Originally from Stratford, CT, Anne Firmender has called Wilmington home since 1998.
She received Ballet & Dance training from several prestigious schools, including The School of American Ballet, California Institute of the Arts, & Cornish College of the Arts, where she received her BFA in Dance summa cum laude.
Anne has taught in public and private schools to students of all ages and backgrounds, sharing her passion for Ballet & Dance since 1982. Among her teaching residencies are New Haven Ballet, New Haven’s Performing Arts High School, Educational Center for the Arts (her alma mater,) and DREAMS of Wilmington, an arts education program serving impoverished youth.