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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. Miss Corey's Jazz & Lyrical Choreography won The Golden Ticket to The World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023 and she also received the Jazz Excellence Award. She is very excited to be teaching at NYPAC for her 9th 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. Miss Corey's Jazz & Lyrical Choreography won The Golden Ticket to The World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023 and she also received the Jazz Excellence Award. She is very excited to be teaching at NYPAC for her 9th 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, she has won 2 XCallibur Trophies at Dance Xplosion in 2018 and the top Senior Solo Choreography in 2021. Her Kickline choreography won the Golden Ticket and a spot at the World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023 as well as the Top 5 in. the World this past summer. Miss Shayla is also the director of the Elite Dance Company of Morris County. Fun fact... Miss Shayla will be getting married this winter! Dance is such an important part of Shayla's life and she is so excited to share her passion at NYPAC for a 9th 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, she has won 2 XCallibur Trophies at Dance Xplosion in 2018 and the top Senior Solo Choreography in 2021. Her Kickline choreography won the Golden Ticket and a spot at the World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023 as well as the Top 5 in. the World this past summer. Miss Shayla is also the director of the Elite Dance Company of Morris County. Fun fact... Miss Shayla will be getting married this winter! Dance is such an important part of Shayla's life and she is so excited to share her passion at NYPAC for a 9th 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. Miss Becky's choreography won a Golden Ticket and a spot at the World Dance Championship in 2022. She is excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students at NYPAC for her 10th 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. Miss Becky's choreography won a Golden Ticket and a spot at the World Dance Championship in 2022. She is excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students at NYPAC for her 10th Year this fall.
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's Sparklette Girls Competition Team won the highest awards at Power of Dance Competition in 2021. Miss Heather's Lyrical & Contemporary choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023. Fun fact.... Miss Heather is getting married this spring! She is so excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students NYPAC for her 5th 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's Sparklette Girls Competition Team won the highest awards at Power of Dance Competition in 2021. Miss Heather's Lyrical & Contemporary choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2022 & 2023. Fun fact.... Miss Heather is getting married this spring! She is so excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the students NYPAC for her 5th year.
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 has won many top awards and honors for her hip hop & contemporary choreography at NYPAC. She has won 3 Golden Tickets for her Large Group's and the overall highest scores for solos and duos throughout the years. Miss Keala's Petite Hip Hop Group was our very first ever Top 5 Winners in the World this past summer! She is excited to be starting her 5TH year teaching competitive & recreational hip hop & contemporary with us!
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 has won many top awards and honors for her hip hop & contemporary choreography at NYPAC. She has won 3 Golden Tickets for her Large Group's and the overall highest scores for solos and duos throughout the years. Miss Keala's Petite Hip Hop Group was our very first ever Top 5 Winners in the World this past summer! She is excited to be starting her 5TH year teaching competitive & recreational hip hop & contemporary with us!
Miss Jackie
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. Her lyrical choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2023. Miss Jackie will be teaching many different styles of dance this year, competitive, recreational and company levels, for her 3rd year at NYPAC!
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. Her lyrical choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2023. Miss Jackie will be teaching many different styles of dance this year, competitive, recreational and company levels, for her 3rd year at NYPAC!
Miss Nani
Miss Adrianna, also known as "Miss Nani", started her dance career when she was just 4 years old at New York Performing Arts Center! Miss Nani was moved up to the NYPAC company when she was just 6 years old! Miss Nani has moved up in each company level, making her way up to the highest level, the Senior Xtreme Team and was also part of the first ever Junior Xtreme Team when she was 11 years old. Miss Nani was also on the very first Petite Competition Hip Hop Team at NYPAC too. She has performed at Lincoln Center twice and has won the Xcalubur award 3 times along with 1st overalls in many competitions! Miss Nani was awarded many acting and dancing lead roles throughout her years at NYPAC such as one of Santa’s elves, a lead Wind up doll, Olafina, The Chinese Queen, A wishing star, The train conductor, and most recently the Sugar Plum Fairy! As an up and coming actress, she has also appeared in films such as Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler, Manifest, Rise, Happy, Dead of Winter, back to school commercials and many more! Miss Nani was the 2020-2021 Miss NYPAC and choreographed the Opening Production for over 100 dancers for the "Don't Stop Believing" Outdoor Recital! Miss Nani was chosen as a NYPAC protege when she was just 8 years old and she was a teaching assistant her Junior year in high school. Miss Nani's hip hop choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2022 and she competed at the World Dance Championship with the NYPAC Kickline Team. Her solos, duos and trios have won top awards competitions around the tri-state area. Miss Nani is attending Mount St. Mary's College and is the Captain of the Dance Team at her college. She is so excited to be teaching for her 3rd year at NYPAC.
