Kristine Elliott

Following a professional career of 15 years as a company member of American Ballet Theatre and the Stuttgart Ballet, Kristine Elliott now dedicates herself to teaching, coaching, and mentoring aspiring dancers.

As lecturer in the Dance Division/Department of Drama at Stanford University, Kristine teaches classical ballet at all levels, in addition to coaching students in both repertory and performance. From 2000-2003, she served as Faculty Adviser to the Cardinal Ballet, culminating with a performance of George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments, courtesy of the Balanchine Trust, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Balanchine's birth.

With support from Stanford University, Kristine has traveled to South Africa for three consecutive years to teach ballet and conduct research in Johannesburg and the townships of Cape Town. Through her work with the Dance For All program in Guguletu, near Cape Town, she has discovered how the study of ballet can change the lives of children from the most impoverished communities. Her work has also been supported by grants from the Flora Foundation and many private individuals.

Kristine Elliott's past experience as a dancer is rich and extensive.  During her dancing career, she worked with luminaries such as Rudolph Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Markova, Fernando Bujones, and George Balanchine; performed in the original casts of choreographies by Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, and Jiri Kylian; danced principal roles in Giselle, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Theme and Variations, and Miss Julie; and performed in film and television.

Since 1990, Kristine has been a guest teacher for company class at American Ballet Theatre in New York and San Francisco. She has been a guest teacher every year since 1996 at Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive Workshop in New York City, where she teaches advanced ballet technique and repertory to selected students. In 2004, she expanded her summer guest teaching schedule to include the Extreme Ballet Program at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli, New York.

As a teacher, coach, and mentor, she imparts her love of dance and high professional standards to her students with great warmth, energy, and true artistic integrity.

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