Andrea Wolfe
Andrea Wolfe was introduced to dance at the young age of three at Miller Marley School of Dance & Voice in Overland Park, Kansas. Her formal training began at DanceWorks Conservatory in Leawood, Kansas. At the conservatory, she studied ballet, pointe and jazz under the direction of Sharon Romine, Nicole Romine and Loren Whittaker. In high school, she had the privilege of performing with Tanzsommer's "Stars of Tomorrow" in Europe.
Her exceptional training inspired her to accept a four-year ballet scholarship to the University of Utah. While at the university, she took advantage of the many opportunities to perform and choreograph.
Andrea was trained in Vaganova, Cecchetti and Neoclassical ballet techniques by world-renowned artists and instructors such as Bené Arnold, Conrad Ludlow, Attila Feczere, Jane Wood, Peter Christie, Sharee Lane, Carol Iwasaki, Maureen Laird, Barbara Hamlin and Gilles Maidon. She enjoyed training with Ballet West and volunteering for the Ballet West “I Can Do” Program. Her professional experience in Utah included dancing with the Utah Ballet, Utah Contemporary Ballet and Spirit and Truth Dance Company.
She received a BFA in Ballet Performance and Teaching and a minor in Nutrition in 2007.
After graduating, Andrea danced professionally in the Kansas City area with Störling Dance Theater and Reach...a movement collective, Inc. Her most memorable performances from her professional work include Störling's Underground, choreographed by Mona Störling-Enna and Tobin James, where she was Caroline Walker in the original cast; The Little Match Girl, choreographed by Mona Störling-Enna, where she played the role of the mother; Ordo Virtutum, choreographed by Suzanne Ryan Strati and “Fly Girls” choreographed by Catherine Meredith.
Andrea and her husband spent seven years in North Carolina where Andrea continued to teach and dance professionally. She taught in Durham, Winston-Salem, High Point and Southern Pines, North Carolina. Andrea became an American Ballet Theatre (ABT) certified ballet instructor in New York City in 2013. She enjoyed using the ABT curriculum to teach throughout the NC area. Andrea danced professionally with Winston-Salem Festival Ballet, Durham Ballet Theatre and High Point Ballet, where she was also on faculty.
Andrea is an upper division ballet and pointe instructor at The Culture House. She feels blessed to be a part of TCH and is thankful for the unwavering support of her parents and husband while raising her young daughters, Charlotte and Colette. She is excited to return for her sixth season as a company member with Störling Dance Theater.