ANDRA CORVINO
Andra Corvino has taught ballet at Sarah Lawrence College and Steps in New York, Montclair State College in New Jersey, Randolph-Macon Womans College in Virginia, York University in Toronto, Canada and Mills College and Dancespace in Oakland, California.She co-directed the Dance Circle in New York City with her father Alfredo and sister Ernesta from 1968 to 1993.Her performing credits include the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company under the direction of Dame Alicia Markova, the Baltimore City Ballet (later to become the Maryland Ballet) and many guest appearances with ballet companies throughout the United States, Canada and the Far East. She also appeared with the companies of Roberto Cartagena, Ruby Shang and Matteo. More recently, she has at danced the Kennedy Center and the Carmel Bach Festival with the New York Baroque Dance Company.Ms. Corvino has staged productions ranging from concert pieces to full-length ballets for companies and universities around the world.In addition to her experience in dance, Ms. Corvino has had dramatic roles on television as well as off-Broadway and musical theater.She is a charter member of Ernesta Corvino's Dance Circle Company, with whom she still performs.She has taught open classes at the Lawrence A. Wien Center for Dance and Theatre in New York City and has been a guest teacher for the Jose Limon Dance Company. She served on the faculty of The Juilliard School from 1995 to 2014 and directed the Juilliard Summer Dance Intensive from 1998 to 2005. At present, Ms. Corvino is teaching and coaching privately and is available for master classes and workshops.
photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Nancy Turano
Andra Corvino has taught ballet at Sarah Lawrence College and Steps in New York, Montclair State College in New Jersey, Randolph-Macon Womans College in Virginia, York University in Toronto, Canada and Mills College and Dancespace in Oakland, California.She co-directed the Dance Circle in New York City with her father Alfredo and sister Ernesta from 1968 to 1993.Her performing credits include the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company under the direction of Dame Alicia Markova, the Baltimore City Ballet (later to become the Maryland Ballet) and many guest appearances with ballet companies throughout the United States, Canada and the Far East. She also appeared with the companies of Roberto Cartagena, Ruby Shang and Matteo. More recently, she has at danced the Kennedy Center and the Carmel Bach Festival with the New York Baroque Dance Company.Ms. Corvino has staged productions ranging from concert pieces to full-length ballets for companies and universities around the world.In addition to her experience in dance, Ms. Corvino has had dramatic roles on television as well as off-Broadway and musical theater.She is a charter member of Ernesta Corvino's Dance Circle Company, with whom she still performs.She has taught open classes at the Lawrence A. Wien Center for Dance and Theatre in New York City and has been a guest teacher for the Jose Limon Dance Company. She served on the faculty of The Juilliard School from 1995 to 2014 and directed the Juilliard Summer Dance Intensive from 1998 to 2005. At present, Ms. Corvino is teaching and coaching privately and is available for master classes and workshops.
photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Nancy Turano
