ABOUT OUR STAFF

Miss Marcia has been dancing as long as she can remember. She performed all over the Midwest, for USO shows and toured Poland as a folk dancer. In 2002, she was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch. She has choreographed for children’s theater, dance galas in Reno and recently choreographed the dances for the musicals “Anything Goes” and “Singin’ in the Rain”. She also has performed as a professional tap dancer. She is constantly taking classes for teachers and professionals in all areas of dance and is part of a network of respected teachers throughout the West. Miss Marcia has a degree in elementary education and uses that knowledge when working with the variety of ages and learning styles of her students. She is certified by Dance Masters of America. She has been married to Dennis forever and they are the parents of Lisa, who is a professional dancer and student at UNLV and Evan, who attends UCSB. She is grateful every day for her wonderful family, staff, dancers, parents and friends who are truly the ones who make our dancers “The Shining Stars of Lake Tahoe”.

Miss Angie brings a dynamic hip hop and jazz style to her classes and her choreography. She recently attended a workshop with the top jazz and hip hop choreographers and dancers in the United States who are seen on the show “So You Think You Can Dance” and was recognized for her talents by members of the faculty. Miss Angie is a gifted singer and was instrumental in the organization of the Diabetes Fundraiser at Harrah’s, which made over $10,000 for this worthy cause. Miss Angie was diagnosed at 10 years old with Type I diabetes and is an advocate for children with this lifelong illness. Angie added the adult hip hop class to her schedule and they love her style. She and her husband Dusty are the proud parents of Aurora.

Miss Jenny brings her high energy teaching style to our hip hop, jazz and technique classes. She received much of excellent training in a variety of areas of dance in Michigan and was a dancer and choreographer for the national championship Michigan State Dance Team. She performs professionally for various production companies. She loves seeing her dancers grow and improve every time she teaches. She and her husband Jorge have a home here in South Lake Tahoe.

Miss Nicole has studied ballet extensively for the last fifteen years including summer ballet intensives. She stresses the importance of ballet training for all dancers and her ballet technique class for jazz and lyrical dancers is a favorite among the students. She brings a creative energy to her classes and choreography and is responsible for the ballet productions becoming an integral part of the recitals. She has danced professionally for Eli Kerr’s show that toured Northern California, Northern Nevada and Oregon and continues to perform for Tahoe Entertainment’s special events. She just recently finished dancing in “The Chipper Lowell Experience”. Her children Kasey and Alyssa can be seen charming the older students at the studio. Miss Nicole was on the task force for the Diabetes Fundraiser. Her son Kasey, was diagnosed with diabetes in March of 2006 at the age of 2.

Miss Robin is the new ballet mistress of the dance studio. From the time she started taking classes, she was recognized for her exceptional talent as a dancer. She studied with various ballet schools and performed in ballet companies all over the United States. She also has a long career as a performer in other dance styles. She loves sharing her vast knowledge and background with her students and is proud that her ballet students have gone on to join ballet companies all over the country. Miss Robin is also a clothing and costume designer and seamstress. She and her husband Keith have a home in Christmas Valley.

Miss Lynne has been bringing her energetic theatrical style to our students for over ten years. She grew up dancing at her mother’s studio and went on to dance professionally both nationally and internationally. She has choreographed countless professional productions and is the owner /director of Tahoe Entertainment and Events, a professional production company. She has been a great source of information and inspiration to our students who have gone on to careers in dance and performing, helping them develop their resumes and coaching them for auditions. She and her husband David own and operate “My Wedding Planner” and she is a very busy mom to Kyra and Ariah.

Miss Edeanna choreographs jazz and hip hop and teaches jazz technique. She also works with the high school dancers on partnering. She is a professional dancer with an extensive background and an extensive list of credits. She is the co-owner of a professional production company, Lucky Rabbit Productions and brings professional dancers from her company to work with our students. Edeanna is also a costume designer and talented seamstress.

Miss Lisa is a hip hop wonder with our boys’ classes. She credits this to being very involved in her younger brother Dakota’s activities as he is growing up. She began dancing at 4 years old and has never stopped. In high school, she received a scholarship to study dance at Cal Arts. She performs in productions at the college and throughout the community. Her 4 year old daughter Cayla loves to dance too.

Miss Ashleigh is teaching our young classical ballet students and is able to substitute teach everything from the pre-school dance to advanced Irish. She studied dance from the age of 3, attended numerous workshops, was a member of the high school’s championship dance team, performed in the Nutcracker for 4 years and recently was a member of a performing dance group. She taught dance in Lodi and Jackson before returning to Lake Tahoe.

Miss Penny’s background in gymnastics make her the “go to” person for tumbling. In addition to revamping our tumbling program, she helps with everything from choreography to sewing. She has a degree in engineering, works for Tahoe Conservancy and is very active in the Performing Arts Board at the high school. She and husband Denny are the parents of Nick and Kelsie.

Bubba Romagnolo just returned from a summer workshop in musical theater at NYU. He has performed in numerous lead roles including Cosmo Brown in “Singin’ in the Rain”, for which he won a talent scholarship. His energy and talent are contagious in the boys classes.

Miss Anna fell in love with Irish dancing. She continues to study extensively with Miriam Blanchette, a certified Irish instructor, so she can bring the best to her students.

Miss Jenny works with the Irish students. She began as a pre-schooler at the studio and studied all forms of dance. She began assisting with the Irish classes last year and is now one of our teachers for the Irish dancers.