Pulse Pointes - Created for dancers who work entirely on pointe during class and in choreography. Pulse Pointes dancers learn a variety of classical variations as well as new group choreographies created by Director Carrie Tron. They perform annually at the Youth American Grand Prix competition as well as in Pulse performances and other venues. Pulse Pointes is for Ballet dancers who have achieved level Four or above class status at the Pulse and dancers are chosen by invitation only.
Ballet
Dieter Riesle
Dieter Riesle was born in Germany and graduated from the John Cranko Ballet Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. He danced as a principal ballet dancer nationally as well as internationally in such ballets as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Bayadere, Le Corsaire, Cinderella and numerous contemporary ballets. The Cincinnati Ballet, Garden State Ballet (New Jersey), Hamburg Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet are among the ballet companies Mr. Riesle danced for. After his ballet career Mr. Riesle appeared in numerous in musicals; his favorite part is the Emcee in the musical Cabaret.
Scottie Fernandez
Scottie Fernandez is Assistant Classical Director and Director of Meta Works Modern Company at the Pulse. She has been teaching and choreographing in the tri-state area for the past six years. She has a B.F.A. in Dance Education from Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland. She has extensive training in ballet, Pointe, modern, jazz, and education for young children (creative movement).
Scottie's other teaching experiences includes choreography and improvisational classes as well as ballet classes for physically and mentally handicapped children.
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Carrie Ellen-Tron
Carrie Ellen-Tron is Director of Classical Dance and Director of the Isadora Duncan Youth Ensemble at the Pulse. Ms. Tron began her training with Harkness House for Ballet Arts and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She received her B.A. in Dance from Skidmore College and her Masters in Dance Education from New York University. Ms. Tron dances for the prestigious Sharif Egyptian Dance Theatre in New York City and is an original member of the cast of Ballet Exotiqa and Goddessdance, directed by world renowned dancer and singer Jehan Kamal.
