Cynthia Young

Ms. Young received her formal training with the San Francisco Ballet School and the University of Utah. Joining Ballet West she rose to become the youngest principal dancer with a major American ballet company, touring extensively throughout the United States and Europe, performing a diversified classical repertoire in addition to modern and contemporary works. Ms. Young has been the motivating force behind Pasadena Dance Theatre since 1981. Since then she has created many original works for the company and been the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her choreography. Ms. Young has taught master classes and choreographed for companies throughout the Southwest and Western United States. She is currently a member of the dance faculty at the California Institute of the Arts and is Chair of the Dance School for the annual California State Summer School of the Arts. She is currently choreographing a new production, Beauty and the Beast, to be premiered in Pasadena Dance Theatre's 2006/07 Season..