2026 Gillette Master Class Pre-Registration

Instructor Info. 

Alexander Dones; Portland OR. | Full Bio 
Performance and instruction credits include: Doug Elkins, MOMIX, Chase Brock, NW Dance Project, Luna Negra Dance Theatre, ArtLab J, Cori Marquis, Joyce Theater in NYC, Fall for Dance at City Center NYC, Jacob’s Pillow, The Yard in Martha’s Vineyard, New Dance for Asia Festival in Seoul, Detroit Dance City Festival, the Lobero Theatre, Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, Newmark Theatre, The Current Sessions in NYC, Portland Dance Film Festival. 

Marjolain Cazalis; Phoenix AZ. | Full Bio 
Performance, training, and instruction credits include: French-born Marjolaine received her professional dance education at a leading ballet academy in France before training at the world-renowned Rudra Béjart School in Switzerland. She enjoyed a 15-year professional career, performing both classical and contemporary repertoire across Europe and internationally. Her classical credits include Swan Lake, La Bayadère, Nutcracker, and works from the Bournonville repertoire. She has also performed modern masterpieces such as Martha Graham’s “Acts of Light” and Alvin Ailey’s “Memoria” with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Marjolaine was a guest artist at the International Copenhagen Summer Dance Festival and collaborated with leading Scandinavian choreographers, premiering new works—many nominated for Denmark’s prestigious Reumert Prize for artistic excellence. Certified as a Dance Teacher from an accredited national pedagogy program in France, Marjolaine is a guest teacher in private studios and teaches regularly across the United States and Europe, sharing her passion for artistry, musicality, and technical precision with the next generation of dancers. Marjolaine has been a dance competition judge for seven years. 

Matthew Rich; Las Vegas NV. | Full Bio 
Performance, training, and instruction credits include: Benoit Swan Pouffer, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet of Difference (Munich), Korean National Contemporary Dance Company, DanceMotion USA, Rambert’s Senior Rehearsal Director. Sharon Eyal, Imre and Marne van Opstal, Marion Motin, Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter, Jill Johnson, Alonzo King, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. H Magazine, British Vogue, Vogue World: London, MAC Cosmetics, Valentino S/S 2024 Fashion Show for Paris Fashion Week with FKA Twigs. Universal Film’s Wicked: Part 1 and For Good, STAGEFIGHTER (S. Korea); Patrick Ta and Y-3.