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Ms. Emily (Substitute Dance Teacher)
Ms. Emily fell in love with dance when she took her first ballet class in kindergarten, and hasn't stopped dancing since. Growing up, she studied under Johnny Cavelle at Johnny Cavelle Dance Studios, which later became Living Arts Dance under the direction of Vicki Schnoor in Watertown, SD. During her time at these studios, she trained in Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Non-Syllabus, Contemporary, and Irish. She has won the "Dance From Your Heart" Award twice during her high school years, completed Cecchetti exams I-III, and has taken a class under the Rockettes in New York City.
Emily also led and choreographed for a ballet ministry team for four years during her time at college. This team traveled all over the country sharing dance at churches, and youth events.
She moved to Sioux Falls in 2021 and began taking classes in Dance Gallery's adult program in Aerial Arts, Tap, and Ballet. These classes have become the highlight of her week, and she is trilled to be a substitute dance teacher at Dance Gallery.
Ms. Emily has a masters degree in music education from USD, and currently teaches 5th and 6th orchestra at Brandon Valley Intermediate School.
Ms. Lynne (Substitute Dance Teacher, DGYB President BOD)
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Ms. Claire (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Sage (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Nancy (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Jayda (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Julia (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Miranda (Substitute Dance Teacher)
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Ms. Leila (Substitute Dance Teacher)
Ms. Leila began dancing at the age of five with Mary Croughwell in Barnstable, MA. By the age of 10 she was studying Ballet, Tap and Jazz from Marion Miller and Clara Koenig at the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Dance. At age 15 she participated in a summer ballet intensive taught by Edward Villella of the NYC ballet. Leila also participated in dance competitions and regional performances in the New England area throughout high school and was a student teacher for Ms. Miller.
After high school she took a long hiatus from dance to earn her BSN in nursing from the University of Vermont. At UVM, she met her wonderful husband Steve with whom she shares a deep faith in God and four fantastic children (three of whom have been Dance Gallery Students). Stephen’s past career in the U.S Air Force had them living in San Antonio, Texas, Fairbanks, Alaska and Okinawa, Japan.
Leila and her family settled in South Dakota in 2011 and she is thrilled to have rekindled her love of dance and especially ballet at Dance Gallery. She has passed her Cecchetti 1 student exam and has previously taught Creative Movement for 3 and 4 year olds. She finds so much joy in dancing with her friends in the Adult Dance program, and looks forward to helping the faculty of Dance Gallery.
Ms. Jordan (Substitute Dance Teacher)
Ms. Jordan started dancing at age 4 for Johnny Cavelle studio and transferred to the ARCC in 2002, where she continued through high school. After college, Jordan went back to teach at the ARCC where she taught: Jazz, Modern, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Broadway, and the “littles.” She is passionate about dance and inspiring students to channel their creativity in this art form.
Ms. Rachel (Substitute Dance Teacher & Dance Team Clinic Coordinator)
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