KAT PANTOS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | BALLET | CONTEMPORARY | YOUTH PROGRAMMING

Kat Pantos received her B.S. in Dance Performance and Management from Plymouth State University. Upon graduation, Pantos toured nationally with multiple contemporary dance companies. She has worked with artists such as Robert Battle, Roni Koresh, Amanda Whitworth, & Tommy Neblett, among others. In 2012, Pantos moved to New York City with a vision to expand her artistic library and research. She founded Pantos Project Dance (PPD) and moved the professional company to Boston. PSU featured Pantos as an 'Alumni in the Arts' commissioning PPD for an evening length show. Since the inaugural season, PPD has performed in venues across New England & New York, including Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out stage. Pantos is sought out for her educational classes and choreography. PPD holds annual intensives and a pre-professional youth program. Pantos choreographs commercial work for studios throughout the New England area and most recently, an adjunct faculty member and guest choreographer at University of New Hampshire, Salve Regina University, and Rhode Island College. Pantos strives to inspire students to develop their own artistic abilities while continuing to advance technically and create choreography that is stimulating to the artist and audience alike.

pantosproject@gmail.com. 617.600.8277.

Carolyn Breton pantos

COMPANY DANCER | MODERN - HORTON & LIMON TECHNIQUES | JAZZZ

Carolyn Breton Pantos began her dance training at Lisa Pilato Dance Center in her hometown of Dracut, MA and went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Boston Conservatory. Breton-Pantos has premiered choreography at the Boston Conservatory Dance Theatre & Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, along with numerous competition works. Breton-Pantos holds a Master's Degree in Education from Northeastern University and is currently a full time dance teacher at Lowell High School. She has been a company dancer with Pantos Project Dance since its inception performing in various venues throughout New York and New England.

Breton-Pantos is PPD’s Rehearsal Director and educator at PPD intensives.

Faculty

KENDALL BUSH

COMPANY DANCER | BALLET | CONTEMPORARY

Kendall Bush grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts studying at Acton School of Ballet under director Chip Morris. In 2012 she began studying with Marcus Schulkind on scholarship at Green Street Studios. Kendall was accepted into The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2019 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance with an emphasis in ballet. At the conservatory she worked with Darrell Moultrie, Yury Yanowsky, Greg Dawson and Jon Ole Olstad. In addition to dance, Kendall teaches Pilates in New Hampshire. Kendall began dancing with Pantos Project Dance in 2016 and has had the pleasure of performing with the company throughout the East Coast and assisting Pantos in master classes around New England.

Marissa Masson

ENSEMBLE CO DIRECTOR | CONTEMPORARY | JAZZ | HIP HOP

Marissa Masson received her B.S. in Accounting with minors in Dance and Business Administration, as well as her MBA from Salve Regina University. While at Salve, Masson was a member of Extensions Dance Company, where there was a focus on the technique, history, and evolution of jazz dance. She received the 2019 Salve Regina University Dance Award. She has since returned to Salve as a guest choreographer and has also set work at Providence College. Her choreography has been presented in festivals throughout the New England area and beyond. She is an adjudicator and jazz faculty member at Alive Dance Tours. Masson is also a certified personal trainer and the manager of group classes at Best Fitness Chelmsford. She holds additional certifications in Barre, Indoor Cycling, and Group X Instruction.