Anne Firmender is originally from Stratford, CT and has called Wilmington home since 1998. She has trained at a number of prestigious schools including The School of American Ballet, California Institute of the Arts and Cornish College of the Arts, where she received her BFA in Dance summa cum laude. 

Anne has taught dance in both public and private schools to students of all ages and backgrounds since 1982, including New Haven’s Performing Arts High School and Educational Center for the Arts (her alma mater). Additional teaching residencies include New Haven Ballet, the Educational Center for the Arts of New Haven, and DREAMS of Wilmington, an arts education program serving impoverished youth.  

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