Anita Sun Pacylowski – Co Director
Anita Sun Pacylowski
Associate Artistic Director
Anita Sun Pacylowski is a native of Columbia, Maryland, and received her formal ballet training at the Washington School of Ballet under the legendary Mary Day and Patricia Berrend. During her training, she was the recipient of the Princess Grace Award in Dance, a National YoungArts Level 1 Award, and was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. She was also a finalist at the New York International Ballet Competition, a semifinalist at the Prix de Lausanne, ...
Hernan Justo – Co Director
Hernán Justo began his ballet training in 1974 at the prestigious Instituto Superior de Arte of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After ten years of training, he launched his professional career with Ballet Estable de Tucumán before dancing with Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón and Teatro Argentino de La Plata.
His international career took him to Ballet de Santiago in Chile, where he worked with renowned choreographers and ballet masters including Ben Stevenson, Ivan Nagy, Ronald Hynd, Andrée Prokovsky, Gyula Pandi, and László Seregi. As a soloist, ...
Erica Sturman – DAYCo & DAG Manager, Instructor
Erica is a native of Springfield, Illinois, where she began dancing at the age of 3 under the direction of Grace Nanavatti. She joined the Springfield Ballet Company in 1999 under the direction of Julie Ratz, performing many leading and soloist roles, including Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Odette in Swan Lake, and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty.
In 2005, Erica moved to Greenville, SC, to begin her professional training and career with Carolina Ballet Theatre under the artistic direction of Hernan ...
Meghan Loman – Instructor
Meghan Loman is a 12th year dancer with Carolina Ballet Theatre (CBT) as company member. She began her training in Springfield, Illinois at Dance Arts Studio under the direction of Grace Luttrell Nanavati and was privileged to become one of her instructor for nearly 7 years. At age 13 she was accepted into the Springfield Ballet Company which is now called Copper Coin Ballet Company and was a Company member for over 10 years under Artistic Director Julie Ratz.
She danced in many staring roles with the SBC including "Aurora" in Sleeping Beauty, "Sugar Plum Fairy" ...
Jessie Arnold – Instructor
Jessie Arnold is starting her second season as a pre-professional dancer with Carolina Ballet Theatre and her first year teaching at Dance Arts Greenville. She began her professional path after eight years of training at Foothills Dance Conservatory in Seneca, SC, under the direction of Ginny Siano-Eck. Her passion for dance grew through community performances, annual productions of The Nutcracker, and creative projects like Composite Identity and the short film Tempest’s Edge. Jessie continues to share her love of movement and storytelling both on stage and in the ...
Robyn Langlais Maggio – Instructor
Robyn Langlais Maggio is DanceArts Greenville’s intermediate and advanced level tap teacher. She also leads our adult division and teaches Adult tap and jazz. She taught here from 2000-2007 (left to focus on family after losing her dad) and returned in 2015. She is so happy to be at DAG to help grow our students and work with our adults!!!
Robyn started dancing at the age of four and was fortunate to learn from Marion Feinstein at Miss Marion’s in Spartanburg. She continued her dance education in New York City, studying under Frank Hatchett ...
Martin Justo – Instructor
MARTIN JUSTO
Martin Justo, originally from Caracas, Venezuela, began dancing in 1999. He trained at the Quinte Ballet School in Canada and the School of Carolina Ballet Theatre (now known as DanceArts Greenville), where he built a strong foundation in classical ballet.
Martin's career has taken him around the world. He toured Uruguay with Carolina Ballet Theatre and performed as a guest artist in Fujinomiya, Japan, where he danced pas de ...
Rebekah Purdom – Instructor
Rebekah is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, where she received all of her formal dance training prior to joining Ballet Greenville as a company dancer. Most recently, she trained with the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville under the artistic leadership of Angie Lynn. In addition to her training during the school year, Rebekah also had the privilege of attending multiple esteemed summer intensives including programs with Washington Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet, and UNC School of the Arts.
Rebekah’s first taste of ...
Alina Shaner – Instructor
Alina Shaner was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and began her training with the School of Carolina Ballet Theatre under the direction of Anita Sun Pacylowski and Hernan Justo. In 2021, Alina graduated from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and furthered her training at Florida State University. Alina later transferred to the University of South Carolina, where she earned her BA in Dance Performance and Choreography with a cognate in pre-physical therapy.
Alina has worked with notable choreographers and instructors, including ...
Sofia Justo – Instructor
Sofia's training came from DanceArts Greenville, Greenville Schools A.R.M.E.S. and the Fine Arts Center. She participated in summer intensives with Magaly Suarez's Art of Classical Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Sofia Justo is embarking on her second year as a professional dancer with the Carolina Ballet Theatre and as a full-time instructor at DanceArts Greenville. In addition to her performance and teaching roles, she contributes as a choreographer for both the company and the school. Her choreography has garnered notable accolades, including a 3rd place ...
