¨Carla Garippo (pomdance, hiphop), received her initial dance training from the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and Pointe.  During the last 8 years, her dance concentration has been in choreography with an emphasis in hip hop, jazz, and pomdance. 

¨Connie Fagan (pre-ballet/jazz/tap/lyrical), a member of performance Company Same Planet, Different World, former member of Rhythm ISS, an all-female tap ensemble, and currently dances with Jay Fagan in Sibling Rivalry, begins her 9th 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 and tap), 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 most recently performed 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 16th season with the Studio and celebrates her 25 years of dance studies which includes industrial, commercial, and social dance projects.  

¨Judy Rediehs (yoga & pilates),an associate of Paulette Delcourt, has been a Yoga instructor for over 6 years. She is AAA-ISMA Phase I & II Yoga Instructor Certified  

¨ K. Baiocchi  (preballet & kindeballet) received her classical training in ballet from Stone & Camryn of Chicago and Indiana University under Jurgen Pagels and Anna Paskevska.  She continued her dance training at Lou Conte Dance Studio in Chicago where she received a full dance scholarship studying with noted dance instructors Lou Conte, Greg Begley, Warren Conover and Claire Bataille.  Ms. Baiocchi graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1985. Throughout her dance career, she has performed in various dance industrials as well as ballet productions such as Salt Creek Ballet's Nutcracker and Sherry Moray's La Boutique Fantasque.  For over 12 years, she has taught all levels of jazz and ballet. 

¨Melissa (Missy) Smith (ballet, jazz, & hiphop) has been with the studio for the past 4 years.  She has a formal dance background in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and has been teaching preschool through adult for the past 9 years. 

¨Paulette Delcourt (yoga & zumba), 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 community.  

¨Roberta Garippo  (jazz, tap, pre-ballet), received her dance training in jazz, ballet, modern, jazz & hip hop from Ruth Page, Lou Conte, Joel Hall, Gus Giordano, & The Dance Academy (Hollywood, FL). She has performed as a back up dancer for Neil Young, Jai Will, and Twista’s.   

¨Sequoia Rada  (tap) A student of dance for over 14 years in ballet, jazz, modern, hiphop, and tap, has been an assistant instructor to Jay and Connie Fagan, Jean Hartnett, and Jackie Farina for over 4 years in addition to attending various dance workshops in jazz and tap. 

¨Teri Lane (tap, jazz, ballet) 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.