Catie Tramel

Catie Tramel is a native of Colorado. She studied Vaganova technique under German Zamuel, Oleg Dedogryuk, and David Taylor. After high school, she chose to study in the OU School of Dance. At the time, it was ranked #1 in the United States for dance programs. She danced as a Company Apprentice with the Oklahoma Festival Ballet four seasons, graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's Degree in Dance Education in 2014. While working on her undergraduate capstone, Catie worked extensively with OU students and professors to perfect good teaching practices. She has choreographed and performed original works and taught workshops over international dance forms, stage makeup, athlete nutrition, ballet, and modern dance. An energetic and amiable ballet instructor, she has a keen interest in developing the self-aware dancer. Catie coaches students to have gumption and pursue excellence within each student’s custom-designed anatomy in order to promote correct technique and prevent injury. Catie has performed throughout the Southwest in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas, and internationally in Indonesia. She has taught for Zamuel Ballet School (Colorado Springs, CO) and Julia's Academy of Dance (Norman, OK) in ballet technique, modern and contemporary, stretch/conditioning, and pre-pointe.