She loves watching her students grow in skill and confidence, and believes there are so many important life lessons learned through performing and being part of a team. Dancing and teaching children are Kelly’s two biggest passions in life. Kelly’s dance training includes ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern/contemporary, tumbling, hip hop, belly dancing and strength training, although her teaching focus throughout the years has been in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical. She became an assistant teacher for Mary and eventually began teaching classes of her own. By 14 she became part of the competition group, the original Star Struck. She met Mary Mock and joined MgM at the age of 12 when the studio opened in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. Kelly began dance lessons at the age of 3, and continued through graduating high school in 2001. Reading and drinking coffee are some of her favorite past times as well. In her spare time, she loves spending moments with her dog, Caddy. Her goal is to encourage students to reach their highest potential. For her, dance allows her students to showcase their personality. She is passionate about encouraging, and helping others which is why she thoroughly enjoys teaching dance. There is no better feeling than dancing away your cares!
Dance and theater will forever be her deepest and truest passions in life. She offers over 6 years of theater background including local shows, and choreography for various musical theater performances/show choir skits.
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She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and offers an eclectic background including styling wedding based high fashion photo shoots, and assisting with local TV production for over 2 years. She currently works as a full time Event & Wedding Coordinator for a local venue. She has taught ballet for ages 3 to 5 previously. She has also taken various master classes including flamenco, and character dance. She primarily studied at Greater Dover Dance Academy, but has varying dance education from other local dance studios. When not at the studio, she enjoys spending time with her children, Corey, Brady, Nadia, and her husband, John.Įmily is very excited and eager to be apart of the MgM teaching team! Emily has over 14 years of dance training including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Pointe, Modern, Musical Theater, and Hip-Hop. Mary also enjoys being a volunteer for Animal Rescue Inc. She further provides her students with master teachers from areas such as New York, Baltimore, D.C., PA and California. These competition groups travel to perform at places such as Disney World, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Mary is the director of award winning competition classes which have received some of the highest titles such as Best and Original Choreography, Best Technique, Best Costumes, High Energy Award, Best Overall, and Most Entertaining. She served as a talent judge for such competitions as Talent Olympics, Performers on Parade, and Performing Arts Alliance. Mary has taught all phases of dance for the David Blight School of Dance, Dance Workshop of Hazelton, YMCA Enrichment Program, Faberge’ Follies, Falls Road Dance Studio, and Prettyboy, Sparks and Fifth District Recreation Programs. She has been a choreographer and assistant director of plays and choral concerts such as Hello Dolly, South Pacific, and Guys and Dolls as SHS and Godspell, Oklahoma, Carousel, and Barefoot in the Park for her high school and college. While studying at the David Blight School of Dance, she was a member of two award winning competition groups. She studied dance at the David Blight School of Dance (all phases of dance), Luzerne County Community College (mid-eastern dance), Penn State (Modern and Jazz), Centre County Ballet (Ballet and Pointe) Wilkes-Barre Ballet Center (Ballet), and Dance Workshops of Hazelton (Ballet and Pointe). She has been dancing since she was four and teaching for over 30 years. Mary is a graduate of Penn State University with a B.A.
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