Karina Knutsen

Karina Knutsen

Karina has been part of The Ballet School family since she was 4 years old and became a dancer for The Ballet Joyeux at the age of 9. She performed in Once Upon A Christmas for 30 seasons! Past roles have ranged from Music Box Ballerina to Nicoletta. Karina has been a...
Aimee Martel

Aimee Martel

As a TBSPA alumni herself, Dr. Aimee is thrilled to be on faculty teaching PBT and conditioning to the advanced class and for backstage support during performances! Dr. Aimee trained under Lareen Fender, and The Ballet School was her homebase until she left for...
Alex Moore

Alex Moore

Alex is so proud to be a part of the awesome team of teachers here at the Performing Arts Studio’s Young Actors Studio! He is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego where he received his B.A. in Music and minored in Theatre. Since starting out...
Kerri Shawn

Kerri Shawn

Kerri serves as Co-Education Director for Center REPertory Company at The Lesher Center for the Arts. She has been co-director of Center REP’s Young REP Theatre Training Program since 1995. Kerri has been teaching a variety of acting and writing workshops since...
Hailey Cowden

Hailey Cowden

Hailey Cowden was raised in Walnut Creek, where she began acting when she was only five years old. She has returned to the Bay Area after graduating from UC Santa Cruz with her BA in Theatre Arts. While there she was an active part of the student run theatre company...