Faculty
The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre faculty is a team of teachers and mentors hailing from various parts of the world.
Maniya Barredo
Artistic Director
Maniya Barredo received one of the highest titles possible in dance in 1978 after a performance of Giselle with a company in the Philippines. Included in the audience were President and First Lady Marcos, and one of this century’s most-loved … Continue reading
Andrea Pell
Ballet Mistress, Director of Trainee Program
Andrea Pell is a native of New York and received her professional training in New York and in Budapest, Hungary. In 1975, she joined The Berlin Ballet in Germany and worked with major dancers and choreographers including Rudolph Nureyev, Eva … Continue reading
Roscoe Sales
Modern Teacher
Roscoe L. Sales, Jr., is a native of Winston-Salem, N.C. where he earned his BFA on scholarship from the North Carolina School of the Arts. He has also studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and The Dance Theatre … Continue reading
Becki Galatas
Jazz Teacher
Becki Galatas began her dance training at the age of three under the direction of Dan and Rhonda Youmans. At the age of fifteen she was accepted as a member of the Atlanta Jazz Theater where she performed for many … Continue reading
