Learn the Exquisite Art of Ballet and Other Dance Styles
Classic Ballet School for Dance Instruction
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Ms. Mende is currently serving as the Artistic Director of the East Coast Ballet. She is the co-founder along with her husband, Ric Mende.
Classically trained by her mother, Katha Bardel, Ms. Mende has followed a professional dance career path from corps de ballet, principle, ballet mistress, instructor, choreographer, and director over the past 26 years. She studied in classical ballet along with jazz, tap, and musical theatre under acclaimed instructors including Hilary Cartwright, Edward Villella, Conrad Ludlow, Kelly Brown, Wilhelm Burmann, David Holliday, Olga Kostritsky.
She toured throughout the U.S., Asia, and South and Central America via secular and Christian platforms. |
Ms. Mende has performed and choreographed for various television, video, industrials, and film productions. In 1989 she invented and patented the Jazz Pointe Shoe, the design of which is being used in Capezio's Dance Sneaker.
Her joy is training and mentoring students, many of whom have gone on to excel as accomplished performers, choreographers, instructors, and directors in various professional dance companies and endeavors.
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Learn the art of dance from highly trained, experienced instructors at our school in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. East Coast Ballet is a reputable dance training centre for the classical instruction of all forms of dance. Classical Ballet - Technique, Pointe, Repertoire, Pas de Deux, Variations Jazz - Lyrical, Contemp, Hip Hop, Fosse, and Street Styles Tap - American, Russian, Character Musical Theatre - Workshops, Improvisation, Drama, Vocal Acrobatics - Flexibility, Dance Stunts, Balletic Gymnastics Modern - Mix of Graham, Tharp, Taylor, Horton
East Coast Ballet's staff consists of highly trained, experienced artists with extensive classical ballet upbringing in Cecchetti, Vaganova, and Balanchine methodologies. Our dance instructors have had their personal fame on stage and now teach and continue to be involved because they find their line of work stimulating, uplifting, challenging, and worthwhile. Call our ballet school at 904.241.1266 or come by today to fulfill your dancing passion. Visit our Class Schedule page to see our current daily classes. | | 
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Our studios have the finest floors available on the market today, for the safety of our dancers. |
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Ms. Shannon Clemons, Assistant Director of ECB
10 Years Classical Training
10 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Experience
13 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer
Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 10 Years
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Ms. Elizabeth Hopkins, Instructor, Choreographer, Performer 18 Years Classical Training 12 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Experience 8 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 8 Years |
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Mr. Vladimir Abremenko, Instructor & Choreographer 30 Years Classical Training 25 Years Professional Performance Experience 19 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 7 Years |
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Ms. Jamie Ulrich, Instructor & Choreographer 14 Years Classical Training 10 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Experience 8 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 4 Years |
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Ms. MaryAnne Aycock, Instructor & Choreographer 50 Years Classical Training 20 Years Professional Performance Experience 46 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 6 Years |
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Ms. Janie Stiehl, Instructor & Choreographer 20 Years Acrobatic 8 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Exp 17 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 5 Years |
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Ms. Tricia Renshaw, Instructor & Choreographer
10 Years Modern
8 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Exp
4 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer
Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 1 Years |
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Ms. Heather Cole, Instructor & Choreographer
5 Years Hip Hop
8 Years Semi-Professional & Professional Performance Exp
3 Years Professional Teaching & Choreographer
Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet 6 Months |
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Ms. Gayle Mims, Instructor & Choreographer
10 Years Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern
2 Years Semi-Professional
1 Year Professional Teaching & Choreographer
Tenure @ at East Coast Ballet a few months |
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Our Objective
East Coast Ballet's objective is to build skillful, well-rounded dancers, who truly master the language and art of dance, developing great confidence and abilities that will last a lifetime. Beyond the classroom, ECB dancers have various opportunities to perform in professional-level venues including stage, television, and video through studio, community, church, and school presentations.
Whether dance students decide to continue dance as a carreer, or not, they will appreciate many wonderful benefits from attending the East Coast Ballet School. They develop confidence, faithfulness, self-control, decorum, physical dexterity, and a gratefulness for the arts, which they foster throughout their lives.
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Many of our photos on our site are taken by Deanne.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
ECB Spring Break:
April 3rd - 9th along with Duval County Schools.
Past Workshops @ East Coast Ballet
Pictures can be found on the School-Workshops Page
Traveling with Wicked in Jacksonville, Steve Ewing held a Master Class at East Coast Ballet on Wed., May 6th 7:30-9pm.
Sun, Mar 15, 09 Peter Sklar Workshop
NYC Talent Scout-America's Leading Authority on Young Dancers, Singers, & Actors
Sat & Sun, Feb 28, 2009 Jeff & Natalie Lewis Workshop
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