Ballet Masterclass with Fallon Gannon

This open class is available for $20 per dancer or just $15 for members of the CNY Contemporary Ballet - interested in taking class with both Fallon and Carissa on Friday? Grab your combination pass for both class for just $35 for outside dancers and $25 for CNYAOD members!

Fallon Gannon, originally from Rome, NY began her training with Stephen and Canan Jackson and Delia Foley, A.R.A.D. Under the direction of Ms. Foley, Fallon studied the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and completed exams through Advanced I. While studying with Ms. Foley, she also had the opportunity to dance with the Mohawk Valley Ballet, performing many full-length ballets. She furthered her training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Pre-Professional year-round program directed by Marjorie Grundvig and Denis Marshall.

Upon completing this program, Fallon was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to attend the University of the Arts, where she graduated with a BFA in Ballet Performance. During her time at UArts, she had the opportunity to perform works by: Douglas Becker - studying the Forsythe technique, Scott Jovovich, Iquail Shaheed, Sara Procopio, and classical ballets restaged by Anastasia Babayeva. She also received a scholarship to study GYROKINESIS® and received her teaching certification under Miriam Barbosa with the assistance of Jennifer Binbord Johnson.

Upon graduating, Fallon has had the opportunity to perform with Ballet Fleming originating many roles in Christopher Fleming's Rock Ballets. She’s also danced with Arch Contemporary Ballet performing Château on Broadway. And most recently, with the Albany Berkshire Ballet touring the East Coast performing Madeline Cantarella Culpo's Nutcracker for the past two seasons.

Alongside performing, Fallon loves teaching and has been a teaching artist in Philadelphia for the past eight years. Her teaching credits include: Philadelphia Dance Academy, The Rock School for Dance Education's Rock Reach program, Koresh School of Dance, The Philadelphia Ballet School, The Philadelphia School, Germantown Friends School, and University of Pennsylvania's Penn Ballet and Arts House Dance Company.