ABOUT OUR DIRECTORS
DANAH RAYMONDO
Co-director
Fav Dance Style - Ballet and Tap
Fav Choreographer - Wade Robson
Fav Dance Show/ Movie- So You Think You Can Dance Season 2, 3 and 4/ Center Stage
Fav Quote - "Dance like no one is watching. Dance like everyone is watching."
What I love about being a dance teacher - The opportunity to positively impact so many people's lives!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel free.
THEA SANDERS
Co-director
Fav Dance Style - Ballet and Contemporary
Fav Choreographer - Brooke Lipton
Fav Dance Movie- Dirty Dancing
Fav Quote - "We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears. We dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams,"
What I love about being a dance teacher - Being able to share my passion with others!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel complete. You, the dance floor, and the music. With so little, you can create something so beautiful.
ABOUT OUR FACULTY
BROOKE LAMOTHE
Tap Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Ballet
Fav Choreographers - Mia Michaels
Fav Dance Show/Movie - SYTYCD / Center Stage
Fav Quote - "The answer is always no if you don't ask."
What I love about being a dance teacher -Seeing understanding when a new step is mastered!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel energized!
MAGGIE PERRY
Ballet and Jazz Teacher
Administrative Team
Fav Dance Style - Ballet
Fav Choreographer - Travis Wall
Fav Dance Movie - Dirty Dancing!!
Fav Quote - “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” ― Derek Hough
What I love about being a dance teacher - Watching my students succeed when they finally get something that they've been working towards. Whether it be a step across the floor or something they have been working towards all year, its amazing to watch them grow and achieve their goals!
What I feel when I dance - I feel totally and completely happy! The studio is a place for me to escape from everything else and immerse myself in the joy that is dance.
PAIGE MARSOLAIS
Creative Movement Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Pointe
Fav Choreographer - Mia Michaels
Fav Dance Movie - Center Stage
Fav Quote - "Be the reason someone smiles today."
What I love about being a dance teacher - The chance to share my love of dance with others!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel absolute bliss.
SHELBY FYKE
Hip Hop Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Pointe
Fav Choreographer - Mandy Moore
Fav Dance Movie - Footloose (original from 1984), or all the dance
sequences from White Christmas
Fav Quote - “I think if you can dance and be free and not embarrassed, you can rule the world.” -Amy Poehler
What I love about being a dance teacher - Sharing my happiness and love of dance through smiles, laughs, and encouragement.
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel pure happiness!!!!
SHERYL HUBBARD
Yoga Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Contemporary
Fav Choreographer - Allen Kaeja
Fav Dance Movie - Dirty Dancing
Fav Quote - "If you can breathe, you can dance,"
What I love about being a yoga teacher - Seeing the passion for movement awaken in my students.
What I feel when I do yoga - Peace.
ABOUT OUR STAFF
JULIA PAULINO
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Contemporary
Fav Choreographer - Mia Michaels
Fav Dance Movie- Center Stage
Fav Quote - "I am a dancer. I don't dance because I want to. I dance because I need to. I tell a story by the movements of my body. I dance because I get this amazing feeling through the movement of my arms and the rhythm of the music. I dance because it makes me happy. I am an artist and an athlete and a dreamer. I am a dancer."
What I love about being a dance teacher - Being a role model to the kids and dancing with them!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel safe and at home.
KAYLYN GRAVELLE
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Ballet
Fav Choreographer - Travis Wall
Fav Dance Movie - Ballerina
Fav Quote - "Stars Can't Shine Without Darkness"
What I love about being a dance teacher - Watching kids grow and improve in their dance skills.
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel complete!
KIERAN FORGUES
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Hip Hop
Fav Choreographer - Travis Wall
Fav Dance Show - Step Up
Fav Quote - "We should consider every day lost in which we have not danced at least once."
What I love about being a dance teacher - Being an example for the kids and seeing them follow me. I love being part of them growing into dancers.
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel like the only thing that matters in the whole world is that moment. I feel like a different person who is stronger and unstoppable.
MADDY HUBBARD
Administrative Team
Fav Dance Style - Tap
Fav Choreographer - Ian Eastwood
Fav Dance Show - Dance Academy
Fav Quote - "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain.”
What I love about being a dance teacher - Getting to know all of the little dancers! I look forwards to dancing with them and hearing all their fun stories every week!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel like a new and improved version of myself. I'm able to leave any worries at the door and just enjoy moving and expressing myself.
MAIA GRANSDEN
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Ballet
Fav Choreographer - Kyle Hangami
Fav Dance Movie - Step Up
Fav Quote - "Dance to express, not to impress"
What I love about being a dance teacher - I love seeing how happy the kids are when they dance and putting a smile on their face when we are all dancing and having fun together.
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel like nothing exists outside of the studio. I wrap myself in the music and the dancing because I am confident with some of my closest friends and my second family.
MILLIE CATHCART
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Contemporary
Fav Choreographer - Brian Friedman
Fav Dance Movie - Step Up Revolution
Fav Quote - We can’t always choose the music life plays for us but we can choose how we dance to it
What I love about being a dance teacher - Watching the kids' love of dance grow and their skills improve.
What I feel when I dance - Like there's not a worry in the world . I can let loose and just dance.
MORGAN LEEDER
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Hip Hop
Fav Choreographer - Twitch
Fav Dance Movie - Grease
Fav Quote - "Dance like no one is watching."
What I love about being a dance teacher - Being with students who enjoy dancing just as much as I do!
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I feel strong and powerful.
SADA BAYNHAM
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Tap and Contemporary
Fav Choreographer - Jennifer Lopez
Fav Dance Show- The Next Step
Fav Quote - “Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they're great because of their passion”
What I love about being a dance teacher - Being able to contribute to the amazing feeling that a dancer gets when a new dance move clicks
What I feel when I dance - I feel happy, care-free , energized and inspired.
SOPHIE HILL
Assistant Teacher
Fav Dance Style - Tap
Fav Choreographer - Travis Wall
Fav Dance Movie - Dirty Dancing/ Footloose
Fav Quote - "We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once” - Friedrich Nietzsche
What I love about being a dance teacher - Connecting with others and having a chance to help them do what they love to do.
What I feel when I dance - When I dance I can get away from everything else and be in my own little world.