SVETLANA CATON-NOBLE co-director, teacher, choreographer
Between the age of 8 and 15, her ballet training took place in Belgium with Lydia Pavlova, a Russian expatriate ballerina from the Maryinsky Imperial Theater. Her participation in the prestigious Concours de Danse in Paris, brought a scholarship offer at the School of the Paris Opera as well as an invitation to study with the legendary Russian teachers, Olga Preobrajenska, Liubov Egorova, Mathilda Kseschinska. This foundation led to the first professional engagement in Belgium with the Théatre Royal de Liège. In the USA, she danced with several Ballet Companies: Wisconsin Ballet, New Repertory Dance Theater, Fedicheva Ballet Company, Orlando Ballet. She also performed at many benefit concerts and special events.
Her dance repertoire includes nineteen century classical and romantic ballets (Les Sylphides, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Midsummer Night’s Dream), early twentieth century ballets (Les Biches, La Boutique Fantasque, Fairy Doll) character dances and new contemporary works. Her choreographic works include full length story ballets: Hansel and Gretel, Snowmaiden, Menotti’s The Unicorne, the Gorgon and the Manticore, The Little Prince and many short works: Solitude in Three, O, Master of All Living!, Invitation au Voyage, Danse Macabre, Schubert Pas de Deux…
Among ballet teachers whose classes she regularly attended in New York, were Maria Nevelska, André Eglevsky, Kaleria Fedicheva, Gabriella Darvash and Vladimir Dokoudovsky. She is a graduate of the Lyçée Français de New York, has a BA in French and Russian literature from Hunter College and post graduate studies from LIU at C.W.Post College
TEACHING BALLET SINCE 1978
. USDAN Center for the performing Arts Summer Camp 1981 - 1999
. Neubert Institute in Carnegie Hall, New York City
. Connecticut Ballet in Stamford Conn
. Fedicheva Ballet in Glen Cove, NY
. Broadway Dance in New York, NY
. C.W.Post Dance Dept. - LI University in Old Brookville
. Stony Brook University
. Suffolk Community College
. Ballet Long Island in Bohemia, NY
. Vic D’Amore – American Studio / Perform. Arts in Deer Park, NY
. Orlando School of Ballet in Huntington, NY
. Frank Ohman School of Ballet in Huntington, NY
. North Shore School of Dance Port Washington, NY
. Two Worlds , Danny Holstein in Greenvale, NY
. Svetlanova School of Ballet & Svetlana Caton School of Ballet 1978 – 1984
Own studio, in Kings Park, NY
REHEARSAL COORDINATOR.
New York International Ballet Competition NYIBC 1987 in Lincoln Center NYIBC 1990
STAGING AND WORKING WITH PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
. Connecticut Ballet - Pas de Trois from Swan Lake
. Long Island Dance Theater
. Dokoudovsky Conservatory of Dance
. Faune Dance Troupe
. Lumiere Ballet Company and Lumiere Dance Company
VENTI PETROV co-director, teacher, choreographer, principal dancer
Graduate of the Sophia National Choreographic Institute, the lead government supported ballet school in Bulgaria. In New York, Venti Petrov continued his ballet training with Vladimir Dokoudovsky, one of the twentieth century greatest teacher.
Venti Petrov is an award recipient of several international ballet competitions including the New York International Ballet Competition 1990. He performed in Europe and in more than 20 States in America as featured dancer with Arizona Ballet and Tulsa Ballet, as principal dancer and resident choreographer with Omaha Ballet Theater, as principal dancer and guest artist with Arlington Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, Fullerton Ballet and Sioux City Ballet. As a guest artist for the 2002 New York International Ballet Competition Gala at Lincoln Center, he presented and danced his own choreographic creations: Bach Air and Patten Pending.
While dancing and performing in an extensive classical and contemporary repertoire. Petrov creates ballets ranging from romantic and heroic to comedic using a diversity of musical sources. His ballet works include Romeo and Juliet Pas de Deux to music by Gottshalk, an original version of Les Patineurs, Domino and Twinkle with music by Mozart, an original version of Sylvia Pas de Deux. His most recent and major creation El Cid is a fully staged two act ballet; sections can be seen on www.elcidballet.com . In collaboration with Michael Zeiger, Ferdy Tumakaka and Olga Merson, Venti Petrov has released three CDs for ballet classes. In addition to co-directing and teaching at Lumière Ballet, he also teaches at the Dokoudovsky New York Conservatory of Dance.
TEACHING SINCE 1993
. USDAN Center for the Performing Arts
. Omaha Theater Dance, Nebraska ( Company Class)
. Sioux City Ballet
. Long Island Ballet Competition 2009 (Master Class)
. Lumiere Ballet
. Arlington Ballet in Texas (Company Class)
. New York Conservatory of Dance
Visit Venti on www.ventipetrov.com and www.elcidballet.com
Or see Petrov’s works on Youtube under ‘Venti Petrov’
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