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MEET OUR TEACHERS:
(FOR BIOS OF STUDIO OWNERS & HEAD INSTRUCTORS, MISS CYARA & MISS JACKIE, PLEASE VISIT THE "ABOUT NYPAC PAGE")
MEET OUR TEACHERS:
(FOR BIOS OF STUDIO OWNERS & HEAD INSTRUCTORS, MISS CYARA & MISS JACKIE, PLEASE VISIT THE "ABOUT NYPAC PAGE")
Miss Corey:
Miss Corey was born in Upstate New York and began dancing and performing at a young age. She studied ballet at modern at Skidmore College before moving to Oakland, California where she studied at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center. In the Bay Area Corey discovered a love of modern release style and gymnastics. She had the opportunity to perform with Raisa Punki in Punki-Co’s production of Pick Cells. In addition to her work in dance, Corey is also an accomplished fire dancer. (And yes, she spins real fire!) Best known for her groundbreaking work in fan manipulation, Corey has taught workshops from Kiev, Ukraine to Portland, Oregon and everywhere in between. She has performed in Canada, various music festivals throughout the north-east and many local events in her upstate New York home. She enjoys fusing dance and flow arts in her artistic direction and choreography. Corey continues her creative education and is working toward a full length theatrical flow arts production. Corey’s passion for dance is fueled by inspiring creative minds and bodies. She has lead NYPAC’s Dancers to Platinum & XTreme Gold Medals at both Regional and National Competitions in Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical & Acro. Miss Corey's Choreography for "Start Your Engines" won the highest award, the XCallibur Trophy in the Spring 2017. Her Teen and Senior Soloists both won the top overall titles in recent competitions. She is very excited to be teaching at NYPAC for her 6th year this fall.
Miss Corey was born in Upstate New York and began dancing and performing at a young age. She studied ballet at modern at Skidmore College before moving to Oakland, California where she studied at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center. In the Bay Area Corey discovered a love of modern release style and gymnastics. She had the opportunity to perform with Raisa Punki in Punki-Co’s production of Pick Cells. In addition to her work in dance, Corey is also an accomplished fire dancer. (And yes, she spins real fire!) Best known for her groundbreaking work in fan manipulation, Corey has taught workshops from Kiev, Ukraine to Portland, Oregon and everywhere in between. She has performed in Canada, various music festivals throughout the north-east and many local events in her upstate New York home. She enjoys fusing dance and flow arts in her artistic direction and choreography. Corey continues her creative education and is working toward a full length theatrical flow arts production. Corey’s passion for dance is fueled by inspiring creative minds and bodies. She has lead NYPAC’s Dancers to Platinum & XTreme Gold Medals at both Regional and National Competitions in Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical & Acro. Miss Corey's Choreography for "Start Your Engines" won the highest award, the XCallibur Trophy in the Spring 2017. Her Teen and Senior Soloists both won the top overall titles in recent competitions. She is very excited to be teaching at NYPAC for her 6th year this fall.
Miss Shayla:
Miss Shayla has been dancing since the age of 3 and has been trained in a wide variety of styles. She grew up dancing at Precision Dance Academy where she was instructed by Miss Cyara, Miss Jackie, and Miss Cynthia. Along with studio training, she was also a member and captain of the her middle school and high school dance teams. She has performed at many charity events as well as world famous stages such as Lincoln Center’s Avery Fischer and Alice Tully Halls. Miss Shayla has won many state titles and national awards at the National Dance Alliance in Orlando/ Daytona, FL as well as Dance Team Union in Las Vegas, NV. Miss Shayla continued her dance education at Ramapo College of New Jersey where she was a member of the Ramapo College Dance Team. During her time on RCDT she performed at the Men and Women DIII basketball games as well as competing nationally. Her senior year she was given the opportunity to choreograph basketball routines for the dance team to perform during the 2017-18 season. Competing with the team she ranked as high as 3rd in the nation and had the opportunity to perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Miss Shayla received the “Rookie of the Year” award her first year on the team in 2015 and the “Ultimate Dedication” award in 2018. She graduated from Ramapo College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Contemporary Arts. Miss Shayla has been instructing dance classes ever since she graduated from high school. She also was a head coach for the West Milford Junior and Varsity dance teams. Miss Shayla's choreography has won Platinum and XTreme Platinum awards in Kickline, Jazz, Lyrical & Contemporary. Miss Shayla's choreography won 2 XCallibur Trophies at Dance Xplosion in 2018! Dance is such an important part of Shayla's life and she is so excited to share her passion at NYPAC for a 6th year!
