The Academy
Tradition. Precision. Grace.
Who We Are
Founded in 1992 by Corinne Glover, the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy fills the need in the Santa Clarita Valley, as well as surrounding communities, with the finest Classical Ballet Training. The academy also offers training in Modern, Jazz, and Tap. Today, the academy is home over to 250 students, as well as 9 faculty, whom all enjoy the luxury of working in over 8,500 square feet of studio space.
The Santa Clarita Ballet Academy provides a comprehensive graded program based on the syllabus provided by the Royal Academy of Dance in London. The RAD is an international teaching organization committed to providing excellence in ballet. The Santa Clarita Ballet Academy uses this syllabus as a basis to ensure correct training and to inspire each student’s creativity, musicality, and dramatic expression. These elements must come together and be taught from the beginning. The Santa Clarita Ballet Academy is committed to meeting the needs of all students, both those who are seeking an outlet through dance to enhance grace, coordination, and posture and those who are studying seriously for possible future dance careers. In either case, it is our philosophy that all students must be encouraged to enjoy the spirit of dance, which should be freely felt through movement and self-expression. Each student is taught to progress according to his or her own ability.
All teachers are credentialed Royal Academy of Dance Instructors.
Executive Director
Corinne Glover
Executive Director Corinne Glover was born into a family rich in dance tradition. Her aunt was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), London in the 1920s and her mother was the original RAD organizer in the San Francisco area in the mid-1950s. Ms. Glover's training began at the age of six and includes Life Time membership in the Royal Academy of Dance. She was Director of English Ballet School in Los Angeles from 1976 to 1989, establishing herself as a very skilled and thorough teacher, coaching students of all levels. She opened the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy in 1992 and is the Academy's Director. She has guided the development and growth of both the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy and Santa Clarita Ballet Company.
Instructors
Carol Guidry
Ballet
Carol Guidry, a native Angeleno received her formative dance training and Advanced 2 certificate with the Audrey Share School of Dance (RAD). As a soloist with the Minnesota Dance Theatre she was featured in works by Balanchine, Sir Fredrick Ashton, Glen Tetley, Eugene Loring, José Limon and Donald Byrd. Upon returning to the U.S. after an eight year career performing and choreographing in Germany Ms. Guidry danced for Toni Basil, Zina Bethune, L.A. Chamber Ballet; and choreographed productions for the Mark Taper Forum and the Ford Theater. Ms. Guidry was a lecturer at the Loyola Marymount University Dance Department from 2021 -2023. She is the principal choreographer and Artistic Director for the Santa Clarita Ballet Company and has been on the teaching staff at SCB since 1994.
Suzanne Narbonne
Ballet/Pilates/Stretch
Suzanne Narbonne is a SCB alumna and holds her Advanced 2 certificate.
A graduate of UCSB, Suzanne has worked as a professional dancer and actor in Los Angeles for over a decade.
She has danced for the LA Opera and the LA Philharmonic.
Suzanne is a certified Pilates Instructor in mat and all classical apparatus.
She a member of the award-winning Troubadour Theater Company. Suzanne feels fortunate to pass on this exquisite art-form to the next generation.
Tawny Gentry
Ballet/Modern
Tawny was a member of Storling Dance Theater as well as Maxxas Dance Theatre. She has recently performed lead roles in several productions including, Butterfly, Suspended Grace, The Prodigal Daughter, and 3 Days. In Houston, Texas she danced with Ad Deum Dance Company and had the opportunity to tour several places including, Los Angeles, Florida, New York, Singapore and Malaysia. In addition to performing, she loves teaching as well as choreographing. Originally a product of Santa Clarita Ballet Academy, she is now a full time facility member.
Raquel Cordova
Ballet
Raquel Cordova studied with Meredith Baylis, former member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ruben Tonoyan (Kirov Ballet), and Patrick Frantz (Paris Opera Ballet). She began her professional career while attending the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, dancing and touring as a junior member with Pacific American Ballet Theatre. After high school, she left for NYC with a full scholarship to Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Trainee Program. Since then, she has appeared with Houston's Ballet Forte and danced principal roles such as Dew Drop and Snow Queen with Southern California Dance Theatre and Creations Dance Theatre. Raquel has also performed with Patrick Frantz's La Danserie, Media City Ballet, City Ballet of L.A and Earthwalk Dance Co. As the founder and former Artistic Director of Creations Dance Theatre, she staged full-length ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, and The Nutcracker. Raquel is proud to have sent her dance students on full scholarships to UCSB, Tisch at NYU, BYU as well as to summer intensives to the Bolshoi Academy (Moscow), Joffrey and Swedish Ballet. She loves molding dancers and helping them reach their potential.
Liah Van Duren
Jazz
Liah Van Duren is a choreographer, performer, and educator known for her musical, expressive and grounded approach to movement. With a strong foundation in contemporary, commercial, and street styles, she blends storytelling and technique to help dancers find their unique voice. She has trained extensively under renowned artists including Teddy Forance, Tyce Diorio, Ethan Colangelo, Mike Tyus, and Monika Felice Smith. Her teaching experience spans national studios and programs such as The Dance Kollective and CLI Conservatory, where she continues to foster environments that are both challenging and deeply supportive. Liah is passionate about developing dancers not only as technicians, but as thoughtful, confident artists.
Marigel Salgado Roel
Ballet
Marigel Salgado Roel began her ballet training at age 5 at Academia de Ballet San Angel Inn in Mexico City, affiliated with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). During her time there she participated in productions such as The Nutcracker, Giselle, and La Fille Mal Gardée, among others. She furthered her studies at the King Slocombe School of Dance in Cambridge, England, also an RAD institution, where she was invited to participate in The Nutcracker. Marigel holds a degree in Communications from Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City. During her studies, she was an active member of the university's theater club, participating in memorable musical productions such as Grease and West Side Story. She also danced Ballet Folklorico Mexicano, embracing her cultural heritage and adding a unique dimension to her ballet expertise. Marigel began teaching while dancing at Academia de Ballet San Angel Inn. She loves sharing her dance experience with her students and is thrilled to continue doing that at Santa Clarita Ballet Academy.