Teacher Bios
Miss Kim
Owner/ Instructor
Miss Kim recently graduated from Bowling Green University with a major in Dance. She attended classes at the Dance Loft from 2000-2006. During this time she was a student, assistant teacher (2004-2006), receptionist (2005-2006), and instructor (2006). She is looking forward to being once again at the Dance Loft as an instructor and owner of the Dance Loft Plus.
Owner/ Instructor
Miss Kim recently graduated from Bowling Green University with a major in Dance. She attended classes at the Dance Loft from 2000-2006. During this time she was a student, assistant teacher (2004-2006), receptionist (2005-2006), and instructor (2006). She is looking forward to being once again at the Dance Loft as an instructor and owner of the Dance Loft Plus.
During her college career she studied various styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, modern, world styles, and square dance. She was a member of the University Dance Alliance (2007-2010), and Kinesiology Club. Much of her free time was spent dancing, choreographing and running stage lights for productions. Other areas of study were in Dance History, Dance in World Cultures, Studio Management, and Dance Methods.
She is also a Aerobic and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and a Certified Zumba Instructor
Miss Bri
Instructor
Miss Bri is entering her 19th year at the Dance Loft and her 9th year on the teaching staff. She graduated from Greeneview Highschool in 2007 with honors and is currently attending Wilmington College. During her college experience she has been greatly involved with the music and theatre programs there. She will be graduating with a major in Early Childhood Education and History.
Miss Bri is trained in ballet,tap,jazz, pointe, lyrical, and hip hop at the Dance Loft and Dance Masters of America (DMA) and has completed DMA's Teacher Training Certification Levels 1&2. Further study in dance is with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and Dance Works Teacher workshop.
Miss Darci
Instructor
Miss Darci was a student at the Dance Loft for many years and then in 2008 she returned to teach. She attended Dance Masters of America (DMA) in 2009 where she studied various styles of dance.
Her dance experience includes the National Competition Circuit, The Dayton Ballet, Red Shoes Dance Team of Centerville, Ohio, and with Emmy Award Winning Choreographer Mandy Moore. Her successful competition experiences have lead to performances at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, Disney World, and being a dancer during the televised halftime show at the Pro Bowl.
Student Instructors
Miss Kassie
Instructor
Miss Kassie has been a student at the Dance Loft for 11 years (1998-Current). During those years she has taken classes in Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and modern. Outside of the studio she has experience in cheerleading and musical theatre dance.
She has been an assistant teacher for 3 years. This year she will be instructing beginner classes on Tuesday night.
Miss Stephanie
Instructor
Miss Stephanie has been a student at the Dance Loft for 14 years (1998-Current). During those years she has taken creative movement, ballet, tap,jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and modern. She is currently in advanced levels of those styles. Stephanie began assisting 3 years ago in creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. Outside of the studio she participates on her highschool cheerteam.
This year she will be instructing her own classes on Monday nights. She will be instructing creative movement, and beginning levels of ballet, tap, and jazz.
Miss Mindy
Instructor
Miss Mindy has been a student at the Dance Loft for 12 years (2000-Current). She beginning in creative movement class and has made her way into Advanced classes. The styles of dance that she has taken are ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and modern. She is currently in advanced levels of those styles
This year she will be assisting Ms. Bri with ballet, tap and jazz. She will also be teaching the January Creative Movement class.
