Ms. Medeiros was trained in the Vaganova Method of Classical Ballet by famous ballerina Valentina Kozlova (Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet). Other highly influential teachers include Diana White (New York City Ballet), Christian Claessens (Dutch National Ballet), and Vitaly Verterich (Moscow Ballet, New Jersey Ballet). ​Ms. Medeiros began teaching in 2000 at Scarsdale Ballet Studio in Scarsdale, NY. She spent 8 years as a teaching apprentice to Valentina Kozlova, and was on faculty at Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory (VKDC) in NYC. In addition to teaching ballet classes, Ms. Medeiros has prepared students for YAGP competitions, and staged Ms. Kozlova's ballet "Overcome" for New Jersey Ballet, and students of VKDC. Since leaving New York, Ms. Medeiros has taught at ballet schools in New Mexico and Washington states. She has offered remote instruction over video conference platforms since 2010. Most recently Ms. Medeiros taught a 6 week intro to ballet program via Zoom for the University of Washington's "The Whole U" program.

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Ms. Medeiros holds a B.A. in Dance Studies and Art History from the State University of New York - Empire State College, and a Master's in Library Science from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a 2013 Dance Heritage Coalition Fellow in Preservation and Archives, and a member of the UNESCO International Council on Dance. Ms. Medeiros is a former National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer.​

 

​In 2019 Ms. Medeiros began studying Irish step dance at Tara Academy of Irish Dance in Seattle, WA. She now competes regularly in CLRG's Western Region, and is working through the CLRG grade exams.​

 

Ms. Medeiros founded Studio Pas de Chat in 2020.

 

Biography photo credit: Bekka Zander