Lisa Marie Adkins (Visual Art), a Midwestern native and Capitol Hill resident, has been intrigued by the field of museum education since discoveing it in 2002. Inspired by her work with children in art museums throughout the world, including Australia and The Netherlands, she strives to teach studio art from the perspective or original objects. Lisa Marie holds a B.A. in Art from Eureka College and a M.A.T. in Museum Education from The George Washington University. She currently works in the outreach division of the National Children's Museum.
Blair Ainspac (Visual Arts & Ceramics) Born and raised in Houston, TX, Blair is a recent graduate of College of Charleston in Charleston, SC where she majored in early childhood education with an emphasis in studio art. Blair has exhibited her ceramic pieces in a juried show at the Houston Contemporary Art Museum. Blair has had a life long interest in art through travels and her family's active collection of art. Blair has also worked with children in a variety of atmospheres and is looking forward to teaching at CHAW! In her spare time, Blair enjoys working on art projects, spending time with her boyfriend, Jeff, and traveling whenever she has the chance!
Sarah Altmeyer (Ceramics) has been born and raised in Falls Church, VA. She is a graduate of Marshall University located in Huntington, West Virginia. Sarah majored in Journalism/Public Relations and minored in Studio Arts with an emphasis in wheel- thrown pottery. She organized the initial “Empty Bowls” campaign at Marshall University in which ceramic bowls are made and sold by students to raise money for the homeless. This program is nationally recognized and is now in its sixth year of fundraising. Sarah is currently a fundraiser and event planner at Hooks Solutions on Capital Hill. She has been studying pottery for 15 years and showcased her work in various art shows.
Ariel Ashwell (Dance/Fitness) Ariel Ashwell is an internationally renowned teacher/choreographer and performer in movement theatre. Her credits include Best Director, Mexico City Theatre Critics Award, several Tony nominations, and a place on the Honorary Advisory Panel with the National Endowment for the Arts - Performance Art/Theatre division. Ariel is also a certified Pilates and physical fitness trainer.
Sarah Altmeyer (Ceramics) has been born and raised in Falls Church, VA. She is a graduate of Marshall University located in Huntington, West Virginia. Sarah majored in Journalism/Public Relations and minored in Studio Arts with an emphasis in wheel- thrown pottery. She organized the initial “Empty Bowls” campaign at Marshall University in which ceramic bowls are made and sold by students to raise money for the homeless. This program is nationally recognized and is now in its fourth year of fundraising. Sarah is currently an Executive Assistant at a Washington DC consulting firm but has also had experience as a swimming instructor and as a substitute teacher. She has been studying pottery for 10 years and showcased her work in various art shows.
Amanda Beyna (Ceramics)
John Aaron Blanchette (Dance) has been dancing in the DC Metro area for 14 years. During that time he has taught ballroom and Latin dance to adults and children at local studios, in private homes, and at numerous social functions. Mr. Blanchette is an accredited dance professional through the North American Dance Teachers Association, and has experience as a successful Pro/Am dance coach and competitor.
Dorothey Bodner (Voice), a graduate of the Crane School of Music, is an active opera singer with a solo career spanning over two decades. She currently sings with the Washigton Opera Chorus. Dorothy has also been a general music teacher in New York and California. She has maintained a private vocal studio since 1984.
Robin Childers (Visual Arts)
Gina Clapp (Visual Arts) has a BA from Boston University, an MPA from the
Maxwell School at Syracuse University and has studied drawing
and watercolor at the Corcoran School of Art. She has gallery
representation locally and in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Her work
is included in numerous permanent collections, including those
of the Georgetown University Medical Center, the National Institutes
of Health, and Verizon, as well as private holdings in the United
States, Europe, and Asia. She has taught adult classes at the
Workshop for 15 years.
Amy Conley (Cabaret) is currently serving as Music Director for “Godspell” at the Atlas Theatre in February 2008, and recently served as music director for St. Mark’s Players’ “Jesus Christ Superstar” and for Foundry Players’ “Company” for which she received a WATCH nomination. She has also served as vocal/music director on a number of productions including “Side by Side by Sondheim,” “Putting it Together,” and “No, No Nanette”. Amy has appeared in many local productions including “One Touch of Venus” (The American Century Theatre), “The Last 5 Years” (Foundry Players), “Cabaret” (Little Theatre of Alexandria – WATCH nomination), and “Kiss Me, Kate” (The Arlington Players – WATCH nomination). Amy has been a voice coach and piano instructor for 18 years and is currently the Music Director at Celebration Center of Religious Science in Falls Church.
