CK DANCE COMPANY - Key Persons
Anna Acker was born and raised in Albany, NY, where she began her ballet training at The School of the Albany Berkshire Ballet. She spent summers studying at the Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and on scholarship to the Milwaukee Ballet.
Check out Chrystie's interview with FOX23 news as she discusses life as a Rockette and how it led her to open CK Dance Company.
Chrystie just recently returned from New York City, where she has been performing as a Radio City Rockette Chrystie began dancing at age five and continued through high school and college, competing in many regional and national dance competitions. Chrystie graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Dance and went on to realize her childhood dream of becoming a Radio City Rockette.
As a Rockette, Chrystie had an amazing journey working under the direction of Broadway performer and original Bob Fosse dancer, Linda Haberman. She had many appearances on national television, performing on such programs as Dancing With The Stars, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC's annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and NBC's Today Show. In 2011, Chrystie appeared in the Macy's Backstage commercial starring Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, P. Diddy Combs, Jennifer Lopez, and Jessica Simpson. She has had the pleasure of being part of countless print campaigns for Radio City and even found herself on the side of the NYC Greyline buses and a billboard in Times Square.
Job Titles:
- Communications and Operations Manager
A dance enthusiast, Jerry has been with the CK Dance Company family from the beginning. As the mother of a dancer,
Ms. Whitney is a dance graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She has also studied at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China, a former Company Member with Harvard Ballet, and is a guest artist with Albany Berkshire Ballet. She attended graduate school at the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire in England.