Loni Moore, Contemporary

A former student of Lory White and Mark Bush, Loni has been teaching now for 11 years. As an instructor at Achieve Academy of Dance and Tumbling, she is excited to join the Evansville Ballet staff this year. Always growing, she has been recognized for her choreography at many competitions and conventions around the tri-state. She is a well rounded dancer with a unique style all of her own. Loni will be teaching and focusing on teqnique in contemporary/jazz at EB along with the fundamentals of stretching and how important it is for all dancers. "There is nothing more rewarding then watching my students progress and start trusting the technique thats been given. To let go...To dance..." L.Moore

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Lauren Weber Frederick, Modern

Lauren Weber Frederick is a modern dance artist from Bloomington, Indiana. She has choreographed over 20 original works both in the academic and professional settings. Most recently, she presented her original choreography The Pattern of the Heavens at the John Waldron Arts Center. She has been recognized by the NSAL for her choreography and performance in modern dance. For the past three years, she has taught as an adjunct faculty member in the Contemporary Dance Program at Indiana University, teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of modern dance technique. She has served as rehearsal master for Indiana University Dance Theatre, including works by New York artists Ben Munisteri and Nicole Wolcott. Lauren also served as Dance Assistant for the African American Dance Company, under the direction of Iris Rosa. In addition to her work with the University, Lauren worked with Bloomington non-profit Windfall Dancers, Inc. as an instructor, Youth Company Director and grant writing specialist. Prior to returning to Bloomington, Lauren lived in Omaha, Nebraska where she performed and choreographed with the Omaha Modern Dance Collective. She also had the opportunity to work on Dance Project: Nebraska with Jacques Heim and his Los Angeles based dance company, Diavolo. Lauren received her BS in Kinesiology (Modern Dance emphasis) from Indiana University in 2008.

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Lois Bartow, Accompanist

Lois Bartow joined Evansville Ballet in February 2010. Her love of the music and ballet has been enhanced by Evansville Ballet. Having spent four years in voice training at the University of Evansville under Robert Rapp, and studying advanced keyboard training with Sylvia Olmstead and Eulalie, Lois went into private teaching, giving piano lessons at home. She regularly attends piano teaching seminars at Indiana University and SIU in Carbondale. Her warm enthusiasm endears her to all who are associated with Evansville Ballet.

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Lisa Mohr, Administrative Assistant

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Christi Waters, Wardrobe Mistress

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Additional Guest Faculty

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Lori Mattingly, Instructor

A native of Evansville, Ms. Manion began her training under the tutelage of Jean Allenby-Kershaw dancing in repertoire including: Peter and the Wolf, the Nutcracker, Coppelia, Firebird, Les Sylphides, and other works. Ms. Manion was introduced to Mr. Bush at the Ballet Center during the early stages of her formidable teaching career in the Evansville area. She not only enjoys the process of teaching children, but watching them grow, and is excited to share her experience with the School of Evansville Ballet.

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Patricia Barker, Guest Instructor

Patricia Barker principal dancer with pacific Northwest Ballet, is considered one of the most gifted ballerinas in the world today. She has perfromed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. She has appeared on the covers of 'Dance Magazine', 'Dancer', 'Dance Pages', and 'Dance International'. She danced the leading role of Clara in the 1986 movie 'Nutcracker, the Motion Picture', Ms. Barker performed as a guest artist in the New York City Ballet's Gala 'Dinner With Balanchine', in the 'Gala of the AWorld Stars' in Prague and 'Le Gala des Etoiles' in Montreal. Best known for her performances of George Balanchine classics such as Rubies, Agon, Concerto Barocco and Violin Concerto, her full-length repetoire includes the dual role Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Alice in Glen Tetley's Alice in Wonderland and Titania in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her favorite roles include Theme and Variations by Balanchine, Cinderella, which was created for her by Kent Stowell, and Juliet in Stowell's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. She recently starred as Titania in the BBC's HDTV filming of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream for the reopening of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. Ms. Barker was recently appointed the Interim Artistic Director at Grand Rapids Ballet Company.

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Ashley Tuttle, Guest Instructor

Ashley Tuttle was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join American Ballet Theatre at the age of 16. As a prima ballerina with ABT, Ms. Tuttle's career spanned 17 years. Ms. Tuttle is known for her pure classicism and vivid characterizations. Her performances prove memorable and enriching. Ms. Tuttle's repertoire at A.B.T. included such roles as Juliet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, the title roles in Giselle, Nikiya in Natalia Makarova's La Bayadere, Odette/Odile in Kevin McKenzie's Swan Lake. Her repertoire ranged from works by George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Jiri Kylian, Mark Morris, Agnes De Mille, Antony Tudor and William Forsythe to name a few. Ms. Tuttle has danced numerous Twyla Tharp works including In the Upper Room, Brief Fling, Sinatra Suite and Push Comes to Shove.

While maintaining her career with A.B.T., Ms. Tuttle joined the acclaimed Twlya Tharp Dance Company in 2000. During her time with T.T.D., Ms. Tharp created the hit Broadway show "Movin' Out" and the role of Judy on her. Her interpretation of this role earned her both TONY Award and Fred Astaire Dance Award nominations.

Ms. Tuttle most recently has been seen on Broadway in Tharp’s "Come Fly Away" at the Metropolitan Opera House in Carmen, guest performances with Dance Theater of Harlem, the Guggenheim Museum's Works in Process with Pam Tanowitz Dance and Lynne Taylor Corbett. Ms. Tuttle continues to dance as a guest artist throughout the world.

Ms. Tuttle has been a volunteer teacher of ballet at Groove With Me, a Harlem-based dance school focused on children at risk. She joined the Board of Directors of Groove With Me in 2007.

Ms. Tuttle also teaches ballet at the Mark Morris Dance Group, Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, and Barnard University. Through educating students and staging ballets, she has truly found her voice as a teacher and enjoys sharing her knowledge of dance with all ages.

Ms. Tuttle was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Wofford College in the spring of 2011.

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