Our Instructors
Kirsta Sendziak, Director
Kirsta Sendziak began her dance training and education in Buffalo, NY with Clare Fetto of The Festival School of Ballet and Elaine Gardner of Pick of the Crop Dance. She attended Hampshire College, completing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Psychology. Dancing for over 25 years, and in Boston since 2003, she has taken instruction from Anna Myer, Margot Parsons, Rebecca Rice, Marcus Schulkind, and Wanda Strukus. Kirsta has performed works by Elaine Gardner, Marcus Schulkind, Kelley Donovan and Dancers, Josie Bray and Wanda Strukus.
In 2009, Kirsta became Co-Director of The School of Classical Ballet, incorporating modern and jazz dance techniques into the curriculum. She became Director in 2011, and her incorporation of tradition and innovation into SOCB classes has been featured in articles in Harvard Magazine (January-February 2016, “Raising the Barre”: SOCB’s philosophy of educating children to focus on dance as a component of whole-child development), and Dance Studio Life (December 2016, “The Power of the Page”: SOCB Summer Intensive writing component).
Natalia Maldari
Natalia Maldari trained and danced with the New England Civic Ballet (now Northeast Dance Center) prior to attending Goucher College where she studied Ballet, Modern, and Choreography. Natalia has had the privilege of working at the Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson in Vincennes, France. She has also worked recently with choreographers Jennifer Roberts, Joe Gonzalez, Peter DiMuro, Vanessa White and Molly Wheat. She is a former member of Jo-Mé Dance Theatre, based in Boston. Natalia performs on a freelance basis and choreographs for small projects including National Choreography Month, The School of Classical Ballet Repertory Company, and the Vacation Program Dancers (Ballet with Molly). Some of her recent credits include performing in Dance Shorts (The Dance Complex, April 2016); Spanish, Snow, and Demi-soloist flower in The Nutcracker (Northeast Dance Center, 2015); choreography for “Miles to Go” (Vacation Dance Program, February 2016); “J’ai pas des Mots” (NaChMo Boston, Februrary 2014). She has been teaching at The School of Classical Ballet since 2011.
Madison Wagaman (Guest Instructor)
Madison Wagaman started her training in 2007 in the suburbs of Chicago with a primary focus in classical ballet. In 2016 under the mentorship of Braeden Barnes she began her contemporary dance journey and continued her training at Visceral Dance Chicago. Now entering her Junior year at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying towards a BFA in Contemporary Dance she has had the privilege of working with Victor Quijada of RUBBERBAND, Daniel Pelzig, and Laila Franklin. Outside of school she has studied with Complexions Ballet, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Symbiosis Arts. Most recently this summer she's had the opportunity to work with Sidra Bell, Nicole von Arx, Christian Denise, Braeden Barnes, Anna Long, Shannon Alvis, and Noelle Kayser. Teaching since 2017, Madison is excited to continue choreographing and sharing her knowledge with artists of all ages.
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Photography by Peter Hinsdale