Permanent Faculty

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Bolshoi Ballet, Ballet Magnificat!, Chautauqua Institution and others. As Artistic Director, Rebecca arranged two major productions annually, in addition to smaller-scale performances throughout the year, for which she choreographed and set new and existing works on students and guest artists. Rebecca also played a crucial role in establishing opportunities for the local community to experience dance performance through PASCP. 

Rebecca trained with the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary. During this time, she was coached by permanent and guest teachers including Richard Cook, Leslie Hench, Darla Hoover, Melinda Jones Howe, Lisa de Ribere, Violette Verdy, Gennadi Vostrikov and Deborah Wingert, among others. She studied ballet and modern dance with Washington School of Ballet and Delaware Dance Co. Rebecca danced principal roles with both CPYB and Delaware Dance Co. and has performed various principal and ensemble roles with Virginia Opera, Virginia Musical Theatre and Theatre Harrisburg. Local theater credits include performances with FUSE Productions and State College Community Theatre, as well as choreography for SCCT. Professionally, Rebecca has attended the CPYB Summer Teacher Training Seminar, the Peabody Conservatory Teachers Seminar, and observes master classes with various professional ballet companies. Rebecca received a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science from Penn State University and lives in Boalsburg with her husband and 2 children.

director in teaching, rehearsing, and scheduling the Company and rehearsing PNB School students in their roles for Company productions.

From Altoona, PA, Mr. Gibson began ballet training at the Allegheny Ballet Academy in Pennsylvania, and later supplemented his studies with summer programs at the School of American Ballet in New York. He won a scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School and joined the company in 1988, where he rose to the rank of soloist. His six-year tenure at SFB brought exposure to a vast and varied repertoire ranging from Russian classics to the innovative works of Mark Morris, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, James Kudelka, and Jiri Kylian. During his performing career with PNB Mr. Gibson was known for his many roles in the Balanchine repertory, including Agon, The Four Temperaments, Chaconne, Mozartiana and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon, in the BBC’s HDTV filming at the Sadler’s Well’s Theatre in London), as well as his mastery of contemporary pieces by a variety of choreographers such as Nacho Duato, José Limón, Paul Taylor and Lynne Taylor-Corbett. He has also enjoyed considerable success as a touring artist, highlighted by his April 1997 performance of Val Caniparolli's Lambarena at the Benois Prize gala at the National Theatre of Warsaw in Poland.

His choreographic work includes six world premieres for PNB, including The Piano Dance 2005, which was awarded the Choo San Goh Award for Choreography. After the premiere of his ballet Rush 2002, Mikko Niasson (artistic director of Boston Ballet) nominated Gibson to participate in the New York Choreographic Institute where he created a new ballet, titled E.R.A.R., that premiered in PNB's 2004 Choreographers' Showcase. Other works include ballets for Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, the San Francisco Ballet Choreographic Workshop, and the Allegheny Ballet Company.

Vicky McQuaide

Vicky is an experienced instructor in Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre and African dance, and enjoys all styles of dance. She received her initial training from the St. Thomas School of Dance, and was a member of the Ballet Theatre of the Virgin Islands, in her hometown of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Vicky went on to graduate from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts - Dance Emphasis, focusing specifically on anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and teaching dance. She performed with the Contemporary Dance Company, Orchesis, and toured Israel with the Dance Collective.

Vicky has taught at the University of the Virgin Islands, the Pennsylvania State University, Lock Haven University and Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania (PASCP). She is thrilled to be teaching and choreographing for PASCP! Vicky resides in Centre Hall with her husband, Jim, and their two daughters, Maria and Sophie. Vicky and Jim own vjmStudios, a photography studio located in Boalsburg, PA.

Terra Deyo
Terra started out as a competitive gymnast and complimented her training with dance classes. At age 9, she left gymnastics and began ballet and jazz dance training with the Williamsport Civic Ballet. For the next 14 years, she was part of the corps de ballet and a soloist with the Williamsport Civic Ballet Company. Terra also attended summer intensives at Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania, numerous master classes, and was offered a scholarship to Goucher College’s dance program at age 16.

Terra began instructing gymnastics when she was 15 and was an instructional paraprofessional at Easterly Parkway Elementary for nine years. She has been teaching beginning ballet at PASCP since fall of 2011 and has been the Office Manager since fall of 2020. She is also an Administrative Support Assistant at Penn State.

Terra lives in State College with her husband, Chris, and their two children, Tanner and Micah.

various methods of ballet from RAD, Vaganova to working with prestigious organizations such as The Balanchine Trust, Princess Grace recipients, PNB, Allegheny Ballet Company and Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania. Brandon’s strong emphasis in clean technique with the drive to inspire students and studios to embrace the importance and love of dance for all ages and levels has distinguished himself as an educator, choreographer and mentor. Brandon currently resides in Central, PA setting choreography and master classes nationwide. He is also a guest teacher for Penn State University’s Dance Dept. Brandon is an Artistic Director for Boundless Bodies Contemporary Ballet which offers professional opportunities to young artists in music, dance, theatre, with the partnership with organizations fighting against cancer “Be the Match” and “First Descents” with performances internationally. 

(Bellefonte, PA). Becca joined the faculty at PASCP in 2017 and has been delighted to bring her love for early childhood dance to the students at this school. Becca has taught theater classes for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, The Springer Theater Academy (Columbus, GA), Rose of Athens Theater Academy (Athens, GA), Mad River Theater Academy (Bellfontaine, OH), and State College Community Theater Academy. As well as choreographing for Rose of Athens Theater and State College Community Theater.

from Ohio University. Anthony has performed on various woodwind instruments with several professional ensembles such as the Northern Tier Symphony, Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra, NEPA Lyric Opera, and the Northern Appalachian Wind Symphony. In the past, Anthony has been involved with the award-winning String Project at Marywood University, worked with woodwind choirs for Camp Bläserwinds and the Electric Diamond Orchestra at the Suzuki School for Strings in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In his spare time, Anthony enjoys playing video games, cooking, and spending time with his cat, Fledermaus.

Guest FacultY

Paul Boos, Laszlo Berdo, Rafael Grigorian, Erin Stiefel Inch, Barbara Sandonato, Arron Scott
Gabriella Yudenich, Chivas Merchant-Buckman