Brian Costner
(Ceramics, Fused Glass) has been working in ceramics and
glass for more than five years. A central theme of his work is our
relationship with our environment. This manifests, in part, through a
fascination with developing handcrafted items for everyday use and
enjoyment. Brian sells work locally, and he regularly exhibits in Capitol
Hill Art League shows, where he has won several awards. In recent years,
he has studied with several nationally-recognized glass artists, including
some of the founders of modern fusing. He has worked as a professional
photographer and in print and web design.
Ellen Cornett (Visual Art) holds a B.A.
in Fine Arts from the University of Maryland where her concentration
was in printmaking. Though she spent several years painting, most
recently she has been in working with watercolor, pastel and charcoal
on paper. She has exhibited in juried shows in Colorado and Wyoming
as well as the Washington, D.C. area. She is a frequent exhibitor
in Capitol Hill Art League shows, and her work is held in several
private collections. She is a graphic designer and illustrator
withclients throughout the U.S., and serves as the chair of the steering committee
for the Capitol Hill Art League.
Tamara DeSilva (Visual Arts, Ceramics)
Peter DiMuro (Dance, Dept. Chair) As a director, teacher, facilitator and arts practitioner, Peter has woven a career over a thirty year span, bridging classical, post modern, social forms and jazz styles, while splicing theatre and text, image and movement into works that reveal extraordinary and humane aspects of those people who inhabit his works. Peter possesses a facilitation and teaching style known for developing effective and creative unions of seemingly disparate groups and mixes of artists, non-artists, the community-at-large, involving subject matter of wide ranging social concern and their evolutions over time: the challenges facing families and HIV/AIDS awareness was explored in the repertory of his Boston based company, Peter DiMuro Performance Associates (1990-2000), and deepened through his fifteen-year collaboration in the processes of Liz Lerman, first as a performing member of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and through his tenure and departure from the company as Producing Artistic Director (1993-2008). He currently serves as the Director of Dance Metro/DC.
Alison Duvall (Photography) graduated from Syracuse University in 1999 with a BFA in Photography and has lived in the Washington DC area ever since. She currently teaches art at the Parkmont chooland has taught at the National Cathedral School, River School and Corcoran School of Art and Design’s Camp Creativity. She is also a freelance photographer with her husband for their company, Anything Photographic. Along with her husband, Pete, they teach workshops and classes for the Art League School, Washington Glass School, and Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Vist anythingphoto.net for more information.
David Ensor (Guitar) is a graduate of The University of Virginia where he majored in Theatre Arts. While pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles, he befriended several musicians who gave him guitar and songwriting tutelage in exchange for his carpentry and equipment "toting" skills. David has been playing guitar for over twenty years and continues to work as a professional acoustic rock musican with solo, duo, and trio formations. He's been teaching guitar privately for the past two years, but his teaching career with children and adults stretches back more than twenty years: substitute teaching in L.A. public schools, acting seminars, and tennis lessons. His approach in all teaching situations includes an emphasis on relaxation and concentration. This requires an appreciation for what the student naturally does well and a focus on what he/she needs to improve upon. A classroom should be the safest place for a student to take chances.
Laura Fischer (Theater)
Sarah Hanks (Strings and Guitar)
Robert Hanson (Guitar)
Amy Herbert (Visual Arts) dedicates her life to creative pursuits. Currently the owner of H Designs, Amy’s visual projects include murals, books, paintings, and event invitations among others. Her installation art can be seen in two DC locations – Commonwealth Gastropub (NW) and Peregrine Espresso (Capitol Hill). Before opening her own business, Amy served as the Display Coordinator for Anthropologie and art teacher for Paper Source, both in Georgetown. She has also worked with local artists Sam Gilliam and Lou Stovall. Prior to working in DC, Amy studied printmaking at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany and earned her Bachelor of Arts from Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Amy’s other creative passion is dance. She has studied jazz, tap, ballet, and modern dance for 18 years, while dancing competitively for six years. Amy has also performed with the Joffrey Ballet. Her love for dance has led her to teach in a number of endeavors, including tap classes, large ensemble and advanced jazz classes, as well as creative movement workshops for various ages. Amy currently resides on Capitol Hill with her husband, fellow artist and business owner, Scott Herbert.
