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Currently teaches beginner contemporary and ballet. She will also instruct a new acro class starting at the studio. She competitively danced in jazz, contemporary, and acro since was 13 years old. She has also practiced ballet and modern styles for 8 years. Cecelia is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and danced at Dancer’s Edge by Rogers and Donna’s School of Dance. She went to college at Seton Hill University and studied actuarial science and mathematics. She currently works at Glatfelter Insurance Group as an Actuarial Assistant. She owes all of her dancing abilities to her amazing teachers who have taught her technique as well as the beautiful nature of dance. She is excited to join B*Dazzled’s Studio and help her students reach their fullest potentials. “The job of feet’s is dancing, but their hobby is dancing.” - Amit Kalatri |
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Currently teaches Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. She has been an instructor for several years. Along with teaching at B*Dazzled, Elizabeth is the choreographer for the Dallastown Middle and High School musical productions. For the 2015 Dallastown Area High Production, Elizabeth was chosen to do the choreographing to 'Anything Goes' and won the York Country Encore Award for 'Blow, Gabriel, Blow' If you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” ― John Green, Paper Towns |
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Karyn has been teaching for 9 years and taught babies, tap, jazz, and hip hop. She is also a certified Zumba instructor. Karyn is the leader of our Dazzlin' Dance Team where she will be teaching tap, jazz, and hip hop dances for our team to perform. "Don't dance like no one is watching. Dance like everyone is watching and show'em how it's done." -Doe Zantamata |
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Currently teaches Intermediate hard and soft shoe Irish and basics ballet and has 6 years of teaching experience. Grace has been dancing for 16 years. The styles she studied as a student includes hard and soft shoe Irish, ballet, pointe, hip hop, tap, and jazz. Grace was a part of B*Dazzled Dance studios dance teams Dazzlin and OH! Gills up until she graduated high school. She was on the Dallastown Dance Team for her 4 years of high school where she was co-captain her junior year and captain her senior year. After being a part of two productions on stage, Grace helped choreograph and stage Into the Woods her senior year at Dallastown Area High School. Grace continued dancing in college and was a part of the Millersville University Dance Team, who competed in NDA College Nationals in Daytona, Florida in 2015. She will be trying out for the York College Dance Team this upcoming school year. As a teacher, Grace loves her students and enjoys most watching them learn and grow into wonderful dancers and individuals. Her hope is to pass on her knowledge and passion of dance to all of her students. "The strongest people aren't always the people that win, the strongest people are the ones that don't give up when the don't win." - Nigel Lythgoe |
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Joanne has been dancing since she can remember. Studying Jazz, Tap, and specializing in Hard and Soft Shoe Irish. She continued to dance through college on the dance team at Lebanon Valley College. |
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Currently, Joelle is the tap basics teacher, ballet/tap combo teacher, and dance camp instructor for the annual B*Dazzled Summer Dance Camp. Joelle started dancing at B*Dazzled Dance Studio at the age of 5. At B*Dazzled, she developed a passion for dance and dance instruction. Here, she trained in jazz, tap, ballet and participated on the Dazzlin’ Dance Team. Joelle attended Lebanon Valley College where she received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and special education. At Lebanon Valley College, Joelle Godfrey was a member of the college dance team. She served on the dance team’s executive board and as a choreographer. Joelle also choreographed for Red Lion Area Senior High School’s Show Choir that performed and competed at Disney World. Joelle hopes to share her passion for dance with her students as they learn, grow, and have fun at B*Dazzled. |
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Tara has been teaching at B*Dazzled for 12 years. She is the advanced ballet and pointe teacher. Tara is also a certified barre instructor and teaches barre fitness classes. She began dancing at the age of five with the Hanover School of Ballet. As a member of the Hanover Children's Ballet Theatre for 11 years, Tara performed all over the country as well as traveled to Europe three times. While attending Penn State, Tara contained taking dance classes and performing. Throughout her career, she continues to take classes herself as well as travel to NYC for the Pulse. |
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Keely teaches basics hard shoe and soft shoe Irish, as well as our combo classes. She has been dancing for over ten years and is apart of the Oh! Gills Irish Dance Team. Keely is also an instructor for B*Dazzled's Irish Dance Camp. "Whenever I hear, 'it can't be done,' I know I'm close to success." - Michael Flatley |
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Melissa has been a dancer and choreographer for 30 years; coaching cheerleading, choreographing competition routines, providing education workshops to various studios and universities, and striving to build not only dance curriculum's which contain technique but education about dance. Melissa continues to offer choreography and classes to anyone who wants her to share her knowledge and skill though calls B*Dazzled her home. Here she leads our Jazz and Hip Hop curriculum's where our students not only excel in technique but are educated in dance history. They learn that dance is a journey and not destination. She is member of Dance Educators of America and had her Jazz certification though is a life long learner searching for education to continue her journey. “I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance. ” ― George Balanchine |
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Michaela started dance when she was 3 years old and has had a passion for it ever since. She is enrolled in our hip hop, tap, jazz, and contemporary classes and is currently teaching hip hop basics. Michaela is also a part of On-Core, a competitive hip hop dance team based out of B*Dazzled. She is currently a student at Dallastown Area High School and is a member of their Student Council. She is very happy for the opportunity to work with all of her students and pass along valuable information that will help them all grow and succeed as they continue down their personal dance journeys. “ Luck favors the prepared.” - Edna Mode (The Incredibles) |
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Amy Wagner has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She works full time as a pediatric physical therapist in the school setting. She began dancing at age 3 at Greater York Dance, studying ballet, pointe, modern/contemporary, jazz and hip hop. She continued to dance through college on the dance team at Lebanon Valley College. |