Trained and inspired by Rose Marie Floyd, Kathy holds a BS degree in Ballet from Indiana University and is a Diploma Fellow of the Cecchetti Council of America. She served on the National Executive Board and Board of Examiners for several years. Professionally, Kathy danced with the Scottish American Ballet, the National Ballet of MD and as a Principal Guest Artist. As a Christian artist, she danced with the Asaph Ensemble in VA.
Kathy founded Summerwood Studio of Dance in Northern VA in 1993-2007, and Timberlane Dance/Northville Ballet, following a move back to MI in 2008. She has choreographed and participated in several community theatre productions with her husband Kim and 3 sons. Kathy is passionate about teaching the classical Cecchetti method of ballet and inspiring students to dance for the glory of God through Northville Ballet Theatre productions and Dance Ministry.
Isabelle is a Diploma Fellow of the Cecchetti Council of America. She has studied the complete works of Maestro Cecchetti under Kathy Cooke and is passionate about passing this valuable method of ballet down to her students. Professionally, Isabelle has performed as a Guest Artist for NBT since 2015, dancing principal roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote and ballet school companies in the metro Detroit area, as well as out of state. She has received scholarships to study in Canada, Richmond, and west Michigan. She has had the joy and privilege of guest teaching in the metro Detroit area as well as out of state.
Dana Cochren is chairwoman of the Eastern Michigan Committee of the Cecchetti Council of America and holds the Intermediate Teacher Certificate. She teaches ballet, tap, and adult classes at Northville Ballet. She also serves in the costuming department at Northville Ballet.
Brooke Johnson is a ballet and contemporary instructor and choreographer. Brooke has primarily trained at Northville Ballet under the instruction of Kathy Cooke for 12 years, and she currently holds her Cecchetti Teacher Intermediate certification. After graduating high school, Brooke danced as a Trainee with Light of the World Ballet in NY for two years. Traveling internationally with them to Israel and locally in Syracuse NY, she performed in numerous unconventional outreaches, sharing the gospel through dance.
Brooke is passionate about teaching ballet, contemporary, and worship dance. She strives to help her students excel in technique and artistry, and to inspire them to glorify the Lord through their dancing!
Eliana began her ballet training at the age of 11 under the instruction of Kathy Cooke, DFCCA. She now has passed the Cecchetti Advanced exam as a student and has achieved her Cecchetti Elementary (V) exam as a teacher. She is currently working toward her student Diploma exam and her teacher’s Intermediate exam. Eliana dances and teacher for Northville Ballet and has had the privilege of dancing principal roles in Coppelia, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
Alicia Falzon (Pomponio) is a teacher and choreographer and has trained in ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, and worship dance for over 10 years, primarily at Northville Ballet Theatre. She has also trained at Christina’s Adult ballet, Eisenhower Dance Company, and Wayne State University. Alicia loves to perform anywhere she has the opportunity, whether that’s church services, music videos, or in other productions such as Music Hall’s Choreographer’s Showcase, American Ballet Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty, Project Dance, Company One at Wayne State University or, most recently, the Detroit Dance City Festival. She loves to teach ballet and pointe technique and has a passion for choreography in contemporary and worship dance.
She is also trained in STOTT Pilates and likes to incorporate Pilates techniques into her dancing and teaching. What Alicia loves most about teaching is watching dancers learn new ways to move and grow as performers and artists. She strives always to help the dancers fall in love with dancing and excel in their own unique way because each dancer is beautiful and wonderfully gifted!
Charlyn works with registration and the billing of students of NB.
Shane maintains the website updated and takes all the official pictures with NB and NBT.
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