ADINA BELLE-ISLA FRANKLIN - BALLET INSTRUCTOR

Ms. Adina is an emerging artist with classical ballet training ranging from the Cecchetti and Vagonova methods of ballet to more diverse styles such as jazz, contemporary and modern dance. From the age of three, Adina grew up in Beaumont Civic Ballet (Beaumont, Texas) and trained annually with Houston Ballet and Joffery Ballet from ages twelve to eighteen. From age eighteen to twenty-two, Adina performed with Tremaine Dance Conventions as an assistant to acclaimed artists such as Doug Caldwell, Jonnette Swider, Sally Whalen, Linda Bernabi-Retter and Alan Retter. She continued her training at The Edge, Steps On Broadway, and Tisch School of Dance. While in Los Angeles, Adina performed live on the Steve Harvey Show. Upon returning to Texas in 1996, she took a position with Beaumont Ballet Theatre as Ballet Mistress under the direction of Bonnie Cokinos.