Artistic Directors

Dan Guin

Dan Guin, Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director of Boca Ballet Theatre, is a native of North Carolina, where he trained and graduated from the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts. He has utilized his ballet and jazz background in both concert and commercial work, performing professionally with the Orlando Ballet, Lyric Opera Ballet of Chicago, Delta Festival Ballet, South Carolina Ballet Theatre/Ballet Michigan, and Gus Giordano’s Jazz Dance Chicago.

Dan is a well-known choreographer and teacher throughout the United States. He has choreographed a variety of original contemporary and classical works, including The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Graduation Ball, Boca Baroque, Coppélia, and Ella Sang. He has also staged full-length ballet classics like La Bayadère, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and Swan Lake. These productions have featured internationally renowned ballet stars, including New York City Ballet’s Wendy Whelan and Daniel Ulbricht, longtime Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Ballet Nikolai Hübbe, and American Ballet Theatre’s Cassandra Trenary, Aran Bell, Julie Kent, and Skylar Brandt.

In addition to his role as Artistic Director, Executive Director, teacher, and choreographer at Boca Ballet Theatre, Dan holds a leadership role in the community as the Co-Founder and current Chairperson of the Boca Raton Cultural Consortium. Dan was awarded the Randolph A. Frank Prize for the Performing Arts in 2013, receiving the Performing Arts Educator Prize for his artistic achievements and his ongoing commitment to enhancing culture in Palm Beach County. In 2021, Dan Guin and BBT Co-Artistic Director Jane Tyree received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Society of Arts & Letters of Florida’s annual Star Maker Awards, honoring a lifetime of service in the performing arts community. For over thirty years, Dan’s impact on Boca Raton and its community of dancers and artists has been indelible.

Jane Tyree

Boca Ballet Theatre’s School Director and Co-Artistic Director Jane Tyree was born in Florence, Alabama. She began her training with the Birmingham Civic Ballet and continued training at the University of Alabama dance department, where she received a B.A. in Arts Management and Dance Performance. She has performed professionally with Lyric Opera Ballet of Chicago, South Carolina Ballet Theatre/Ballet Michigan, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Delta Festival Ballet, Wisconsin Ballet Theatre, and Southern Ballet Theatre of Orlando.

In addition to her performing career, Jane was the Executive Director, Scholarship Director, and Ballet Instructor for the internationally acclaimed Gus Giordano Dance Center in Chicago. She has also served on the faculty of Lou Conte Dance Studio, South Carolina’s Columbia College, David Puszh Dance Company, and the Joseph Holmes Dance Institute.

Jane was nominated by Soroptimist International of Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach for the Woman of Distinction award in nonprofit management. Her incomparable contributions to the South Florida artistic community earned her and BBT Co-Artistic Director Dan Guin a Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Society of Arts & Letters of Florida’s annual Star Maker Awards in 2021. Since Boca Ballet Theatre was founded in 1990, Jane has invested her heart and soul to bringing her vast experience as a talented performer and teacher to the stage and classroom alike.