Holly Beiber studied dance in professional studios in Los Angeles. She competed and taught dnace at regional and national levels. She has been an instructyor and choreographer at high achieving studios for over twelve years. She is currently the dance team coach at Forest Hills Central. We are very excited that she has chosen our studio to settle in.
Toni Dhaseleer is a Grand Valley Graduate with a B.S. in Movement Science and a minor in Elementary Education. Toni was captain of Grand Valley's dance team for three years. She was a head instructor at Universal Dance Association for seven years. Toni traveled across the Midwest teaching high school and college dance teams. She has also judged the National Dance Team Championships in Orlando, FL televised on ESPN. She has taught at Dance Dimensions for over ten years. She has also won several chorography awards at regional and national competitions.
Jody Jaglowski is joining our staff this year. She has performed as a principal dancer and taught at prestigious schools including Rosella Hightower in France, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Cleveland San Jose Ballet and our own Grand Rapids Ballet to name a few. Her strengths will be a great asset to our dancers that have a love for ballet.
Jessica Loosenort is a Grand Valley student majoring in Art and Dance. Jessica was accepted and performed in GVSU's dance program while still attending high school. She has taught and assisted the instructors here at Dance Dimensions while dancing on our competition team, learning all she can so that she can pass on her love of dance to others. Jessica is also the proud recipiant of several outstanding dance awards.
Melissa Williams is a Michigan State graduate with a B.S. in Kinesiology/Dance certification. She belonged to the MSU Motion dance team, ranked third in the nation. She also studied and performed in Los Angeles, was a member of the Grand Rapids Ballet Co. and danced with the Rage Dance Team. Some of her credits are BMW motorcycles, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Beezil Design, Paul Mitchell, and Redkin. She has been featured in Grand Rapids Magazine and performed with Neil Young in concert. Melissa has won several choreography awards at the regional and national level.
Sarah Magoon is a Grand Valley graduate with a B.A. in dance and a minor in business. She is also and Adjunct professor at Grand Valley, teaching jazz. Sarah was a member of the GVSU Dance Ensemble and Dance Team. She has taught at Dance Dimensions for seven years. Sarah prides herself in being a technical based instructor that wants to share her love for dance with her students. For four seasons Sarah took her dancers to the platinum level and won top honors at national this past season.
Sarah Williams is a student at Western Michigan University, majoring in dance. Her desire is to be a full time dance instructor. Sarah formerly danced on our competitive team. She has assisted the other instructors with choreography and technique for three years so that she can learn as much as she can from each of them. Last year Sarah taught a class and received rave reviews. We are pleased that she has chosen to stay at Dance Dimensions. We feel that she will be a huge asset to our already strong staff.
Phylicia Oracz is a Davenport College student majoring in business. She is on the dance team and has been asked to tour with one of their choreographers as an assistant. This is a high honor for a freshman. Phylicia was raised here at Dance Dimensions being tutored by our current staff. She was a successful dancer on our competition team. We are elated that she has stayed on as part of our staff.
