Rose Caiola, founder and Executive Director of Studio Maestro and the not-for-profit Manhattan Youth Ballet, is a graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She studied with Karoly Zsedenyi, who was the Ballet Master and Principal Dancer with the Hungarian Royal Opera Ballet. Maestro Zsedenyi is the “Maestro” for whom Studio Maestro is named. Ms. Caiola, a member of the Screen Actors Guild has appeared in many stage and screen productions. She has also been involved in numerous community development projects in New York City and aided the Martha Graham Company and School at which she studied for several years, in its recent restructuring which assured the future of the company.