MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Chelsea Segrete Andr A Gregori

Segrete began her early dance training in West Palm Beach, Florida She attended Jon Mullen’s Performing Arts Center, continued her training at BAK School of the Arts and later graduated from AW Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts located in West Palm Beach

Segrete went on to earn her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a dual major of Management and Marketing from Florida Atlantic University in 2009 Shortly after graduation, Segrete purchased Susan Lyle Studios from Miss Susan Lyle and currently owns and directs the school, now called Ballet East

Segrete has been honored to choreograph works for students throughout the nation, direct full-length children’s ballets, and coach students for International Competitions such as Youth America Grand Prix and American Dance Competition

From 2014 - 2016, Segrete served as the rehearsal director for the West Palm Beach children's roles in Miami City Ballet Presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

Segrete has been recognized nationally for many outstanding achievements Recent achievements include 2014, 2015, 2016 ADC-IBC Outstanding Choreographer, 2016 UBC Outstanding Choreographer, 2015 YAGP Outstanding Choreographer, 2014 and 2015-work selection to perform at the Youth America Grand Prix Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala

Segrete is a member of The International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, holds a certification in Progressing Ballet Technique and is currently training with Lisa Howell's Teacher Training Workshop

Gregori studied at the renowned Maria Olenewa State School as well as Rio Dance Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and spent two years as a Trainee at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City

While still a dancer, Gregori decided to fulfill her passion for teaching, and received extensive training in the Russian Methodology, under the Vaganova System. Later on, she became proficient and certified in the Cuban (National Ballet School of Cuba) and English (Royal Academy of Dance) ballet methodologies She is also an ABT® Certified Teacher ABT® National Training Curriculum, Primary through Level 7 & Partnering

Apart from her experience as a dancer and instructor, Gregori received certification in “Psycoballet” (dance therapy) by Dr Georgina Fariñas Garcia, at IPIA (Psychiatric Institute for Childhood and Adolescence) in São Paulo, Brazil She also earned certification in Progressing Ballet Technique, Alixa Flexibility Method, and has been attending consistently ABT’s yearly workshops - Raising the Barre, covering diverse subjects pertinent to teaching classical dance forms Continuing her education, she attends courses and seminars on Anatomy for Dance, and young children programs

Throughout her thirty six years of experience as a professional ballet teacher, Mrs. Gregori has prepared numerous students for the Royal Academy of Dance, The Cuban Ballet School and ABT’s exams as well as for national and international ballet competitions winning many prizes She assisted in the production of a variety of full-length ballets, including Giselle, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, and staged several suites as well as children’s performances

Charlene Shaw

Shaw began her dance training at age six and has studied with critically acclaimed artists such as David Howard, Melissa Hayden, Finis Young, Merdith Baylis, Suki Schorer, Stanley Williams and Madam Antonia Tumkovsky. As a professional, Shaw danced with the National Ballet of New Jersey where she performed many principal roles in classics such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, Firebird, Stars and Stripes and Rodeo

Along with being a versatile performer, Shaw has extensive teaching experience and is dedicated to providing a strong technical foundation to her students Shaw's outstanding choreography has won numerous awards and has been recognized on the state and national level

Ala Rcio Leite

Brazilian and Paulist trained in classical dance by the RAD method and student of the ENBC, Vaganova and classical repertoire methods.Leite began his studies in 1993 in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. In 1999, Leite became a member of the acclaimed Ballet Guaíra Company in the State of Curitiba, Brazil

Leite began his teaching career in 2000 as a Classical Ballet instructor and coordinator at Escola Paulista de Dança. Also a member of the Divinadança Group, as Dancer, later becoming a group teacher and assistant director In the Pavilhão D Group, where today he teaches classical ballet classes, Pas de Deux and Classical repertoires He teaches classical ballet classes in the Raça Group, one of the top jazz groups in Brazil

Fl Via Garcia Daisia Pulz

Originally from Brazil, Garcia trained and graduated from The National Ballet of Cuba From 2006 - 2012 Garcia was a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem where she danced principle roles in such ballets as Raymonda, Balanchine's Four Temperaments & Glinka Pas de Trois, Giselle and Le Corsaire She's participated in various competitions, such as Brazil's most acclaimed Joinville Dance Festival, where she won Gold

In addition to Dance Theatre of Harlem, Garcia danced with Joffrey Ballet 2 and Lazar Ballet NYC Garcia has been invited to guest at many internationally renown galas such as, Gala of the Stars in the Dominican Republic performing Diana & Acteon with a member of ABT and NYIBC's Gala 2011 Other ballets in her repertoire include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Flames of Paris Pas de Deux, Gamazatti of La Bayadere, The River by Alvin Ailey and various original contemporary works In 2015 she guested at Ballet Ness Ziona ( Israel) where she performed Diana and Acteon and Elie Lazars choreography.

Pulz began her dance journey fifteen years ago with Ballet East, formally Susan Lyle Studios With aspirations to become a professional dancer, she joined Ballet East’s Accelerated Training Program for homeschooling students

Pulz has been recognized through many organizations for her outstanding work in choreography and superior performance qualities Recent distinctions include Honorable Mention and Merit Scholarship awards from 2017-2019 in Dance Composition/Choreography through the National YoungArts Foundation In 2019, Pulz was honored to receive the “Aspire Award” for demonstrating passion, hunger and determination in dance through Universal Ballet Competition. As a result, Pulz was invited to perform as a guest at the XXIV Intentional Ballet Festival of Miami and performed as a guest with Brazilian Prima Ballerina Ana Botafogo for Ronaldo Fraga’s Eyes Through Brazil