Connecticut Concert Ballet Faculty
Wendy Fish-Lawrence, Artistic Director
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Wendy Fish-Lawrence began her ballet training in Connecticut as a scholarship student at The Northern Connecticut Ballet. She also received early training at The Boston Ballet School and at Burklyn Ballet Theatre. Wendy left Connecticut in 1989 to pursue a career as a professional ballet dancer. She went on to dance with Ballet Omaha, Ballet Iowa, Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania, Ballet Idaho, Ballet Eddy Toussaint USA in Sarasota, Florida and most recently Island Moving Co. in Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to her performing career, Wendy has also pursued a career as a teacher of classical ballet. She has taught at Vermont Chamber Ballet, the Ecole de Dance in Sarasota, FL, The Belltown Ballet Studio in Seattle, WA, the Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania School and at the Ventura Ballet School in Ventura, CA. She has experience teaching all levels of ballet and has also worked as a rehearsal coach and choreographer. Wendy returned to Connecticut in 1996 and has been the Artistic Director, with David Lawrence, of Connecticut Concert Ballet since 1997. She has also taught ballet locally at The Northern Connecticut Ballet, The New England Dance Conservatory and Dance 10 and serves as a guest artist and teacher whenever she can fit it into her busy schedule. In June of 2004 Wendy was inducted into the Manchester Arts Hall of Fame in recognition of her dedication and service to arts in the Manchester community. Wendy Fish-Lawrence is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Her proudest achievement by far is being a mom to her two beautiful girls, Dorothy Ruth and Vivian Rose. |
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David Lawrence, Artistic Director
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Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, David Lawrence's professional career began with the Dayton Ballet under the direction of Stuart Sebastian. He has also been a member of Berkshire Ballet, The Ruth Page Dance Foundation in Chicago, and was a principal dancer with Ballet Pacifica in Laguna Beach, CA. It was in California at The Jimmy DeFore Dance Center that Mr. Lawrence began teaching and where he was fortunate to be allowed to develop his method of teaching on his own. He also taught at the Los Alamitos High School of the Arts, The Orange County Performing Arts Academy and eventually for both the company and school of Ballet Pacifica. Mr. Lawrence left the dance world upon moving to Hartford in 1994, but a chance meeting with Ted Hershey, a founder of WORKS, led to his joining that dance company, performing in an around Connecticut, and eventually to teaching again. Mr. Lawrence has also performed locally with The Sonia Plumb Dance Co. and was involved in a project with Tim Martin Choreographies that allowed him, Wendy Fish-Lawrence and several of their advanced level students from CCB to perform at Clark Studio Theatre in Lincoln Center in Manhattan. He has most recently been a company dancer with Newport, RI’s Island Moving Company. Mr. Lawrence began teaching at CCB in 1996 and accepted the position of Artistic Director in 1997. He continues to work as a professional dancer, guest artist, and guest teacher at many area schools and performances. |
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