Miss Shayla has been dancing since the age of 3 and has been trained in a wide variety of styles. She grew up dancing at Precision Dance Academy where she was instructed by Miss Cyara, Miss Jackie, and Miss Cynthia. Along with studio training, she was also a member and captain of the her middle school and high school dance teams. She has performed at many charity events as well as world famous stages such as Lincoln Center’s Avery Fischer and Alice Tully Halls. Miss Shayla has won many state titles and national awards at the National Dance Alliance in Orlando/ Daytona, FL as well as Dance Team Union in Las Vegas, NV. Miss Shayla continued her dance education at Ramapo College of New Jersey where she was a member of the Ramapo College Dance Team. During her time on RCDT she performed at the Men and Women DIII basketball games as well as competing nationally. Her senior year she was given the opportunity to choreograph basketball routines for the dance team to perform during the 2017-18 season. Competing with the team she ranked as high as 3rd in the nation and had the opportunity to perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Miss Shayla received the “Rookie of the Year” award her first year on the team in 2015 and the “Ultimate Dedication” award in 2018. She graduated from Ramapo College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Contemporary Arts. Miss Shayla has been instructing dance classes ever since she graduated from high school. She also was a head coach for the West Milford Junior and Varsity dance teams. Miss Shayla's choreography has won Platinum and XTreme Platinum awards in Kickline, Jazz, Lyrical & Contemporary. Miss Shayla's choreography won 2 XCallibur Trophies at Dance Xplosion in 2018! Dance is such an important part of Shayla's life and she is so excited to share her passion at NYPAC for a 6th year!
Miss Becky:
Miss Becky grew up in the small historic town of Owego, NY, where she began dancing at the age of 3. As a student of dance, she has participated in numerous dance competitions such as the United States Tournament of Dance national competition, where she placed second overall as Miss Dance of the United States. She was also selected to be on the United States Dance Team, and participated in and was crowned Miss Dance of New York as well as achieving many other dance titles, throughout her career. She decided to further her dance career after graduating from high school as she attended The College at Brockport. While at Brockport, Miss Becky was a member of the college dance team and took classes with choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Tyce Diorio and Shane Sparks. After graduating from Brockport with a dual major in arts for children and dance, she was presented with the opportunity to tour with "Sesame Street Live", across the United States. Miss Becky's awesome choreography has won Platinum & XTreme Golds in Regionals & Nationals with NYPAC in Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary & Jazz. She has also won the prestigious award of the Most Entertaining Choreography in 2016. She is excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students at NYPAC for her 6th Year this fall.
Miss Becky grew up in the small historic town of Owego, NY, where she began dancing at the age of 3. As a student of dance, she has participated in numerous dance competitions such as the United States Tournament of Dance national competition, where she placed second overall as Miss Dance of the United States. She was also selected to be on the United States Dance Team, and participated in and was crowned Miss Dance of New York as well as achieving many other dance titles, throughout her career. She decided to further her dance career after graduating from high school as she attended The College at Brockport. While at Brockport, Miss Becky was a member of the college dance team and took classes with choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Tyce Diorio and Shane Sparks. After graduating from Brockport with a dual major in arts for children and dance, she was presented with the opportunity to tour with "Sesame Street Live", across the United States. Miss Becky's awesome choreography has won Platinum & XTreme Golds in Regionals & Nationals with NYPAC in Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary & Jazz. She has also won the prestigious award of the Most Entertaining Choreography in 2016. She is excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students at NYPAC for her 6th Year this fall.
Miss Marisa
MIss Marisa has been dancing for almost twenty-one years. Growing up as a competitive student and studying all genres of dance, as well as training in ballet at the New Jersey Ballet, she was later accepted to study dance at Rutgers University. Marisa graduated this December with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance. In the summer of 2014, she went to study abroad and attended an intensive at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia. In 2015, one of her choreographed works was selected to be performed at The American College Dance Festival. Her current professions in her career include dance instructor, choreographer, lighting designer, and dance competition judge. Her Junior Jazz Soloist won 1st Place in her category at Dance Xplosion in 2018 and she won the prestigious Choreography Award in 2019 for her contemporary routine. She also owns a small dance studio in New Jersey, directing and teaching all dance styles, both recreationally and competitively. Miss Marisa is excited to be teaching at NYPAC for the 3rd year this fall. She will be teaching Pointe, Kickline, Ballet, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Acro and Hip Hop.
