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  • Artisan has helped my daughter learn and master the fundamentals of classical ballet through the encouraging and gifted teachers. She has gained poise and coordination and confidence. We are so pleased with her training and highly recommend attending for classical ballet
    Taddy Kennedy Hamlin
  • Artisan is a true ballet school that provides classical ballet instruction and training. My daughter has been with Artisan Ballet School for ten years, since she was three years old. We have been pleased with the level of dance she has been able to achieve. Over the years her classes have included: Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, and Pointe. With the direction of Martha Brem and her quality instructors, the yearly performances of The Nutcracker and Spring Recital are beautiful and artistic. My daughter has not only learned to dance, but has developed a true love of dancing.
    Barbara Hurst
  • My daughter has been dancing with Artisan since she was three years old, and we couldn't be any happier. The instructors are excellent and do a great job of tailoring instruction based on the age group! The performances are truly magnificent!
    Laura Barrett
  • Professional and caring classical ballet school...high level of artistic ballet technique and instruction. Nutcracker and Spring Productions are wonderful!
    Jennifer Ducante Chrapliwy
  • Great teachers, great kids, beautiful performances, good school!!!!!!
    Enma Reyes
Meet Our Dancers »

Artisan School of Dance

Providing Ballet and Dance Instruction to Cypress, Tomball, and Spring area Since 1996

Claudia Kistler

Claudia Kistler

Claudia Kistler

Artisan Ballet Company Instructor

Claudia Kistler started her dance studies at Escuela Superior De Musica y Danza de Monterrey, México. She was awarded 3rd place in the International Ballet Competition in Havana, Cuba and 1st place in the National Dance Competition in Mexico. She began her professional career with the National Dance Company of Mexico City as a member of the corps de ballet. While there, she performed several soloist roles. In 2000, she joined the Ballet of Monterrey as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted several times during her 15 year career there where she ultimately was a principal. Claudia has danced many of the major classical ballet roles such as The Sleeping Beauty, Flames of Paris, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Paquita, Don Quixote, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, La Bayadere, Diana and Acteon, Grand Pas Classique and Carmen among others.

She also danced in neoclassical and contemporary works such as Huapango, Synergy, Uma Batida Diferente, Grapa Tango, Danzon, Cantus, Intermezzo, Assai, La Quinta, West Side Story and others.

Claudia worked with the following teachers, directors and choreographers: Angelica Keen, Lourdes Gomez, Fernando Alonso, Jeffrey Hughes, Yanis Pikieris, Fernando Bujones, Ann Marie D’Angelo, Robert Hill, Rosario Murillo, Jorge Amarante, and Tokyo Kevin Inouye-Three. Her career has allowed her to perform in Mexico, the United States and Europe. In 2015, Claudia was invited to dance at the Monterrey International Ballet Gala. Claudia has also appeared on television as a dancer and has taught and choreographed for television programs in Mexico. Claudia has taught and choreographed for Gym Condesa, Dalirys Dance Studio, Freeman Dance Studio, Ballet School of Monterrey, Danmar Dance Studio, Laeral Dance and Performing Arts Academy, Colombian Folkloric Ballet, MET, Dance Dynamics, HISD and Artisan School of Dance. She has also prepared dancers for competitions where they have been awarded gold and silver in solo, duo, trio and group categories.