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Meet Our Staff

EKATERINA POKROVSKAYA 

Ballet & Contemporary

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EKATERINA POKROVSKAYA

Ekaterina Pokrovskaya is a professional, classically trained ballerina and award winning  choreographer. Ekaterina has developed a very wide stage experience dancing in corps de ballet,  soloist, and principal roles for various reputable ballet companies. She received her education at  Kazan Ballet College in Russia and graduated with an Honors Degree. After graduating, she joined the Russian State Ballet in Moscow where she danced in more than twenty countries. In April of  2014, Ekaterina was awarded first prize at Spoleto Dance Competition in Italy. In November of  2014, she joined the Russian National Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer and began her career dancing as "Clara" in the Nutcracker. Ekaterina also danced as "Giselle" and "Cinderella" in Kansas City, and was invited to dance with the New Jersey Ballet after the conclusion of the Russian Ballet Theatre's American tour. In May of 2015, Ekaterina became a finalist at VKIBC New York; she also began pursuing choreography in the same year. Ekaterina received a special Choreography Award and second prize in the dancers category at the Easton Ballet Competition in 2016 and was invited to join the Pennsylvania Ballet in the same year. Ekaterina moved to Las Vegas in 2018 to further pursue choreography and, upon her arrival, was honored to receive a job offer from one of the most prestigious dance complexes in the world: Millenium Dance Complex. Ekaterina currently performs as a guest dancer, teaches privates and master classes, and spearheads summer intensives in NYC, Tampa (FL), New Jersey, Denver (CO), and Las Vegas for Millenium Dance Complex.

KASEY LISCUM 

Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre

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KASEY LISCUM

Kasey began her dance training at age three and is skilled in various styles of dance including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop, Improvisation, and several styles of ethnic dance. Along with seventeen years of performance based training, Kasey competed nationally from age eight to age eighteen. She has received numerous scholarships and prestigious awards from dance competitions, conventions, and master classes including New York City Dance Alliance, Tremaine Dance, Dance America, Dance Olympus, Adrenaline Dance, JUMP Dance, World Class Dance, and SHARP International. Kasey's dance training has provided  her with opportunities to appear on local and national television and model for dancewear stores, as well as participate in "UNLV Dance Day" at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two years in a row. Kasey began teaching at age fifteen and began producing choreographic works at age sixteen.  Kasey is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business (concentrated in Media and Arts Management) and Dance from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Kasey's time spent thus far studying and dancing in New York City has allowed her to train under and collaborate with many reputable dancers, as well as continue her professional training under the tutelage of some of the finest dance studios in the world. Some notable collaborative references include Suzie Goldman and Lisa Lockwood of the American Ballet Theatre, Joao Carvalho of Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, and Matthew Couvillon of "Cats", "West Side Story", and "A Chorus Line"; training locations include Broadway Dance Center (BDC), Steps on Broadway, and Ballet Academy East.

SHA-BRALE RODRIGUEZ 

Hip Hop Classes

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SHA-BRALE RODRIGUEZ 

Sha-Brale started dancing at the age of ten when she joined a local dance team. She began her technical training on Eldorado High School's dance team and she attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy as a Dance Theatre major in Los Angeles, CA. In 2012, she moved back to Las Vegas to coach a middle school dance team and a youth football cheer team. Sha-Brale has performed at several local events, as well as fan-favorite Broadway shows such as "The Dreamgirls" and "The Wiz."

ASHLEY BISHOP 

Ballet, Lyrical & Jazz

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ASHLEY BISHOP

Ms. Ashley is a registered teacher for the Royal Academy of Dance and is a graduate of the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies programme.  As a lead teacher at Rachel’s Ballet in the Bay Area, California for five year, Ashley had the opportunity to enter students into RAD ballet exams from Pre-Ballet to Advanced Vocational Levels.  She has coached students for many prestigious competitions including the Youth America Grand Prix and RAD Dance Challenge. Ashley’s professional background includes dancing at the Source Dance Company in Vancouver, BC, as a choreographer for Wyndham Cozumel Resort & Spa in Mexico, and as a featured performer and dance captain for Carnival Cruise Lines.  She has had the opportunity to perform and study dance all over the coast of North America, including extensive training at Broadway Dance Center in New York City and Harbour Dance Center in Vancouver, BC. She is well versed in many genres of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, modern, musical theatre, contemporary and Latin rhythms. 

JULIA ZENTMYER 

Ballet, Tap, Creative Movement

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JULIA ZENTMYER

Originally from Michigan, Julia began her dance training in ballet, tap, and jazz at age five. Julia earned a full scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School (NewYork City), where she studied classical ballet for several years. Julia has danced professionally in Japan and other nations, and continues to work and train in dance studios across the Las Vegas Valley. Julia earned both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in EarlyChildhood Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

NADINE PRUSZOWSKI 

Hip Hop Classes

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NADINE PRUSZOWSKI

Nadine Pruszowski, born in Germany, is a dancer, dance instructor and choreographer located in Las Vegas. Nadine specializes in Urban hip-hop, Russian ballet, lyrical, contemporary, modern, and afro styles of dance. During her time in Europe, Nadine toured with her dance company and performed in shows such as "West Side Story" and "Cats". Nadine's teaching style can be described as a mixture of knowledge, artistic expression, musicality training, and technical foundation building at all levels that she teaches.

EMILY KOCH

Member Services, Ballet, Contemporary

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EMILY KOCH

Emily began her pre-professional dance training at North Star Dance Academy. Emily danced with North Star Dance Academy from the age of six to twelve, and continued her performing arts education at K.O. Knudson Middle School of the Performing Arts where she majored in Dance and Theatre. Emily attended Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts for high school, where she majored in Dance and Technical Theory and captained her Varsity cheer team. Emily is proud to be added to the staff at Sole Intensity Dance Academy.