MIss Marisa has been dancing for almost twenty-one years. Growing up as a competitive student and studying all genres of dance, as well as training in ballet at the New Jersey Ballet, she was later accepted to study dance at Rutgers University. Marisa graduated this December with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance. In the summer of 2014, she went to study abroad and attended an intensive at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia. In 2015, one of her choreographed works was selected to be performed at The American College Dance Festival. Her current professions in her career include dance instructor, choreographer, lighting designer, and dance competition judge. Her Junior Jazz Soloist won 1st Place in her category at Dance Xplosion in 2018 and she won the prestigious Choreography Award in 2019 for her contemporary routine. She also owns a small dance studio in New Jersey, directing and teaching all dance styles, both recreationally and competitively. Miss Marisa is excited to be teaching at NYPAC for the 3rd year this fall. She will be teaching Pointe, Kickline, Ballet, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Acro and Hip Hop.
MISS HEATHER
Miss Heather started dancing at the age of 3 at a small studio in Marlboro, NY and has trained in several different styles of dance. She was a member of the Advanced Dance Company at Newburgh Free Academy throughout her high school career, with whom she had the honor of performing in Disney World among other venues and at various charity events. She recently received her BA in dance from Hunter College where she studied ballet and modern dance. While at Hunter, Heather was one of five dancers chosen to restage works by choreographer Merce Cunningham under the direction of several renowned Cunningham dancers. She also had the opportunity to take classes with previous Trisha Brown and Jose Limon company members, as well as several Broadway performers. Miss Heather will be teaching at NYPAC for 3 years this fall, teaching Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary & Technique Classes. Miss Heather's competition teams and soloists have earned the highest medals and 1st place at competitions this past year. Miss Heather is so excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students NYPAC for her 3rd year.
Miss Heather started dancing at the age of 3 at a small studio in Marlboro, NY and has trained in several different styles of dance. She was a member of the Advanced Dance Company at Newburgh Free Academy throughout her high school career, with whom she had the honor of performing in Disney World among other venues and at various charity events. She recently received her BA in dance from Hunter College where she studied ballet and modern dance. While at Hunter, Heather was one of five dancers chosen to restage works by choreographer Merce Cunningham under the direction of several renowned Cunningham dancers. She also had the opportunity to take classes with previous Trisha Brown and Jose Limon company members, as well as several Broadway performers. Miss Heather will be teaching at NYPAC for 3 years this fall, teaching Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary & Technique Classes. Miss Heather's competition teams and soloists have earned the highest medals and 1st place at competitions this past year. Miss Heather is so excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students NYPAC for her 3rd year.
MISS AUDREY
Miss Audrey was born and raised in Cornwall on Hudson, New York and has been dancing for 16 years. Before coming to NYPAC, she began her training at Step by Step Dance Studio where she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and modern. Miss Audrey has played several principal roles in “The Nutcracker”, such as Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Snow Queen, and has performed three times at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Educators Dance Festival. Aside from performing, Miss Audrey has also been traveling across the east coast, attending many dance conventions and competitions. When she was in 8th grade, Miss Audrey was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet School’s summer intensive and received a special invitation into Joffrey’s jazz and contemporary trainee program. When she graduated early from Cornwall High School in January 2019, Miss Audrey spent her spring semester choreographing her own solos for competition, and for younger NYPAC students. All of her routines placed in the top overalls at both competitions, and Miss Audrey swept her last competition season clean with all platinum scores and 1st place overall. She, as well as her students, have been awarded a handful of special awards and scholarships. Some of Miss Audrey’s most recent accomplishments include winning a 5-class scholarship to Broadway Dance Center in New York City, attending the Radio City Rockettes Mini Summer Intensive, and training with former Rockette and professional coach, Rhonda Malkin. Miss Audrey has most recently been accepted into the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester, in NYC and continues to train in precision dance for her hopes of becoming a Radio City Rockette.
