Meet the Artistic Director
Sylvia Boaz is the artistic Director of Balletiquette and she is known by many in the dance world for her grace, determination and the love of dance
Sylvia commenced her dance career with the worlds best known artistic director, educator, choreographer and dancer Arthur Mitchell at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
In New York Sylvia trained with Arthur Mitchell, Karl Shook, and Tania Leclercq, David Howard, John Barker, and Tom Adair in New York City. After leaving New York she traveled to Washington D.C. where she trained with Mary Day of the Washington Ballet Co and others.
Sylvia’s dance experience includes; dancing with the Hudson Valley Dance Theater Company in Poughkeepsie, NY, and with the District of Columbia City Ballet in Washington DC. She also danced with City Ballet from 1994-2000. She has performed in City Ballet’s Carmina Burana, Carmen, Midsummer’s Night Dream, "Giselle" Act II, and the annual Nutcracker.
Sylvia spent 10 years in the US Navy, where aside from her job as an Aircrewman, she traveled all over the world and took Ballet classes in Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Norway, England, Japan, Italy and many more. It was this pivot in career from dancer to a career in the military where she decided to one day open her own dance studio. She is the proud owner of Balletiquette. This is a dream come true, she hopes through her step of faith she will encourage others to believe.
Sylvia attended Howard University and studied Elementary Education and later received her bachelor’s degree in Education at Southern Illinois University. She is an educator and worked as an academic advisor for the US Navy as a full time Civil Service Worker. After work she conducts the after school dance program at Balletiquette.
Sylvia’s mission is to provide children and adults everywhere with the opportunity to learn and experience the discipline of dance and the joy of the performing arts.
It is this experience of discipline and the love of God that makes her many experiences in life so successful. She believes movement is the core to human activity. She hopes to see you at the studio to share a time to dance.
- At Balletiquette, Sylvia teaches ballet at all levels and runs the After School Dance Program.
