Pamela O'Briant is a native of Rhode Island, where she began her dance training.  After graduating cum laude from Virginia Intermont College with a BA in Ballet and a teaching certificate, she danced professionally for two seasons with Ballet Michigan.  In 1987, she moved to Charleston to dance with the Charleston Ballet Theatre.  During her career, Pamela was a guest artist with Buffalo Ballet Theater, Tampa Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Fort Wayne Ballet and Dance Traverse.  In 1993, she joined Anonymity Dance Company as a dancer and choreographer.  Throughout her dance career, Pamela taught ballet at various studios in the Charleston area, most recently at Ballet Academy of Charleston. This is her sixth year as an adjunct professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at the College of Charleston.  In addition to teaching dance, Pamela is also a certified Pilates and Gyrotonic instructor at PraXis Balanced Body Studio.