Mary Barton (American Repertory Ballet Resident Choreographer and Ballet Master) received her dance training at The Washington School of Ballet under the direction of Mary Day and participated in summer courses at the School of American Ballet and Joffrey Ballet School. Her professional experience began when she performed with The Washington Ballet as a soloist in Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony and in the principal role in Tom Paczik’s Tzigane. Early professional credits include the Oldenburg Staat Ballet in Germany and several seasons with Dayton Ballet. In 1986, Ms. Barton joined the Joffrey Ballet/NY where she performed a variety of roles in the great ballets of the 20th century. Robert Joffrey created the role of Clara for her in the world premiere of his new "Nutcracker." Ms. Barton was featured along with Gerald Arpino in an interview with Charlie Rose for the world premiere of Robert Joffrey’s Nutcracker. Ms. Barton TV credits include performances in Dance in America on PBS and she was an original cast member of the historic recreation of Nijinsky’s "Le Sacre du printemps." From 1993-2004, Ms. Barton was a principal dancer with American Repertory Ballet where notable roles include Sugar Plum Fairy, Odette/Odile in "Swan Lake," Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet," Cinderella, Titania in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," and Emily in "Our Town" and leads in Balanchine’s "Four Temperaments," "Rubies," "Concerto Barocco" and "Serenade." Ms. Barton has been on the faculty of the Princeton Ballet School since 1994 and is one of the primary teachers and choreographers for the Summer Intensive. She is a former ballet faculty member at Princeton University and current faculty at Rider University’s Music Theater Department. As Resident Choreographer and Ballet Master of ARB, Ms. Barton’s works include "Straight Up with a Twist," "Five Men and a Concerto," "Faerie Tyme," "Fantasy Baroque," "Shades of Time," "A Shepherd Singing (And I Still Heard Nothing)" and her newest work "Scarlet Sonata." She has also choreographed over two dozen works for Princeton Ballet School’s spring full-length ballets and Summer Intensive.