Natalia Balina Zborowska is a native of Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia. She began her dance journey at the Lidia Gilevich Ballet School and continued her education at the AA College in Perm, majoring in Dance and Choreography (1983–1985). She later earned her degree in Dance and Choreography from the University of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg (1988–1992).

Natalia was a member of Panfilov’s Ballet, the first professional modern dance company in Russia (1985–1987), and later performed with the Musical Theater in Wroclaw, Poland (1992–1993). After moving to the United States with her husband and two sons, she continued sharing her passion for dance by teaching ballet and character dance at the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) and offering master classes throughout the New Orleans area (2008–2011).

She appeared on the popular TV show Sábado Gigante in 1995 and performed the Russian Dance in various Nutcracker productions in New Orleans for four consecutive years. She also danced with the Komenkies Ethnic Dance Company and the modern company D’Project (2009–2011). From 2011–2016, Natalia owned Jay Dance Studio in the Adirondack Mountains, NY, and taught character dance at the Lake Placid School of Ballet.

Since moving to the Austin area, she has taught ballet and character dance at The Dance Academy and Ballet Academy North, and ballet at Pivotal Academy of Dance (2017–2021). During the pandemic, she founded and operated Lago Vista Dance Studio (2020–2024).

Stacie Cratty is a performing arts instructor, dance educator, choreographer, director, movement coach, and movement analyst. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance & Education from Towson University, an MA in Dance Studies from Laban Centre London, and is a Certified Movement Analyst through the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in New York. She is currently certified to teach: 6-12 Dance, EC-12 Theatre, and EC-12 Music in the State of Texas. She has been teaching for over 30 years, and enjoys teaching students of various ages. 

While obtaining her undergraduate degree, she performed on the dance squad of a professional football team, while also pursuing her love of musical theater performance at regional theatres across the Washington DC area. Following that, she lived in London, England where she earned her Master's Degree, and then returned to the U.S. to teach dance and drama at a high school in her hometown. Later, she was the owner of a non-competitive dance studio where she also co-directed, performed with, and choreographed for "The Collective", a professional modern dance company that still thrives today. 

Stacie has been an Adjunct Faculty member in the Dance Department at Towson University, and a resident Guest Choreographer for Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company. She was the Chair of the Dance Department at a performing and visual arts charter school in Florida for several years, and while there she created their Pre-Professional Intensive Technique program, taught dance classes, choreographed for and directed many shows, & incorporated dance into several arts events in the community. 

In 2016, Stacie won the U.S. Congressional Teacher Award, and co-presented at the Maryland Dance Education Association’s annual conference. The next year, Stacie traveled to Belgium to assist with teaching classes in a Laban/Bartenieff training program there for several weeks. Prior to moving to Austin, Stacie taught dance at a public middle school and directed the student Dance Company there, while also doing some Dance Curriculum writing for the State of Florida. She has been a repeat special guest on the dance education podcast "Count Me In", and enjoys teaching workshops around the U.S. entitled "Dance From Your Guts". 

Over the past 5 years, she has become a certified music, theatre, and dance educator in the State of Texas. She is currently teaching Performing Arts full-time to K-5 students at an elementary school in Leander ISD. She has worked as a Guest Artist at McCallum Fine Arts Academy in Austin, while also working as a mentor in the National Dance Education Organization's Mentorship Program. She believes deeply in: arts appreciation, creating and choreographing through life, diving into movement analysis as a part of her teaching philosophy, fostering meaningful relationships with students, educating the whole dancer, building strong bridges of mentorship, and in creating/existing in healthy environments on a daily basis.