Katrina Jans has been training in classical ballet since she began dancing at two years old. She studied tap for over eight years and now teaches tap and ballet at Princeton Ballet School. Participating in numerous intensives and workshops, she also broadened her study of dance through contemporary, modern, jazz, and several other dance forms. She trained for three years in Italy at the feeder school to Teatro alla Scala in Milan. While in Europe she performed in The Nutcracker with the Croatian National Ballet and attended an invitation-only summer intensive in Novi Sad, Serbia. Ms. Jans has performed in many productions such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Wizard of Oz, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Snow White, and more, including pas de deux, soloist, and principal roles: White Swan in Central New Jersey Ballet Theatre’s White Swan Pas de Deux with internationally renowned dancer Fredrick Davis; Dorothy in the Vacaville Ballet Company’s Wizard of Oz; and The Fairy of Grace with the Contra Costa Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty. She trained with numerous distinguished instructors including Stefan Grebeldinger, Franca Desinia, Katarina Wester, Charles Anderson, Mishic and Valentine Liberatore, Emily Borthwick, and Shannon Bresnahan. Ms. Jans placed 3rd and top 24 in YAGP Pre-Competitive Division and Junior Division respectively. She has performed in ARB’s The Nutcracker as Marzipan; Wilis corps in Giselle; and a soloist role in Raymonda. Ms. Jans is excited to pass on her love for dance with the students of PBS.