Miss Jamie started choreographing solos, duets, trios, and small groups at the age of 15 for the younger students at her studio earning them numerous high achievement awards.  She has choreographed for local school district Show Choirs and has started after school dance clubs.  In addition to Miss Jamie's choreography and teaching, she has appeared in musicals such as 42nd St. (Phyllis Dale), Once on this Island (Andrea Understudy), and The Secret Garden (Rose), and was a member of the Southside High School Madrigals and Show Choir.  She was also awarded the Elmira Little Theatre Outstanding Performer award in 2000.

     Miss Jamie has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Degree from the State University of New York at Brockport.  There she studied styles of tap, jazz, ballet, Irish, and various styles of modern and contemporary such as Jose Limon and Martha Graham from the amazing faculty at Brockport.  She also had the opportunity to take master classes with professional dance companies such as GUS Giordano Dance Jazz dance, Sean Curren Dance Company, Lisa Race Dance Company, Forces of Nature and the Latina Dance Project . While at Brockport, Miss Jamie choreographed and performed in several dance shows.   Miss Jamie also studied African and Afro-Caribbean throughout college and performed with the Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble for three years under the direction of Clyde Alafiju Morgan.  Miss Jamie then brought African and Afro-Caribbean dance to the area three years ago when she began teaching it in Horseheads and Corning. 

     Miss Jamie was a member of the Competitive Dance Team which performed at half time of sporting events and competed in national competitions.  After graduation, she moved to New York City to pursue her dancing career.  There she danced with a Contemporary/Jazz company Push Factor and took classes as Alvin Ailey and Broadway Dance Center.  Miss Jamie had the oppurtunity this year to attend the PULSE workshop taking classes from the So You Think You Can Dance choreographers: Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, Chris Judd, Desmond Richardson and Gil Duldulao!!  

    This year Miss Jamie was a dancer/choreographer for Elmira's 1st annual "Dancing with our Stars" - partnering up with Southside High Schools principle Chris Krantz.  Dancing with our Stars raised over $20,000 for local charities!!  

    In 2006, Miss Jamie then moved back to her hometown of Elmira to continue her education at Elmira College.  She is now has a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and is Kindergarten teacher in the Elmira City School District.   Miss Jamie is extremely excited for a new year of Dance Force to begin at our new studio!

  Miss Robyn was born in NYC and started dancing at the age of 5.  She continued her dance education here in Elmira with Donna Brooks Youmans and Debi Youmans Warfe.  Robyn has also studied dance and vocal in both NYC and Boston.  She has taken numerous dance classes, at Broadway Dance Center, STEPS on Broadway, DMA & Dance Olympus workshops.  She has attended master dance classes with Savion Glover, Barry Youngblood, Danny Hoctor, Scott Benson, Andy Blankenbuehler and Gregory Hines just to name a few! For the past two years has attended the Pulse:  A workshop with the So You Think You Can Dance choreographers: Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, Chris Judd, Desmond Richardson, Gil Duldulao and LaurieAnn Gibson!!

    Robyn has performed and competed at both the Regional and National level for many years; Winning awards such as Grand Champion, Most Entertaining, Best in Show, Best choreography- including this years dance piece- LIVE STRONG.  Robyn was asked to dance for the MACYS Parade in NYC, danced and sang in both Europe & Iceland in 1998, Sang back up for "Barry Manilow" in concert;  was a featured soloist in A Night of Broadway at the Clemens center, Danced in the 1997 halftime show with Montel Jordon at the NFL ProBowl in Hawaii, was a Caravan Kid and toured the east coast with professional dancers; and Danced at Walt Disney World.   Robyn has also played the roles of "Anytime Annie" in 42nd ST,  "ASAKA" in Once on This Island  and "Yonah" in Children of Eden.  She was also a member of Southside High schools Concert choir, show choir and madrigals under the direction of Kimber Billow.

    Robyns Teaching experience includes: Binghamton University's Summer Intensive Dance program, Summer Seminar for the performing Arts, Tap Teacher at a NADAA workshop in Massachusetts(National Association of Dance and Affiliated Arts) and taught dance and vocal for 5 years with the Kathy Hansen School of Dance.  Robyn began choreographing at the age of 14 for Kimber Billow at Southside High School along with Rick Pirozzolo.  She is the staff Choreographer for Southside High Schools Footlighters shows, Concert Choir, Show Choirs and Pops Concerts.  Robyn has choreographed over 19 Musical Productions for both the SHS Footlighters Club and Broadway Theater Players of Elmira.  This past year Miss Robyn was a dancer/choreographer for Elmira's 1st annual  "Dancing with our Stars" - partnering up with WETM's chief meteorologist Joe Pasquarelli.   Dancing with our Stars raised over $20,000 for local charities!!  

     Robyn received a Honors Degree in Dance from Dean College in 2002- Studying: Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-hop, Modern(dunham, graham & Horton), Pedagogy, Creative movement, Choreography, Theater, Music and Voice.  She performed as a member of the Dean College Dance Company, Cabaret Theater, and Deans Musical theater program.  While at Dean she had the opportunity to take master classes with J.T Jenkins and also with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.   She received the Carrie Grant Chilson Award for excellence in Dance and Music in 2002 and also the Gregory Hines TAP dance Scholarship for excellence in the art of Tap Dance in 2001.  

     
    Robyn is a certified member of DANCE MASTERS of AMERICA an International Organization of dance educators who have been certified by test to teach.  Miss Robyn Attends Dance Masters Conventions and Master classes every year!

        Miss Robyn resides in Elmira with her Husband Josh and her two beautiful girls Ella and Emilyn.  Who she lives each day for!
She is so very blessed to be doing what she loves...and is excited for what this adventure will bring!!!
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