Steven Piper
Steven Piper began his training at the age of eleven with Mary Day at the Washington School of Ballet, and after that, the Maryland Youth Ballet with Michelle Lees, Tensia Fonseca and Eric Hampton. He also studied with Nicolai Morozov at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., and after moving to Pittsburgh, he completed his training with Mansur Kamaletdinov, former Acting Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet.
Steven danced professionally with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and Nashville Ballet, performing in numerous classical and contemporary works. Among his favorites were Choo San Goh’s Beginnings, Configurations and Unknown Territory, as well as Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. In 2002 Steven graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B. A. in History and Philosophy, and has taught ballet for the past 25 years.
Lindsay Piper
Lindsay Piper grew up in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. She studied at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, School of American Ballet and the Kirov Academy of Ballet (Washington D.C.). At 17 Lindsay began her professional career when she joined the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, then under the directorship of Patricia Wilde. While there she enjoyed dancing a diverse repertoire of classical and contemporary works and working with established and emerging choreographers. Some of her favorite ballets included Balanchine’s Serenade, Concerto Barocco, Jewels and Symphony in C, Choo San Goh’s Beginnings and Kenneth McMillian’s Elite Syncopations. In 2002, Lindsay received a B.A. in Management from Chatham College, graduating magna cum laude with a membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She has taught ballet and rehearsed young children in the Pittsburgh area for the past 25 years, and resides in Jefferson Hills with her husband Steven, and their children Kyra, Ava, Stella and Griffin.
