Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2025
Areas taught: Pre-Ballet Division
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Brooklyn Ballet

• Philadanco, D/2

Professional teaching experience:

• Ballet Academy East

• Brooklyn Ballet

• JKO School at American Ballet Theatre

• New York City Ballet Education Department

Awards:

• Marymount Manhattan College Bachelor’s Degree

• American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2024
Areas taught: RockReach
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Independent and Collaborative Performing Artist

Professional teaching experience:

• ZZ Dance

• DanceSations

Awards:

• University of the Arts Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2013
Areas taught: Ballet Division
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Michigan Ballet Theatre

• Michigan Classic Ballet Company

Professional teaching experience:

• Boston Ballet School

• Turtle Lane Playhouse

• Boston Children’s Theatre

• Memphis Jewish Community Center

Awards:

• University of Michigan Bachelor’s Degree

• Bolshoi Ballet Academy Certified Teacher

• Progressing Ballet Technique Certified Teacher

• Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Training Certificate

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2025
Areas taught: Ballet Division, Pre-Ballet Division
Location: West Chester

Professional dance experience:

• Weber-Prianti Productions

• Joseph Robinette Productions

Professional teaching experience:

• Franklin School for the Performing Arts

• AMJ Dance Center

• Media Theatre

• The Haverford School and Archmere Academy

Awards:

• Neumann University Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 1999
Areas taught: Ballet Division, Pre-Ballet Division, Tap
Location: West Chester

Professional teaching experience:

• School of the Philadelphia Ballet

• Time to Leap Dance Center

Awards:

• Stephens College Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2022
Areas taught: Contemporary
Location: West Chester

Professional teaching experience:

• Star Dance Alliance Power Pak Dance Intensive

Awards:

• Starpower Talent Dancer of the Year

Position: Faculty, Production and Facility Manager
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: Ballet Division
Location: West Chester

Professional dance experience:

• Moscow Renaissance Ballet

• Philadelphia Ballet Theatre

• Richmond Ballet

• International Ballet Classique

Professional teaching experience:

• Academy of International Ballet and Performing Arts

• Neumann College

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: RockReach
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Universoul Circus

• Chocolate Ballerina Company

Awards:

• Ursinus University Bachelor’s Degree

ANYA IVANOVA-BOJKO began her ballet studies at the Perm Ballet Academy in the former Soviet Union and later studied at the Frunze Ballet Academy.  Upon graduation from Frunze, she performed with the Cheliabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater as a principal dancer.  After accepting an invitation to become a principal dancer with the Donetsk Ballet, Miss Ivanova toured the eastern United States with their company.  From 1994 to 1999, she was a principal dancer with the Russian Ballet Theatre of Delaware and in 1998 she was a finalist in the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS.  Miss Ivanova is a featured guest artist and ballet mistress with ballet companies throughout the United States.  Noted for her lyrical style, Miss Ivanova has performed roles in many great classical ballets, including Swan Lake, Giselle, Paquita, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet , Dracula and more. Her repertoire also includes many contemporary works by choreographers including Daniel Baudendistel, Leslie Browne, Robert LaFosse, Scott Joovovich, and Matthew Neenan. 

In October 2008 she represented the USA at the First "Posviachenie " International Convention in St. Petersburh, Russia. 

For over thirty years Miss Ivanova has been teaching advanced levels for ballet companies throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, including Oxford Center for Dance, Russian Ballet Centre, Longwood Performing Arts, Cecile Dancenter , Brandywine Ballet Company, Anna Marie Dance Studio, Academy of International Ballet , FSBT ,Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet Academy and Ballet Chesapeake . 

She was ballet mistress and choreographer for Cecile Dance Theatre from 2008 till 2026  where she created seven full-length ballet productions including Nutcracker, Holiday Enchantment, Little Mermaid , Cinderella, Sleeping  beauty, Princess and Magic Unicorn and  Show white . Miss Ivanova has also taught master classes in many other ballet schools and academies . 

She prepared  numerous students for YAGP and other Ballet/ dance competitions and was judge and master classes teacher at National Ballet Competition in Wilmington, DE , in February 2023. 

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: Ballet Division
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Philadelphia Ballet

• Amy Marshall Dance Company

• Alison Cook Beatty Dance

Professional teaching experience:

• Drexel University

• School of Philadelphia Ballet

• Ballet Hispanico

• Joffrey Ballet School

• Ballet School of Stamford

• Hartt School Community Division

Awards:

• University of Hartford Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2018
Areas taught: Conditioning, Ballet Division
Location: Philadelphia, West Chester

Professional dance experience:

• Roxey Ballet

• Ballet ADI

Professional teaching experience:

• Dance Dimensions

• Amy Novinski Ballet

• Towson University

• Philadelphia Charter School for the Arts and Sciences

Awards:

• Towson University Bachelor’s Degree

• American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher

• FLX Conditioning Certified Specialist

• Certified Functional Awareness® Movement Educator

• 250-Hour Yoga Alliance Certification

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: RockReach (music)
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Independent and Collaborative Performing Artist

Awards:

• Temple University Bachelor’s Degree

Position: RockReach Curriculum Head
Started at The Rock School: 2013
Areas taught: RockReach
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Illadelph Phlave

• Olive Dance Theatre

Professional teaching experience:

• Barnes Foundation

Awards:

• Drexel University Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: Ballet Division
Location: West Chester

Awards:

• International Ballet Festival “Alicia Alonso” Finalist

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2023
Areas taught: Contemporary, RockReach
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Independent and Collaborative Performing Artist

Professional teaching experience:

• Temple University

• University of the Arts

• Drexel University 

Awards:

• University of the Arts Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

Position: RockReach Curriculum Designer
Started at The Rock School: 2022
Areas taught: RockReach (music)
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Independent and Collaborative Performing Artist

Professional teaching experience:

• BalletX

Awards:

• Temple University Bachelor’s Degree

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2022
Areas taught: RockReach (music)
Location: Philadelphia

Professional dance experience:

• Independent and Collaborative Performing Artist

Position: Faculty
Started at The Rock School: 2024
Areas taught: Ballet Division, Professional Division, Character
Location: Philadelphia, West Chester

Professional dance experience:

• Moscow State Regional Theatre Russian Ballet, soloist

• VARTADANCE International Charity Dance Competition, festival director

Professional teaching experience:

• Moscow State Art and Cultural University, associate professor

• College of Musical And Theatre Arts

• Russian Institute of Theatre Arts

Awards:

• Moscow State Art and Cultural University Doctoral Degree

• Moscow State Academy of Choreography Degree

• World Ballet Grand Prix International Dance Teacher Certification

• Moscow Department of Culture Award

• Moscow Department of Education Certificate of Merit

Medal “In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow