New Contemporary Faculty for Fall 2020
Stanislov Tsoy
Fountain Valley Ballet 5 - Advanced/Professional
Stanislav Tsoy studied at the College Of Arts in Tver, Russia and in dance camps and workshops around the world. He has been teaching Contemporary and stretching for the past 12 years. He has taught and choreographed around the world with masterclasses and judging competitions in Italy, China, Russia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Budapest, Bulgaria and more. He has worked with Kanye West and Jacob Janas, The Company as a performer and he is signed with GTA.
John Barclay
Irvine Ballet 5 - Advanced/Professional
John Barclay began dancing at the age of 8, training in the styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop. By his Sophomore year of high school, he joined the Rancho Cucamonga High School Varsity Dance Team where he choreographed multiple routines that were showcased at rallies, basketball, and football games. In the summer of 2013, John was featured as a dancer in Madison Beer’s music video “Melodies”. In 2014, John was offered a full scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive in Los Angeles, CA. During his last two years of high school, John furthered his training at Just Plain Dancin in Riverside, CA. John became a member of the all male dance company POV under the direction of Terry Tansey Schulke. POV has competed at The Capezio A.C.E. Awards in Long Beach, New York, and at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert where they won first place and a grand prize of $3,000. He has performed abroad in Scotland, Italy, and China representing the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine. He has performed works from modern dance legend, Donald McKayle as a member of the UCI’s Etude Ensemble. He also danced for Lar Lubovitch, restaging one of his greatest works, “Marimba.” In addition to dedicating his life to the competitive world of dance, he also furthered his dance education and graduated from the University of California, Irvine. John received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography in June of 2019.
Haley Loeffler
Fountain Valley & Irvine - Ballet 3 & 4
Haley Loeffler grew up in Anaheim Hills, California. She started training in ballet at the age of 4, and began pre-professional training at 7 years old at Ballet Pacifica. She continued her ballet training at the California Conservatory of Dance and Southland Ballet Academy, and soon after expanded her knowledge of different dance styles at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She was a Company Trainee with Festival Ballet Theatre and a member of DADA Ensemble, directed by Debbie Allen and Terry Beeman. Haley has trained with The Rock School, American Ballet Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. She is currently a member of Kairos Dance Company, a contemporary company creating work on bringing awareness to social issues. She earned her BA in Dance and a BS in Health & Human Sciences from Loyola Marymount University in May of 2018. Since graduating, she has worked on special projects for Paula Abdul, completed the Body Language Experience workshop under Liana Blackburn, started the work-study program for Millennium Dance Complex, and began teaching dance to all levels and ages.