Instructors:

Tamara Grose
Gabrielle Thompson

Tamara Grose is founder, artistic director and choreographer for Rohnert Park City Ballet. She has a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts. She has danced with the North Carolina Dance Theater, Harkness, American Ballet Theater's Jr. Company, Director Richard Englund and Pauline Korner's Dance Consort. Tamara has toured and taught master classes throughout the USA as well as for Brooklyn College in NY and Scarsdale Ballet for Allegra Kent of the New York City Ballet. She has been asked to be a guest instructor on the East Coast and in Europe this summer (2003).

Tamara moved to northern California, and was asked by the late Charles Schultz to instruct a dance class for himself and his employees at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena. She also assisted figure-skating coach, Tahlma Ahlers with choreography for competitive programs. Two of their former protégés were in this year's Nationals, one of which was an alternate for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Tamara freelances as a choreographer and dance consultant. Recent projects:

• Collaboration with Kjell Andresson in Sweden on Eurhythmy Master Classes
• Showcase Talents Modeling and Film Agency in Myrtle Beach, SC
• Gigi Grose for Anti-Gravity in NYC, their latest collaboration being the closing ceremony for the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Fantastic Feet Studio of Dance in California for it's state and national competitions

Tamara's complete resume can be found by clicking here.

Tamara's personal goal is to share what she has had the opportunity to experience, in a firmly structured but nurturing and compassionate atmosphere.

Tamara can be contacted at:

Studio:	(707) 585-9292		Office:	(707) 585-1137
Email:	tamcandance@prodigy.net
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Gabrielle Thompson began classical and contemporary ballet training in Northern California under the direction of Tamara Grose. After seven years she was sent to Paris to study ballet at La Marais.

Gabrielle returned to the US and spent the next 2 years studying and performing with the Sarasota Ballet in Florida.

She then attended the Alvin Ailey School New York learning other dance forms. She returned to California where she was featured as a soloist with several regional ballet companies.

In the past two years Gabrielle has toured with The Landini Dance Company and performed as a guest soloist for Highly Unlikely, Harry Denton's Rouge and Rock My Soul throughout the Bay Area. Most recently she performed the role of Hermia in David McNaughton's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Gabrielle is co-director of Rohnert Park City Ballet, as well as being an instructor and guest soloist. She continues to perform and she teaches in Marin as well.

Gabrielle's goal is to use encouragement and love to teach her students to believe in themselves, to find unison with body and mind, to carry on in life with determination, self-confidence and courage.

Gabrielle can be contacted at:

Studio:	(707) 585-9292		Office:	(707) 579-8701
Email:	gabby@sonic.net

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