"Percival meets the needs of her Company. Every dancer is scrutinized, like a gem, for brillance and flaws. She continues to upgrade her own skills and learning by traveling and observing countless ballets, ballet masters and dancers of every description."

Ann Hethcock,
Arts Insight


Saturday July 31 , 2010
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TAMARA WAGNER

Ms. Wagner began her training at the Ballet San Joaquin school, Bolshoi
West, and was an original member of the company. Having performed as
a principal dancer and soloist in The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides,
Cinderella, and many other ballets, she has developed a strong craft in
performance and technique. In addition to Ballet San Joaquin, Tamara has
been a member of the San Francisco Opera Ballet, San Francisco Dance
Spectrum and Sacramento Ballet. On scholarship, attending summer
dance programs in Texas and Canada, she has studied with notable
teachers such as Madame Vera Volkova, Shamil Yagudin, Billy MartinViscount,
Norbert Vesak, and Arnold Spohr. Currently, Ms Wagner is an
instructor at Bolshoi West and a credentialed elementary teacher. This
year she is assisting Ms. Percival in her spring production of THE NEW
CHILDREN'S BALLET THEATER..