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Brenda Serrata Tally
CHOREOGRAPHER

Brenda Tally is an experienced arts educator, administrator, and choreographer with a passion for engaging young artists to develop their own creative voice through the study of dance technique, craft of choreography, and dance performance. She holds an M.F.A in dance performance from the University of Iowa and a B.F.A. in modern dance from the University of Utah.  She began her early training in Victoria, Texas with Debbe Busby and continued there as a member of Victoria Ballet Theatre from 1984 to 1993.  She has done summer study at the Houston Ballet Academy, Joffrey Workshop TX, and Alvin Ailey American Dancenter. In Utah, Brenda also dabbled in musical theater at Robert Redford’s Sundance Theatre. She served as faculty for the Joffrey Workshop TX for over ten years. At the University of Iowa, she was a Dean’s Graduate Fellow, danced as a member of Dancers in Company and her choreographic work “Habitual Ritual” was chosen to represent the university at the American College Dance Festival.  She has performed with modern dance companies Duarte Dance Works, Kayle+Co, and Charlotte Adams & Dancers at the Joyce SOHO and Dance Theatre Workshop in New York City.  Brenda is the artistic director of Victoria Ballet Theatre, an honor company with Regional Dance America. She has created over 20 original works, twice receiving the Monticello Foundation Scholarship and the Natalie Skelton awards for choreography from Regional Dance America. After over 20 years as a teacher and administrator, Ms. Tally is thrilled to be opening her own school, Ballet Academy of South Texas in January 2022.  Brenda is an American Ballet Theatre® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 for the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She has also completed the teacher training workshop at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Through education, community engagement, and choreography, Ms. Tally seeks to further explore how to empower oneself and one’s students to investigate ideas, take creative risks, communicate feelings and enact social change through the art of dance. 

Brenda Serrata Tally
CHOREOGRAPHER

Brenda Tally is an experienced arts educator, administrator, and choreographer with a passion for engaging young artists to develop their own creative voice through the study of dance technique, craft of choreography, and dance performance. She holds an M.F.A in dance performance from the University of Iowa and a B.F.A. in modern dance from the University of Utah.  She began her early training in Victoria, Texas with Debbe Busby and continued there as a member of Victoria Ballet Theatre from 1984 to 1993.  She has done summer study at the Houston Ballet Academy, Joffrey Workshop TX, and Alvin Ailey American Dancenter. In Utah, Brenda also dabbled in musical theater at Robert Redford’s Sundance Theatre. She served as faculty for the Joffrey Workshop TX for over ten years. At the University of Iowa, she was a Dean’s Graduate Fellow, danced as a member of Dancers in Company and her choreographic work “Habitual Ritual” was chosen to represent the university at the American College Dance Festival.  She has performed with modern dance companies Duarte Dance Works, Kayle+Co, and Charlotte Adams & Dancers at the Joyce SOHO and Dance Theatre Workshop in New York City.  Brenda is the artistic director of Victoria Ballet Theatre, an honor company with Regional Dance America. She has created over 20 original works, twice receiving the Monticello Foundation Scholarship and the Natalie Skelton awards for choreography from Regional Dance America. After over 20 years as a teacher and administrator, Ms. Tally is thrilled to be opening her own school, Ballet Academy of South Texas in January 2022.  Brenda is an American Ballet Theatre® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 for the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She has also completed the teacher training workshop at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Through education, community engagement, and choreography, Ms. Tally seeks to further explore how to empower oneself and one’s students to investigate ideas, take creative risks, communicate feelings and enact social change through the art of dance.