Gayle Corkery
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Director
and instructor for all levels of the Gayle Corkery
School of Ballet, studied at American Ballet Theater
School in New York City and then performed with the
Fort Worth Ballet and the Dallas State Fair
Musicals. Ms. Corkery received her B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Texas Christian University where she
studied ballet, theater, voice and literature. She
performed and taught ballet in Germany for two years
and returned to Fort Worth to open the Gayle Corkery
School of Ballet in 1970. In 1972 she was selected
to participate in the School of American Ballet
Services to Ballet Students and Teachers under a
Ford Foundation Grant. This program was designed to
further the development of professional ballet
instruction in the United States. By special
invitation Ms. Corkery attended the last teaching
seminar of George Balanchine, the director of the
New York City Ballet. She also attended seminars of
the Paris Opera Ballet in Paris and the Kirov and
Bolshoi Academies in Russia. Ms. Corkery developed
the Fort Worth Country Day Ballet Department in 1983
and served as the director for 27 years. Ms. Corkery
has directed several ballet training DVD’s for young
children with NYC ballet pianists Steven Mitchell,
Whit Kellogg,
Tim Grundmann
and John Hopkins.
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| Order # | Title | Teacher | Pianist | Format |
| 2370C | Circus Day CD | Gayle Corkery |
Tim Grundmann |
CD |
| 2370D |
Circus Day DVD |
Gayle Corkery | Tim Grundmann | DVD |
| 2472C |
Introduction to Ballet & Character CD | Gayle Corkery | Whit Kellogg | CD |
| 2472D |
Introduction to Ballet &
Character DVD |
Gayle Corkery | Whit Kellogg | DVD |
| 2679C |
Into the Garden CD |
Gayle Corkery | John Hopkins |
CD |
| 2679D |
Into the Garden DVD |
Gayle Corkery | John Hopkins | DVD |
| 9328C |
Mermaids and Butterflies CD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell |
CD |
| 9328D |
Mermaids and Butterflies DVD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell | DVD |
| 9745C |
The
Princess in the Tower CD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell | CD |
| 9745D |
The
Princess in the Tower DVD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell | DVD |
| 9953C |
Dance
of the Periwinkle CD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell | CD |
| 9953D |
Dance
of the Periwinkle DVD |
Gayle Corkery | Steven Mitchell | DVD |