Master Classes: Levels 1 & 2
Ballet Technique Master Classes with Kaitlyn Gilliland–
LEVEL 2 BALLET TECHNIQUE CLASS
Monday, April 1, 2019 | 4:30-6:00 p.m.
LEVEL 1 BALLET TECHNIQUE CLASS
Monday, April 1, 2019 | 6:00-7:00 p.m.
The Community Foundation Building, Studio 70, 70 Audubon Street, New Haven
Fee: FREE to NHB students enrolled in Levels 1 or 2
About Kaitlyn Gilliland Kaitlyn Gilliland began her dance training at the Minnesota Dance Theatre and continued her studies at the School of American Ballet, where she received the Mae L. Wien Award for outstanding promise in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, Ms. Gilliland performed corps, soloist, and principal roles with the company and was named the New York City Ballet’s Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2009-‐2010. Following her departure from New York City Ballet, Ms. Gilliland appeared with several New York City-‐based dance companies, joining Twyla Tharp for her 2015 50th Anniversary National Tour and two subsequent performance seasons and Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project for their 2017-‐2018 season. Ms. Gilliland served on the faculty of the School of American Ballet and as an instructor for The New York City Public School for Dance (The Ballet Tech School). In May of 2015, she graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University with a degree in Psychology. She is currently an MBA candidate at the Yale School of Management and Program Director for Minnesota Dance Theatre’s CAN Dance Education Program.
