Gretchen Patchell
- Matt Gasper
- Jun 22, 2016
- 1 min read
We are excited to announce another addition to our staff this season. Gretchen Patchell will be one of our NEW instructors for the 2016 - 2017 season. Her teaching focus will be ballet and pointe. We are beyond thrilled that she is joining us this season and can not wait for her arrival this August.We are excited to announce another addition to our staff this season. Gretchen Patchell will be one of our NEW instructors for the 2016 - 2017 season. Her teaching focus will be ballet and pointe. We are beyond thrilled that she is joining us this season and can not wait for her arrival this August.
Photo: Gretchen Patchell dancing Firebird in George Balanchine's Firebird.
GRETCHEN PATCHELL, originally from Pennsylvania, received her early training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. At age fourteen, she was invited to attend the winter program at the School of American Ballet on full scholarship. Gretchen has performed a vast assortment of ballets with the New York City Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, and the former Fort Worth Dallas Ballet. While continuing to dance, Ms. Patchell accepted an invitation from Paul Mejia to teach at the Fort Worth School of Ballet in 1996. Gretchen continues to enrich the lives of many children, both through her instruction and choreography.
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