LORRAINE CASABLANCA

A native of Fayetteville, Georgia, Lorraine Casablanca began her diverse dance training at age seven with the Doris Russell School of Performing Arts. She continued her studies under the direction of Magdalena Maury at The Studio – Home of The Georgia Youth Ballet Company. There she was privileged to train with prestigious teachers such as Jonsie Pollock, Finis Jung, Tom Clower, Carol Szkutek ,and Alicia Alonso. 

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At age fifteen, Lorraine accepted the opportunity to pursue her career in the pre-professional program at the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education, receiving many opportunities to grow as a dancer and performer. She continued her training, on a full scholarship, to Brenau University, where she majored in Dance Performance.

 

Although ballet was the main focus of her studies, she pursued other forms of dance to present herself as a diverse artist and instructor. 

For nine years, Lorraine taught ballet, pointe , modern, and jazz with Classical Dance Theatre, under the direction of Yasmin Hassaan. There she was also a principal dancer with the Southeastern Ballet Company, a professional company founded by Ms. Hassaan. During her career with CDT, Lorraine was awarded the Grassroots Award for Choreography. 

 

For over 20 years, Lorraine has been sharing her love of dance with students of all ages and hopes to encourage, inspire and motivate her students to reach their full potential