The San Diego Civic Youth Ballet Faculty


Molly Terbovich-Ridenhour
Business Manager

Molly began her dance training at the young age of five. She graduated with an MFA in Dance at Arizona State University and has a BFA in Dance from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Molly spent her time in graduate school focusing on dance performance, education and administration. While attending Stephens, she trained intensively in ballet and modern. She has worked with dance artists such as Janice Dulak, Michael Simms, Paul Mosely, Alan Sener, Douglas Neilson, Jeff Slayton, Sean Curran, Susan Rethorst and Ronald K. Brown. Since moving to San Diego in 2003, Molly has worked with Butterworth Dance Company, Keturah Stickann, Bradley R. Lundberg, Michael Mizerany, Peter Kalivas, San Diego Opera, and co-founded Stella Nova Dance Company. Before joining SDCYB, Molly worked as a freelance arts administrator coordinating events such as the annual 5X5 Modern Dance Workshop and Celebrate Dance Festival. She currently serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee for Rising Arts Leaders, San Diego’s Arts and Culture Emerging Leaders group.