Heidi Hess (Jewelry Making/Dance) As a native of the Pacific Northwest, Heidi began dancing at the ageof four. After experiencing many different styles of dance she came back to her ballet roots. With over 18 years of experience, she has grown to love the art of movement. Upon graduating from the University of Washington with a minor in dance, she moved to the D.C. area and with her came her passions in life and love for teaching.
Michele Hoben (Visual Arts) is a practicing artist, architect, independent curator, and faculty member at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. She is a member of both the Capitol Hill Art League and the Art League in Alexandria. She has studied painting at the University of Michigan, the Art League School, and in workshops throughout the United States and Europe. She works in watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints as well as mixed media, incorporating detailed drawing. Her paintings have won several awards and are in private and corporate collections.
Jeremiah Huth (Ceramics, Dept. Chair)
Jennifer Kilmer (Dance)
Thomas Kitchen (Guitar has performed professionally with the Red Clay Jazz Sextet, Carnival Cruise Lines' Tropicana Show Band, The Bobby Johnson Gypsy Jazz Quartet (myspace.com/bobbyjohnsonquartet), and was honored to play one of his original compositions on WETAs "The Intersection." Currently Tom teaches students of all ages, in all styles, and plays in The Redwood Classical Guitar Duo throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area. Visit myspace.com/tommytritone for audio links and up coming performance dates.
Thea Kano (Capitol Hill Youth Chours, Artistic Director) A native of northern
California, Thea Kano began studying the piano at the age of four.
She studied music at Arizona State University, where she received
her undergraduate degree in Choral Music Education and Piano Performance.
Thea taught high school vocal music and musical theater in southern
California for several years. Her ensembles received several prestigious
awards, including Most Outstanding Performance at the Reno International
Jazz Festival. Thea earned her Master of Music degree in choral
conducting from UCLA and recently completed the doctoral program
in choral conducting there with Donald Neuen. Additional study
includes private conducting lessons with Paul Salamunovich. While
attending graduate school, Thea served as the Assistant Director
of the Angeles Chorale and was the Artistic Director of the San
Fernando Valley Youth Chorus in Los Angeles. She was an administrative
assistant and teaching associate for the Department of Choral
Music at UCLA where she directed the University Chorus. Additional
responsibilities included serving as the Assistant Conductor of
the UCLA Chorale and the UCLA Chamber Singers. Along with her
position as the Artistic Director of the Capitol Hill Children’s
Chorus, Thea is the Assistant Conductor of the Washington Chorus
and the Assistant Conductor of the Gay Men’s Chorus Washington.
Cora Lee Khambatta
(Piano/Recorder) majored in piano at Grinnell College, where she
earned her BA. She continued her studies at the conservatory in
Florence, Italy. Cora Lee pursued graduate studies in curriculum
and instruction at the University of Colorado and theatre at the
University of Maryland. She teaches in the Arlington County schools,
formerly directed the music program at the Workshop and now is
working on publishing a collection of songs and original arrangements
in Spanish.
Jensen Kvarnes (Drumming) started drumming on a table in the Little Tavern hambuger shop in the 60s while trying to imitate the drum solo from the surf song, "Wipe out" playing on the jukebox. “It was the coolest thing I had ever heard”. He convinced his parents to buy him a drumset and has been drumming ever since. A self taught drummer, he would play along to his favorite records which included the Beatles and Frank Zappa.
He currently teaches hand drums, guitar, and Macintosh computer skills in addition to his professional activities as a Photographer.
Jensen has also been teaching with the MusicLink Foundation, a program to provide underpriviledged talented youngsters with private lessons.
