FACULTY & STAFF
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MISS MICHELLE BARNESArtistic DirectorMiss Michelle studied with Edmund and Irina Novak of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as well as other professionals from the major ballet companies around the country. She has performed in The Nutcracker Ballet, Swan Lake, Raymonda and The Magic Toy Shop. She has her BA from Smith College and MA from the University of Southern California. She has taught dance in New England since 1991. She has choreographed many full-length ballets, including The Nutcracker Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, Raymonda, Le Corsaire, La Fille mal gardeé, Alice in Wonderland and Beauty & The Beast. |
MRS. SUZANNE BARNESExecutive Producer and OwnerMrs. Barnes discovered her love of dance as a child when she took ballet classes with Anna Pavlova's granddaughter. She instilled this love of dance in her daughter, Miss Michelle, and has supported that love, becoming a partner in Miss Michelle's Center for the Performing Arts. She continued to dance throughout her life and is now having fun running the studio. In her spare time, she teaches tennis to special needs students through HandiRacket at Longfellow Club in Wayland. She takes her tennis team to Special Olympics events throughout the country. She is an avid gardener and still works part-time at a garden center. |
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MISS SANDI BIGGINSPerformance Producer, Director & Stage Manager, TheaterMiss Sandi has been dancing and singing since the age of three and has performed in many musicals, including Man of La Mancha, Hello Dolly, Mame and Showboat. She has over 30 years experience in acting, directing and teaching theater to students of all ages. . She is a past president of Arlington Friends of the Drama. She has produced and stage managed shows throughout New England. She is married to Eddie Biggins, who runs sound for our shows, and the proud mother of Ryan Biggins, who works stage crew and will be a Freshman at The Art Institute of Boston. |
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MISS LANA WOYDABallet, Jazz, Tap, TumblingMiss Lana has been teaching dance in the Metro-West area for twenty years. She is formally trained in the instruction of pre-ballet, ballet, tap, jazz and tumbling. Her experience includes performance roles in multiple theatrical and musical productions. Miss Lana is passionate about sharing her knowledge, experience and love for the art of dance with children of all ages and abilities. Her energetic approach to teaching inspires students to appreciate and enjoy participating in the many facts of dance. |
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MISS SUSAN FENWICKJazzMiss Susan received her early ballet training in San Francisco and New York and settled in Boston to train at the Boston Repertory Ballet School with Sam Kurkjian. She received her training in Jazz dance with the faculty at the Jeannette Neill Studio in Boston and at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. She completed jazz Master class seminars with: Deb Leamy of "FOSSE," Danny Buraczeski of "Jazzdance," Alan Johnson, creator of the innovative "GAP" commercials and with "Alvin Ailey" company members. Susan has studied in summer dance programs at Harvard University and Bates College. She has taught ballet and jazz dance technique as a faculty member of the Boston Ballet School, Acton School of Ballet, and the Winchester Ballet Conservatory. She has taught the summer program at Walnut Hill and a college course in jazz history. She has received accolades for her choreography at dance competitions. |
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MISS SYBIL HUGGINSTapMiss Sybil has been dancing since the age of three. She has tap danced since she was eleven years old under the legendaries Leon Collins and Dianne "Lady Di" Walker. She also been influenced by Boston greats Julia Boynton, Josh Hilberman, and Brian Jones, and participated in master tap classes in Chicago & Boston under Derrick Grant, Ted Levy, and Barbara Duffy. Sybil is currently a member of the Boston Tap Company under the artistic direction of Sean Fielder, and she is also part of the tap duo "Jai & Sybil." It is her goal to keep the history and art form of rhythm jazz tap alive & flourishing in the Boston, MA area |
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MISS HEEJIN LEEHip Hop, JazzMiss Heejin has her BA in Dance and Business from Plymouth State University. She grew up dancing in Westwood, was a member of the Plymouth State University's Contemporary Dance Ensemble and with Unyted Styles Production Company in Boston after her graduation. She had taught throughout the Boston area, including the Alvin Ailey Summer Dance Camp and RDS Performing Arts. |
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MISS ERIKA FRANKModern, Ballet, Jazz, TheaterMiss Erika is currently a senior at Dean College, working on her BA in dance and is a recent graduate of Dance Teacher's Club of Boston's teacher training program. Her performance experience includes Ballet Theater of Boston's production of The Nutcracker Ballet. She choreographed Dean College's annual Cabaret and Show Case, and appeared in Ang Lee's film, Taking Woodstock. |
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MISS KORRINE ROBERTSONJazz, Modern, Hip Hop, TheaterKorinne Robertson has been studying dance in the areas of Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Modern, Hip-Hop and Musical Theater for the past 17 years. She has taught since the age of 16 at The Studio of Creative Movement, Reagle Player's Musical Theater Camps and The Waltham Boys and Girls Club. She was also the youngest member of the Creative Movement Dance Company. She has worked aside numerous professional as well as Broadway choreographers. Her recent credits include: No, No, Nanette, 42nd Street, A Salute to Rogers and Hammerstein and Reagle Players It's Christmas Time. |
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MISS SOPHIA WOYDABallet/Tap, Ballet/JazzMiss Sophia is a life-long dancer who grew up dancing and performing with Miss Michelle. Under the tutelage of both her mother, Miss Lana, and Miss Michelle, she trained as an assistant teacher and now has classes of her own. Her performance credits include numerous leading roles in musicals and dance theater, as well as Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker Ballet, the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland and Alain in La Fille mal gardeé, Gulnare in Le Corsaire, Cinderella in Cinderella and the Beast in Beauty & the Beast.. |
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MISS KATHARINE SUYEMATSUJazz/Tumbling, Hip Hop, TapMiss Katie is a life-long dancer who grew up dancing and performing with Miss Michelle. Under the tutelage of Miss Michelle, she trained as an assistant teacher and now has classes of her own. Her performance credits include numerous leading roles in musicals and dance theater, as well as Clara, the Snow Queen, Dew Drop Fairy and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker Ballet, Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Medora in Le Corsaire, Lise in La Fille mal gardeé, the Stepmother in Cinderella and Belle in Beauty & the Beast.. |