Leath Nunn
Artistic Director
G. Leath Nunn began his career in Houston, Texas under the direction of the renowned Patsy Swayze. Soon after, he joined the Houston Ballet. He danced with the Classical Ballet of Israel, the San Diego Ballet, the Eglevsky Ballet, and toured the world with the International Ballet de Caracas.
After ten years in Venezuela, Leath began teaching and directing. During his tenure as director of the San Angelo (Texas) Civic Ballet, he successfully developed the school and mounted several full-length productions.
Mr. Nunn joined the staff of the New Jersey Ballet in 1990. For the past several years, he was associated with the Artists in Residency program under the direction of Christine Todd Whitman.
Mr. Nunn has the singular distinction of being the youngest Eagle Scout in the history of the state of Texas!
In 1999, Mr. Nunn created the nunnbetter dance theatre and school to bring a higher and more professional level of dance to the Bergen County area.
Wendy Otis
Regisseure
Wendy Otis is a lifetime resident of Teaneck, NJ. She began dancing at age 3. Her initial training was through the Royal Academy of Dance, but she has also studied at the School of American Ballet, at Dance, Inc., and with New Jersey Ballet.
Wendy is an accomplished teacher and choreographer who enjoys working with students of all ages and levels. In 1990, she took over as Artistic Director of Dance Inc., teaching Creative Movement, all levels of Ballet (child and adult), as well as all level of Jazz. During this time Wendy created Dance, Inc. Repertory Company. One of her greatest joys during this time was watching her students bloom into beautiful young artists.
Wendy graduated from Douglass College, Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, as well as a Masters of Science in Elementary Education. Prior to becoming the Artistic Director of Dance, Inc., Wendy worked as an analytical chemist for the Hartz Mountain Corporation.
Wendy welcomes a new experience as she begins her first year on the faculty of Roosevelt Elementary School in River Edge, NJ after 8 years in the New York City School system.
Carmen Clark
Modern Dance
Carmen Clark was a soloist with Ballet Buertorriqueno (now Ballet Concierto) in her native Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of Princeton University, where she directed the group "Expressions," dancing and choreographing jazz, ballet and modern works. At Princeton, she also performed in Geulah Abraham's production of Stravinsky's "A Soldier's Tale" and "Svadyebkah" (Les Noces) as the Bride.
Mandana Hauss
Tap
Mandana has been teaching tap since her senior year in high school in 1986 and is pleased to be on the faculty of Nunnbetter.
Ms. Hauss is trained in tap, ballet, jazz and modern. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Montclair State University. She has worked professionally in musical theatre, commercials and film, including national tours, European tours, regional theatre, dinner theatre and summer stock.
Ms. Hauss also performed with Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre for over a year and is a member of Actor's Equity and the Screen Actor's Guild.
Rhonda Holland
Hip-Hop Funk
Rhonda Holland has danced with Umoja Dance Company, 7th Principle Performing Company, Montclair Dance Company, Whole Theatre Dance Company, and Alfred Gallmans Dance Theatre. She has appeared in music videos for Luis Miguel and Boyz II Men. Rhonda holds many other credits including performing in productions of West Side Story, A Chorus Line and Evita.
Rhonda received her training at New Jersey School of Ballet, Montclair School of Performing Arts, AlfredGallmans Dance Theatre and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Temple University.
Rhonda joined the Nunnbetter Dance Theatre faculty in 2005 and has taught at Montclair School of the Arts, Nicholas Rodriguez & Dance Company, YMCA - Mt. Heron "GO" Program, and Creative Expressions. She also enjoys coaching and choreographing for the Temple University Dance Team.
Jacqueline Lorenzi
Ballet
Jacqueline A. Lorenzi studied at the schools of New Jersey Ballet, Joffrey, Boston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. While a member of NJB her repertory included roles in Les Sylphides, La Bayadere, Giselle, Coppelia, and Raymonda as well as ballets by Balanchine, George Tomal, Eli Lazar and Johan Renvall.
She has been a member of Rebecca Kelly Ballet and guested with Eglevsky Ballet and Patricia Nicholson. Ms. Lorenzi has been on the faculty of Nunnbetter Dance Theater since 2001. As a ballet mistress she has staged Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadere, Pas de Quatre and divertissements from Le Corsaire and Sleeping Beauty for the schools company. Since 2007 she has been coaching students for privately and creating costumes. Jacqueline is also a teacher at Verne Fowler School of Theater Arts.
She was pleased to join Burklyn Ballet Theater in 2008 as an Administrator and Ballet Mistress where she utilizes her many talents while developing new ones.
Kerri Mather
Modern
Kerri Mather has danced professionally for over fifteen years. As a long-time member of the modern repertory company, Rondo American Dance Theatre, she toured the United States and abroad. While with the company, she performed classic modern dance pieces by famous choreographers such as Jose Limon, Moses Pendelton, and Charles Weidman, as well as personally working with Anna Sokolow, Murry Lewis, Pauline Koner, Paul Sansarto and others.
Kerri was also a member of the Rosanna Gamson/ Worlwide, a multi-media dance company now based in Los Angeles. She recently helped create "Aura", a dance piece with Gamson in Mexico City that received its United States premier in Los Angeles at the Redcat Theatre.
Kerri currently teaches modern dance at the Nunnbetter Dance Theatre in Bergenfield and creative movement classes in Teaneck, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Robin Mahboeb
Ballet
Robin Mahboeb was pleased to join the faculty of Nunnbetter in 2005 as well as joining other members of the teaching staff and school in Verissimo Options production of L'Elxir D'amore by Donizetti.
Robin has trained with Larry Boyette in Denver, Colorado, Frank Bays and Pat Hon at the Cornish Institute of Arts in Seattle, Washington, and Maggie Black in New York City. She has performed with Ballet Arts in Company, Cornish Dance Theatre, Palisades Performing Arts Center, Debra Weiss Dance Company, and The Mantis Project
Robin has taught at the Community Playgroup in Piermont, New York, and the Palisades Performing Arts Center.
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