Gail has been teaching ballet in the Capital Region for over 30 years. She began her dance training at Ballet Arts Studio in Beacon, NY and studied with Elizabeth Schneider Hansen, Mme. Seda Suny, and Tom Adair. She also studied at American Ballet Theatre. While earning a B.S. in Accounting at UAlbany, she studied dance with Maude Baum, Director of eba.

Gail is a certified Essentrics  Level 4 instructor and is also mentoring Essentrics apprentice instructors.  She is also certified by the National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA) as a Group Exercise Instructor and earned her Balletone instructor certification in 2006.

Gail continues her training at many workshops such as the Essentrics Teacher Symposium, Essentrics Live Teacher Training, Dance Teachers Summit, International Dance Teacher Conference, Dance Teacher Web Conference, and other fitness continuing education classes. Gail is also a member of IDEA Health and Fitness Association.

In addition, she is an active community volunteer serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Capital District Dance Alliance.

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