Jay Fagan (Tap) has been trained by the very best tap dancers in the business including Gregory Hines, Henry LaTang, Sam Weber and Savion Glover, to name a few. He is a nationally and internationally recognized tap Master, professional dance choreographer, and former co-director of Especially Tap Chicago (ETC). Jay has performed all over the world, and most recently performed with his sister Connie Fagan in Sibling Rivalry. He spent the 2008-2009 academic year on staff at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK teaching tap, jazz, and musical theater. 

Teanna Zarro (Ballet) received her ballet training from The Joffrey Ballet School, the Meredith Baylis American Dance Institute, and The Pennsylvania Ballet.  She was a Company member of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago from 1998 through 2002. 

JP Tenuta (Ballet) grew up dancing at the Academy of Movement and Music and with MOMENTA.  He completed his BFA in Dance at Northern Illinois University in 1999, where he studied with Randall Newsom and Judith Chitwood.  He performed for two years with the Nashville Ballet and two years with Luna Negra. He has also performed in the Chicago area with Lyric Opera, The Civic Ballet, Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet and with the Salt Creek Ballet. He continues to perform and choreograph for MOMENTA and will toured Austria with them in June 2010. He has taught in a number of Chicago area schools and is a regular faculty member at the Academy of Movement and Music. 

Katy Wenger (Tap, Ballet, Jazz) is a graduate of Oklahoma City University, with a Bachelor of Science American Dance Pedagogy degree. She has been a Dance Coach for the Durant Dance Team and the Camp Timberline Sports & Mountain Adventure Camp; she has also enjoyed many responsibilities revolving around dance from producing dance shows, wardrobes, choreography, and teaching all levels of tap, ballet, and jazz at The School of Performing Arts, Naperville.   

Connie Fagan (Jazz & Lyrical), a member of performance Company Same Planet, Different World, former member of Rhythm ISS, an all-female tap ensemble, currently dances with Jay Fagan in Sibling Rivalry.   

Amanda Freebeck (Combo, Kballet/tap, Ballet) has been teaching and developing dance curriculums for preschool dance for the past several years in the La Grange area. She also brings the studio a dance background in tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, and pointe, in addition to having coached cheerleading and pomdance.  She’s a graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a Bachelor of Science,in Major: Human Development Family Studies with a concentration in Child/Adolescent Studies. 

Jessica Hallam (Ballet) has a BFA in Dance – Ballet and Modern emphasis – from the University of Wisconsin.  For the past several years, she has been in Los Angeles, not only teaching in various studios, but also working in the world of television, stage, industrial, print, and music videos.  She is also certified in Pilates in mat and gyrotronic. 

Aundrea Parsons (Hip Hop) a graduate of Illinois State University, has been involved in HipHop dance for over five years both as performer, choreographer, and instructor. While at Illinois State University, she was a member of the Noir Dance Troupe, producing dance routines for the company.  She also works with Energy Productions doing DJ and Dance Entertainment.   

Kelly Rowe (Musical Theater, Ballet, HipHop), a native “south-sider” with a BFA in Musical Theater, brings in-depth dance training and choreography in all of the dance disciplines.  She has choreography and instruction experience with St. Xavier University as well as a five-year seasonal member/teacher of the 99^th Street Summer Theater in Chicago.  

Caitlin Haywood (Ballet, Jazz) dance education includes a BFA in Modern and Jazz Dance from Point Park University, Dance Masters of America Teacher’s Training, and The Dance Company in Indianapolis.  Her performance background includes Classical Tap in 3 Movements (Paul Draper) and Buff Loves Basie Suite (Brenda Buffalino/Andrea Goodman).   

Alicia Triantafilis, (Modern, Pomdance, HipHop), has been associated with the studio for over 20 years, is a graduate of Columbia College, having majored in Fine Arts/Dance. In addition to her dance degree, she was a team member of Sandburg’s EAGLETTES and Orchesis.    

Jean Hartnett (Jazz), begins her 12th season with the Studio and celebrates over 25 years of dance studies which includes industrial, commercial, and choreography projects.   

Lauren Vollinger (Combo, Ballet, Jazz, HipHop), begins her 4th year as an instructor, is a 15-year student of dance, and is currently attending Moraine Valley.  

Sarah Ferree (Intro-Combo II), is a 14 year student of dance and most recently completed her 2-year assistant instructor training in addition to attending various dance workshops in jazz, tap, and ballet.  She is also on the Andrew HS Poms team.