Meet the
Director
Emily
Hrones Umland grew up in Needham and trained at Boston Ballet
School. She then enjoyed a seven-year career as a professional
ballet dancer with Nevada Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet.
Since 1997, she has directed and taught her Children's Summer
Ballet program in Needham. In May 2001, she retired from the
stage and expanded her program to form Charles River Ballet
Academy, where she she is the principal teacher.
Meet
the Other Teachers!
Erika
Lambe-Holland trained at Boston Ballet School and School
of American Ballet and went on to dance professionally with
Miami City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Boston Ballet.
She has served on the faculty of Boston Ballet School, Walnut
Hill School, and Boston Arts Academy.
Robin
Buratowski trained with San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, Regina
Karoly in Italy, and the Virginia Ballet Company. She also studied
ballet at Goucher College where she performed ballets staged
and choreographed by Jean-Pierre Bonnefous.