Ms. Christine Robinson has been teaching dance for 39 years. Originally from Long Island, NY she was trained in, and teaches, classical ballet, acrobatics, tap, jazz, theater, lyrical, modern and hip hop. She studied with many famous (and many not so famous dancers) including: Gwen Verdon, Nicole Fosse, Maurice Hines, Mercedes Ellington, Paul Drapper and Nikita Dolgushin to name a few. She has performed in and choreographed many musical theatre productions for community and regional theatres as well as High School and children’s theatre groups. Since she started teaching she has always loved working with kids of all ages, from preschool to adults. She can even be found singing and dancing around at the WML clubhouse as the instructor for Tumbling for Tots. Ms. Christine lives in Denville, NJ with her husband and two sons. When she’s not dancing, teaching, or playing with her family, she loves to hike, bike, travel and go to the theatre.
Miss Jenny Barbosa is a Rockaway resident who has been teaching dance for the past 33 years. Jenny graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Dance and a minor in Education. With her work experiences in dance studios, after school programs, independent prep schools, and day care centers, she has taught various styles, including creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, beginner acro, modern, musical theater and choreographic skills. She has co-directed the Rockaway Borough Thomas Jefferson Middle School musicals for the past five years and is very excited to now be a part of White Meadow Lake community's program.