Kyung LeBlanc (Violin/Viola) is an active freelancer in Washington, DC. Ms. LeBlanc has
played with the National Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and has been a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has served as principal viola for the Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras of the Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music and also for the AACA and Sinfonia at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Ms. LeBlanc has participated at the Cascade Festival of Music and Prague International Spring Music Festival and has been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School and a scholarship recipient at various summer music festivals including Round Top,
Weathersfield, Sewanee Music Festivals, National Orchestral Institute, and Interlochen Arts Camp. An avid chamber musician, Ms. LeBlanc is a founding member of the Sage Chamber Players, and has performed chamber music across the country and abroad with artists including Charles Pikler, Herbert Greenberg, Richard Hirschl, David Perry, and Michael Mermagen. She has been featured as a soloist with the Chicago Chamber and Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic Orchestras. As a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Music degree, Ms. LeBlanc's principal teachers include Charles Pikler, Dr. Catharine Carroll, Tsuna Sakamoto, Roland Vamos, and Yitzak Schotten.
C.J. Redden-Liotta (Voice)
Toni Lombre (Dance)
Megan Maxwell (Theater) As an theater teacher and education coordinator, Meg has taught theater and orgnanized a wide variety of arts activities for Adventure Theater at Glen Echo, MD, the Actors Shakespeare Project in Cambridge and The Huntington Theater Company in Boston. She has directed and performed in numerous productions in the DC and Boston areas.
Carolina Mayorga (Visual Art) was born in Bogotá, Colombia and received
a BFA in Art and Textiles from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and a MFA from the University of Kansas. She has had exhibitions
in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Sweden and several cities
in the United States including Washington, D.C., New York City,
Loveland, CO, Hickory, NC, and Baltimore, MD, among others. Her
work is represented in private and public collections in Colombia
and the United States including the Art Museum of the Americas,
the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. and
the Andres Institute of Art in Brookline, NH. Her work is also
part of the permanent collection of the Kronan Sculpture Park
in Lulea, Sweden. She became a CHAW faculty last fall, where she
teachesdrawing and three-dimensional media for children and adults. More information about Carolina and her art work can be found at www.carolinamayorga.com.
David McDonald (Percussion) has been studying percussion since age 11 and performing professionally since 15. He holds a BM in Percussion Performance from DePaul University in Chicago, IL , where he performed regularly in jazz ensemble, jazz combos, symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, and collection of various chamber groups. As freelance musician, Mr. McDonald has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Concertante di Chicago, Kenosha Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic, Fulcrum Point New Music, New World Symphony, Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Rob Parton's Jazz Tech Big Band, Capitol Bones, and the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra. In 2005, Mr. McDonald toured Japan as a member of the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. He also attended graduate school at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. In 2006, Mr. McDonald joined The United States Air Force Band, in Washington, D.C, where he is currently drummer with the Airmen of Note. He has performed and recorded with Phil Woods, Bobby Shew, Slide Hampton, Paquito D’Rivera, Kurt Elling, Gary Smulyan, Allen Vizzutti, Joey DeFrancesco, and the New York Voices. His primary teachers are Ted Atkatz, Eric Millstein, Michael Green, Bob Rummage, Will Hudgins, and Brian Justison.
Bruce McKaig
(Photography, Department Chair) has been making photographs for
over thirty years, living and traveling in Europe, North and South
America, Siberia, and India. His photography involves meticulous
processes that produce one-of-a-kind pieces, working with chance
elements and exploring techniques as diverse as pinhole photography,
ambient light images, stereo photography and hand colored images.
His photographs are in museum collections in the USA, France,
and Guatemala. He has been awarded private and public grants from
the city of Paris and Washington DC and has participated in over
thirty solo and eighty group exhibitions since 1979. He is represented
by Jean-Pierre Lambert (Paris), Ricco Maresca (New York), and
Kathleen Ewing (Washington DC). He regularly lectures and writes
on photography and teaches at The Graduate School USDA, The Smithsonian
Residents, The Corcoran College of Art and Design, and to children
at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in Southeast Washington DC where
he currently lives. For more information about Bruce and his work, visit www.brucemckaig.com.
Rochelle Mendoza (Visual Arts) recently moved here from Kahului, Maui. She was Director of Children's Art Programs for the Hui Noeau' Art Center. She produced the award winning "Baby Hawaii Lullabies" DVD, which contains nursey rhymes in twelve languages. Rochelle graduated with a BFA in Commercial Design (with a Minor in Motion Pictures and Television) from UCLA in Westwood, CA. She has taught toddler classes in tumbling, art and swimming at the YMCA in Kahuili, Maui. She has taught physics, robotics and arts classes for summer programs in Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia. She is also a professional photographer focusing on family portraiture and children.
