Zola Weinberg
Dancer
Zola Weinberg began studying ballet at age two at the Columbia Conservatory of Dance. At age five, she shifted her focus to gymnastics and competed with Lake Murray Gymnastics until age 14. She returned to ballet at age 11, taking classes under the direction of Anita Ashley at Columbia Ballet School.
After leaving competitive gymnastics, Zola trained in ballet, contemporary dance, and musical theater at Columbia Ballet School. During her senior year at Dreher High School, she served as a teaching assistant for Kathleen Lee’s Dance 1 class while also training with Columbia Classical Ballet.
Zola has attended summer intensives at Columbia Ballet School, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, and Philadelphia Ballet. Her performance credits include the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty and the Snow Queen in The Nutcracker.