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 3 years ago in 2006 as an
    assistant to former 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 3 years, Lisa Coffey. This will be their second
    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 14 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 second
    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 working with 4th-graders in the City
    of St. Cloud.

        Miss Kristen-- Coming Soon
    
        Miss Christy-- Coming Soon

        Miss Tina-- Coming Soon
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