Miss Cathy-- At the suggestion of her then 16 year old daughter, Cathy took her first dance class- a tap class. She went on to dance in a solo in that years recital. Since then, Miss Cathy has taken classes in Ballet, Show Tap, Irish Tap, Jazz and Pointe. Miss Cathy is teaching her favorite subject, Ballet. Miss Cathy is a Registered Nurse and has worked in Labor and Delivery for nearly 20 years. Mr. Dago-- Mr. Nieves, affectionately known as “Dago,” began his ballet training at age 8 with Edward Parish. His first performance was in Chicago City Ballet’s Nutcracker at the age of 9. Mr. Dago continued his ballet training at New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet on full scholarship. He was later invited to join American Ballet Theatre under the artistic direction of Mikhail Baryshnikov, world-renowned dance artist. At ABT, Dago performed as a soloist as well as in the corps de ballet. He also danced as a soloist with the Milwaukee Ballet and with Pacific Northwest Ballet. His classical repertoire includes Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and the title role in Prodigal Son. Mr. Justin-- Justin started attending Dance Central in 2006 as an assistant to former Ballroom instructor Hillary Bastian. He had started studying ballroom in 2004 at Harmony High School under Christian and Hillary Bastian. In 2006 Justin proudly participated in Harmony High School’s nationally ranked ballroom team (which won 1st place in the 2nd division in the National Championships held in alt Lake City/Provo, Utah). As a student of the Bastians’, Justin took class from Elena Grinenko of Dancing with the Stars and had the privilege of dancing alongside other stars of the same show in the Disney Christmas Parade. Justin team-teaches with his partner of 6 years, Lisa Coffey. This will be their 6th year of teaching ballroom at Dance Central. Miss Lisa-- Miss Lisa’s involvement with dance started at the tender age of 8 years old, when Dance Central was June Myers School for the Performing Arts. She has more than 16 years of dance experience. In her junior year of high school, she had the opportunity to audition for the Harmony High School Ballroom Dance Team, taught by Mr. & Mrs. Bastian. She joined the team in 2006 and competed in the National Championships in Salt Lake City/Provo, Utah. The team won 1st place in division 2. Miss Lisa has competed and performed ballroom in various venues, as well as in an assortment of groups. She has performed at the U.S. State Department headquarters and in the Dancing with the Stars section of the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade. With her ballroom partner, Justin Schaad, Miss Lisa has won various competitions and awards in the Smooth and Latin levels. She and Justin are beginning to teach their 6th year of ballroom with Dance Central. After being a teaching assistant under Miss Dee's tutelage, Miss Lisa has become a skilled Preschool dance teacher as well. Miss Lisa is also currently a camp counselor group leader for 4 years now in the City of St. Cloud. Miss Kristen-- started dancing at the age of 3 at The Hanover Children's Ballet Theatre and Company in Hanover, PA. Throughout her training, she has studied and attended convention classes taught by various top choreographers including Frank Hatchett, Gus Giordano, Christina Woodward, Mandy Moore, Tabitha & Napoleon, Gil Stroming, and many more. Throughout her career, she has danced in many regional and national dance competitions and received top scoring awards; she was even selected by Mia Michaels to receive a jazz scholarship. Under the direction of Dawn Glass, Kristen was a member of the award-winning Force Performing Company with the Oxford School of Performing Arts in Pennsylvania. A few of her performance credits include Dance Alloy Performances in Pittsburgh, PA; The Nutcracker in NYC choreographed by Ilya Gaft; Capital One Bowl halftime show in Orlando, FL; UMBC Student Showcases in Baltimore, MD and the Nutcracker with the West Coast Ballet Theatre in San Diego, CA. Kristen has taught at top award- winning studios including the Oxford School of Performing Arts, the B. Funk Dance Company (home of Monsters of Hip Hop & Contemporary), and San Elijo Dance and Music Academy. Kristen has taught and touched the lives of many students across the country; many of them have gone on to appear in television commercials, sign with top dance and modeling agents, receive dance scholarships, and even land a spot on Broadway! Ms. Christy-- began dancing at age 4 in Michigan. She has since studied dance in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, and New York. She received a B.A. in Modern Dance Performance from the University of South Florida. In 1998, she had her choreography showcased at the American College Dance Festival held in Baltimore, Maryland. She has previously worked with numerous choreographers, including Joe Goode, Doug Varone, Sean Curran, and Jose Bustamante. Ms. Christy was a founding member of Voci Dance, Inc., and is now pleased to be performing with Yow Dance. Ms Christy currently works at The American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios and is a part-time student preparing for her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Miss Tina - Has 12 years of experience in the Martial Arts and gymnastics. She is a 2nd degree black belts in Tae Know Do. Miss Tina has competed in many U.S.A and Korean tournaments, Plus in 2004 she became the "Florida State Champion " in "Extreme Weapons". In 2005, Miss Tina was invited to a private audition in South Korea for the world famous, " Korean Tigers Team". She accepted. From 2005 -2007, Went to South Korea ( two trips) to train with other martial artists and learn their culture. It was a business / pleasure trip. Both times that Miss Tina went to South Korea was asked by her Grandmaster to perform her extreme " Bo Staff " at all the universities she visited, in South Korea. As so by Grandmaster, she received the * VIP * award for hard work and dedication in the world of martial arts. Over the years, she has performed in over 300 shows with her demo team up until 2009. Miss Tina has been working with kids in gymnastics for 5 years. As her parents owned Black Belt World for over 5 years. Miss Mia - Coming Soon Miss Kerissa - Coming Soon |
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