Born in Washington D.C. to Ethiopian parents, Helina Metefaria has always demonstrated an interest in the arts. With the encouragement of her high school art teacher, Helina entered several national art and writing competitions and was awarded at divisional levels. She decided to pursue her talent in art and attended Temple University's Tyler School of Art, later transferring to Morgan State University. Helina obtained her BA in Fine Arts in December 2005. During her college years, Helina explored yoga, Reiki, and other holistic healing modalities. She attended Yama Studio's teacher training program and received her teacher certification in June 2006. Helina is also certified in Y.O.G.A. for Youth and Kemetic Yoga. She is a Reiki Master in the Gendai/Usui tradition. She has started and taught yoga and meditation classes and also sees clients for private classes.Helina has shown her fine art at galleries, museums, and festivals, including the Eubie Blake Cultural Center in Baltimore, the World Space Center in Washington, DC, and Casa Frela Gallery in New York City. She has had artist residencies with Baltimore City Schools through Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts, the Maryland VA Medical Healthcare System and the Creative Alliance. She currently facilitates visual and healing arts workshops in schools, studios, community housing projects, and other sites. In addition, Helina works as a freelance graphic design artist for non-profit organizations, artist venues, and major corporations. Helina's work as a community artist, visual artist, and healing artist continues to grow. She is most inspired by human issues and her spiritual yoga path. /http://www.metaartist.com/
Dorothy Mora (Flute)Dorothy Mora earned a Bachelor of Music in flute performance from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master of Music in flute performance from Peabody Conservatory. She completed further course work in Music Education at Methodist College. She currently is Music Director at Cleveland Park Church, plays the flute for services at St. Dominic Church in Washington, DC and has over 20 years experience teaching, conducting and performing in church and other instrumental groups. She is a performance member of the Friday Morning Music Club.
Twylene Moyer
(Ceramics) has a BA in studio art and art history from Goucher
College and completed her doctoral studies in art history at the
University of Pennsylvania. The managing editor of Sculpture,
she is a published art writer and critic and frequent lecturer
on contemporary art. Inspired by natural forms, each of her sculptural
vessels are wheel-thrown then altered and reshaped, evolving over
time. Rough, carved, and broken surfaces bear the marks of that
process. As with forming, so with firing: Moyer's pots are rarely
fired in an electric kiln; she prefers the interaction of control
and chance achieved through raku and wood-firing.
Jerrol Pennerman (Piano)
Charlie Powers (Cello) A graduate of Catholic University in cello performance, Charlie is a member of "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra. He is performed with The New World Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, New England Conservatory Chamber and Honors Orchestras, Brockton Symphony, Fidelio Chamber Orchestra and the Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston. In addition to maintaining a private studio, he has served on the Faculty of Central Washington University Prepatory School and the Evergreen Music Festival in Olympia, WA.
Dean Reichard (Cabaret) has appeared in various productions throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area, including “Side Show” with the Elden Street Players in the summer of 2007, “Jesus Christ Superstar” with St. Mark’s Players in the spring of 2006, and SIX productions of Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas at CHAW (summers, 2001-2006). Dean has performed cabaret material with DC’s Different Drummers in November of 2003, as well as at CHAW in June of 2006, and March and September of 2007. Dean studied cabaret at The Theatre Lab of Washington as well as The Boston Cabaret Intensive, a professional development workshop led by award winning New York cabaret artists Lina Koutrakos and Rick Jensen.
