Margaret Williamson

Artistic Administrator, SE Campus

Faculty, Lower Division Faculty, Pre-Ballet Faculty, School Administration, The Washington School of Ballet - THEARC Campus, Upper Division Faculty

Margaret Giragosian Williamson received her early training at The Washington Ballet, the Maryland Youth Ballet, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. During this time, she was also privileged to spend three summers studying with American Ballet Theatre. She received her BFA in Dance from George Mason University where she was a regular performer and choreographer with the GMU Dance Company; represented the university at the American College Dance Festival and Chautauqua Dance Festival; was the recipient of the 2008 Chris Thaiss Award for Excellence in Writing in Dance and also earned a BA in English. Following her graduation, Williamson completed the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Training Workshop.

She has taught ballet and pointe technique to students of all ages and levels at American Dance Institute in Rockville, MD and has taught creative movement and pre-ballet to young children at Tiny Dancers LLC in Virginia. Williamson is also a proud member of MMT in Concert, a local dance and music performance group.

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