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¨Amanda
Freebeck
(pomdance, hiphop)
has been teaching and developing dance curriculums for
preschool dance for the past several years in the La
Grange area. Her dance training includes ballet, tap,
jazz & modern, plus pomdance and cheerleading coaching
including Coaching Certification in the ASEP.
¨Amanda
Sammons
(hiphop, poms)
New to Jo’s
Footwork, her dance background includes choreography in
modern, lyrical, and hip hop and she continues to
produce choreography for singer/songwriter Carla Kosak.
Additionally, she was associated with Elite Sports
Complex as an assistant in their cheerleading and
tumbling divisions.
¨Aundrea
(Dre) Parsons
(pomdance,
hiphop),
a graduate of Illinois State University, has been
involved in HipHop dance for over five years both as
performer, choreographer, and instructor. At Illinois
State University, she was a member of the Noir
Dance Troupe, producing dance routines for the
company.
¨Caitlin
Haywood
(hiphop, jr jazz, Ensemble-Junior Company)
dance
education includes a BFA in Modern and Jazz
Dance from Point Park University, Dance
Masters of America Teacher’s Training, and The Dance
Company in Indianapolis. Her performance background
includes Classical Tap in 3 Movements (Paul
Draper) and Buff Loves Basie Suite (Brenda
Buffalino/Andrea Goodman).
¨Christa
Rivera
(jr. jazz, hiphop, ballet)
a student of dance for over 20 years and a graduate of
Columbia College with a minor in dance, is well
versed in ballet, modern, hip hop and jazz and has been
teaching at our sister studio, The Dance Workshop for
the past several years.
¨Connie
Fagan
(pre-ballet/jazz/tap/lyrical, Artistic Director –
Footwork Dance Ensemble), a former member of
performance Company Same Planet, Different World,
former member of Rhythm ISS, an all-female tap
ensemble, currently dances with Jay Fagan in Sibling
Rivalry, and is the Artistic & Senior Company
Director of Footwork Dance Ensemble begins her 10th
season with the studio.
¨Corey
Nagel
(modern, pretap & preballet) is the
Artistic Director of the Studio’s Matrix Dance Improv
& founding member of Jazz Spectrum. Her
performance & training includes choreography for
Columbia College, LTHS, the Wilmette
Children’s Theatre Festival, and Harper College.
¨Cyndy
Soumar
(preballet),
brings over 25
years of teaching experience to the studio classroom.
Her background includes extensive training in classical
ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, musical theater, flute
performance, and voice.
¨Jacqueline
Farina
(ballet)
Her dance studies and performances have taken her
from Mexico to England, Germany and France. She is a
former member and soloist with the Ballet Nacional De
Danza Clasica De Mexico and Soul y Duende.
¨Jay
Fagan
(tap)
is a
nationally and internationally recognized tap Master,
professional dance choreographer, and former co-director
of Especially Tap Chicago (ETC). Jay has
performed all over the world, and with his sister Connie
Fagan in Sibling Rivalry. He spent the 2008-2009
academic year on staff at Oklahoma City University,
Oklahoma City, OK teaching tap, jazz, and musical
theater.
¨Jean
Hartnett
(jazz),
begins her 19th season with the Studio and celebrates
her 25 years of dance studies which includes industrial,
commercial, and social dance projects.
¨Kelly
Skala
(preschool & kindergarten ballet)
recently received her BFA Dance Performance Degree in
Choreography and Teaching from Ohio University,
Athens, Ohio. While there, she was involved with many
dance performances and choreography works. Kelly’s dance
career background includes spending six years at Jo’s
Footwork as a student of hiphop, ballet, modern,
improve, jazz, lyrical, and tap. She was also a member
of Matrix Dance Improv. We are delighted to have
her back as an instructor!
¨Teri
Lane
(Boy’s-Only
tap, jazz, Adult-only Tap, ballet, Zumba)
has an extensive dance background having been DMA
certified at the age of 15, a graduate of the U of I,
Champagne, & has choreographed, produced, and performed
with over 5 theater companies throughout Chicago.
¨Paulette
Delcourt
(Yoga Booty Ballet
®,
Yoga-Sculpt-Tone),
is a mind/body expert who has brought her unique brand
of teaching to Jo’s Footwork. Over her career she has
touched hundreds of people in thousands of classes with
her healing and humor. Her training and certifications
include personal training, yoga, bodywork, energy
healing and wellness and life coaching. She also is an
entrepreneur, neighbor, and loving friend to many in our
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