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Meet Our Staff
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Lynn Russell – Owner
Lynn is a native of North Carolina and a Cum Laude graduate of UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Dance Education. She was also a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. Lynn has taught all disciplines of dance for the past 23 years. Her students have won top Regional and National Honors as well as performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Florida Citrus Bowl Half Time Show, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Walt Disney World. Lynn has been the recipient of the Top Teacher Award at various competitions over the past twenty - three years. She has also choreographed for numerous shows and pageants throughout North Carolina. She is currently the choreographer for the Miss Cabarrus County Pageant. Lynn also enjoys performing and leading the Adult Praise Dance Team at Hickory Grove Baptist Church North Campus. In addition to dancing, Lynn and her husband Mark own Crown Productions, a sound and video production company. Crown Productions has allowed us the opportunity to meet and work with many of the Christian Artists whose music we use in our studio.
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Jenny Franz - Instructor
Jenny has been on staff at Let’s Dance Studio for 9 years. She began dancing at the age of 4 and received her training from Southern Strutt Dance Studio in Columbia, SC. She has taught at numerous dance studios in North and South Carolina, as well as many arts and cheerleading camps. She was a member of NCA Danz for 3 years, where she choreographed and taught competitive high school dance teams. Upon graduation she received a scholarship for dance from Columbia College, but decided to move to North Carolina and pursue performing professionally. Jenny was a featured performer at Paramount Parks for 3 years and worked with many nationally known choreographers. She was offered a position dancing on several cruise ships, but declined so she could finish her bachelors degree at UNCC. Jenny holds a degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in dance/performing arts. She has been an elementary school teacher in Cabarrus County for the past 7 years. Jenny’s choreography and students have won numerous awards at regional and national competitions. Jenny recently received the choreography Award at Dance Machine National Talent Competition for her hip hop routine. |
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Amber Thomas - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
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Andrea Trull - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
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Dana Yost - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
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Qualified Staff
An instructor should be a trained professional that will guide a student with care and excitement to a positive experience through dance. Our staff’s goal is to enrich your child’s life with a great experience in the performing arts. Most of our instructors have college training in dance, some in elementary education. Our teachers’ professional performing experience includes: Paramount’s Carowinds, as well as other shows, and pageants throughout North Carolina.
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Recitals and Competitions
We appreciate your interest in our studio. We hold our annual recital in the Spring at Jay M. Robinson High School. We offer dance for ages 2 through high school. We also offer competition teams starting with students six years of age. Our competition teams have won numerous regional Overall titles as well as National champions. Our Senior 1 team is the current Dance Machine Nationals Overall Senior Small Group Champion. Our Junior 1 & 2 Team is the Dance Machine National Overall Junior Large Group Winner. The teams had completed another award winning season at regionals for 2008. The Senior 3 Team received the Overall High Scoring Senior Large Group Award at Star Systems National Talent Competition. Our teams swept the Overall Awards at Dance Machine National Performing Arts Competition. The Junior 1 & 2 Team-Overall Junior Large Group, Junior 3 & 4 Team –Overall Junior Small Group, Senior 1 Team – Overall Senior Small Group, Senior 3 Team – Overall Senior Large Group, and the Dance Machine Overall Grand Champion for the entire competition. All of the teams performed in April 2006 at Walt Disney World at the Magic Kingdom. Our teams have also performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Florida Citrus Bowl Half-Time Show, Carnival Cruise Lines and the Miss Cabarrus County Scholarship Pageant. Our teams also hold an annual benefit for the Jeff Gordon’s Children’s Hospital.
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Injury Prevention Floor
As dancers develop into skilled performers, the essentials of a good dance floor are greatly needed. A raised wooden floor acts as a shock absorber helping to reduce muscle and joint stress that occurs during movement. Our state of the art facility offers 3 spacious dance studios with large mirrors and injury prevention floor.
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Limited Class Size
Classes should be limited to allow the instructor the opportunity to assist all students. We limit our classes to 15 students with one instructor and one high school or middle school student helper. This allows our staff to give a more personal touch to each student.
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Closed Circuit Television
Our studio offers closed circuit TV to allow parents the opportunity to observe classes from monitors in the lobby. Parents may observe in the classroom on Parent Observation Days.
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