Brooklyn
Dance Conservatory
Excellence in Dance
Brooklyn Dance Conservatory’s innovative program bolsters children’s creativity and confidence while teaching exceptional dance technique. Read more about our unique approach here.
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Meet The Team
Allegra Glinsky - Director, Teacher
Ms. Allegra’s classes are always engaging and use the children’s own creativity to keep kids having fun while moving and learning. Her patient and innovative approach to teaching fosters each student’s unique qualities to bring out the best in every child. During each class she strives to connect with all students and provide them with an experience that helps shape their bodies and minds during formative years.
Allegra Glinsky holds a B.A. in Dance, with a minor in Wellness from Mercyhurst University. She studied at the American Ballet Theatre Teacher Training Institute in New York City and is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Levels 6, 7, and Partnering. She has danced professionally in New York City with Dance Cat-alyst, and currently teaches dance classes throughout Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Glinsky has experience working with students from ages one through adult, and has taught as a daycare dance specialist, dance teacher for special needs clients, adult fitness instructor, and dance for gymnastics specialist.
Ms. Glinsky began her ballet training at the Lake Erie Ballet School under the direction of Lesley Bories-Scalise, and continued at the Erie Dance Conservatory Company under the tutelage of Artistic Director, Sarah Purvis. Ms. Glinsky has studied at Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico under the direction of Carlotta Carrera and has attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater.
As a choreographer Ms. Glinsky has presented work at the Regional Dance America Festival and was also invited to Regional Dance America’s National Choreography Intensive in North Carolina as an Emerging Choreographer. She has created works for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Summer Intensive, Erie Dance Conservatory, Ashley DiMarco's Dance Academy, Cynthia King Dance Studio, and The Mercyhurst University Dancers. Several of her works have received awards.
Davonna Batt - Teacher
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Davonna fell in love with dance at an early age. She received a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Arizona with Honors, Summa Cum Laude, and with great pleasure has immersed herself in several styles of dance while studying under many exceptional artists. Since moving to New York in 2014, she has performed and collaborated with a diverse array of dance companies and artists. Along the way, Davonna discovered a love for teaching, and continues to find absolute joy in encouraging dancers, and movers of all ages to discover power, control, and expression in their bodies and minds. She teaches with a somatic approach that invites curiosity, encourages focused technique, and stimulates creativity. When it comes to teaching kids, her favorite part is seeing their faces and bodies light up with excitement and pride when they discover what they are capable of.
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Beatriz Castro- Teacher
Beatriz Castro was born and raised in Costa Rica, and is currently based in Brooklyn. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Dance and BA in Business. She is a part of Spark Movement Collective and Verbal Animal and has presented her choreographic work at the National Theater of Costa Rica, GreenSpace, Triskelion Arts, and Arts on Site. She has performed works by Earl Mosley, Anthony Morigerato, Chase Brock, Tami Stronach, and Sidra Bell. Beatriz is also a Yoga Alliance certified teacher and has taught in studios across New York City and New Jersey. She loves to connect with people through her passion for movement.
Clea Calvin - Teacher
Jumpstarting her career at age 12, Clea Calvin moved from her hometown in Florida to Moscow, Russia to begin training at The Bolshoi Ballet Academy where she studied in the Russian program. This launched her professional career at age 16 as a Demi-Soloist with the Saint Petersburg National Ballet Theater and Opera. While home, Clea began teaching a range of dance styles to students ages 1–18, forming lasting connections through classes, intensives, and private training, and eventually took on the role of full-time ballet mistress, developing a Vaganova-based curriculum tailored even to the youngest dancers. Clea brings warmth, knowledge of early childhood development, and a deep love of movement to her teaching. She now leads workshops and drop-in classes across the U.S. and Canada, sharing the technical and historical depth of dance in a joyful, accessible way.
Ke'ala O'Connell - Teacher
Ke'ala O'Connell is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and yoga instructor from Kailua, Hawai’i. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and minors in Arts Management and Communications. Ke’ala danced professionally in New York City since 2021 and most recently spent the 2023-2024 season performing and touring with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. Alongside her performance career, Ke’ala has continued to grow her passion for choreography and teaching. Ke’ala has choreographed, produced, and directed her own dance films. One of her dance films “embers to ash” was a featured film in the Wilddogs International Screendance Festival presented in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
As a movement instructor, Ke’ala has experience teaching a variety of ages and levels at studios in Honolulu, Dallas, and New York City. Her class invites students of all backgrounds to share in the love of dance. Ke’ala’s joyful and kind teaching style encourages students to unlock their creativity through imagination, play, and embodied movement.
Natasha Corbie - Teaching Assistant
Natasha Corbie tackles projects with an entrepreneurial spirit, helping create timeless spaces that reflect their singularity with her extensive background in visual and performing arts & design. Native to Trinidad, Natasha walks in many worlds and is at home in all of them. Natasha was Assistant Aerial Choreographer for the Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and has worked with Haitian choreographer, Peniel Guerrier, both as a dancer and teacher for many years. She is also a certified Participatory Arts and Somatic Research Educator, has worked with Kids for Positive Change, and once raised $10,000 for Haiti just by selling cookies. She supports her local neighborhood in Brooklyn daily.