Miss Audrey was born and raised in Cornwall on Hudson, New York and has been dancing for 16 years. Before coming to NYPAC, she began her training at Step by Step Dance Studio where she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and modern. Miss Audrey has played several principal roles in “The Nutcracker”, such as Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Snow Queen, and has performed three times at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Educators Dance Festival. Aside from performing, Miss Audrey has also been traveling across the east coast, attending many dance conventions and competitions. When she was in 8th grade, Miss Audrey was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet School’s summer intensive and received a special invitation into Joffrey’s jazz and contemporary trainee program. When she graduated early from Cornwall High School in January 2019, Miss Audrey spent her spring semester choreographing her own solos for competition, and for younger NYPAC students. All of her routines placed in the top overalls at both competitions, and Miss Audrey swept her last competition season clean with all platinum scores and 1st place overall. She, as well as her students, have been awarded a handful of special awards and scholarships. Some of Miss Audrey’s most recent accomplishments include winning a 5-class scholarship to Broadway Dance Center in New York City, attending the Radio City Rockettes Mini Summer Intensive, and training with former Rockette and professional coach, Rhonda Malkin. Miss Audrey has most recently been accepted into the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester, in NYC and continues to train in precision dance for her hopes of becoming a Radio City Rockette.
Miss Keala
Miss Keala has been training as a dancer since she was three years old due to encouragement from her mother who was a professional dancer and dance teacher. She started dancing with a highly competitive team at the age of eleven and continued training with that studio in ballet, jazz, breaking, hip hop, and popping. She was trained by Quinell Dixon in Krump, Marc Cleary in Hip Hop, B-Boy Juice in breaking, and Omeed Simmatob from The Body Poets in popping. She also studied dance at her high school for four years where she served as head dance captain. Miss Keala continued to assistant coach and assistant choreograph for the dance and performance team for three years; while continuing to teach in local studios. She has competed and taken her teams to World's Hip Hop International, Showstoppers, Jump!, Buildabeast, and TSC. She has trained at various studios such as Culture Shock, Millennium, and ImmaSpace. Miss Keala is excited to join the NYPAC team, teaching our competitive Hip Hop classes and bringing a new class to our studio, Urban Contemporary Hip Hop, starting this fall.
Miss Keala has been training as a dancer since she was three years old due to encouragement from her mother who was a professional dancer and dance teacher. She started dancing with a highly competitive team at the age of eleven and continued training with that studio in ballet, jazz, breaking, hip hop, and popping. She was trained by Quinell Dixon in Krump, Marc Cleary in Hip Hop, B-Boy Juice in breaking, and Omeed Simmatob from The Body Poets in popping. She also studied dance at her high school for four years where she served as head dance captain. Miss Keala continued to assistant coach and assistant choreograph for the dance and performance team for three years; while continuing to teach in local studios. She has competed and taken her teams to World's Hip Hop International, Showstoppers, Jump!, Buildabeast, and TSC. She has trained at various studios such as Culture Shock, Millennium, and ImmaSpace. Miss Keala is excited to join the NYPAC team, teaching our competitive Hip Hop classes and bringing a new class to our studio, Urban Contemporary Hip Hop, starting this fall.
MISS JACKIE W.
Miss Jackie began her dance training at age three with Stagelite Centre of Performing Arts in Pequannock, New Jersey. There she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and contemporary and started competing at the regional and national levels by age six. Jackie went on to study at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2012 with honors, receiving a B.A. in Dance and Theatre. While at Muhlenberg, Jackie had the opportunity to study under Karen Dearborn, Charles O. Anderson, and Corrie Franz-Cowart, while performing in many faculty and student concerts. She also had the pleasure of choreographing several modern and ballet pieces of her own for the student concerts and was a member of the Copasetic Rhythm tap group. In the summer of 2011 Jackie worked as an intern at Dance Place in Washington, D.C. with Carla Perlo and Deborah Riley. She continues her education and performance in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Jackie wants to share her passion for dance and the arts with all of her students. She will be teaching both competitive and recreational lyrical, jazz, flexistretcher and contemporary this upcoming fall.
Miss Jackie began her dance training at age three with Stagelite Centre of Performing Arts in Pequannock, New Jersey. There she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and contemporary and started competing at the regional and national levels by age six. Jackie went on to study at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2012 with honors, receiving a B.A. in Dance and Theatre. While at Muhlenberg, Jackie had the opportunity to study under Karen Dearborn, Charles O. Anderson, and Corrie Franz-Cowart, while performing in many faculty and student concerts. She also had the pleasure of choreographing several modern and ballet pieces of her own for the student concerts and was a member of the Copasetic Rhythm tap group. In the summer of 2011 Jackie worked as an intern at Dance Place in Washington, D.C. with Carla Perlo and Deborah Riley. She continues her education and performance in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Jackie wants to share her passion for dance and the arts with all of her students. She will be teaching both competitive and recreational lyrical, jazz, flexistretcher and contemporary this upcoming fall.
