Andrea earned a Masters of Science degree in Kinesiology from A.T. Still University where she studied as a strength and conditioning specialist. She also holds a BA in Dance and French from the Pennsylvania State University where she performed as a member of the Orchesis Dance Company. She is a current member of the International Association for Dance Science and Medicine and previously completed 2 certification sessions of Zena Rommett Floorbarre®. She has appeared in 2regiona  television commercials and the Curtain Call Costume Catalogue. She has been practicing pilates-based exercises for 30 years and utilizes this knowledge in her teaching.  She is a certified Level 1 Progressing Ballet Technique teacher.

Andrea grew up dancing at the School of Music and Dance in Hanover, PA and performed there with the Nebula Performing Company. She also studied ballet at the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia, the School of American Ballet (SAB) in NYC, the Governor’s School for the Arts in Erie, and at Steps in NYC. She attended Shenandoah University’s Master of Dance Performance program where she studied Dance Performance and was a member of the Conservatory’s Dance Ensemble.

Andrea has held the title of New York City Dance Alliance’s Capezio Dancer of the Year under Joe Lanteri and the Miss Central Pennsylvania crown. Both included scholarship awards and she had the opportunity to perform at the Miss PA pageant. Andrea has also been a judge for the Miss America pageant organization. She previously assisted Marcea Lane (who was in Michael Jackson’s Thriller video) as Marcea’s assistant at Joe Tremaine Dance Conventions. While living in Philadelphia, Andrea performed with and was a member of the modern dance company TIDE. She also choreographed and performed as a member of the La Vie Dansante dance company.

Andrea enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach, reading evidence-based dance articles from the IADMS journal, playing with her cats Sassafras and Moonshadow and gardening. Andrea endeavors to share her passion for dance through teaching. She has been teaching for 28 years.

Heather Foley has been dancing since the age of four.  Miss Heather attended West Chester University and received a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in dance.

While at West Chester, she participated in Dance Production Workshop as a dancer, choreographer, Treasurer, and President.

Miss Heather graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1995 and is currently a 6^th grade English Language Arts teacher at Commonwealth Charter Academy. She has been instructing and dancing with Studio ’91 since September 1996. Miss Heather also helps with the competition team.  She has choreographed several dances.  Miss Heather has won two awards including an entertainment award and an outstanding choreography award.

Miss Heather and her husband have two daughters who both danced at the studio.  Alexandra is now a nurse at a local hospital and Juli is in college.  Juli also participated with the Studio ’91 competition team.

Miss Kathy Furr graduated Magna Cum Laude from Allentown College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. Miss Kathy joined the studio in 1992.

Her studies included daily technique classes in modern and ballet, choreography, performance, history of dance, pas de deux / pointe, Kinesiology, Effort/Shape, and Labanotation.

In addition to these required classes, she performed with the Theater Department inEvita, George M!, and The Boyfriend as well as taking audition and acting classes.

Kathy has choreographed and performed in professional theatrical productions in Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada.

Outside the studio, Miss Kathy and her husband perform locally in the band “The Quitters.”   They also write and produce their own shows with their production company, “Soft Touch Productions.”

She also has extensive experience in music performance as a singer and musician. Her favorite instruments are piano/keyboard, trombone, harmonica, tambourine and the COWBELL!

Jaime Thompson is a native of Central Pennsylvania. She is an alumnus of the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, formerly Cumberland Dance Company. As a student Ms. Thompson attended summer intensives at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Boston Ballet.

She spent two years at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA and then finished her college education receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The Boston Conservatory in 2003. Upon moving to New York Ms. Thompson joined Laura Ward/ Octavia Cup Dance Theatre. She performed many original works choreographed by Ms. Ward at venues in and around NYC as well as at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.

In 2008 Ms. Thompson joined Ballet for Young Audiences/Ballet Repertory NYC under the direction of Harriet Kinter and Ned Kinter. While with the company she performed principal roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cinderella. Her final season with Ballet for Young Audiences she was the acting Ballet Mistress.

After moving to Florida in 2013 Ms. Thompson became a member of Tampa Ballet Theatre, directed by Lindsay Clark, and danced soloist roles in Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, Paquita, and Coppelia.

In 2015 she gave birth to her daughter Weslynn and moved to Asheville, NC where she became a member of the Asheville Ballet, founded and headed by Ann Dunn. In conjunction with her work as a performer, Ms. Thompson has also taught at dance schools including Ballet Academy East, Lighthouse Dance Project, East End Performing Arts Studio, Long Island Academy of Dance, Elsa Pardo Dance Center, Tampa Bay Ballet, and WNC Dance Academy.

Jason Reed began his first dance class at the age of 18. By age 21, he was attending The Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (in Dance) in the year 2000. Since graduating, he has expanded the scope of his fine arts expertise. He produces, directs, choreographs, teaches and performs for different companies, various shows, schools and ensembles.

