QUEEN EMMA BALLET


	Eve Walstrum Artistic Director, Eve Walstrum danced for twelve years with the internationally acclaimed Netherlands Dance Theatre under the direction of Jiri Kylian. She also performed with Eliot Feld's American Ballet Company in New York and the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel. Since her arrival in Honolulu in 1986, she has choreographed for several local dance companies including Ballet Hawaii, Dances We Dance, the University of Hawaii, and the Tau Dance Theater. She is currently on the faculty of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

	Suzanne Rowland Managing Director, Suzanne Rowland earned a Masters of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Hawaii. Formerly Ballet Mistress and Artistic Coordinator for Ballet Hawaii, she has choreographed and performed statewide with the Artists-in-the-Schools program, the Honolulu Symphony, and been the recipient of the choreographic awards from the Hawaii State Dance Council.

	John Rampage Adult Jazz instructor John Rampage is well known to audiences as director of Diamond Head Theater. He has directed and/or choreographed many musicals including Into the Woods, La Cage aux Folles, Anything Goes, Hello Dolly! and most recently The Producers. John is a 32-time Po’okela Award winner. He has headed award-winning productions at LCC and Manoa Valley Theater also. John is the recipient of the Hawaii State Theater Council 2006 Pierre Bowman Award.

	Minou Lallemand Minou Lallemand graduated from the NY High School of the Performing Arts and trained at the Joffrey Ballet School. She has danced solo and principal roles with ballet companies such as Ballet Arizona, Princeton Ballet, and Sacramento Ballet. She toured nationally with The Phantom of the Opera and was a cast member of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She has taught at the Virginia School for the Arts and Iolani School. Currently, she is teaching at various schools in Hawaii. Also a choreographer, she has created works for Ballet Arizona, New Choreographer’s on Point Workshop, and Queen Emma Ballet. back to top .

	Anna Motteler Adult ballet instructor, Anna began her dance training locally and trained professionally at The Alabama School of Fine Arts, with Dame Sonia Arova and Thor Sutowski, as an apprentice with the State of Alabama Ballet. She also trained at Chicago City Ballet with Maria Tallchief and North Carolina School of the Arts. She has performed in numerous local productions with Ballet Hawaii, Honolulu Dance Theater, Hawaii Ballet Theater, Diamond Head Theater, and Tau Dance Theater. back to top .

	Denise Nakano Adult beginning ballet instructor, has danced in Maui, Honolulu and New York City. She's stage managed and been the dance captain for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Cinderella, and Flower Drum Song at Diamond Head Theatre and was the dance captain for Meet Me in St. Louis. She has danced recently with the Onium Ballet Project. Currently, she is the Associate Director of Development at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. back to top

	Ashley Layfield Coming soon back to top