Miss Adrianna, also known as "Miss Nani", started her dance career when she was just 4 years old at New York Performing Arts Center! Miss Nani was moved up to the NYPAC company when she was just 6 years old! Miss Nani has moved up in each company level, making her way up to the highest level, the Senior Xtreme Team and was also part of the first ever Junior Xtreme Team when she was 11 years old. Miss Nani was also on the very first Petite Competition Hip Hop Team at NYPAC too. She has performed at Lincoln Center twice and has won the Xcalubur award 3 times along with 1st overalls in many competitions! Miss Nani was awarded many acting and dancing lead roles throughout her years at NYPAC such as one of Santa’s elves, a lead Wind up doll, Olafina, The Chinese Queen, A wishing star, The train conductor, and most recently the Sugar Plum Fairy! As an up and coming actress, she has also appeared in films such as Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler, Manifest, Rise, Happy, Dead of Winter, back to school commercials and many more! Miss Nani was the 2020-2021 Miss NYPAC and choreographed the Opening Production for over 100 dancers for the "Don't Stop Believing" Outdoor Recital! Miss Nani was chosen as a NYPAC protege when she was just 8 years old and she was a teaching assistant her Junior year in high school. Miss Nani's hip hop choreography won a Golden Ticket to the World Dance Championship in 2022 and she competed at the World Dance Championship with the NYPAC Kickline Team. Her solos, duos and trios have won top awards competitions around the tri-state area. Miss Nani is attending Mount St. Mary's College and is the Captain of the Dance Team at her college. She is so excited to be teaching for her 3rd year at NYPAC.
Miss Olivia
Miss Olivia is a creative director/choreographer from Orange County NY. She is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia with a BFA in Dance, BFA in Musical Theater, and a Dance Studio Administration Minor. Olivia’s training includes Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Kickline, Hip-Hop, Musical Theater, Modern, Contemporary, and Ballroom! Miss Olivia trained at NYPAC under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie from 2009 through her high school graduation in 2017. Olivia’s choreographic, teaching, and coaching experience includes work for Playground Academy, dance competitions, recitals, and musicals like Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Annie, Seussical, Alice in Wonderland, and Pippin. Some of Olivia’s original live, digital, and Screen-Dance works include Battle of the BFAs, EBC West, The Flying Dutchman, and Mad World. Miss Olivia is a 2017 NYPAC Alumni and held many special roles at NYPAC such as Miss NYPAC, Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, protege, assistant teacher, as well as choreographing her own competiton solos and the NYPAC Opening Production. Miss Olivia also served as a judge on our company tryout panel this year, helping us score and chose over 70 dancers for their company placement. Miss Olivia has recently been certified by the Acrobatic Arts Syllabus. She is delighted to be returning to her NYPAC family for her 2nd year teaching all ages, levels and styles!
Miss Olivia is a creative director/choreographer from Orange County NY. She is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia with a BFA in Dance, BFA in Musical Theater, and a Dance Studio Administration Minor. Olivia’s training includes Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Kickline, Hip-Hop, Musical Theater, Modern, Contemporary, and Ballroom! Miss Olivia trained at NYPAC under the direction of Miss Cyara & Miss Jackie from 2009 through her high school graduation in 2017. Olivia’s choreographic, teaching, and coaching experience includes work for Playground Academy, dance competitions, recitals, and musicals like Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Annie, Seussical, Alice in Wonderland, and Pippin. Some of Olivia’s original live, digital, and Screen-Dance works include Battle of the BFAs, EBC West, The Flying Dutchman, and Mad World. Miss Olivia is a 2017 NYPAC Alumni and held many special roles at NYPAC such as Miss NYPAC, Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, protege, assistant teacher, as well as choreographing her own competiton solos and the NYPAC Opening Production. Miss Olivia also served as a judge on our company tryout panel this year, helping us score and chose over 70 dancers for their company placement. Miss Olivia has recently been certified by the Acrobatic Arts Syllabus. She is delighted to be returning to her NYPAC family for her 2nd year teaching all ages, levels and styles!