MISS ALONDRA
Miss Alondra, originally from the Bronx, has been dancing for 11 years. She started dancing at the Bronx Dance Theater at age 5 where she took a tap and ballet class. This immediately formed her great passion for dance. Miss Alondra has always been a creative person and her creativity has also contributed to her love of dance and the arts. Once Miss Alondra moved to Monroe, she was instantly put into dance classes at NYPAC. Tap and hip hop have always been her favorite classes, but she has also taken jazz, contemporary, and kickline styles. Miss Alondra has worked her way up through the NYPAC Dance Companies and competition teams. She has been selected to dance at the highest levels, with the Senior XTreme Team, Senior Competition Hip Hop & Tap Teams, Senior XTreme Kickline and the newly formed "Top 7 Hip Hop Crew". Miss Alondra has also competed and won many top awards and honors at dance competitions with NYPAC, both in groups, and also as a Hip Hop soloist. In 2019, Miss Alondra won first place in her soloist category, as well as a $500.00 scholarship, and an invitation to Nationals. Miss Alondra has always been a natural leader in her classes at NYPAC and she is looking forward to teaching Hip Hop this fall. She would like to help the younger students to use "dance as an outlet to express themselves and feel free."
Miss Alondra, originally from the Bronx, has been dancing for 11 years. She started dancing at the Bronx Dance Theater at age 5 where she took a tap and ballet class. This immediately formed her great passion for dance. Miss Alondra has always been a creative person and her creativity has also contributed to her love of dance and the arts. Once Miss Alondra moved to Monroe, she was instantly put into dance classes at NYPAC. Tap and hip hop have always been her favorite classes, but she has also taken jazz, contemporary, and kickline styles. Miss Alondra has worked her way up through the NYPAC Dance Companies and competition teams. She has been selected to dance at the highest levels, with the Senior XTreme Team, Senior Competition Hip Hop & Tap Teams, Senior XTreme Kickline and the newly formed "Top 7 Hip Hop Crew". Miss Alondra has also competed and won many top awards and honors at dance competitions with NYPAC, both in groups, and also as a Hip Hop soloist. In 2019, Miss Alondra won first place in her soloist category, as well as a $500.00 scholarship, and an invitation to Nationals. Miss Alondra has always been a natural leader in her classes at NYPAC and she is looking forward to teaching Hip Hop this fall. She would like to help the younger students to use "dance as an outlet to express themselves and feel free."
MISS ELLA
Miss Ella started dancing from the young age of three. She has been at NYPAC for almost 10 years and is going to be a senior at Washingtonville High School with the class of 2021. Through the years at NYPAC, Miss Ella has studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and kickline, but tap has become her passion. She has been apart of tap trios, small groups, and was apart of the first class from NYPAC to receive the Xtreme Platinum Competition award. She is also apart of the Senior Xtreme Kickline and won the Excalibur award for the“Glam girls” routine with her team. Miss Ella has been competing for many years and has had 5 solos, 4 of which were tap. Miss Ella has been a part of the NYPAC Protege Program, under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie since Middle School, assisting in all different styles and age groups of classes. She has worked her way up through the NYPAC company levels from our advanced petite, junior, junior Xtreme and Senior Xtreme companies. She has also had many lead roles and featured spots in NYPAC's Nutcrackers and Spring recitals. In addition, she has performed at Lincoln Center twice with our dance companies. She is so excited to be teaching the Stomp Tap class this fall and is hoping to show her love of tap to her future students.
Miss Ella started dancing from the young age of three. She has been at NYPAC for almost 10 years and is going to be a senior at Washingtonville High School with the class of 2021. Through the years at NYPAC, Miss Ella has studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and kickline, but tap has become her passion. She has been apart of tap trios, small groups, and was apart of the first class from NYPAC to receive the Xtreme Platinum Competition award. She is also apart of the Senior Xtreme Kickline and won the Excalibur award for the“Glam girls” routine with her team. Miss Ella has been competing for many years and has had 5 solos, 4 of which were tap. Miss Ella has been a part of the NYPAC Protege Program, under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie since Middle School, assisting in all different styles and age groups of classes. She has worked her way up through the NYPAC company levels from our advanced petite, junior, junior Xtreme and Senior Xtreme companies. She has also had many lead roles and featured spots in NYPAC's Nutcrackers and Spring recitals. In addition, she has performed at Lincoln Center twice with our dance companies. She is so excited to be teaching the Stomp Tap class this fall and is hoping to show her love of tap to her future students.
