Tina Pendley Martin
School of Ballet Director
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management, Maryville College
- K-12 Teacher Certification in Dance, University of Georgia
- Master of Arts degree in Dance Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro, In Progress 2020
Professional Training:
- Kingsport Guild of Ballet (under Karen Gibbons-Brown)
- Tennessee Association of Dance Summer Intensives with Finus Jhung
- Kingsport Guild of Ballet Summer Intensives with Jeremy Blanton and Joffrey Ballet staff
- Intensives and Master classes with Edward Villella, Gelsey Kirkland, Gus Giordano, and Al Gilbert
Performance Experience:
- Intercity Ballet Company, Johnson City, TN
- Kingsport Guild of Ballet, Kingsport, TN
- Chattanooga Ballet
- Appalachian Ballet Company, Knoxville, TN
- Honor Company, SERBA (Southeastern Regional Ballet Association)
- Spoleto Festival Charleston, SC
- Swan Lake, Giselle, Nutcracker, and company repertory
- Athens Ballet Theatre, Athens, GA
- Soloist- Les Patineurs, The Night Before Christmas, Dew Drop Fairy in Nutcracker, Winter Fairy in Cinderella, Swanhilda in Coppelia
Additional Information:
- Director, GAC School of Ballet, 2020
- Artistic Director, GAC Dance Department Nutcracker, 2018, 2019
- GAC Middle School Dance Teacher 2012-2020
- School of Ballet teacher and sub, 2011-2020
- Founding board member of DEGAS (Dance Educators of Georgia Society, Georgia Affiliate of NDEO)
- DEGAS, Director of NHSDA (National Honor Society for Dance Arts)
- Chapter sponsor National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NDHSA) Junior Chapter
- 25+ years of experience teaching dance, ages 2-Adult
- 20 years of experience creating dance curriculum, ages 2-adult
- Guest choreographer for numerous school and community theatrical productions in the Athens and Atlanta area
- Performer/choreographer- Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church dancers
- Lives with her husband John, and daughters Michelle and Katherine