Our Dance Instructors
Kristy Bruggemann has a background in multiple dance styles including ballet, modern, lyrical, jazz, hip hop, tap, Latin, African, and improvisational. Kristy has taken dance lessons at many local studios and is currently continuing her dance studies at Northern Illinois University. Kristy has also performed and competed in events across the Chicagoland area.
Shannon Fauble has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from Western Michigan University where she studied Vaganova Ballet, Hawkins Modern and Jazz. While in school she performed with the University's Dance Theater and the Kalamazoo Ballet Company. She has also taught at and performed with various dance studios in Michigan and Illinois.
Katie Lewis started dancing when she was four years old, taking tap and jazz classes through the Park District. In high school she explored ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and hip hop dance. She was the captain of her Pom Dance team for three years, and has helped other pom squads with their choreography.
Trina Monken started taking ballet lessons at the age of three. When Trina turned four, she transferred to the Les Amis De La Danse School where she studied jazz, tap, and ballet. Trina continued her dance education while attending two Dance Caravans in New York City where she was given the opportunity to be a teaching assistant at 13, and began teaching her own jazz classes at the age of 16.
Lesley Rose began dancing at the age of three and by 11 joined Gateway Contemporary Ballet Company. Lesley taught ballet classes all through high school and choreographed for a ballet company through college. Lesley has been a member of the Pizazz and Design tap/jazz performing groups for the past seven years and has traveled to Las Vegas twice for dance workshops and competitions.
Tiffany Stallman has been training and dancing since the age of three when she began taking ballet lessons at the Oswegoland Park District. Through the years Tiffany has also studied tap, jazz, and hip hop at various dance studios. During high school Tiffany was a member of the poms team where she was involved in choreography and was a co-captain her senior year.