Bay Ridge Ballet

originally from Atlanta, began her teaching career in 1997 at The Georgia Ballet where she received most of her dance training as a child, before joining the professional company. Affectionately called Miss Patty by her students, her vision is to ignite children with enthusiasm for dance and to foster every child's individual needs to become the best dancer they can be. Having assisted classes from the young age of 10, dance education has played an important role in her development as a performer and an instructor. An honor graduate from Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School, Patty performed with The Georgia Ballet and taught all over the Atlanta area while working towards her Dance Education degree at The University of Georgia on full academic scholarship. Continuing her education in Philadelphia at The University of the Arts, she received the “Best Dancer” award and graduated honors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance Performance. In 2006, Patty was honored to join Parsons Dance and travel the world performing and teaching David Parsons' modern style. Other company credits include The Georgia Ballet, Kris Cangelosi Dance Project, Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater, Alliance Theatre Company, Brian Sanders' JUNK, Royal Hoppers Swing Dance Troupe, Michigan Opera Theatre and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.