rebecca Mala
Rebecca graduated with honors with a BFA in Ballet Performance from the University of Oklahoma. While at OU, she performed in numerous classical and contemporary ballet pieces under the direction of Mary Margaret Holt. Rebecca also performed with OU on an artists exchange program in Clermont-Ferrand, France and was recognized as a member of Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities. While completing her studies at OU, Rebecca performed with Tulsa Ballet Theatre under the direction of Marcello Angelini. After graduation, Rebecca returned to her home state, Arkansas. She performed numerous Soloist roles with Ballet Arkansas under the direction of Kirt Hathaway. In 2001, Rebecca left BA to perform with the Los Angeles Contemporary Ballet. While performing with this company, she also expanded her experience with commercial dance projects, such as Austin Powers 3, Catch Me If You Can and Toyota. Rebecca decided to retire from performing in 2005 and focus all of her energy on teaching ballet and contemporary dance. She spent 10 years as Ballet Director for Revolution Dance Center in Montrose, CA, where she helped create,organize, and develop a ballet program for recreational ballet dancers and also a level ballet program for pre-professional dancers. She was Artistic Director of Revolution Ballet Company for the last 6 years. This company was divided into 4 different age levels and performed her classical and contemporary choreography at various theaters and competitions. She has also taught for Ballet Arkansas, Dance Dynamics in LR and was recently the Ballet Mistress for the local
children's cast of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at the Walton Arts Center. Her students have attended summer workshops with ABT, Joffrey, SAB, Alvin Ailey, San Francisco Ballet and many more. She has had many students perform as EDGE Scholarship dancers in Los Angeles, professional dancers for dance companies and commercial dance and college level performers around the US.
Rebecca loves to focus on clean technique and strong musicality. Building a dancer that has a strong understanding of the basic fundamentals of ballet will allow them to be more versatile and enjoy a good challenge in the classroom. She wants dancers that walk away from her class feeling motivated and inspired to be better dancers.
Rebecca lives in Centerton with her husband, Chris and their 3 young kids, Ryder, Addison and Finley Rose. She is so happy to be teaching with The Movement!
children's cast of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at the Walton Arts Center. Her students have attended summer workshops with ABT, Joffrey, SAB, Alvin Ailey, San Francisco Ballet and many more. She has had many students perform as EDGE Scholarship dancers in Los Angeles, professional dancers for dance companies and commercial dance and college level performers around the US.
Rebecca loves to focus on clean technique and strong musicality. Building a dancer that has a strong understanding of the basic fundamentals of ballet will allow them to be more versatile and enjoy a good challenge in the classroom. She wants dancers that walk away from her class feeling motivated and inspired to be better dancers.
Rebecca lives in Centerton with her husband, Chris and their 3 young kids, Ryder, Addison and Finley Rose. She is so happy to be teaching with The Movement!
