BALLET taught by DIANE CHEESEMAN: Diane began her classical ballet training in Seattle, Washington, under the tutelage of Magali Messac, Ronald Tice, and Vera Altunina. She studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. before attending Butler University where she completed a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and spent summers training and performing with the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Polish National Ballet in Warsaw, Poland. Committed to the art of dance education and passionate about the study of classical ballet, Diane has since traveled the country teaching students in California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. She recently completed an M.A. in Dance Education at New York University and is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level 7 and Partnering. Diane currently resides in Chicago and is a faculty member at the Joffrey Academy of Dance.

LYRICAL taught by BRITTANY KEEFE: Brittany is currently a freelance dancer and teacher in the Twin Cities. Most recently she was a company member for the James Sewell ballet and as a teacher she was an adjunct faculty professor at Northern Illinois University and the school coordinator of the Rockford Dance Company. Brittany has danced with , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, , Minnesota Dance Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Terpsicorps Dance Theater, Twin Cities Ballet, Terra Firma Dance Company, Chamber Dance Project, St. Paul Ballet, Collide Theatrical, at the National Choreographers' Initiative, and with Morphoses. She performed in a solo improvisation show in Germany and Italy under the direction of Luca Veggetti, and was selected to be an American ambassador at the international dance festival in Cali, Columbia. Brittany is certified in the GYROTONIC® exercise system and has served as the chair of the dancer council for Dance/USA. Brittany is the proud mother of Olive and the wife of Matthew Keefe, with whom she is building DanceCo -a dance company creating original dance narratives for young audiences and their families

MODERN taught by JOSHUA MANCULICH: Born in Windber, PA – is a recipient of a 2015 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship. Other choreographic adventures include: Collage Dance Collective, DanceWorks Chicago, Dancing in the Parks, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II, Eisenhower Dance, Grand Valley State University, Interlochen, Metdance, Piel Morena Contemporary Dance, Point Park University, Thodos Dance Chicago, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, and Western Michigan University. Josh holds a B.A. in Dance and Psychology Minor from Point Park University and a M.F.A. in Dance from The Ohio State University and is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Sam Houston State University.

HIP HOP taught by KELLIE PETERSON: Kellie has been invested in the MN dance community for nearly 25 years. She got her start at the age of 5 at her home studio in Andover, and after graduating from studio dance, she went on to compete as a member of the St Cloud State University jazz and hip hop dance teams. After college, Kellie continued to teach recreational and competitive dance in St Cloud and Andover, but in 2012, had the opportunity to join the Exisdanz All Stars, where her hip hop routine went on to place 1st overall at the USASF Dance Worlds Championship. After Exisdanz, Kellie spent 4 years dancing with the Northern Elite Vibe Pom and Hip Hop teams, in addition to stepping into an leadership and program management role to support fundraising, communications, social media and recruitment. Throughout her dance career, Kellie has had the honor of competing locally, nationally and internationally, and most recently, she was cast in the Justin Timberlake Superbowl halftime show in February 2018. Kellie is currently an instructor at Millennium Dance Company in Albertville MN.