Our People
Founders
Board of Directors
Advisory Committee
Teaching Artists

Robert S. Birch Vice President, American Ballroom Theater (1991 - Present)
Managing Director, Oppenheimer & Co.
Otto Cappel Consultant, American Ballroom Theater (July 2008-Present) Executive Director, American Ballroom Theater (1984 – June 2008)
Harry Chung Elected to the Board of Directors (November, 2009 - present)
Glen de Vries Elected to Board of Directors (June 2008 – Present)
President, Medidata Solutions Worldwide
Pierre Dulaine Founding Director (2010 - present) Executive Director, American Ballroom Theater (2008 – 2010) Director, American Ballroom Theater (2006 – 2008) Co-Artistic Director, American Ballroom Theater (1984 – 2006)
Jeannie Egas-Trouveroy Elected to Board of Directors (April 2009 – Present); Volunteer with Junior League of the City of New York
John J. Entwistle Treasurer, American Ballroom Theater (1991 – Present)
President, Executive Leasing Inc.
Sheila A. Hoerle Retired President, American Ballroom Theater (1998 – 2009) Artist and Patron of the Arts
Merry Ivanoff Secretary, American Ballroom Theater (2007 – Present) Director of Development (2003 – Present)
Michael J. Leahy Consultant, the New York Times Scholarship Program (2004 – Present)
Retired Editor, The New York Times
Yvonne Marceau Artistic Director (2010 - present) Associate Director, Dancing Classrooms (2006 – 2010)Co-Artistic Director, American Ballroom Theater (1984 – 2006)
Maryam R. Newman Psychoanalyst (2001 – Present)
Anne S. Nordeman President, American Ballroom Theater (2009 - present); Co-Director of Admissions, St. Bernard’s School (1996 – Present)
Michele Redway Sugarman Elected to Board of Directors (October 2008 – Present); Market Data Relationship Manager Federal Reserve Bank
Susan M. Relyea Director on Several Nonprofit Boards (1988 – Present)

Dancing Classrooms is a well-designed, highly effective social development program.

To transform children, parents and schools through ballroom dancing.

We are a passionate team of professionals dedicated to changing the world.

Hundreds of supporters help ensure that Dancing Classrooms grows.