Miss Kamaria
Miss Kamaria was born & raised in New York. She began her dance training at Mind Builders Creative Arts Center in the Bronx, NY at the age of two, and at Newburgh Performing Arts Academy where she trained in Dance, Singing, and Theater, and was Dance Captain of the dance ensemble “Expressions” and a member of the Hip-Hop team “Synergy'. As a member of “Synergy'' Kamaria performed for the Harlem Globetrotters halftime performances at Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, and for the New York Knicks Pre-game show at Madison Square Garden. In addition to her dance endeavors, Kamaria has recorded musical ads for Certicare Car Dealership, and Brother Sewing Machines. Kamaria attended The Ailey School Summer Intensive, Independent Study Program, and Scholarship Program, where she performed in “Little Shop of Horrors” choreographed and directed by Judine Somerville. As a member of the Ailey Student Performance Group, Kamaria performed in Ronald K. Brown's work Dancing Spirit, and in Pessoa Melhor by Tina Bush. She also learned Ailey repertory works such as, “I Been Buked,” “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel,” “Rocka My Soul,” “The Lark Ascending,” and “Night Creature,” under the direction of Mr. Freddie Moore. Kamaria is currently working as a freelance dancer and actress and is excited to be teaching both competition and recreational classes at NYPAC for her 2nd year.
Miss Kamaria was born & raised in New York. She began her dance training at Mind Builders Creative Arts Center in the Bronx, NY at the age of two, and at Newburgh Performing Arts Academy where she trained in Dance, Singing, and Theater, and was Dance Captain of the dance ensemble “Expressions” and a member of the Hip-Hop team “Synergy'. As a member of “Synergy'' Kamaria performed for the Harlem Globetrotters halftime performances at Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, and for the New York Knicks Pre-game show at Madison Square Garden. In addition to her dance endeavors, Kamaria has recorded musical ads for Certicare Car Dealership, and Brother Sewing Machines. Kamaria attended The Ailey School Summer Intensive, Independent Study Program, and Scholarship Program, where she performed in “Little Shop of Horrors” choreographed and directed by Judine Somerville. As a member of the Ailey Student Performance Group, Kamaria performed in Ronald K. Brown's work Dancing Spirit, and in Pessoa Melhor by Tina Bush. She also learned Ailey repertory works such as, “I Been Buked,” “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel,” “Rocka My Soul,” “The Lark Ascending,” and “Night Creature,” under the direction of Mr. Freddie Moore. Kamaria is currently working as a freelance dancer and actress and is excited to be teaching both competition and recreational classes at NYPAC for her 2nd year.
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Miss KendallMiss Kendall has been dancing since she was two years old. She has been a student here at NYPAC since she was six years old. She is well trained in all types of dance, especially lyrical and jazz. Miss Kendall been apart of NYPAC’s competition team for seven years. She has won many first place awards and special judges awards throughout her dance career. Miss Kendall has been appointed many lead roles in NYPAC nutcrackers and recitals. She was also captain of her Junior Xtreme Team and was the youngest dancer in the Senior Xtreme Team the following year, which is NYPAC’s highest company. She has danced at many charity events, including nursing homes and town events in Washingtonville. Her favorite way to give back to her community is through dance. Miss Kendall has won 3 golden ticket awards to perform at the World Dance Championship, as well as the Xcallibur award and has been a regional champion 3x. Miss Kendall assistant taught with Miss Shayla this year and is excited to begin her own creative journey as a choreographer. Miss Kendall has met her best friends through dancing at NYPAC and she is extremely excited to become apart of the staff, to share her passion with her students teaching Jazz & Lyrical.
Miss Fallon |
Miss Fallon has been dancing since she was 2 years old. She joined New York Performing Arts Center when she was 6, and through the studio studied ballet, jazz, kickline, hip hop, lyrical, acro, and contemporary. Her first teachers at NYPAC were studio owners, Miss Cyara and Miss Jackie. Miss Fallon has had many opportunities through NYPAC such as lead roles in many Recitals and Nutcracker. She has also had leaderships positions such as the captain of the Junior Xtreme Team. She has won numerous awards with her teams at NYPAC, as well as by herself as a solo dancer, winning special judges awards. She has won the xcalibur award, 3 regional championships, and 4 tickets to the World Dance Championships. Miss Fallon has also been protegeing and assistant teaching since 6th grade, most recently, assisting Miss Keala in coaching the Petite Competition Hip Hop Team for the World Dance Championship where they advanced to the Final Five. She is so grateful for this opportunity, and cannot wait to share the passion, and pass on knowledge to the future of NYPAC, teaching lyrical and contemporary.
