC and Youth America Grand Prix. In addition to these national competitions, she has taken students to the Genee International Ballet Competition- the Flagship event of the Royal Academy of Dance- in Sydney 2002, Antwerp 2014, Sydney 2016, Hong Kong 2018 and Toronto 2019.

Mrs. Koelsch has choreographed and co-directed many productions over the years including Nutcracker, original story ballets and mixed repertoire showcases. She has also choreographed musicals for Coastal Repertory Theater, Half Moon Bay High School and Spindrift School of Performing Arts.

Leigh Ann is a native of beautiful Half Moon Bay, California and raising two sons in her beautiful hometown, while freelancing around the Bay Area. She is currently Head of RAD examinations at Rachel’s Ballet and also on the ballet staff at Shely Pack Dancers and musical theater staff Spindrift School of Performing Arts.

Summer Intensive Week 1 is coming up: July 13-17.
We are welcoming our summer guest faculty!

Teaching Graham technique and Anatomy we have Janine Cappello. Janine is renowned for her anatomically informed classes that help dancers understand their body and how it moves. Very musical and creative choreography along with Graham-based daily classes. Our dancers enjoy this annual opportunity to develop their modern technique and healthy movement pathways with Janine!

Registration started yesterday! Thank you to everyone who enrolled in their classes already 💫
Don’t wait long to sign up as class sizes are limited and we would love to get our current students into their chosen classes before they fill!