Ayako Takahashi Director & Founder Ayako School of Ballet Artistic DirectorPeninsula Youth Ballet
Originally from Japan, Ayako was a principal dancer with the Tokyo City Ballet Company and the Matsuyama Ballet Company. She has studied with Sulamith Messerer, Aleksei Varlamov and Mikiko Matsuyama. View Profile
Shelley Keefe Ballet Instructor
Shelley trained from age 5 in the UK’s Royal Academy of Dancing curriculum and system of examinations. She went on to dance with the ballet company of Innsbruck’s State Theater, Austria, Nuernberg View Profile
Rika Nina Onizuka Ballet Instructor
A native of the Bay Area, Rika Nina Onizuka trained locally with Ayako Takahashi, Richard Gibson and Zory Karah. She then went on to study at the San Francisco Ballet School, and as a scholarship stud View Profile
Karina Eimon Ballet Instructor
Karina is a classical and contemporary dancer and teacher from the Bay Area. She started her training at Ayako School of Ballet in Belmont, CA, and continued her studies at Milwaukee Ballet II an View Profile
Logan Martin Ballet Instructor
Logan Martin (they/them), is a trans non-binary individual from Silverdale, WA. Logan trained at Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy and has danced professionally with Pennsylvania Ballet and Ballet View Profile
Mariana Zschoerper Ballet Instructor
Mariana, a notorious talent in the world of ballet, embarked on her dance journey at the tender age of 3. Her exceptional aptitude for the art form was evident early on View Profile
Cassidy Isaacson Contemporary, Jazz and Acro Instructor