MISS JILLIAN
Miss Jillian has been dancing since she was just 3 years old, and this coming year will be her 14th year dancing! Her parents signed Jillian up for dance as a fun activity, but she quickly became hooked, and wanted to learn more and more. Before NYPAC opened, she danced at a local studio for about 2 years, where she started with the foundations in ballet and tap. Jillian was one of NYPAC's very first students when we opened our studio in 2008. She is educated in all styles such as Ballet, tap, jazz, kickline, musical theatre, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. Jillian worked her way up through the NYPAC Company levels and eventually on the Senior XTreme Team. Miss Jillian is also been a founding dancer of the NYPAC Xtreme Kickline, which won the Xcalibur award at competition in 2018. Miss Jillian has been selected as a competitive solosit in lyrical and jazz and she has won Platinum for all of her solos! Miss Jillian has also been awarded many lead roles and featured parts in NYPAC recitals, and even was the Nutcracker Lead in the 2017 show! Although Jillie loves being on stage, she also has loved choreographing for as long as she can remember, and she would always look for opportunities to work on honing in on this special craft. She was selected to choreograph two competition solos when she was just a freshman, as well as an assistant and protege. Last year, she was the assistant teacher for the Petite Elite Competition Team and the Spirit Combo. Miss Jillian proteged in younger classes as a middle school and high school dancer, under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie, which made her realize how much she loved teaching and helping their dance abilities grow. Miss Jillie thinks " it’s so awesome being able to see your creation come to life on stage!" . Miss Jillian will be teaching her 2 favorite styles this year, competition lyrical and kickline. She can't wait to get back in the studio and start dancing!
Miss Jillian has been dancing since she was just 3 years old, and this coming year will be her 14th year dancing! Her parents signed Jillian up for dance as a fun activity, but she quickly became hooked, and wanted to learn more and more. Before NYPAC opened, she danced at a local studio for about 2 years, where she started with the foundations in ballet and tap. Jillian was one of NYPAC's very first students when we opened our studio in 2008. She is educated in all styles such as Ballet, tap, jazz, kickline, musical theatre, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. Jillian worked her way up through the NYPAC Company levels and eventually on the Senior XTreme Team. Miss Jillian is also been a founding dancer of the NYPAC Xtreme Kickline, which won the Xcalibur award at competition in 2018. Miss Jillian has been selected as a competitive solosit in lyrical and jazz and she has won Platinum for all of her solos! Miss Jillian has also been awarded many lead roles and featured parts in NYPAC recitals, and even was the Nutcracker Lead in the 2017 show! Although Jillie loves being on stage, she also has loved choreographing for as long as she can remember, and she would always look for opportunities to work on honing in on this special craft. She was selected to choreograph two competition solos when she was just a freshman, as well as an assistant and protege. Last year, she was the assistant teacher for the Petite Elite Competition Team and the Spirit Combo. Miss Jillian proteged in younger classes as a middle school and high school dancer, under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie, which made her realize how much she loved teaching and helping their dance abilities grow. Miss Jillie thinks " it’s so awesome being able to see your creation come to life on stage!" . Miss Jillian will be teaching her 2 favorite styles this year, competition lyrical and kickline. She can't wait to get back in the studio and start dancing!
Miss Gabby
Miss Gabby is originally from the Bronx and has been dancing for 14 years. She has danced at a few studios such as Fancy Feet, Performer’s Edge Dance Academy, and Dream Maker’s Performing Arts, taking Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Break Dance. Miss Gabby has always had a special love for Hip Hop though. When she moved to Washingtonville ,she instantly gravitated towards getting back to dancing. She tried out for the NYPAC competition hip hop class using her own choreography and was accepted onto the team. She started performing and competing in different NYPAC classes such as the Hip Hop Team and Class of 2021. Miss Gabby was awarded a hip hop solo in competition and won first place! Dancing has always been her passion and she loves it so much. Dancing is one of Miss Gabby's biggest strengths and she enjoy grabbing the audiences attention whenever she step on stage. She enjoys encouraging her classmates and cheering them on. You will always see a smile on Miss Gabby's face when she is at the studio because she loves dance so much. She is super excited to start teaching Middle School Hip Hop this fall. Her goal is to encourage adolescents that they should always express themselves and never second guess their abilities.
