Mr. Pedro Batista received a BA in Dance from James Madison University. He has performed with the Roanoke Ballet Theatre, Florida Dance Theatre, Fuzion Dance Artists, The Sarasota Ballet, The Sarasota Opera House and most recently 6 years with Moving Ethos. Mr. Batista has also worked with several local community theatre groups such as Sarasota's Players Theatre and Manatee Players Theatre. This is his 12th year as Artistic Director for the Booker Middle School VPA Dance Program. Mr. Batista has previously worked with The Sarasota Ballet’s School and The DNG program. Mr. Batista is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the American Ballet Theatre® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Mr Batista has also completed his 3rd year certification in the Zena Rommett Floor-Barre(TM). Continuing education is important to Mr Batista and he enjoys refining his skills in both dance and education by attending conferences and workshops. A few of the classes he has taken are: Horton Dance Workshop with Alvin Ailey and Florida Dance Education Organization conferences.