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ABOUT OUR DIRECTORS

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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.

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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.

Staff: Dance Company

ABOUT OUR FACULTY

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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 & Jazz Teacher
Administrative Team

Fav Dance Style - Ballet
Fav Choreographer - Nika Kljun

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, 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.

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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!!!!

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MEGAN DERICK

Tap Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Hip Hop & Contemporary

Fav Choreographers - Wade Robson & Chris Judd

Fav Dance Movie/Show -  Step Up

Fav Quote - "Life's too short, just live it"

What I love about being a dance teacher - Watching students find their groove and growing as a dancer

What I feel when I dance - Dance is my outlet, I feel at home when I dance.

Staff: Dance Company

ABOUT OUR STAFF

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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!

HILLARY VAN MOORSEL

Assistant Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Contemporary 
Fav Choreographer - Stephen Boss 
Fav Dance Movie - High Strung Free Dance 
Fav Quote - "Dancing is like taking a mini vacation from the stress of the everyday - you have to be in the moment"
What I love about being a dance teacher - I love watching the dancers grow, and always being there to help
What I feel when I dance - I feel free and I can just forget about reality

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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.

LAILA COPELAND

Assistant Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Tap and Jazz

Fav Choreographer - Misty Copeland

Fav Dance Movie - Grease

Fav Quote - Dancer's don't need wings to fly

What I love about being a dance teacher - I like seeing the younger students learning to do something I love so much. 

What I feel when I dance - Like I can be completely myself.

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KENNEDI FETTERLY

Assistant Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Tap and Ballet

Fav Choreographer - Derek Hough

Fav Dance Movie - Dirty Dancing

Fav Quote - "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" - Albert Einstein

What I love about being a dance teacher - Teaching young kids to have fun at dance

What I feel when I dance - Happy & Calm

ABBY HOULE

Assistant Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Contemporary

Fav Choreographer - Matt Steffanina

Fav Dance Movie - The Greatest Showman

Fav Quote - Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

What I love about being a dance teacher - I'm excited to help the little ones find their love for dance along with a being role model like the teachers I've had in the past.

What I feel when I dance - I feel like I'm letting my emotions out and I feel like it's a space where no one will be judged so you can be you.

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SIOBHAN MCNAIRN

Assistant Teacher

Fav Dance Style - Jazz

Fav Dance Movie - Dirty Dancing

Fav Quote - Take it one day at a time

What I love about being a dance teacher -  Teaching something I love to others who are just as passionate about it.

What I feel when I dance - I feel very calm and free when I dance because I’m so focused on the movements and the music I get to take a break from other things in my life, like school. 

Staff: Dance Company
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