Mr. Reed has worked and choreographed under the direction of the late international ballet star Rebecca Wright, and Eliot Feld at Ballet Tech in conjunction with the New York City Public School for Dance and the NYC Department of Education.  Jason has worked with schools in the Arts and Education programs (Teacher Artist Partnership and Artist In Residence) in 12 different schools (in Cumberland and York Counties) since 2010 (in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts). Additionally, Mr. Reed worked for companies such as Kamen Entertainment Group (for over 15 years); a full scale independent record label and entertainment company in NYC who have amassed over 140 awards since 1987. Under the tutelage of MARINA (Kamen) and Mr. Roy Kamen, Jason honed his skills that span the entertainment spectrum.

Jason is also the founder of ReachUSA, Inc. Organization: Through a variety of programs spread across the Central Pennsylvania region, REACH! engages youth in performing arts activities to promote and teach the life skills necessary for success. In these programs, students learn to apply the same discipline and work ethic required in those programs to their academics, employment, extracurricular activities, and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle (www.reachusainc.com)

Jennifer Webb grew up & resides in Camp Hill, PA, where she began dancing at the age of 3 through the Cumberland County YWCA led by Anita Kissinger. Her dance education continued a few years later through high school graduation at the former Capital Area Dance Theater & as a member of the former Cumberland Dance Company. Upon graduating from East Pennsboro Area High School, she went on to receive a Bachelors of Art in Art concentrating in Graphic Design/Visual Communication with a Dance Minor from Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD, & was a member of the Salisbury University (SU) Dance Company as a Dancer, Choreographer & Officer Member.

While a member of the SU Dance Company, her tap-choreographed student work was awarded a formal adjudication, & it was the 1st time in the history of the company tap had received this honor. She also performed in the cast of SU’s West Side Story. Locally, Jennifer performed as a dancer in the Tempest with the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival. After graduating from Salisbury, Jennifer returned to the area & began teaching with Kinderdance. She has also taught dance & movement with various local groups including Capital Area Dance Theater, Prazon Dance in Harrisburg and with Studio ’91. Since joining Studio ’91, Miss Jen has helped with the Competition Team & has created award-winning choreography. She is also the resident Studio ’91 Show Program Coordinator & a photography contributor.

Miss Jen is a full-time graphic designer working in marketing. She has one son, Alex, who is a top salesman for Guitar Center, an entrepreneur & a budding comedian.

Annika Gerber was raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and danced at Studio ‘91 from age three through senior year. She is continuing her education at Messiah University, planning to graduate in the spring of 2024 with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.

In her time at Messiah University, Annika participated in many dance performances, and held the position of social events coordinator for Messiah University’s professional dance community, GiViM. These opportunities have encouraged her creativity and her love for dance and choreography.

Over the past several years, Annika has taken courses in kinesiology, improvisation, choreography, dance history, dance ministry, dance pedagogy, as well as technique classes in ballet, tap, modern, and jazz.

Anika will help teach the Wednesday night classes for the rest of the 2023/2024 Dance Season and will choreograph for the 10th/11th Grade June Show Dance for their combo class.

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Madison Ritter was born in Camp Hill, PA and attended East Pennsboro Area High School. She danced at Studio ’91 up until her senior year of high school for a total of 13 years. Madison then furthered her education at Bloomsburg University where she majored in Business Management with a minor in Sociology.

She was a part of the Bloomsburg University Dance Ensemble all four years of college and became the lyrical teacher for the Dance Ensemble her senior year. This gave her the opportunity to teach anddemonstrate her own choreography for the Ensemble’s annual Fall and Spring Showcases.

Madison was also a part of the Bloomsburg University Dance Team all four years where the team danced a variety of styles including Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary. Madison’s senior year she became the Captain of the Dance Team. The Dance Team had the opportunity to preform at many events around campus including sporting events, fundraising events, and annual showcases.

Miss Madison is our office manager as well as a staff instructor at Studio ’91.

Michelle Ackerman grew up in Mechanicsburg, PA where she attended Cedar Cliff High School. She began dancing at age of four, attending Studio ‘91 until her high school graduation.

Furthering her education she attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania to major in Exercise Science with a minor in Dance. She was apart of the IUP Dance Theater, under the direction of Holly Boda-Sutton where she has the opportunity to perform in multiple modern productions. She also had professional dance opportunities with many dance companies such as, Koresh, Martha Graham, Rioult, and Kun-Yang Lin.

She has had courses in child psychology, motor development and behavior, anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, yoga, pilates, music theory, ethnic dance, choreography, along with her daily Modern and Ballet technique dance classes.  After her college graduation she is working on her Strength and Conditioning Coach Certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Jacqueline Wolford was born in Harrisburg, PA, where she began her dance training at the age of four.  She studied at the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, formerly the Cumberland Dance Company, under the direction of Sandra Carlino.  Throughout her youth she attended summer programs at The Joffrey Ballet in New York City and performed at numerous Regional Dance America Northeast Festivals attaining several scholarships and awards.  In summer 2004 Jacqueline participated in a cultural exchange in Heidelberg, Germany before attending college at SUNY Purchase.

