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Jarina Carvalho, Founder, Artistic Director
A native of Brazil and American citizen as of 2011, Jarina Carvalho's early training in Brazil was with "Ballet Vera Bublitz" school. She moved to the United States to complete her classical ballet training on full scholarship at the School of American Ballet in New York City. She then danced with the Dance Theater of Harlem's Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble, formally joining the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) in 2000. In 2004 she moved to New Orleans and performed with New Orleans Ballet Theater and Chard Gonzalez Dance Theater. In 2009, she received a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences magna cum laude from University of New Orleans. Ms. Carvalho has been teaching in New Orleans for 13 years in various schools and as a master teacher. She has taught at NOCCA (2006-2014) and has been on faculty with Tulane University Department of Theater and Dance since 2012. In 2015 she opened her own studio, Live Oak Dance.
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