Kevin Overbey danced professionally for more than 15 years with nationally recognized companies such as the San Antonio Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Nevada Ballet Theatre.  He was a guest performer in several productions with Ballet Tennessee, and Dance Alive in Florida.  In his professional career he danced roles such as the Cavalier, Snow King and lead Waltz in the “Nutcracker,” Dracula in “Dracula,” one the four couples in Balanchine’s “Allegro Brillante,” and he worked with many prominent choreographers.   Overbey also performed in the acclaimed Bally’s show “Jubilee” in Las Vegas, and “Red Hot” in Shanghai China

Overbey taught ballet throughout his performing career.  He taught company class for Ballet Tennessee, and was on the staff of Academy of Nevada Ballet Theater, teaching advanced ballet for several years. Overbey has a degree in Education from University of Nevada Las Vegas which helped him associate ballet pedagogy with the physical, mental and psychological developmental stages of his students.  

Veronica Zink has been a professional ballet trainer and coach in the United States and England for over twenty years.  She trained in England, Boston, and New York, received her teacher certification from the Associated Arts School in London, furthered her studies at the Boston Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet Schools, and was soloist in Rhode Island Ballet Theatre.  She has taught in the California State University system and was Ballet Mistress for Amherst Ballet Theatre and the Academy of Performing Arts as well as in private studios across the country.  Her students have been accepted at such schools and universities as the Kirov Academy, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory of the Arts, Washington Ballet, Houston Ballet, Interlochen Arts Academy as well as Juilliard, SUNY/Purchase, Florida State, UNCC, and Winthrop.  She also has students who have danced in Broadway shows.  On a personal note, Ms. Ronnie lives with her cat, Tika.  She also has a daughter Louisa, who was a professional modern dancer, and 2 adorable granddaughters, Paloma and Monica. 

Joy Shanahan began dancing at age 11, and studied tap, jazz, ballet, and modern under the instruction of Missy Fincher, Alyssa Wullimann, and Ronnie Zink.

 Joy attended Appalachian State University, where she majored in dance and took classes in numerous techniques, including ballet, modern, jazz, and African dance. Some of her professors included Regina Gulick, Sherone Price, and Susan Lutz. Joy has also taken master classes with artists such as Abraham In Motion, Ballet X, and Heike Salzer. 

During her time at Appalachian, she studied pedagogy, body work, and choreography, and had the opportunity to dance in and choreograph for main stage dance ensembles. She has had her choreographic work featured by Stokes County Arts Council and Tryon Fine Arts Center. Joy graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2022, and is working with students at both Southside Dance Studio and Dance Dynamics.  

JOHN LANDOVSKY was born in Riga, Latvia. Mr. Landovsky's extensive performing career has affiliated him with several dance companies on the mainland and abroad, including International Ballet Company, Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet, The Roland Petit Ballet in Paris, and Wurttenberg Stats Opera in Stuttgart, Germany. He has shared the stage with many renowned artists including Rudolph Nureyev, Henning Kronstrom, Erick Bruhn, and Helgi Thomasson. Mr. Landovsky was the choreographer for ten years at Chicago's Candlelight Dinner Theatre where he won the Joseph Jefferson Award for best choreography. 

Mr. Landovsky has taught at many prestigious schools including the University of Illinois, National Academy of Arts in Champaign, Illinois, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, Texas Christian University, and the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. He has served as the Artistic Director of Bartlesville Civic Ballet in Oklahoma, Duluth Ballet in Minnesota, and Ballet Hawaii. 

Since founding HSB, John Landovsky has had a formidable presence as a ballet teacher who is passionate about his art and about teaching students, many who now teach or perform professionally. Students of Mr. Landovsky have performed with American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Washington Ballet, Ballet West, Nederlands Dance Theatre, and on Broadway, and have participated in numerous prestigious international ballet competitions.

Catherine Gaudreau visits several times a year to work with our advanced ballet dancers. Catherine Goduco Gaudreau was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied ballet with Anna Marie and David Holmes and furthered her studies at the Nutmeg Conservatory under the tutelage of Sharon Dante. She attended the School of American Ballet as well as North Carolina School of the Arts. She was a principal dancer with the Alabama Ballet and danced numerous leading roles including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Kitri in Don Quixote, Aurora in the Sleeping Beauty to name just a few. She also danced leading roles in George Balanchine’s “Allegro Brilliante” and “Tarantella.” She had the opportunity to work with such choreographers as Vicente Nebrada, Val Caniparoli and Michael Smuin when she was a soloist with Ballet Florida dancing ballets such as “Our Waltzes” by Nebrada, “Lady of the Camellias” by Caniparoli and Smuin’s “Quattro a Verdi.”  Catherine has also trained with Ruth Petronovic in the Revolutionary Principles of Movement (RPM) that honors all traditions of ballet and is based on anatomy and kinesiology. She was a coach for the United States team for the International Ballet Competition in Helsinki, Finland 2001. She currently teaches throughout the Southeast as well in Chattanooga where she resides.