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Faculty

INTERNATIONAL BALLET

Internationally recognized instructors guiding ballet students to develop to their fullest potential through the Vaganova method of ballet and supplemental contemporary, modern, and jazz dance techniques.

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Adair Kempf

Academy Director

Lower/Upper Division Faculty

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Liz Blackwood

Lower/Upper Division Faculty

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Vlada Kysselova

Artistic Director

Upper Division Faculty

Ginny Lynn Brown - Faculty

Ginny Lynn Brown

Lower Division Faculty

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Victoria Yanchuck

Upper Division Faculty

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Uriah Boyd

Upper Division Faculty

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Megan Cox

Lower Division Faculty

Susan Ford

Susan Ford

Lower Division Faculty

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Olivia Goluld

Upper Division Faculty

Robin Oety - Faculty

Robin Otey

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

Lauren Russ - Faculty

Lauren Russ

Lower Division Faculty

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Lydia Sanders

Upper/Lower Division Faculty

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Thomas Shoemaker

Upper Division Faculty

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Angie Shuler

Lower Division/Outreach Faculty

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Emma Thompson

Lower Division Faculty

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Linda Thompson

Outreach Faculty

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Irina Ushakova

Upper Division Faculty

Josha Williams

Upper Division Faculty & Trainee Program Director

Contact

ACADEMY/ENROLLMENT: 

 adair@internationalballetsc.org

 

GENERAL QUESTIONS

info@internationalballetsc.org
 

Main Office Tel: 864-879-9404

Somerville Center Tel: 864-655-7112

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This program is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

International Ballet Locations

Academy + Main Office

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1018 S. Batesville Rd.

Suite 1 CD

Greer, SC 29650

Pre-Professional Company + IB Theatre

 

Somerville Center

2172 River Road

Greer, SC 29650

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Statement

International Ballet is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community that inspires joy and success through professional ballet training and performances. We believe that the arts in general, and classical ballet specifically, are important tools that allow people from all backgrounds and abilities to process and share the profound beauty of our humanity. We believe that we are best able to achieve success for our mission through partnerships with existing artists and organizations that share these values.

© 2025 by International Ballet. 

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