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Director:

Fiona Ellwood attended a full time Performing Arts School in England. She is a graduate of The Anna Petrova School of Higher Dance Education and holds the Greek Ministry of Culture’s Dance Teachers Diploma and teaching license. She is a registered teacher and tutor with the Royal Academy of Dance, an Associate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and a licensed Kindermusik® instructor.

Faculty:

Lauren Kozlosky has been dancing since she was three, Lauren has performed and competed locally and in National Dance competitions and pageants. A Junior at TheUniversity of Maryland Baltimore Campus she is and enthusiastic and energetic Hip-Hop and Jazz teacher.

Aidrienne Judson teaches ballet and modern theatre dance

Lorienne Beals-Masnada teaches ballet

Lindsey Hladkyy teaches Irish Dance

Guest Dance Faculty:

Anita Makrokanis trained at Frankfurt/Main Opera House in Germany and became a member of the corps de ballet at 15.  She has a master's degree in dance and acting.  After a prestigious dance career she worked as an actress on stage and television.  She has been teaching for over 20 years in the U.S.

Shelly Masenoir a graduate of Towson University she has worked as a teacher, producer and choreographer in New York, nationally and Internationally encouraging her students every step of the way. Her talent and creativity inspires both teachers and students.

Andrew Palermo -After graduating from the prestigious College Conservatory of Music he had a distinguished career in Musical Theater.  He is the co-founder and Director of Dre.Dance Company and has had several residencies across the U.S. creating original works.

Liz Plott a talented dancer she studied dance at Ohio State University before touring the U.S. with ‘Tap Kids’. She finished in the top 25 girls of ’So You Think You Can Dance’ she lives and works in New York & Los Angeles.

Theatre Faculty:

Apple Reese

Music Faculty:

Maureen Siebel has over 40 years of experience in the performing arts.  She studied and performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Fisher Hall and Manhattan Center. She teaches voice, piano and beginner violin. Mrs. Seibel is the choir director at St. John’s Catholic Church in Westminster.

Sharon Zearfoss (strings, percussion, woodwind and brass) graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 2008 with a degree in Music Education.  She has been a student of the performing arts all her life.  She has performed with several world class drum & bugle corps and ensembles.

Clara Werner teaches piano and flute.

Amanda Bush teaches piano, voice and violin.

 
 

 

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