Carol Bellis received her training on scholarship at the School of American Ballet, official school of the New York City Ballet. She danced with the Garden State Ballet and has taught for Garden State Ballet School, Gloria Govrin’s New Hope Ballet Academy, the School of Performing Arts at Somerset Vo-Tech, and NJ Governor’s School. Bellis has been a member of the Princeton Ballet faculty for over 30 years, and is the principal of the Cranbury studio and the Coordinator of Princeton Ballet School’s summer programs. She is a two time recipient of the Audrée Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education. Bellis is also an Adjunct Professor of Ballet at Rider University.
ARB Position: School Heads
Mandy Donato
Mandy Donato started her career at American Repertory Ballet in 2018 as a Dance Power teaching artist and subsequently took on the role of assistant children’s stage manager for their annual Nutcracker that fall. With extensive training in dance, gymnastics, and baton twirling, she developed a passion for behind-the-scenes work in studio management, dedicating her off-dance hours to mastering the skills needed to run a successful school. Now, she sits as the Office Manager at Princeton Ballet School while also serving as the PBCW and PBW Coordinator and acting as Children’s Stage Manager during productions.
