| Jessica O'Donnell - Director/Owner Jessie has been teaching since 1996 and opened the NYOD studio in 2000. While Jessie can teach many different styles of dance her passion is Tap! Jessie has appeared in an Off Broadway tap production. Jessie teaches recreational and competition Tap. Lisa Catena Lisa has been teaching all ages/levels since 1998. Her love of dance is evident in her award winning choreography. Lisa was the co-owner of NYOD from 2000 until 2008 and continues to teach. Lisa has also been the choreographer of the Raritan High School musicals since 2002 and has received a "Basie Award" for her choreography. Aside from dance, Lisa is also working on fulflling her lifelong dream of writing children's books Katya Strelnikova Katya was born in Russia and graduated from the acclaimed Perm Choreographic Academy. Katya attained soloist level with the Moscow City Ballet in 1997. Katya is the Artistic Director of our Ballet Classique program and teaches ballet and pointe. Coleen Manginelli Coleen has been teaching acro and gymnastics since 1993. She trained for 14 years as a competitive gymnast. In addition Coleen is a teacher in the Hazlet School District. Jessica Lewis Jessica has been teaching since 2001. She currently teaches Modern and Hip Hop and is Co-Director of our Competition Teams. Jessica has choreographed for several high school/college dance teams and has appeared in several Off Broadway shows. Ashley Seidel Ashley is currently a NFL Jets Cheerleader and was a dance education major at Montclair State University. She was also a former NYOD competition team member. She has performed as a back up dancer for Danielle Dante and opened for Mike Posner. Ashley has been in numerous shows including Works-A-Foot, Dance Collage and DanceWorks.. |
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| Melissa Gilgannon Melissa has been teaching since 2002 and has performed at Disney, Universal Studios & Great Adventure. Melissa is a former Dance Olympus VIP. She is Co-Director of our Competition Teams and currently teaches competition Jazz and Lyrical. Erin Haines Erin currently teaches tumbling and jazz. Courtney Lewis Courtney has been teaching since 2003. Courtney is a former dance major at Red Bank Performing Arts High School. She currently teaches hip hop to both our recreational and competition students. Megan Gilgannon Megan has been teaching since 2004. Megan is a former Dance Olympus VIP. She currently teaches Ballet Basics, Jazz, Lyrical and Tap to our recreational and competition students. Keri Kent Gina DeFabritis Gina currently teaches hip hop and lyrical. Ally Seidel Ally currently teaches hip hop and lyrical. |
Not Your Ordinary Dancers
"Fun, Creative & Original"
"Fun, Creative & Original"
