The Dance Barns Faculty & Staff
Our dedicated faculty works to provide individual attention to each of our students. Teachers work in a warm, nurturing manner that is inclusive and welcoming of all students.
Dance Barns Staff
Rodney Rivera
Rodney began his ballet training in San Juan, Puerto Rico and continued at Pro Danza Ballet of...
Ariana Hatcher
Ariana grew up in Santa Fe and danced with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Charisma, Cathy Roe, and...
Jessie Wenchieh Lo
Dr. Jessie Wenchieh Lo is a performing artist, recording artist, music educator, and music...
Dance Barns Faculty
Pamela Ladas
Pamela has been a dancer, choreographer, educator, and health care provider for most of her life....
Kiri Chapman
Kiri Chapman joined the NDI New Mexico team in 2022.  She is from Michigan, and spent four years...
Allegra Lillard
Allegra Lillard began dancing in her home state of Texas and...
Emma Singleton
Emma began dancing in her formative years in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Dance for Joy and The Dance...
Tina Anderson
Tina Anderson is a Native New Mexican, born and raised in Santa Fe. She is trained in ballet,...
Jenny Sosa-Martinez
Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, in 1996 she was accepted into the Cuban National Ballet School,...
Lori Brody
After her professional career with the San Francisco Ballet, Lori taught for many years in Los...
Melissa Briggs-Bransford
Melissa is a graduate of New York University/Tisch School of the Arts (MFA in dance) and Smith...
Rachel Zervakos
Rachel Zervakos earned her B.F.A. in Dance Summa Cum Laude at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee,...
Savanna Leyba
Savanna teaches dance fitness classes all around Santa Fe, participated in NDI programs in her...
Zoe Lesser
Zoe Lesser is a director and choreographer from Los Angeles, California. She was mentored by...