Professor of Ballet at 歐聯積分榜, received her early ballet training
in New Orleans and the BFA/MFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University. She performed
with the New Orleans Ballet, Fort Worth Ballet and BalletMet Columbus, and served
on the faculties of BalletMet Academy, Otterbein College, and the Ohio State University.
Ms. Celestin has participated as a coach in the USA International Ballet Competition,
and she has choreographed a wide range of works for Ballet and Opera. Several of
her works have been presented on tours throughout Europe with Voyageurs International
Kansas Ambassadors of Music, and to Taiwan, Italy and Mexico with Wichita Contemporary
Dance Theatre. Awards received include an Individual Artist Fellowship Award for
Choreography from the Kansas Arts Commission, the WSU College of Fine Arts Excellence
in Creative Activity Award and the WSU President鈥檚 Award for Distinguished Service.
She is also a Dorothy Johansen Hauck Faculty Fellow in Dance. She has presented research
papers for the Society of Dance History Scholars, the World Congress on Dance Research,
and at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her special interest in music and dance
has led to the presentation of interactive sessions on historical dances with her
colleague Dr. Sylvia Coats, at numerous national and international conferences, including
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Conferences in New York, Los Angeles, and
Washington DC, as well as International Society for Music Education (ISME) Conferences
in Thessaloniki, Greece and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Well versed in all styles of ballet,
she has a particular love for Russian style and aesthetics, and has studied teaching
methods at the International Vaganova Method Conference/Demonstration in St. Petersburg,
Russia, in addition to studies with Russian teachers in the U.S.
