PRISCILLA NATHAN-MURPHY, PRINCIPAL of lower school Originally from Singapore, Priscilla Nathan-Murphy was trained in classical ballet at the Royal Academy of Dancing Syllabi and has also been trained in oriental dance mudras, modern dance and jazz.  Ms. Nathan-Murphy has a certification from the British Royal Academy of Dance in teaching and has acquired a Teaching Diploma from the British Association of Teachers of Dance. Recently, she also completed a three year teaching training course in the RAD syllabi and a Cechetti seminar. Some of the teachers and masters of dance that she has worked with include Rose Eberwein, Eve Pettinger, Kitty Daniels, James Clouser, David Horchoy, Bill Evans, Doug Varone.  Ms. Nathan-Murphy has taught creative movement, ballet and modern dance in the pre-professional and professional division of Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy since 1985.  She has also been a teaching artist with the Texas Institute for Arts in Education for several years and has held the position of adjunct faculty at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts for 19 years.  Ms. Nathan-Murphy has also conducted numerous master classes and workshops within the United States since 1980.  As a dancer, she has performed in Singapore and the United States with several companies.  She has also choreographed extensively in the United States. A recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, she received a creative artist award from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County for her choreographic work in 1992 and again in 1998. Ms. Nathan-Murphy is also a recipient of the American National Choreographers Competition Award held in Chicago and several teacher recognition awards given by the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts.  Locally she has choreographed for Houston Ballet II, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company and several others.