Carrie Schantz Voiland
Area of Expertise
Ballet, Modern (Limon and Graham), Dance History
Degrees
BFA The Boston Conservatory
Additional Information
Ms. Voiland teaches Ballet and Understanding Dance at the University of Massachusetts Boston, directing her own school in Concord, Ma, and also teaches and lectures independently in the area.
Her dance training at the Shirley Rock School under the direction of Bo Spassoff. She performed professionally as a child in Pennsylvania Ballet performances for many years. In 2001, she graduated from the Boston Conservatory under Yasuko Tokanaga with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. While there she performed many Main Stage productions including Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring which the New York Times recognized as the first time that any student company had been allowed to stage a work by Graham. While working on her degree and after graduating, Ms. Voiland worked for Boston Ballet as a full time Administrator, and then the New York City Ballet in Special Events, but it wasn't until she moved back to Boston in 2002 and began teaching that she found her niche. Although she was mostly trained in the Balanchine style, she was largely influenced by RAD pedagogy for very young students, and the Vaganova method for more advanced work.
She has taught for many schools including Boston Ballet, Ballet Arts Centre of Winchester, Boston Adult Education, Dance Workshop of Hanover, and The School of Ballet Arts where she eventually held the position of Director from 2008 to 2013. After a hiatus to focus on her family, she is excited to rebuild her school on Concord, Ma.
Ms. Voiland has performed with many local companies including Snappy Dance, On-e-On, Nicola Hawkins Dance Company, Zoe Dance, Morse Dance, Kate Nies and Dancers, Danny Swain and Dancers, Annie Kloppenberg Dancers, and Kelly Donovan and Dancers.