Theater at Washington and Lee

Ballet Instructor, Department of Theater
Graduate of University Monsenor de Talavera, Caracas Venezuela
Richmond Ballet 1996 - 2006
National Ballet of Caracas, Venezuela 1991 - 1996

Telephone: (540) 458-8014, (540) 458-8008
Fax: (540) 458-8041
E-mail: szalayp@wlu.edu
Office: Rehearsal Hall, Lenfest Center
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Courses Taught:

DANC 292 (2) Applied Ballet
    Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.  This studio course is devoted to the practice of classical ballet technique and to the exploration of classical and contemporary ballet in performance.  The course will culminate in a performance presentation.  This course may be repeated for credit with permission.  Szalay.
Fall, Winter, Spring.

Professional Choreography/Performance Credentials

Company dancer: Richmond Ballet from 1996 to 2006 where he  danced pieces from Stevenson, Orff, Canaporoli, Wainrot, Lang, Burn, Balanchine, Soleau, Winslett, and many others.
Guest performer: Latin Ballet of Virginia. Szalay as a teacher, a choreographer too.  He served as  a coach,choreographer for the School of Richmond Ballet: Coach and choreographer.
Artistic advisor: Chesterfield Ballet School.
Guest teacher: throughout South Carolina as well as in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Lynchburg at Virginia School of the Arts.
Coach: Wheel Chair Miss Richmond
Choreographer: Miss Richmond Pageant in 2002-2003.
Apprenticing with the Minds in Motion program of the Richmond Ballet since 2003.  In 2006-07 he will instruct the Minds in Motion program in Martinville, Virginia.
Choreographer: W&L Flournoy Playwright Festival 2006 The Long Christmas Ride Home.
January  2007, Szalay became Artistic director of Southwest Virginia Ballet in the Roanoke Valley.  He teaches ballet, jazz and Latin Aerobics at Post School of Ballet in Salem.