About Us
Ms.
Deborah Yarington, Executive Director of The Dance
Center, received her BFA in Modern Dance from Texas Christian University. Classes
include ballet technique with James Clouser and Stephanie Woods, Graham
technique with David Hochoy, Limon Technique with Susan D. Roberts, choreography,
repertory, music theory, dance history, and teaching methods. Highlights
include performing with the New Century Dance Scene, faculty, graduate,
student works, and in the classic Graham work “Seraphic
Dialogue”. She received a scholarship to attend the American Dance Festival
where she was chosen to study choreography with Lucas Hoving and technique
with Doug Varone. She has taught and choreographed throughout the Northwest
including being an Artist in Residence with Ballet Idaho, where she taught four
levels of modern technique, classes for children with special needs, and
the dance curriculum in the Boise public schools. In 2004, Deborah founded
The Dance Center in Bozeman, Montana. With The Dance Center, she has established
“a fresh approach to dance” fusing imagination and classical
technique. She has taught a dance residency each fall at Hawthorne Elementary
since 2004. She co-created Nutcracker in a
Nutshell beginning in 2005 creating
a community dance performance each holiday season. With over fifteen
years of diverse, professional teaching experience, her students consistently
remark “she is really cool and lots of fun!”
Ms.
Anna Hall, Artistic Director, grew up dancing with The Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company, a regional touring company that offers classical ballet training with year-round performing opportunities and prestigious guest faculty such as David Howard, JoAnna Kneeland, and Richard Early. Anna graduated with a BFA in Dance from Wright State University on a talent-based scholarship while simultaneously performing with Dayton Ballet Apprentice Company. After college, she performed with Pat White’s award winning trio “Aftershock” at the Kennedy Center, The Isadora Duncan Company, Bess Imber Chamber Ensemble, and Gem City Ballet. She also has performed with Repertory Dance Theater in Salt Lake City at the Utah Arts Festival. She was a full time adjunct professor at Strivers School for the Arts from 1998-2000 teaching ballet and modern technique, dance history, and advanced choreography. Anna was invited to be a guest teacher and choreographer for the University of Dayton, Colonel White’s Performing High School, Ponticorvo Ballet Studios and Wright State University. In 2000, she received the prestigious Monticello Award and was given the title “Regional Dance Connection Choreographer”. In Bozeman, Anna has worked with Montana Ballet Company, local Montessori schools and Longfellow Elementary. In 2005, Anna found her home at The Dance Center when she co-created Nutcracker in a Nutshell. She feels fortunate to be the Artistic Director of The Dance Center, a place where herself and her two children can dance, grow, and connect with the Bozeman community.
Melinda Delgado discovered her passion and love for dance as a child studying at Lake Oswego Ballet School and Portland Ballet School under the direction of Jacqueline Schumacher. At the age of fourteen on scholarship, she trained at San Francisco Ballet School. At the age of sixteen, Melinda joined the Portland Ballet Company, where she danced professionally for twelve years. Melinda also graduated from Portland State University with a BA in Art and Dance. She has taught all levels of ballet at Portland Ballet School, Portland State University, and Portland Gymnastics Center. In Bozeman, she has worked with Montana Ballet Company and School, MSDT, and Montana State University. The Dance Center welcomes Melinda!