Diane Winter-Long

Ms. Long studied and performed with Richard Gibson’s Penninsula Ballet Theatre. She studied with San Francisco Ballet and while there, was one of two students chosen to perform with the Leningrad Ballet touring company at the San Francisco Opera House. Additionally, Ms. Long studied with Alan Howard’s Pacific Ballet Company in San Francisco. She received a New York City Ballet scholarship at 13 and was one of the students brought to New York to attend their summer program. She studied and performed with North Carolina School of the Arts and Ballet Company and went on to New York where she performed in various multi-media tours. Ms. Long owned and operated her own dance studio in Wrightwood, California for several years. Currently she teaches ballet Levels 3-6 at California DanceArts.