AvO’s Next Generation

The School of Ballet continues to “learn from those before and give to those that follow.”  Our Apprentice program, under the guidance of Conni Berns, continues to pass on important methodologies with a unique opportunity to grow in the Art of Teaching. 

	Anna Frey
	Anna Frey began dancing at the AvO School of Ballet in 1994. She has been a member of the Cincinnati Kinderballet Company since 1998; playing a variety of roles such as Clara from the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker, and Peter in Peter Pan. As an AvO  Apprentice, she has worked with Conni Berns as a demonstrator and instructor for both the Cheviot and Batesville locations. This is Annas seventh year of teaching. Anna is currently working on her Bachelors Degree in Biology at NKU.
	Elizabeth Brock
	Elizabeth Brock
	Clara Frey
	Clara Frey
	Jaymee Bentle
	Jaymee began studying dance in 1994. In 1999 she began studying at Love to Dance Studio under Pat Shearer. She began assisting Pat with dance classes in 2002 and at Pat’s advice came to the Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet in 2003. At AvO she studied with instructors Conni Berns and Sara Fox. In 2005 she became a Company member and performed such solos as “Nana” in the Velveteen Rabbit and “Fairy of the Night”, “Mr. Darling” and “Captain Hook” in Peter Pan. In 2004 she joined the AvO Apprenticeship Program to learn Anneliese’s teaching methods which she prefers to other early methods she experienced.