¨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. 

¨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. 

¨Christa Rivera (jr. jazz, hiphop, ballet, zumbatomic) 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 (jazz/tap/lyrical, funk jazz-adults, 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 11th 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.  

¨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.  

¨”Jai-Tee” Thomas (HipHop)  is a graduate of Illinois State University. Beginning his dance career at the age of 14, he’s been honing his skills in a variety of different mediums. He was a part of the award winning Crete Monee Cavalier Show Choir for four years, traveling throughout the country performing and competing. Jai-tee later perfected his dance skills by becoming a member of NOIR Dance Troupe of Illinois State University, the first dance registered student organization on its campus. In 2008, Jai-tee became NOIR’s first male Master Choreographer and held the position until his graduation in May of 2010. Jai-Tee is currently choreographing, performing and teaching around Chicago and the suburbs.

¨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. Most recently, he performed and taught master tap class workshops in Glasgow, Scotland.  

¨Jean Hartnett (jazz), begins her 20th season with the Studio and celebrates her 25 years of dance studies which includes industrial, commercial, and social dance projects.  This year, she will include being the Director, Footwork Dance Ensemble - Junior Company 

¨Kelly Skala (preschool & kindergarten ballet/tap, pomdance) 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.   

¨Teri Lane (Actors Dance Class, jazz, Adult-only Tap, ballet, Zumba, Zumba Tone) 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. 

¨Tom Else (Toning with Tommy) is an ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) certified Personal Trainer.