Gretchen Kollnesher

Gretchen is a proud Philadelphia Dance Theatre alumna of over 20 years.  She studied at Arizona State University, Mercer County Community College and Princeton Ballet School. Gretchen also performed with the Butterworth Dance Company. In 2005 Gretchen spent a year teaching English and dance to children in Thailand. She continued to live, teach and dance abroad for another 13 years. Gretchen's happy to be back stateside sharing her enthusiasm and love of movement with students in classes and rehearsals. Gretchen most recently completed the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Training course in 2024.  When she’s not in the studio, she’s dancing with her 4 children at home.