Nyna Dalbec Ballet Nyna has been teaching and choreographing throughout South Carolina for 20 years. Her training includes Columbia Ballet School, Ann Brodie's Carolina Ballet, South Carolina Governor School for the Arts (first a student and later returning as an assistant to the dance department), Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, David Howard Dance Center in New York City, Steps on Broadway in NYC, and the USC Dance Department of Theatre and Dance in Columbia, SC. She has performed regionally as a dancer and actress. She has been on the boards of, and consulting artist to, fledgling dance and live-arts performance groups. Nyna's greatest love is her children: Ian and Simon. In her spare time, she writes and sketches (though rarely published), and does volunteer work for Carolina Peace Resource Center.
Nicole Hamm Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Creative Movement I & II, Pre-Ballet, Mommy& Me Nicole Hamm started dancing at the age of 3. She danced for 11 years at Miss Amy's Competitive Edge Company in Dickson, Tennessee with a focus in Hip-Hop and Jazz. In high school, she competed for 2 years and went to nationals with her team. During college, Nicole took improv, ballet, jazz, and contemporary at the University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance. She just recently graduated from U of SC with an Education Specialist Degree in Counselor Education. Outside of dance, she is a school counselor at a local elementary school and a mental health therapist in a private practice.
Nora Mader Ballet, Contemporary Bio Coming Soon
Assistants
Genevieve Starr Genevieve Starr Reed, 11, is a 6th grade homeschooling student who has been dancing at Celestial Stars for 8 years under the tutelage of Gabrielle Celeste, Nicole Hamm, William Moore Jr., Nora Mader, Nyna Dalbec, and Debbie Spivey. She is honored to be an assistant to begin her apprenticeship in teaching.
Local Resident Mentors
Blade Boulware Blade Boulware, a native of Columbia, SC, is a professional pianist and composer. He studied ballet, contemporary, and tap at Celestial Stars for 10 years and now that he has returned to Columbia, he is dancing again. Together with Gabrielle, his sister, they have created two Ballets, "The Jewel Heart" and "Lights and Shadows". Although he is trained classically, Blade enjoys jamming and improvising with other musicians and friends. Blade is a graduate of Coker College.