Our Faculty

Co-Director

Hannah was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she began her ballet training at age 3 with her mother, Nancy Schenck. She later attended the Grand Rapids Ballet School directed by Laura Berman, and performed featured roles with the Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company, as well as later performing alongside Grand Rapids Ballet Company. Hannah competed in the Youth America Grand Prix and placed in the Top 12 in the Senior Division. She attended summer programs at Southland Ballet Academy, V & T Dance, Ballet Chicago, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet Met, and Indianapolis School of Ballet.

Mrs. Trulock then completed her training in Indianapolis, Indiana. Featured roles include Snow Queen, Arabian, Marzipan Lead, and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She was chosen by Balanchine repetiteurs to perform works such as Concerto Barocco, Serenade, and Raymonda Variations, and has had the pleasure of training under ballet greats; Victoria Simon, Nilas Martins, Sandra Jennings, Dan Duell, and Melinda Roy to name a few. Hannah also worked as a model for Motionwear Dancewear at their headquarters in Indianapolis. Hannah served on Indianapolis Ballet faculty as an instructor, and performed company and guest artist roles for Indianapolis Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Grand Rapids Ballet.

Since moving back to Michigan, Hannah further established her career as an instructor and choreographer at Ada Dance Academy for 5 seasons, with a specialty in pointe and partnering. Her students and choreography won title acknowledgments at competitions, and multiple special awards. 

Mrs. Trulock was then appointed Ballet Director of LoMI Studios, and developed their ballet program and curriculum. While with LoMI, Hannah choreographed an in-studio performance of Nutcracker Excerpts, choreographed, narrated, and directed The Three Little Pigs, A Ballet For Kids, and worked as the local performance contact to build an outreach program. She connected with the community to set up performances in 7 different locations for the students over the course of 6 months. 

Hannah credits her greatest achievement as being a mommy to her son, Wesley. 

She is so happy to Co-Direct Verity with her perfect dance partner and husband, Noah, whom she married in August 2017.

Co-Director

Noah Trulock first fell in love with the arts by becoming involved in colorguard at the age of 15.

He discovered his talent for dance, performance, and choreography, touring and performing seven summers with several world class drum corps. Accomplishments include several silver and gold medals at the world championship level.

Mr. Trulock received his formal ballet, ballroom, and contemporary dance training at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was born and raised. Through the IU ballroom team, he competed nationally and received silver and bronze medals in the Latin Ballroom Collegiate National Finals.

After his versatile training in many modern and contemporary dance techniques, he studied on scholarship at The Martha Graham School in New York City. Noah danced professionally at Dance Kaleidoscope in Indianapolis, IN, where he moved through the ranks from apprentice to principal dancer. His award-winning choreography has been performed by Dance Kaleidoscope's professional company, and students across West Michigan.

Mr. Trulock brings to Verity Ballet twenty years of teaching experience in over twenty states across the US.

Noah feels blessed to Co-Direct Verity, and is inspired daily by his loving wife, Hannah, and their son, Wesley.