Maggie started dancing at the age of 5, and has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, and Lyrical, and began teaching dance in 1979
Faculty Members
Our Faculty
Sue took her first dance class when she was 4 and has not stopped dancing since
Not many ballet dancers continue actually dancing much beyond 40 because of the physical demands of the art form
After choosing dance over intensive gymnastics at the age of 9 she began training in various styles, including classical ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and contemporary dance
Chloe Albin is a dancer, performer, and teaching artist based in Seattle. She holds a degree in dance from Chapman University
Kathy began her dance career at a very young age under the instruction of her mother (Betty Jean Johnson), a former tap teacher/performer, and her uncle (Dick Nordt)
She started training at an early age of 3. Continuing her love for dance she attended the University of Idaho in 2004 where she was a finalist at the 2008 American College Dance Festival for both performance and choreography
Kellsie Steele has studied dance for 29 years, performing nationally in jazz, modern, ballet, pointe, tap, lyrical, and hip hop from the age of 3
Shannon Franson started dancing at age 4 with Mari Ann Lawler, and continued with Maggie Mitchell-Wagner, and Kathy Shriver all the way thru high school studying Tap, Ballet, Jazz, and eventually competing with Gotta Dance in their inaugural year!
Melissa, a native of Seattle, started dancing at the ripe age of 3. Her training started in tap, ballet, and jazz, later finding Musical Theatre in high school
The founder and director of the elite Seattle Hip Hop Dance Company “In-Effect”, Kari-Lee has choreographed for artists as well as produced and directed numerous shows such as Seattle’s own hip hop production “Shameless”
Maddie is a founding member of Seattle tap company Alchemy Tap Project, and a student of dance in its many forms
Deanna began dancing at the age of 3 and quickly learned that she had a passion for dance and has been dancing ever since
Steph began dancing when she was 9 years old and has been in love with it ever since! In addition to dancing at her local studio in Spokane, Washington, where she studied jazz, hip hop, ballet, and tap