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Ravin Van Gelder

Vestal

PBT Level 1 Certified

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Miss Ravin is a Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Certified teacher with a BFA in Theater: Dance. During her time at Binghamton University, she was a member of BU’s D1 Dance Team and performed as the Nutcracker in the Theater Department’s Production of “Jazz Nutcracker”. She had the opportunity to train as a Teacher Assistant in college level Ballet and Tap classrooms, where she developed skills in dance pedagogy and awareness of safe training practices. Throughout her college experience, Ravin also participated in various costuming classes allowing her to offer alterations and custom costuming for her students. In her concluding semester with Bing’s Theater Department, she was awarded Outstanding Costume Design by KCACTF for her work designing their production of “Anything Goes”. Prior to college, Ravin trained at a local studio for 15 years as well as under the direction of various industry professionals through prestigious summer intensives. In 2018 she attended the audition-only Rockette Summer Intensive where she trained under the Radio City Rockettes, learning the art of precision. Then in 2019, she attended the Hollywood Summer Tour (HST) where she had the opportunity to record a dance video through MENINA Entertainment and received training in the world of commercial dance. Miss Ravin’s dance teaching journey began in 2020 where she fell in love with  providing technical training and teaching choreography to young dancers. Throughout her journey as a teacher, her dances have been recognized for their choreography, artistic concepts, entertainment value, and technical excellence. Miss Ravin loves working with students of all ages and fostering an environment where her students feel comfortable to grow into their own unique artists. 

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