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Heather
received her training at NCDA, Koresh Dance Center in Philadelphia, and has
traveled to many dance workshops to attend master classes with Pamela Bowling,
Ray Leeper, Karen Hebert, Nan Giordano, Charles Kelly, Al Gilbert, Frank
Hatchett, Gus Giordano, Tatjainna Smith, Steve Sirico and
Raymond Lukens to name a few. She has also taken from Travis
Wall and Ivan Koumaev whom are both
from “So You Think You Can Dance”.
She received her certification from the Dance Educators of America Teacher
Training Courses for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels in Ballet, Tap,
Jazz, Modern and gymnastics, at the
University
of
Nevada
. She has won many competitions herself and was Captain for the cheering
squad at AI DuPont High School. She has performed extensively as a back up
dancer for two upcoming vocalists, Disney World,
New York
, the Delaware Arts Festival, and the Grand Opera House. Her students
consistently win First Place Trophies, Platinum, Elite Gold medals, High Score
awards, 2nd and 3rd in a category, invitations to elite
workshops at Starpower and many other competitions along the east coast.
She has also won special judges’ awards, including a Creativity Award.
Her dance team won at the Peach Festival in 2003, received
First Place
at the 2004 and 2005 Delaware City Parade,
and First Place
at the Middletown Christmas Parade. Most recently her dance team was
selected for “
Battle
of the stars” in 2008 and 2009,
where they were broadcast live over the internet and she received two teacher
excellence awards. Her Dance Team is on its 10th season with
many more to come. Her commitment and encouragement to the students allow
them to develop technique rapidly and efficiently. She attends classes in
Philadelphia
,
Miami
, and
New York
to give the students the hottest moves on the dance floor. Heather has
been teaching innovative technique for fifteen years.
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