Matthew Donnell
Matthew is a native of Mt. Airy, North Carolina. He received his formal training from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) and the Rock School. He spent his ballet career with the Kansas City Ballet, where he performed soloist and principal roles by many of the great ballet and contemporary choreographers including Petipa, Balanchine, Robbins, and Tharp. He is a former Director of the UNCSA Preparatory Dance Program and has instructed, choreographed, set repertoire, and rehearsed professional ballet companies and schools across the country including UNCSA, CPYB, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, The University of Alabama, Montgomery Ballet, and Kansas City Ballet. He is certified to teach Classical Character Dance and is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. He is also an actor, singer, and children’s book author.