As part of the Purchase Dance Corps, Jacqui trained with teachers such as Rosanna Seravalli, Ted Kivitt, Bettijane Sills, Richard Cook, Kevin Wynn, Megan Williams, Stephanie Tooman, Larry Clark, Neil Greenberg and Kazuko Hirabayashi.  While there she performed principal roles in Purchase Dance Corps’ production of The Nutcracker, William Carter’s Bach Concerto, Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces, Merce Cunningham’s Duets, Helen Pickett’s 15 parts of memory, Jeffrey Gribler’s Bones and George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments.  Upon graduating Ms. Kilgore has performed with The Metropolitan Opera in La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon as well as The Pennsylvania Ballet in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

Jacqui has been teaching all ages of contemporary, jazz, ballet and pointe at Studio ’91 since 2010. She hopes to continue inspiring our dancers to become strong, disciplined and confident individuals through the art of dance.

Angie is currently the Creative Director for an entertainment company that produces shows for many Theme Parks and Corporate Events across the country and abroad.  She recently was awarded the distinguished “Spotlight Award” as Creative Director of the Year. She has directed and choreographed many Industrials, Professional Basketball dance teams and television specials including NFL halftime shows.  As a producer, Angie has opened shows in both Branson and Las Vegas and worked with artists such as Creed, Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Legends in Concert performers.  She co-produced and choreographed a live television special that won an EMMY Award for “Best Special Event”.  A member of Dance Masters of America, she has established herself as a master teacher, choreographer and instructor.  She is passionate about sharing her love of dance and travels with many organizations judging and teaching across the United States.

Bill is general manger and teacher/choreographer at the nationally renowned June Claire Studio of Long Island, NY.  Bill is also master teacher and adjudicator for major schools and dance organizations throughout the world.  Bill is known as a smooth tap dance stylist who ranks with the greats of profession.

Holly Evans has enjoyed a multiple-faceted career in dance as a performer, choreographer, teacher, and administrator.  As a performer, she danced for 10 years as a Radio City Rockette.  During that time, she served as Assistant Choreographer to Linda Haberman, as well as a dance captain and swing, in addition to teaching and choreographing Radio City’s Rockette Experiences and Rockette Summer Intensives in various US cities.  Holly also performed for several regional ballet, modern and musical theater companies as well as significant trade shows, award shows, and star-studded benefits.

As a teacher, Holly served on the dance faculty of Wagner College and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).  She was on the ballet faculty for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts for many years and served as the Ballet Mistress for the esteemed St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire.  In addition, she has extensive experience in public and private school dance education and has been a master class teacher and choreographer at many universities, schools, and summer programs across the country.

As an arts administrator, Holly served as the company manager for RIOULT, a modern dance company in NYC, responsible for all aspects of international and domestic touring.  Holly holds a BA degree from Butler University in Dance Pedagogy and a Certificate in Arts Administration from New York University.  Holly is currently an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Pace University in the Commercial Dance Program.

Laken started dancing at the age of three in her hometown of Lancaster, PA where by age nine she started competing and traveling with her studios company being awarded multiple scholarships along the way. She participated as a principal dancer in Hempfield High Schools Dance Theater program under the direction of Pat Kautter and went on to do some local theater including Sweet Charity at Ephrata Performing Arts Center. Soon after, Laken moved to New York City and landed multiple gigs involving traveling with L’Oreal Professional as a dancer/model in their runway shows. While in NYC, she studied under the late Frank Hatchett, Ginger Cox, hip hop phenomenon Chio and many more. After moving back home, she was graced with the opportunity to teach for Studio 91’ for 2 years with Miss Janice until being offered a performing position at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL where she has been performing now for 10 years. Some credits include Mickeys Boo to You Parade (2008-2011) Mickeys Once Upon A Christmastime Parade (2008-2010) Opening cast of Move It! Shake It!! Celebrate It!!! (2009) Opening cast of Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade (2009) Festival of the Lion King (2011-present) and the Festival of Fantasy Parade (2014-present). While in Orlando, she has gotten to participate and perform with many different companies outside of Disney including Metropolis Productions where she got to perform for the Give Kids the World Gala from 2010-2015 and other local charity events. Currently residing in Davenport, FL, she remains with Disney and has recently started teaching again at a local award winning studio.

Sarah Jo Fazio currently lives in New York City and is choreographing and teaching all over the country. She most recently served as co-choreographer and artistic consultant on the Las Vegas show Bite for Molyneux Entertainment. She choreographed the Carman Heart of a Champion tour, which premiered on Pay Per View, as well as the Dino Christmas Spectacular, which aired on QVC. She has choreographed and directed Six Flags productions all over the country and has co-produced the show industrial Movement for Silvertree Productions. She also choreographed half time shows for the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Oklahoma City CAVS and has also directed the show Cirquo Magnifico in Houston Texas.

Her choreographic credit includes such musicals as Crazy For You, Anything Goes, Damn Yankees, Grease, Les Miserables, Singing in the Rain and Suessical-The Musical. Sarah is the past recipient of the America’s Young Choreographer Award, and has worked with one of the original top tem American Idol contestants. She is a graduate of Oklahoma City University and works such organizations a Dance Olympus, International Dance Challenge, Tamjams, Dance America, and Starstruck.

Sarah has many CD’s on the Statler Recoding Level as well as a dance instructional video for intermediate and advanced dancers.