Miss Donna LaRose; Artistic Director/Choreographer
Member NDEO
A 28 yr veteran of teaching & performing in several disciplines.
Training- The Ballet Studio- Johnna Dail Ballet Mistress, Joyce Hurley, Obrien's School of Ballet & Gymnastics with
Rosemary & Donald Obrien, where Kevin MacKenzie Artistic Director of ABT also trained, he would come back to his home
studio where he taught Master classes, Diane Warren School of Dance , Nolan Dingman Ballet Master - Summer Intensives, Jason
Kalish from Tap Dogs, Ronnie Mahler- Cleveland Ballet Company and Northeast Workshop for Dancers summer Intensives, Daryll
and Linda Barnabei Rettor,-Northeast Workshop for Dancers and New Jersey School of Performing Arts.
Stephanie LaRose Wagar- Asst director
Has a BA degree in Psychology with an specialty in Sociology and Dance. She works for Essex Junction School District,
Is the coach for The Milton Varsity gymnastics team and at FootWorks teaches hip/hop, gymnastics, & assists with the competition/performance
team
Stephanie's dance training began at age two with her mothers studio. Stephanie attended intensives both in Ballet and
gymnastics in the summers and trained with Miss Gayle Lang when she went to college.
Stephanie trained as a competitive gymnast, competing in the junior olympic division. USAG certified. She performed
in The Albany Berkshire Ballet 's The Nutcracker, Kids Day, Festival of the Arts, Castleton State College's Spring Dance
Performances 2008, 2009, 2010 and was a member of The Castleton State College's Dance Team 2010/2011 season.
Teachers
Anna Whaley- from Buffalo NY, Has a BFA in Dance from NYU, a Masters from P.A.R.T.S in Brussels.
Cara Beyor
Began her training at the Cantarella School of Dance, now known as The Albany Berkshire Ballet and with the David DeMarue
Studio in Albany NY. She then went on to train in Western MA and at Russell Sage College. She currently teaches Advanced
Jazz with Spotlight and judges for high school dance competitions. She assists as a substitute teacher. guest teaches for
our competitive teams and assists with judging our pieces.
Student Teachers- Assistants with teachers.
Miss Caitlyn
Miss Piper
Miss Lauren
Miss Ellie
Miss Emmy
Miss Olivia
Our assistants assist with the teachers and are teachers in Training.
