Instructor in Pre-Ballet, Ballet and Pointe

Lina Kent is a native New Yorker and received her formal training at Ballet Hispanico on a full scholarship. Lina attended Dean College with a major in dance, and while in school performed professionally with Pioneer Valley Ballet.

Upon returning to New York she worked with New American Youth Ballet, performed as a guest artist with the Jimenez/Black Dance Project, and completed an internship with Broadway Dance Center. She has been a member of In-Sight Dance Company since it’s inception. She has performed as a company member with The Kennedy Dancers, mishiDance, and has apprenticed with Classical Contemporary Ballet Theatre in Brooklyn.

Ms. Kent has toured in North Carolina where she performed with Kinetic Dance Company and has most recently danced her dream role as “The Sugar Plum Fairy” or Genesse Dance Theatre. Lina has had the opportunity to run a free pre-professional children’s program through In-Sight Dance Company, and has served as the ballet instructor at “The Cultural Arts Center” in Washington Heights.

Lina is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.