Kevin Kaiser
Artistic Director

Kevin Kaiser started dancing when he was four years old, as one of five brothers who made up a professional tap dancing group. The “Kaiser Brothers” grew up outside of Seattle and toured the United States throughout the 1970s. Mr. Kaiser began his professional ballet career at age sixteen with the Pennsylvania Ballet under the direction of Barbara Weisberger and Benjamin Harkarvey. In 1980, Mr. Kaiser returned to Seattle and joined Pacific Northwest Ballet under the direction of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell.

For fifteen years with PNB he performed a wide range of repertoire including roles from such world-renowned choreographers as George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, Kent Stowell, Marius Petipa, Anthony Tudor, Lar Lubovich and Glen Tetley. Mr. Kaiser’s diverse repertoire included Paul Taylor's Company B, George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Divertissement Pas De Deux and Serenade to almost every male role in Kent Stowell's The Nutcracker from the Prince to Drosselmeyer. In addition, Mr. Kaiser enjoyed dancing Anthony Tudors Jardin Aux Lilac, Mercucio in Kent Stowell's Romeo and Juliet and Glen Tetley's Voluntaries.

Retiring in 1995, Mr. Kaiser was appointed Ballet Master with Oregon Ballet Theatre and was later promoted to Associate Artistic Director, under the direction of James Canfield. While at the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Mr. Kaiser staged works choreographed by James Canfield, George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Robert Joffrey, David Parsons and Val Caniparoli. Mr. Kaiser has taught extensively throughout the United States including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Dance Educators of America, Tulsa Ballet, among many others. Mr. Kaiser's ties to the ballet world can be felt throughout the United States. His older brother Roy Kaiser is Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia. His younger brother Russell danced with New York City Ballet and is now a Ballet Master for Peter Martins with that company. Ken and Dan Kaiser are both Artistic Directors of ballet schools and regional companies.

Kevin has also choreographed several works with Evergreen City Ballet. “At the Club” with music by Etta James and Ray Charles, “Hmmm…” and “ Comporre Danza” with original music by Christopher Ferris and the solo, “Feminine Mystique” with music by Angelique Kidjo.

Andi Bryndza
Ballet Mistress
Instructor, Ballet

Andi has been part of Evergreen City Ballet for 16 years. She was also a dancer with the  Company for 4 seasons. She loves to work with children and has volunteered in Special Education classrooms and worked with several Montessori based schools. Her experience has allowed her to blend these methods with ballet technique and integrate them into the studio. She truly enjoys teaching children and sharing her love of dance.

Andi had the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam and Salzburg, Austria, where she danced and performed with the Salzburg Ballet. She has enjoyed performing many featured and soloist roles. Her favorites include Andromeda in the original ballet Journey, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The  Nutcracker, and the title role in Cinderella. Andi was also in both of Mr. Kaiser’s original works, Hmmm… and  At the Club. In addition to performing, Andi had the opportunity to choreograph a classical piece titled Dawn, a contemporary ballet piece, Shine for You, and a contemporary ballet titled Fix You…to the music by Coldplay.

Instructors

	Wisten Klein Instructor, Ballet Wisten has been dancing with ECB for eight years. This is her second year as a company member. Last year she attended Washington State University and joined the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She has attended ballet summer programs such as PNB, SAB, and SFB. She has danced in major roles including Dew Drop and Arabian in "The Nutcracker," and Carabosse in "Sleeping Beauty".
	Louise Nadeau Instructor, Ballet Louise Nadeau is from Long Island, New York. She trained at the Cantarella School of Dance in Pittsfield, MA, the Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis and the School of American Ballet. She danced with Basel Ballet and Kansas City Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1990. She was promoted to Principal in 1992 and retired from the stage with a celebratory gala in June of 2009.
	Jeffrey Stanton Instructor, Ballet Jeffrey Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he also studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dancing. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and left to join Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 1994. He was promoted to soloist in 1995 and was made a principal in 1996. He is originally from Santa Cruz, California.
	Erin Stevens Instructor, Ballet This is Erin's second year as a company member.  Erin has been part of ECB for 15 years. She has attended summer intensives at Joffrey Ballet - New York, Ballet Austin and Houston Ballet in addition to ECB's Summer Intensive Program. Erin has had the opportunity to dance many featured roles including Cinderella in "Cinderella", Sugar Plum Fairy and Marzipan Lead in “The Nutcracker”, Italian Princess in “Swan Lake”, Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty, and a soloist in “ Fix You” .  Erin has also choreographed two works for the "Young Choreographers Showcase" program.
	Danielle Wilkins Instructor, Ballet & Modern Danielle Wilkins is from Kentucky where she trained for ten years at the Louisville Ballet. She received her BFA degree from the University of Hartford Hartt School of Music, during which she performed at the Kennedy Center as a soloist in Jean Grand Maitre's Uroborus. Danielle has worked professionally in New York with Rebecca Kelly Ballet, Mary Seidman and Dancers, Mimi Garrard Dance Company, and Steven Koplowitz, and in Seattle with Marco Carrabba, Seattle Jazz Dance, and Spectrum Dance Theater; in which she performed in PNB’s Celebrate Seattle Festival at McCaw Hall and the Spoleto Festival in Italy. Most recently Danielle appeared in the 5th Avenue Theater's production of West Side Story and The Seattle Opera’s production of The Pearl Fisher’s. Danielle has danced with DASSdance for eleven seasons performing several times at Diane von Furstenberg-The Theater and in many Festivals including the D.U.M.B.O Dance Festival NYC and Dance Now at the Joyce Soho. Danielle has been teaching Ballet & Modern at Island Dance for 6 years and at Evergreen City Ballet for 5 years.
	Laura Kay Young Instructor, Ballet

Accompanists

	David Barela
	Jim Bolm
	Christopher Ferris
	Marleen Land
	Phillip Wilkinson

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