The perfect team
Cindy Post, Instructor
Cindy Post has been teaching and choreographing in Rochester for over 38 years. She has experience in tap, hip hop and jazz. Her dances have consistently won top honors at regional and national dance competitions. Cindy continues to take class and learn the latest styles and techniques from teachers in LA, NYC and throughout the northeast.
Cindy gets her creativity through music and her students. "When the taps sound good, I love it" Teaching and performing are her passions.
Shannon Rodriguez, Instructor
Ms. Rodriguez received her dance training at the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official school of the Rochester City Ballet. She was invited to attend Alonzo King LINES Ballet summer intensive, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Perry Mansfield summer intensive, and has attended summer intensives at both the Juilliard School and The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Ms. Rodriguez performed alongside the Rochester City Ballet in notable roles that include Lead Spanish Chocolate in “The Nutcracker”, Daniel Gwirtzman’s “Encore”, and George Balanchine’s “Serenade”. After training, she attended the University of Arizona on scholarship where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance after just two and a half years. While at the University of Arizona, Ms. Rodriguez performed River North Dance Chicago repertoire “Evolution of a Dream”, George Balanchine’s “Rubies”, Ernie Flatt’s “Firebird”, as well as many soloist roles in works by Michael Williams and James Clouser. Ms. Rodriguez also choreographed a solo that was selected to premier at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre in 2014. Following graduation, Ms. Rodriguez returned to Rochester and is currently a Company Member with the Rochester City Ballet under the direction of David Palmer.
Karen Sitter, Instructor
Karen is a teacher and choreographer in hip hop, jazz, tap and ballet and has studied from New York to Hollywood with dome of the greats including Frank Hatchett, Savion Glover, AC and Jermaine Salsberg. Her classes are known for their unique style and great energy.
John Deming, Instructor
John is a Rochester New York native. He received his training at the Draper Center for Dance Education and later the Boston Ballet as a trainee on a full scholarship.
After leaving Boston, John joined the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh North Carolina under the direction of Robert Weiss. While in Raleigh he danced in numerous ballets such as Romeo & Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, Four Seasons, Nutcracker as well as George Balanchine’s Rubies and Brahm’s Schoenberg Quartet.
In 2014, John joined Ballet Memphis. While in Memphis John performed soloist and principal roles such as Benvolio & Romeo in Steven McMahon’s production of Romeo & Juliet, Harlequin, Nutcracker Prince & Spanish Chocolate in Steven McMahon’s The Nutcracker. John also worked with many choreographers from around the country such as Matthew Neenan, Jennifer Archibald, Mark Godden, Reggie Wilson, Gabrielle Lamb, and Uri Sands.
In 2018 John was contracted by Rochester City Ballet. In his 5 years in Rochester he has been cast in classical and neo classical ballets by David Palmer, Julia Erricson, George Balanchine, Robert Gardner, Salvatore Aiello, Jimmy Orante and Jared Brunson. Additionally dancing principal roles in some of the most classic ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Firebird and Raymonda Suites.
