Gia Calhoun

Gia Calhoun trained at California Dance Theatre under the direction of Kim Maselli, Stanley Holden, and Charles Maple. She attended summer programs at the Joffrey Ballet School, on scholarship, North Carolina School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Ostrava Workshop in the Czech Republic. She received a B.A. in dance from UC Irvine and a Pilates certification from Diane Diefenderfer at Studio du Corps in Costa Mesa. She danced with Columbia City Ballet with William Starrett, and as a trainee with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and was also on faculty as a Pilates instructor for the school. Since returning to California, she has been a guest artist with many companies including State Street Ballet, Media City Ballet, and Anaheim Ballet. She also continues to teach Pilates in the Los Angeles area.