Anita Pacylowski – Co Director
Anita Pacylowski-Justo, a native of Columbia, MD, received her formal ballet training at the Washington School of Ballet under Mary Day and Patricia Berrend. She joined The Washington Ballet as a professional dancer and ascended to Principal Dancer for five years, performing under Ballet Masters Kevin McKenzie, Simon Dow, Janek Schergen, and Rex Bickmore. Her repertoire included works by George Balanchine, Choo San Goh, Nils Christie, Alonzo King, Ray Barra, Paul Taylor, Septime Weber, Martine Van Hamel, and Judith Jamison. She performed internationally in St. ...
Hernan Justo – Co Director
Hernan Justo began dancing in 1974 at the Instituto Superior de Arte Teatro Colón
in Buenos Aires, Argentina after ten years of training he joined Ballet Estable de Tucuman
in 1981 then Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón in 1982 and then
Teatro Argentino de la Plata in 1984 until he left Argentina.
Hernan and Anita in The Four Paintings of Frida
His career then took him to the Ballet de Santiago of Chile in 1988 where he work with teachers and choreographers such as Gyula Pandi(NCSA), Andree Prokovski(English National Ballet), Ronald Hynd (English National ...
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" ...
Alena Blair – Instructor
Alena Blair began her classical training with School of Carolina Ballet Theatre. She studied under Barbara Selvy. Alena is graduate of Clemson University and earned a Bachelor of Art in Psychology and minor in Youth development Studies. She is a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, selected to represent Clemson at the Continuums of Service Conference, Denver, CO. Created an App proto-type and Map for CI: Food, Identify, Culture. She enjoyed teaching pre-school and elementary school ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aubrey Houle
Originally from Apex, NC, she began her training at Infinity Ballet. In May 2023, she graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography. Aubrey is Greenville County School District’s ARMES central site Dance Instructor and DanceArts Greenville’s DAYCo Instructor. In addition, she is an apprentice for North Carolina-based dance company OM Grown Dancers. Aubrey is on our DanceArts Youth Company faculty
Marja Quaqua – Instructor
Marja' was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, where her passion for dancing began at the age of 3. She through the years has achieved recognition at the prestigious ballet competition, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), ranking in the Top 12 and Top 3 in the semi-finals for both ballet and contemporary categories in 2015. This success led her to compete in subsequent years, culminating in a Top 12 placement in 2023 among 38 countries in the trio category. Marja' has performed in various ballets including The Nutcracker, Arabian Nights, Snow White, ...
