Patricia Mochary
Faculty Member
Patty began her dance training in her hometown of Michigan City, Indiana. After attending Point Park College, she joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, where she performed with the company for 8 years. Some highlights of her career include working with many ballet luminaries such as Frederic Franklin, Ruth Page, Leonide Massine, Edward Villella, and Natalia Makarova.
Patty has been teaching ballet throughout the Richmond community for 20+ years. She also teaches Dance for Parkinsons, a Mark Morris based program that offers internationally- acclaimed dance classes for people with Parkinson's disease.
She enjoys painting, taking ballet classes, exercising, baking, and spending time with her family, especially her husband,two daughters, granddaughter, and son in law. Patty wishes to pass on her passion for dance to younger generations, with a focus on expression and technique.
