Christin Zapp - Director

Christin Zapp began her dance training at age 6 in Northern California. After 9 years of classical ballet, she had the opportunity to explore Jazz, Tap and Modern dance while attending San Jose State University. She also danced for two exciting seasons with The American Folk Ballet in Logan, Utah.

After returning to college Christin earned her BA Degree in Dance and Theater Arts and immediately moved to New York City where she trained for two years at the Merce Cunningham Dance Academy. Upon returning to the West Coast, Christin joined The State Ballet of Oregon in Ashland, home of the famous Shakespearian Festival, under the directorship of Eric Hyrst (formerly Sadler's Wells Ballet and New York City Ballet). The company is best known for it’s “Ballet in the Park” every Monday night in beautiful Lithia Park. Christin’s favorite roles were Swanilda in the romantic “Copellia” and one of the stepsisters in a hilarious version of “Cinderella”.

In 1989 Christin and her husband, Mike moved to Colorado Springs where she joined Ormao Dance Company, (formerly Jazzworks West) and became a contributing dancer, teacher and choreographer. In 1991, Gymnastics and Dance of Rockrimmon was founded and continued to expand to the now 15,000 square ft. facility of ArtSports, featuring Gymnastics, Trampoline, Cheer and Dance.

Although Christin’s heart and soul is ArtSports, she still finds time to dance with Ormao and takes several workshops throughout the year to continue learning the latest techniques and styles of dance.