NYPAC has the most Professional, Fun and Creative Instructors!
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 Nina
Born and raised in Orange County New York, Miss Nina has been dancing since she was three years old. She began dancing at Powers Dance Arts Center where she was taught ballet, jazz and tap. At the age of nine Nina was introduced to Broadway veteran Darlene Wilson. This was when dance became more than just a hobby for her. She began to broaden her knowledge to as many types of dance as she could. This included Fosse jazz, contemporary, modern and hip-hop. Nina continued her dance education and received her B.F.A in dance from Long Island University at Post with honors. During her time at Post, Nina was able to work with choreographers like Steven Vaughn from Parsons Dance and Michael Leon-Thomas from Alvin Ailey. Since graduation Nina has been teaching and performing. She very much looks forward to continuing her dance career, and inspiring others with her movement. Miss Nina is excited to be on the NYPAC teaching team for her 3rd year this fall and is excited to teach both competitive teams,, the NYPAC Ballet Academy as well as recreational classes.
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 is studying dance at Rockland Community College and continues to train in precision dance for her hopes of becoming a Radio City Rockette. She is excited to be back teaching ballet, pointe, and competition choreography here at NYPAC.
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 MICHAELA
Miss Michaela has a passion for the arts and creative opportunities of all kinds are extremely important to her. She first danced at a small ballet school at the Moffat Library for 2 years until she joined the NYPAC dance family. This will be her 11th Year dancing at NYPAC. She enjoys all styles, but ballet is her favorite. She has received multiple lead roles in NYPACS dance recitals and Nutcrackers. She has also been a protégé at NYPAC, working under the incredible teachers that have became her role models, for 6 years. She has attended many of NYPAC's dance competitions even winning the X-Calibur for Acrobatics and Kickline, which is the highest award of the whole competition. . She has been a part of an advanced level lyrical trio for the past 4 years, winning many overall high scores and platinum medals with her team. She was also chosen by Miss Jackie and Miss Cyara to teach the opening recital production to over 120 dancers for last years Circus Recital. Miss Michaela's goal is to attend the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania and participate in their elite kickline team or SUNY New Paltz, where I can study the arts as well as be on their dance team. She would also like to continue her education to be a Veterinarian. "This amazing opportunity to express my creative ideas through teaching and helping younger students is extremely exciting and big step towards my future!" Miss Michaela will be teaching Lyrical and Contemporary for recreational and competitive classes this fall.