Roberta Rothstein
(Dance and Pilates) Born and raised in New York City, she trained at the Clark Center for Performing Arts, Steps Studio and at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She has worked with and performed the choreography of Bill T. Jones, Talley Beatty, Paul Sansardo and other dance notables. Musical theater credits include “Guys and Dolls” and "Kiss Me Kate" Off Broadway in New York and "West Side Story" in Chicago. In Chicago she was a member of the Joel Hall Dancers and trained with Lou Conte of Hubbard Street Chicago. Her choreography has been shown at the Merce Cunningham Studio and Joyce Soho in New York, throughout Chicago and Washington, at the Theater Alliance, Adventure Theater and the Maryland Festival of the Arts and in national television commercials. She has been on the faculties of George Washington University, American University, Jones Haywood School of Ballet, Arlington Center for Dance, DC Dance Collective and Montgomery College. Ms. Rothstein has received grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Montgomery County Council on the Arts. In 2003 she was honored by the International Association of Blacks in Dance at the Kennedy Center. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Momentum Dance Theatre, Capitol Hill's professional dance company and Director of its popular Jazz, Hip Hop Nutcracker. More information about Roberta and her dance company can be found at www.momentumdancetheatre.com.
Landa Ruen (Ceramics) studed art and anthropology at Cornell College as well as at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her studies abroad have taken her to Mexico City and Michocan Mexico for advanced rawing and ceramics visiting rural villages, museums and local artists to observe the arts.
Emily Sana (Dance)
Laurie Siegel (Ceramics)
Joanne Seelig (Theater) is an arts educator, administrator and performer. She taught playwriting, music and acting to grads K-12 in a range of educational settings in both Boston , MA and Berkeley, CA. A native to the DC area, Joanne now works as the Family Programs Coordinator at the National Building Museum where she coordinates hands on visual and performing arts experiences for families about the built environment. She received her Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and her BA in Theatre from Washington University in St. Louis.
Jennifer Smith (Ceramics)
Greg Stickeler (Saxophone and Clarinet) has completed his Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music and his Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been a recipient of numerous awards such as winning the Hamden Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition, the New England Conservatory’s Commencement Concert Competition and the Penelope Davis Hartt Award given by the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Stickeler has played with many musical groups including the Four Corners Saxophone Quartet, the Boston based fusion group “Hyptonic”, the Boston Civic Orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the Papermill Theatre, the Reagle Players, the Orpheum Theatre Company, the Southwest Suburban College Jazz Band and the Neptune Winds. Currently, Mr. Stickeler performs with the Capital Wind Symphony. His teachers include Bob Moses, Ken Radnofsky, Harvey Pittel and Jerry Bergonzi. Mr. Stickeler has been on the faculty of VanderCook College of Music and Columbia College’s Sherwood Conservatory. Currently, he is a private saxophone and clarinet instructor at several schools in Virginia and Washington D.C. and is a band director for the Garwood Whaley Music Program.
.Amanda Stulz (Visual Arts) is an innovative instructor who uses enthusiasm and
humor to establish rapport and a creative learning environment.
Currently a teacher in the D.C. public school system, Ms. Stulz
has taught high school art and managed her own studio in upstate
New York. Her work ranges from functional ware to a more artful
style of raku. Her pottery is in collections around the world
including Great Britain, Canada, Sweden, Japan, and Israel. Ms.
Stulz holds degrees in education and studio art from the State
University of New York.
Paul Tenwalde (Ceramics)
Sarah Thibodeaux (Painting)
Luis Vasquez
(Piano) has studied music since 1966 at El Acadamia de Musica,
Escuela de Musica de Chacao, and El Instituto Universitario de
Estudios Musicales in Caracas, Venezuela, and at BerkleeCollege
of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been teaching since
1980 in Venezuela, Boston, Massachusetts, Miami Beach, Florida
and now in Washington, DC.
Heather Whyte
(Dance) has been dancing for thirty years and loving every minute
of it. The rhythm of tap in her feet comes from dancing and performing
in New York for ten years with tap dancer Ed Collinsand Estelle
& Alfonso Dance Academy. Heather also teaches adult ballet
at the St. Mark’s Dance Studio on Capitol Hill where she
danced with the company for six years, including a performance
tour in the Czech Republic in 1994. Her choreography has been
performed by St. Mark’s Dance Company and by the staff at
St. Mark’s for audiences overseas and here in the Washington,
DC area.
Joe Yablonsky (Photography) specializes in fine art black and white images of historic public sculpture and architecture. In addition to his classes at CHAW, Joe also teaches photography at the Washington School of Photography in Bethesda, Anne Arundel Community College, and Rockville Arts Place. Visit http://www.joeyablonsky.com to see his work.
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