Student Success Former students of Ms. Santoro have gone on to dance with outstanding dance companies, institutions of higher education and pre-professional summer intensives:

Professional Dance Schools/Companies:
  • The American Ballet Theater School & American Ballet Theater
  • The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre School
  • Joffrey Ballet
  • Joffrey Ballet Chicago
  • Les Grands Ballet Canadiens
  • ​Pennsylvania Ballet
  • School of American Ballet
          
Summer Intensives:
  • The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
  • The American Ballet Theater School
  • Chautauqua School of Dance
  • The Bolshoi Ballet (scholarship)
  • Boston Ballet
  • Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
  • Girls Leadership Worldwide
  • The Harid Conservatory (Partial Scholarship)
  • ​IBStage International Summer Program - Barcelona, Spain
  • ​Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
  • ​The Julliard School
  • The New York Summer School for the Arts (Modern & Ballet)
  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts 

Undergraduate/Graduate Studies:
  • Barnard College
  • Boston Conservatory
  • Bates University
  • College of Saint Rose
  • Cornell University
  • Fordham University
  • Goucher College
  • Ithaca College (Doctoral program in Physical Therapy)
  • Manhattan School of Music (Musical Theater Department - Scholarship)
  • Mary Mount Manhattan College
  • Mount St. Mary College
  • North Eastern University (Presidential Scholarship)
  • Point Park College
  • New York University - Tisch School for the Performing Arts
  • State University of NY - Purchase & Brockport
  • Vassar College
​Pictured above: 2016 NYAB Alum, Tai Marie Furlong. Tai was a Trainee at the Joffrey Academy of Dance Chicago.
Pictured Above: Student Morgan Lo at the prestigious Harid Conservatory summer program. Morgan went to Harid on a partial scholarship.
Pictured Above: 2017 NYAB Alum, Maya Llanos.
  • Maya is signed with Clear Talent Group.
  • She has also walked for Desigual at New York Fashion Week.
  • Danced for Nicki Minaj & Yo Gotti on the Jimmy Fallon Show.
  • She recently became an Elite Protégé with the Pulse On Tour where she will work alongside choreographers in the industry such as Gil Duldulao, Chris Judd, and Ian Eastwood.
  • Maya also dances with Kozmic Edge year round.
  • Geico commercial for MTV.