06/07/2026
🩰 TDA’s Ballet Intensive begins TOMORROW! There’s still time to register—secure your spot today through the link in our bio! 🤍
✨ Faculty Spotlight: Hyla M Perillo-Wright ✨
Hyla M Perillo-Wright is a Michigan native who began her pre-professional training at Dance Arts Academy/Company Dance Traverse under the direction of Betsy Carr and Sue Buck. She trained in Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Tap, and Jazz. She spent summers training at American Ballet Theater, Alonzo King Lines, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Rioult Dance, and BalletMet. She earned college scholarships through the NYCDA College Scholarship Foundation which enabled her to continue her pre-professional dance education.
She attended Marymount Manhattan College in NYC and has performed works by Peter Chu, Twyla Tharp, May O’Donnell, Jaqueline Buglisi, Adam Barruch, Rachel Kreiling, Joey Dowling, student works, and guest performed as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Dance Arts Academy’s The Nutcracker. She graduated with a BFA in Dance with a Concentration in Ballet in 2021. Following graduation, she made her Broadway North American Tour debut as Victoria the White Cat in CATS The Musical (2021–2022).
In 2022, she relocated to Okinawa, Japan and served as the Ballet Mistress and Assistant Rehearsal Director at Okinawa School of Performing Arts (2022-2025). There, she headed the ballet program and developed the RAD and Cecchetti-based curriculum. Additionally, she taught Pilates to the DoD-Military community and choreographed for local musical productions of Madagascar Jr, Anastasia the Musical, and was the Lead Choreographer for Kadena High Schools West Side Story. She continues to share her love for dance and is excited to make Tucson her new home with her husband and 2 dogs!
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