Miss Danyale
Miss Danyale has been dancing at New York Performing Arts Center for 15 years. Her favorite styles are contemporary, hip hop, tap, and jazz but she also studied ballet, kickline, lyrical, and heels at NYPAC from all of our exceptional choreographers. She has improved tremendously over the years and has worked her way up through preschool classes, from mini to Xtreme company. She then became a protégé to an assistant teacher and is now teaching three of her own classes, one of them being a competition class. Throughout Miss Danyale's years at NYPAC, she accomplished numerous achievements and had the opportunity of holding many special roles. She performed at Lincoln Center and received her first lead role in her Junior Hip Hop class. Also in 2018, she was chosen to play the incredible role of "Greta the Goodie Two Shoes" in the Polar Express Nutcracker! This past dance season, she received first overall for her solo at Dancer Inc. and Starpower competitions, and third overall at Nexstar. Additionally, she was honored with her first title, Miss Premier Nexstar, at the Nexstar Competition. She obtained numerous special judges award such as "Forced to be Reckoned With", elite adjudications, first place awards, golden tickets, and many overall awards for her solos, duos, trios, quads, and group dances. Miss Danyale was granted the prestigious title of being Miss NYPAC for the 2023-2024 season. She is eager to see what she can bring for this upcoming year and can't wait to continue to grow and develop as a dance member of the NYPAC community.
Miss Isabella
Miss Bella has been dancing at NYPAC since she was four years old. Over the years she’s had many opportunities to help lead dances and classes, and this past year she was named Protege captain! Miss Bella has been a part of the protege program since she was nine years old, and she has loved teaching and helping out the younger classes ever since. She was even given the opportunity to help choreograph a dance with Miss Nani for the “Legends, Icons, and Superstars” recital! Over the years, Miss Bella has been granted many special parts and lead roles in recitals and Nutcrackers, and most recently she was a host for the “Legends, Icons, and Superstars” recital. Miss Bella has performed twice at Lincoln Center, and is also a competition dancer. Miss Bella has worked hard and danced her way up, from our one the NYPAC's very first Mini Companies, all the way up to the Senior Xtreme Team, throughout the years. Within the past two years Miss Bella has competed twice on the World Dance Championship stage, where she recently finished in the top ten in the world with the Extreme Competition Hip Hop class! Her experiences watching students she has proteged grow into wonderful dancers has made Miss Bella all the more excited for the opportunity to teach her very own hip hop and lyrical classes this year!
Miss Bella has been dancing at NYPAC since she was four years old. Over the years she’s had many opportunities to help lead dances and classes, and this past year she was named Protege captain! Miss Bella has been a part of the protege program since she was nine years old, and she has loved teaching and helping out the younger classes ever since. She was even given the opportunity to help choreograph a dance with Miss Nani for the “Legends, Icons, and Superstars” recital! Over the years, Miss Bella has been granted many special parts and lead roles in recitals and Nutcrackers, and most recently she was a host for the “Legends, Icons, and Superstars” recital. Miss Bella has performed twice at Lincoln Center, and is also a competition dancer. Miss Bella has worked hard and danced her way up, from our one the NYPAC's very first Mini Companies, all the way up to the Senior Xtreme Team, throughout the years. Within the past two years Miss Bella has competed twice on the World Dance Championship stage, where she recently finished in the top ten in the world with the Extreme Competition Hip Hop class! Her experiences watching students she has proteged grow into wonderful dancers has made Miss Bella all the more excited for the opportunity to teach her very own hip hop and lyrical classes this year!
Miss Bri
Miss Brianna, "Bri "has been dancing at New York Performing Arts Center since she was 5 years old. She is on our competition team and over the years, she has placed with multiple routines and was Top 5 in the world for her kickline routine. She has performed at Lincoln Center and won multiple Xcallibur awards and golden tickets at competitions. She has performed in styles such as hip hop, contemporary, acro, tap, kickline, jazz in heels and lyrical. Her favorite part about dance is being able to perform and inspire younger dancers. She had the honor of getting picked to have an acro duet, solo and trio throughout her dance career. She was the Jr. Miss NYPAC in 2019-2020 where she performed as Clara in the Nutcracker. With this opportunity, she learned the characteristics of being a leader, having responsibility and being a role model. She is very excited for this teaching opportunity, following in the footsteps of generations before her.
Miss Katie
Miss Katie has been dancing at NYPAC for 14 years, and her first teachers were studio directors, Miss Cyara and Miss Jackie. She has worked her way up through the companies, from Mini Company to the Sr. Xtreme Team. Miss Katie began competing when she was 9 years old and won the Xcalibur Trophy with the Junior and Senior Competition Acro teams. Over the last 2 years, Miss Katie has had the opportunity to compete 4 dances at the World Dance Championship. One of those dances was the Senior Xtreme Kickline dance “Let’s Tango” which placed in the top 5 in the WORLD!. She has had the honor of being chosen for many lead roles over the years including the Marvelous Mouse, one of Santa’s Elves, the Pointe Soldier, the Nutcracker, and the White Rabbit. She has taken classes in many styles of dance over the years and she has been a protégé for the last 7 years, assisting all of the teachers at NYPAC. She is so excited to teach Acro this year, which is her speciality style. Miss Katie is so grateful to have the opportunity to work with the next generation of dancers at NYPAC!