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Dana Keane has been teaching dance for over 20 years and in Howard County for the last 12 years. She danced professionally on Broadway in the productions of "Cats" and "Me and My Girl" as well as Off-Broadway and in National Touring Companies. She also worked on two Broadwayworkshops. Dana received her dance training at Point Park College where she graduated with a B.A. in dance with concentrations in Vaganova ballet technique, jazz and modern. She graduated summa cum laude. Dana has choreographed productions locally for various schools and also for professional theaters across the country. She has worked with Tony award winning and MTV choreographers. Dana continues training and attends classes and seminars in New York City regularly. |
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Samantha Redman has received ballroom dance training both in England and in America. She specializes in teaching private ballroom lessons and choreographing wedding dances. Samantha has developed a “Ballroom for Kids and Teens” program that she teaches for the studio and has taught in area public and private schools. She was also a member of the Howard Community College dance faculty.
Samantha is an ACE, YMCA and Zumba Certified Group Fitness Instructor. She has had many years of experience working with children and youth as a special education assistant in the Howard County School system and as a Christian Education Director |
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Dottie Adams received her early dance training at the Montgomery Ballet Studio and graduated from the University of Maryland as a Dance Major in 1980. Dottie has performed with the Montgomery County Ballet Company, the Maryland Dance Theater, Ellicott City Ballet and Howard County Ballet. She has taught creative movement, ballet, jazz and modern dance for over twenty five years at various studios in Howard County. Dottie has taught dance and fitness in the Baltimore City Public Schools where she wrote the dance curriculum for students K-8 grade. |
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Tracey Cribbin has danced with the New York City Ballet and in “Cats” on Broadway. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance, Choreography and Education. |
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Kathy Culler has been teaching dance in the Howard County area for over 30 years. She received her early dance training from Peggy Lynne, Sylvester Campbell from the Baltimore School for the Arts and Caryl Maxwell. She is trained in the Vaganova system of classical dance. Kathy also performed with the Ellicott City Ballet Guild. She graduated from Frostburg State College with a teaching degree in early childhood education and enjoys teaching children of all ages. |
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CJ Cunningham aka Bboy Bouncer has been dancing various forms of Hip Hop for 6 years. He has trained with the best Hip Hop choreographers in the industry including Dave Scott (You got Served), Jamal Sims (Step Up 2), Laura Edwards (Fish and Chix/MTVDance Crew) and many more. CJ has a unique style of Hip Hop that blends different styles such as break dancing with ‘popping and locking’. |
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Sandra Duerr has been teaching creative movement, ballet, tap, and jazz to children ages 2 to 14 and adults for 31 years across Maryland and Stuttgart, Germany. Sandra studied dance at Towson State and Peabody Prep. |
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Carlos Jarava has been teaching ballroom dance since 1985. He taught for the Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire schools in Maryland. In 1990, he taught Colombian Folk Dancing in Washington, DC. Carlos’ lessons focus on fun and recreation while including elements of good technique, correct posture, elegance and self confidence. |
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Aimee Jennings graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a ballet concentration and earned her B.A. in dance from Goucher College. Aimee has taught ballet and modern at Aesthetics Dance, Harford Community College, Harford Dance Theatre, Jane Bittner’s Dance Center and the Greater Dover Dance Academy. |
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Candace McKindra began her training with Cindy Velle. She continued training at Point Park College where she studied ballet, tap, modern, Dunham technique and jazz. Candace graduated with a B.A. in Dance. Candace also teaches locally for St. Patrick’s Catholic School. |
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Aimee Velle Moran is the founder of Merge, which she began in early 2010. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University in May 2008 where she was name outstanding senior in Dance Performance. She began training at the age of three at Ballet with Cindee Velle in the Baltimore/Washington area, where she was also a member of the Columbia Chamber Ballet for nine years. She has received training in a variety of dances styles including, ballet, jazz, lyrical, pointe, tap, and modern. Most recently she performed with Royal Caribbean as a dancer on the Enchantment of the Seas. Aimee has also taught children and adults of all ages in multiple areas of dance since she was fifteen. Aimee is very passionate about her dancing and hopes to continue growing in her professional career, along with her teaching. |
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Leslie Rufolo graduated with a BFA in dance from Towson University, majoring in performance and choreography. She has been teaching, choreographing, and directing in the Baltimore area for over 20 years, teaching for Towson University Children’s Dance Division, Caryl Maxwell Classical Ballet, Dance Expressions and Ballet with Cindee Velle. |
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Amanda Stearns is a dance instructor, performer, and competitor. She has worked with dance studios in the MD/DC/VA area. Amanda started dancing in 1998 as a student with Arthur Murray Dance Studios and continued her dance education throughout and after college. She has experience with both American and International style ballroom and competes in the ballroom and country circuits. She currently holds 5 national amateur titles in the USA Dance circuit. |
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Karen Titus has studied classical ballet and jazz at The New Jersey School of Ballet for over 16 years, performing in several musicals. Karen believes strongly in a good foundation for young dancers and brings several years of teaching experience. Karen’s overall dedication to health and fitness for children as well as adults will be incorporated into all of her classes here at Studio Dans. |
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Heather Thamer is a certified yoga teacher who has been teaching for over 6 years and has been practicing yoga for over a decade. Heather's yoga training was based on several styles of yoga and her classes are a blend of static stretching to increase flexibility, movement to provide cardio benefits and breathing techniques to help combat stress and encourage relaxation. |
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Terry Whalen is a Zumba certified instructor trained by Beto himself. Terry taught dance for Howard County Parks & Rec. and brings her many years of dance training to Studio Dans. |
