In January 2000, Hyde retired from dancing and joined the New England Ballet Company as ballet master/associate director. Additionally, he served on the faculty of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of American Ballet Theatre from 2003 - 2004. Hyde also instructed and choreographed for American Ballet Intensives from 2005-2007, Kaatsbaan’s International Dance Centers Summer Intensive Program from 2004-2007, and American Ballet Theatre's™ Summer Intensive Program in Alabama from 2000-2003. Steven has guest taught at Cornell University , Ithaca College and Skidmore College .

Almaliis Lauridsen
Almaliis Lauridsen joined the Orange County High School of the Arts in 2007 and currently serves on the Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory faculty. She began ballet at the age of three at Ballet la Jeunesse and has studied for more than 20 years at the Lauridsen Ballet Centre with Diane Lauridsen, Alicia Head and Colleen O’Callaghan. Lauridsen’s extensive performance experience includes roles with the South Bay Ballet and Maryland Youth Ballet. Her ongoing studies in the dance field also include classes in modern and jazz with Helen Hayes at Joy of Motion in Bethesda , Maryland . Lauridsen is also currently on staff at Lauridsen Ballet Centre and South Bay Ballet. Additionally, Lauridsen has studied Pilates and Gyrokineses with Alicia Head and is a certified Pilates teacher through the Long Beach Dance Conditioning Center . She is a former Pilates instructor at Shape Shift, Vitality Health Center and Body and Mind Co-Dynamics and a former sign language interpreter at Sign Language Associates. Due to a fall which left her with a serious injury, Lauridsen has become interested in rehabilitation and is currently pursuing certification as a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She believes that a holistic approach to the study of dance will help all dancers maximize their potential.

Marie de la Palme
Marie de la Palme joined the Orange County High School of the Arts in 2002 and currently serves on the Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory faculty. She has danced in New York for such choreographers as Alvin Ailey (Workshop Company), Milton Myers, Alan Tung, Louis Falco and Margo Sappington. Additionally, de la Palme has served as a teacher for Jacques d’Amboise’s National Dance Institute and has contributed choreography for his galas at Madison Square Garden . In Orange County , she has taught at colleges and private studios and choreographed numerous musicals. De la Palme currently serves as a teacher / choreographer for Ballet Etudes in Huntington Beach . She is a certified floor barre instructor and has trained extensively in Pilates and the Gyrotonic system. Her industrial credits include national tours for Danskin, a commercial for FOX-TV’s National Hockey League season, Marie Callender’s Golden Anniversary in Palm Springs, and Lucent Technologies’ “wall dancing” presentation at the 98 Inter+Op Expo in Las Vegas. Los Angeles Times dance critic Lewis Segal called her piece “Rouge Impromptu,” presented at Kaleidoscope 2000, “a brilliant example of theatricality and movement design.” De la Palme is also the Grand Prize Winner of the 2003 Palm Desert Choreography Festival.

Rochelle Roberts
Rochelle Roberts joined the Orange County High School of the Arts in 2002 and currently serves on the Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory and Commercial Dance Conservatory faculty. She graduated from California State University , Long Beach (CSULB) with a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance. While attending CSULB, she was chosen to represent the university’s dance department at the American College Dance Festival and the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference. Additionally, Roberts has studied with River North Dance Company in Chicago as part of the Invited Artists Program. She has danced professionally in the modern dance world, performing with Bodytalk Dance directed by Lauren Winslow Kearns and Benita Bike’s Dance Art Company. In addition to her role at the Orange County High School of the Arts, Roberts currently creates choreography for college dance departments, pre-professional companies, studios and nationally-ranked dance teams throughout the West Coast. She is a part of the United Spirit Association Dance / Drill staff, acting as a head instructor, instructor, choreographer, regional and national judge, and part of the program development team. Roberts has been named the “MVP” of 2003 by the USA Dance/Drill Staff.

Julie Rose Shulman
Julie Rose Shulman joined the Orange County High School of the Arts in 2007 and currently serves on the Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory faculty. She received her training from Meredith Baylis and the Los Angeles County High School for the Performing Arts. Shulman began her professional career under the direction of Septime Webre at American Repertory Ballet. She was then invited by Lawrence Rhodes to join Les Grads Ballets Canadians, where she danced works by Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin and various European choreographers, as well as classics by Balanchine and Tudor. Following her tenure with Les Grads Ballets Canadians, Shulman spent four years in Europe . She spent two years in Switzerland developing her contemporary style with the Orma Dance Company under the direction of Enrico Musmeci and two years in Sicily working with Compagnia Zappala Danza and the dance theatre company MotoMimetico. From March 2005 - May, Julie had the unique opportunity to dance in Bari with the Compagnia Niccolo Piccini. In November 2005, Julie returned to the United States and joined Collage Dance Theatre under the direction of Heidi Duckler for the Premiere of “Copera.” In February 2006, “Copera” premiered at the Los Angeles Police Academy . That same month, Julie joined the John Malashock Company to begin work on Malashock’s newest creation, “Fathom.” In May 2006 “Fathom,” premiered to glorious success in San Diego , California .