Master Class Instructor: TEDDY TALBOT

Teddy began his dance training at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT. He furthered his training in New York City at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and the School of American Ballet. Teddy has a BFA in Dance & ​Education from the University of Florida at New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL.

For years Teddy traveled the world dancing for Royal Caribbean, Saga and Norwegian Cruise Lines.  He served as dance captain and production manager during his time at sea.  In 2010, he furthered his movement education by receiving his Pilates certification from the Equinox Pilates Institute.  Locally, he has taken the stage upon The Adrienne Arsht Center, The Colony Theater, The Olympia Theater and The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, while performing works by Florida Grand Opera, Miami Contemporary Dance Company, Florida Grand Ballet, Atma Dance Company, Next Step Dance Company, Donald McCale, Paul Taylor, Ray Sullivan ​and Merce Cunningham. Teddy has been a featured principal dancer ​and associate choreographer for Kevin Black Productions since 2005, performing in ​production shows across the continent.  In 2015, Teddy was honored to share the stage with the talented cast of A Chorus Line in a regional production ​at the Stage Door Theater.  He currently serves as assistant producer, choreographer and soloist in Crystal Peattie's original masterpiece​ The ​Haunted Ballet.  He is currently a Guest Artist with Dance Now! Miami, premiering with the company in 2016 in The Joffrey Ballet's Lacrymosa.

He has been teaching young artists since 2006 in dance studios both locally and internationally. He has also been a guest instructor and choreographer at Bridgeprep Academy of Arts Minds, Somerset Academy Arts Conservatory and Miami Arts Charter.  Teddy currently serves as faculty at his alma mater, New World School of the Arts, where he teaches ballet and jazz.  In 2015, he co-founded​ Talton Arts, a production company committed to fostering professional artists and entertainers with quality works throughout South Florida.