Cynthia Bland
Cynthia Bland grew up dancing at the Ballet School of Chapel Hill with Diane, M’Liss, Jennifer, and Katie. Cynthia attended summer programs at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Charleston Ballet Theatre. She danced with the Chapel Hill Ballet Company and the 15-501 Ballet before attending American University in Washington, DC where she graduated with degrees in economics and statistics. While Cynthia continued to dance in college, she returned to take classes at the Ballet School while in graduate school at UNC. She teaches pre-ballet and loves helping young dancers explore movement, music, and the foundations of ballet. Cynthia is also a survey statistician in the Research Triangle Park.