Miss Lauren has been dancing since age three. She began studying dance under the direction of Sheri Dumas at Miss Sheri's School of Dance in Lincoln, RI. While attending the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Miss Lauren found ways to further her love for dance by becoming a member of the Dynamic Motion Dance Team (now UMass Pulse Dance Company) and enrolling in non-major dance courses. Miss Lauren is working towards her Acro Dance Teacher Association's Junior Certification.
Miss Lauren earned a BA in Psychology with minors in education and history from UMass. She holds a Masters in Education from the university and is a licensed middle school English teacher. She will begin her 16th year teaching this fall for the Fall River school department.
Miss Hannah has been dancing for over 20 years. She is a graduate of Seekonk High School and has taken courses at both Rhode Island College and CCRI and is currently the Visual Team Lead at Target in Dartmouth. Previously, she helped run the YMCA's summer dance sessions in Lincoln. Miss Hannah is our resident tap expert and leads the InStep Dance Studio Competitive Team.
Miss Kianna has been a member of the InStep family for more than 15 years. She is a graduate of East Providence High School and has completed courses at CCRI and for her medical assistant certificate. She works with many of our classes and choreographs for our Beginner I and II, Intermediate I, and Advanced Hip-hop classes.
Miss Lilly is currently a junior at the University of New Hampshire. She is member of their Wildcat Dance Crew, an all female hip-hop and dance group. She helps choreograph for the Advanced Hip-hop class.
Miss Victoria is a recent graduate of the University of Rhode Island where she earned her BSN. She recently became an RN and began her nursing career at Rhode Island Hospital. While at URI, she was a 4 year member of the URI Dance Company. And when she is able, she assists with our Intermediate II class.
Miss Miley has been dancing for 15 years at our studio. She takes ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. She is a member of our competitive team. As a teaching assistant, she will be helping with the Intermediate I class on Wednesdays.
Miss Bella has been dancing for 15 years at our studio. She takes ballet, tap, jazz, acro, and hip-hop. She is also a member of our competitive team. As a teaching assistant, she will be helping with the Intermediate I class on Wednesdays.
Miss Aryana has been dancing for 13 year. She takes ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop classes. And this past year she joined the competitive team. She will be assisting with our Beginner III class on Mondays.
Miss Lena has been dancing at the studio for 10 years. She is enrolled in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and acro classes. She is a three-year member of our competitive team. She will be assisting with our Beginner III class on Mondays.
Miss Harley has been dancing at the studio for 10 years. She takes tap, jazz, acro, ballet, and recently added hip-hop. She has will be assisting with the Beginner IV class on Thursdays.