Melissa Glouchkova has been teaching ballet since 1986 and is a member of the Cecchetti Council of America. Her teaching experience includes Corpus Christi Concert Ballet, Ballet Academy, Texas Ballet Concerto, Westwood High School Fine Arts Academy, and Tapestry Dance Company and Academy where she also performed professionally as a company member, and Rodnichok - Vorkuta, Russia (guest teacher). She holds a B.A. in Interior Design, is a certified Pilates instructor at Castle Hill Fitness. She began her classical training under Nancy Sulik. She has studied under master teachers at Ballet West, Houston Ballet, Compania de Danza Classica, Mexico, and the Joffrey School of Ballet, New York. She has performed in numerous ballets and her roles included The Sugar Plum Fairy and all Act II variations in “The Nutcracker”, “Raymonda”, “Pas de Dix”, “Swan Lake”, “The Red Shoes”, “The Sleeping Beauty” - Fairies and Bluebird Pas de Deux, “Les Sylphides”, “Coppelia”, “Opus 22”, “Nocturne”, “Stayin' Alive” and “Swinging Then and Now”.
" I want my students to feel nurtured, safe, and very challenged. By stressing the importance of using the natural alignment, students learn how to move within the confines of their body while still working on artistry and technique. I want my students to feel dancing coming from within and not just the surface; to really dance from the heart and move, move, move. Mostly, I want to instill a love of dance and have that show through the movement." |
