Curie high school musicality professional#

In 2012, April received a scholarship to train with Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company based in St. April credits her training to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, and The Joffrey Ballet, all located in Chicago. She is trained in ballet/pointe, modern, jazz, tap, musical theatre, and ballet and contemporary partnering.

Curie high school musicality professional#

We welcome Ms Chloe’s return to her creative roots where her first recital inspired her to follow her dreams and pursue her goals of teaching ballet and becoming a professional choreographer.Īpril Sirokie (former instructor) is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance. She is experienced in many forms of dance, with ballet being her passion. Ms Chloe is a graduate of Harold Washington College, Associates of Arts degree in dance, and is currently attending Columbia College, Chicago, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. During the pandemic, Ms Chloe taught her own ballet classes online to children ages 4-12 so they could stay active and be connected to others through dance. She also danced at Joffrey Academy of Dance, and performed in Joffrey’s winter ballet, The Nutcracker, for three consecutive years. We look forward to the passion and love of dance Ms Kaytlin will be sharing with our students.Ĭhloe Hernandez, a very passionate dancer, began her training with Mongan Dance Academy when we first opened in 2013. Ms Kaytlin teaches professional tap, jazz, ballet, and pointe. She has also founded and chaired two community organizations. Ms Kaytlin has danced professionally with MADD Rhythms, TapMan Productions, JorsTap, and Broads on Boards, all in Chicago. She was awarded the Most Promising Senior Dance Pedagogy Student from the Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment. Kaytlin Bush is passionate for teaching dance, graduating Cum Laude honors with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Pedagogy from Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, OK. Giselle loves being able to give all children access to dance education and hopes that her dance classes inspire her students to move and live confidently no matter what. For the past 10 years, she has been teaching dance in Chicago Public Schools. Wanting to teach in elementary schools, Giselle attended Saint Xavier University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She continued her dance training at Columbia College Chicago for two years. During her younger years, the Royal Academy of Dance, England invited Giselle to take part in their examinations, a prestigious opportunity. She also travelled Chicago performing at various venues, such as Navy Pier, the Daley center, and the former North Pier. Giselle Borczon started her dance training at age 3 and was taught by a former New York City ballet dancer. As MDA's Program Director, Shannon developed a pre-professional Academy Program designed for disciplined and committed dancers who want to further their dance technique and/or career, emphasizing ballet and modern. Shannon was a company member of The Dance COLEctive from 2009-2016 under the direction of Margi Cole, and a former member of Maryann McGovern and Dancers and Stephanie Williams and Dancers. It is her goal to create strong, technical dancers while emphasizing artful movement. She has enjoyed sharing her knowledge and passion for dance with children at numerous studios and after-school programs for 13 years. She has been dancing for 29 years, and she attended several dance studios and programs, including Curie High School of the Performing Arts, while growing up in the Chicago area. Shannon Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Columbia College, Chicago. Our instructors who lead certified Dance Fitness classes have been trained and certified in their perspective genres. They continually enhance their teaching credentials through continued education, workshops, master classes, certification training, company membership, and class participation. Additionally, some of our instructors are current members of professional dance companies.

Our Lead Instructor and Program Director graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in dance, and has developed a curriculum that focuses on technique, inspires the expression of conceptual ideas, and evokes purposeful motion. All of our dance instructors have been life-long dancers and are highly experienced and trained.