Ballet 5:8 Faculty & Artistic Staff

Julianna Rubio Slager

Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director

Kayla Kowach

School of Ballet 5:8 Faculty | Ballet 5:8 Company Artist

Maliwan Diemer

Kirsten Kemp

Valerie Linsner

Pre Professional Program Co-Director | Ballet 5:8 Solo Artist

Sarah Clarke

Pastor Cory Ratliff

Guest Faculty | Chicago Ballet Arts, Artistic and Executive Director

Guest Faculty | Dance Medicine Provider

Guest Faculty | Co-Founder of Ballet 5:8

Guest Faculty | Former Joffrey Ballet Dancer

Trainee & Conservatory Program Co-Director | Ballet 5:8 Solo Artist

Guest Faculty | Founder and Artistic Director of ALATS Dance

Elizabeth Marlin

Instructor | Ballet 5:8 Solo Artist

Jamy Meek

Adjunct Faculty | Freelance Choreographer and Teacher

Samuel Opsal

Trainee & Conservatory Program Co-Director | Ballet 5:8 Solo Artist

Brielle Rathbun

Guest Faculty | Contemporary and Urban Dance

Lorianne Robertson

Head of Wardrobe | Ballet 5:8 Lead Artist

Miranda Rubio

Pre Professional Program Co-Director | Ballet 5:8 Company Artist

Kim Sagami

Adjunct Faculty | Joffrey Ballet; Robert Arpino Foundation

Amy Sanderson

Dr. Carrie Skony

Louise Taitz

Guest Faculty | Israel Classical Ballet

Kara Zimmerman

Guest Faculty | High-Performance Mindset Coach

Adjunct & Guest Faculty

Cecilia Iliesiu

Guest Faculty | Principal dancer at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Doug King

Guest Faculty | Dance faculty at Anderson University