Our Faculty

Our Faculty

The Art of Dance faculty of accredited dance instructors have a range of skills they share with our students. We also welcome regular guest teachers from New York, many of whom come to us direct from the stages of Broadway.

Our Staff

Guest Teachers

Erika Keller
Erika Keller has trained in ballet in Germany and in the USA. She has danced professionally with several major ballet companies and her choreography has been presented at Abrons Art…
Brionna Trilling
Brionna Trilling started performing professionally at a young age in the Broadway National Tour of Billy Elliot: The Musical. After touring around the world for four years, she moved to…
Morgan Clune
Morgan Clune is currently studying at The Juilliard School (BFA ’22) with aims to begin her professional career as a performer and choreographer. She is originally from Chicago, IL where…
Maeve Sharkey
My name is Maeve Sharkey & I am so excited to have this opportunity to coach at the Art of Dance! I am a junior at West Morris Mendham High…
Joanne Liebenberg
Joanne Liebenberg is a Professional Performing Artist from South Africa based in New York  City. Joanne was just recently the Dance Captain, co-choreographer and performed as a  dancer, aerialist and…
Kenny Easter
Kenny Easter was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Kenny received his professional training in San Francisco and at the Boston Ballet. He has had a diverse ballet career,…
Kat Wildish
Kat Wildish grew up in Tampa, Florida, and shot from the beach to the ballet big time at the age of 15.  She toured the southern United States as a…
Katrina Endozo
Katrina Endozo had a love for dance at a young age. After moving & living in NY for quite some time, it wasn’t until 2008 that she began her training…
Deborah Wilson
Deborah Y. Wilson (Debbie), a native New Yorker, is a performer, choreographer, and dance  educator. After majoring in dance at Brooklyn College, she joined Alvin Ailey American Dance  Theater’s Certificate…
CJ Tyson
CJ Tyson is an accomplished singer/dancer/choreographer/songwriter/music producer.  With a versatile background as an entertainer beginning his career at 17 with Sesame Street Live and then Broadway for three years at…
Micayla Rose Frank
Micayla Frank began her training at New Jersey School of Ballet in Somerville, New Jersey. At age twelve, she trained with Nadege Hottier at Premier Division and French Academie of…
Taylor Gordon
Taylor Gordon has been a dancer in NYC for 17 years, with credits at Radio City, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Jacob’s Pillow, tours & commercials as dance…
Jordan Serrano
Jordan Serrano, born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, moved to New York City at 18. She worked closely with choreographers and teachers in the city in addition to touring with…
Daniel Vaniska
Daniel is so excited to be a part of the Art of Dance Summer Intensive!  Past performing credits include touring Europe with the Bad Boys of Dance, Hairspray, Footloose and…
Denise Parungao
Born in Manila, Philippines, Denise spent 8 years studying under the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet syllabi before joining Ballet Philippines as a scholar in 2010. She received the esteemed Luva…
Colette Boudreaux
Colette Boudreaux began dancing as a toddler in Knoxville, TN, making her professional stage debut at age 5. Studying 10 different styles of dance throughout her training, she began teaching…
Jamal White
Jamal Kamau White (Birmingham, AL) was raised in Atlanta, GA and began his training at and Dance Makers of Atlanta under the direction of Denise and Lynise Heard. He studied…
Matteo Corbetta
Born in Brescia, Italy, Matteo starts dancing with the “Società Forza e Costanza“ with his teacher Tina Belletti. In 1990, he went on to study at the “Scuola di Balletto…
Samantha Jay
Samantha Jay, a New Jersey native, began her dance training at an early age. She performed in the Nutcracker with Ballet for Young Audiences and later was a featured soloist…
Joshuan Vazquez
Joshuan Vazquez is from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He trained in classical, modern, jazz, and urban dance with Western Ballet Theater, Ballet Escenario, and Escuela Mayagüezana de Ballet y Artes Escénicas…
Graham Feeney
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Graham Feeny began dancing at age two. He trained in all  dance styles for many years at Company C Dance Club and most recently…
Ellen Mihalik
Ellen is so excited to be back teaching at AOD where she grew up! Ellen is Radio City Rockette (2013-present). Most recently, Ellen joined Stance Productions, touring all genres of…
Chris Jarosz
Christopher Jarosz has been teaching and dancing professionally for over a decade. After his childhood dance training, he was accepted to the prestigious Southern Methodist University dance program on scholarship.…
Georgia Teperikidou
Mrs. Teperikidou holds a BFA in Dance, majoring in Ballet Pedagogy from the Professional Dance Academy, Greece. In 2002 she moved to New York to continue her professional career and…
Jacki Ford
Jacki has worked with such companies as Ballet West, Utah Ballet, and as a principal dancer with Rocky Mountain Ballet. stage Credits; “Funny Girl”, “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular”, as…
Gilbert Bolden
Gilbert Bolden III is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. He was born in San Diego, California and began dancing at the age of nine in…
Evan LaCombe
Evan Lacombe is a New York City based performer and choreographer. Evan is a graduate of Pace University School of Performing Arts, BFA Commercial Dance program and has performed in the…
Jacalyn Tatro
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Jacalyn Tatro began her training with Inspire School of Dance and completed her BFA degree at The Juilliard School in May of 2022. She’s had…
Dan Santiago
Daniel Santiago, originally from Long Island, is a senior on his way to earning his BFA in the Pace Commercial Dance Program. Starting at the age of twelve, Daniel has…
Abby Tatro
Abby Tatro is a professional dancer based out of new york city. Her diverse skillset as an artist is built of experiences in live performance, company work, and film: All…
Ellen Mulvihill
After graduating from high school and attending AOD, Ellen Mulvihill majored in dance performance at Oklahoma City University. In college, she had the privilege of being the “Pep Director” of…
Alexa Luke
Alexa Luke is a Georgia native, currently living and working professionally in New York City. She has extensive training in countless dance disciplines including contemporary, lyrical, ballet, jazz, modern, and…

What People Are Saying

The birthday party was AMAZING. Charlotte was on cloud 9 – she had an absolute blast – and your entire team was wonderful to work with and so great with the kids! Thank you so much for all of your help leading up to the party! A lot of guests commented on how great the party was as well so hopefully you’ll get a few requests for upcoming parties!
Amanda Loder

Wonderful school, great teachers- many my colleagues here in NYC! It’s always a joy and great pleasure to teach here. The students are not only well trained and very well behaved, they are so healthy and well-rounded dancing humans…lol adore this school  ♥

Kat Wildish
Master Ballet Teacher

The AOD is a great place to learn and have fun. They have options for serious training as well as recreational dancers. My daughters have enjoyed their classes immensely, and the classes have helped them to develop their coordination, balance, skills and confidence.

Jessica Larsen

We moved to the area from England and came across this dance school, it was the best find for my 7 year old daughter. Ms. Valerie has a great set of teachers and the expertise is of a high standard. The proof is in the end of year show which is simply AMAZING, and speaks to the excellence of this performing arts school. Highly recommended.

Neelam Takyar

So glad to be part of the AOD community. Not only are these kids learning from incredible teachers, they’re having fun and developing their talent. We’ve been very impressed in our experience. It’s a magical gem in Chester.

Stephanie Nemser

I wanted to say THANK YOU for teaching and caring for Vivienne this dance year. The recital was fabulous, your hard work did not go unnoticed!

Vanessa Switzler