ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Coral began her ballet training with New West Ballet in 1987. Her dancing repertoire consists of many lead roles, with favorites including: “Aurora” in Sleeping Beauty, the leading role in Raymonda, and “Snow Queen” in the Nutcracker. She has performed as a guest artist for San Francisco Youth Ballet Academy, Palomar College, and Mira Costa College. As a ballet instructor, Coral has taught in North County since 1995. Her teaching experience includes positions with New West Ballet, Oceanside Dance Academy, Georgias School of Dance, Ramona-Julian Academy of Dance, and Palomar College. Recently Coral has staged ballets Paquita, La Bayadere, Coppélia and Les Sylphides. In her spare time, Coral is a mother of three and earned her Ph.D. in applied social psychology at Claremont Graduate University.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Laurel began her ballet training in 1994 at Bravo Dance Center in Acworth, GA. After settling in San Diego County, Laurel continued her training with New West Ballet. Her dancing repertoire consists of lead roles, with favorites including “Raymonda” in Ramonda and the “Arabian Princess” in The Nutcracker. In addition to her ballet training, Laurel has taught ballet, assisted with choreography and rehearsals, and has been an integral part of the New West Ballet team. Laurel holds a bachelor’s degree in History with a focus on the Americas and Africa from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

DANCE INSTRUCTOR

At the young age of 17, Adelina is the newest member of the New West Ballet team.  Adelina has been dancing with New West Ballet since she was born. Her dancing repertoire consists of many lead roles, with favorites, including: “Dew Drop” from The Nutcracker, and “The White Rabbit” from Alice and Wonderland. Adelina has performed as a guest artist for the San Francisco Youth Ballet Academy. Adelina holds a certificate of teaching from New West Ballet in both preballet and classical ballet levels and currently teaches.at several studios in North County San Die Recently, Adelina graduated from Mission Vista High School and will attend Palomar College.