 Nichole
Monico - Artistic Director
Nichole
Monico is not new in this area. She has been involved in dance for over
25 years. She danced compeitively for 13 years in major competitions
throughout the United States, winning numerous awards and titles. She
has taught dance classes and solos for over 15 years, winning numerous
awards in choreography. Nichole has been
involved with many theatre groups, choreographing shows for
Johnson City High
school and Binghamton
High School . She has also assisted in the implementation of
the dance course for Johnson City
High School, helping
students achieve their fine arts diplomas.
Nichole has coached and provided choreography for local cheerleading
squads, and donated her time to local church groups in their endeavor
to participate in the arts. Nichole has been both student and teacher
in the dance field and prizes herself in using both of these
experiences to better teach her students and understand them.
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 Rebecca Donlick -
Teacher/Choreographer
Becky
graduated from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 2001 with
a degree in Music and Special Education, and in 2009, she retained her
masters from Boston University. She has been involved in the
arts all throughout her life including dance, choral, instrumental, and
musical theater. Becky has been teaching at Dancescapes since 2003 and
has received awards for her choreography at various competitions.
We are excited to have the experience and diversification Miss
Becky has added to the Dancescapes team.
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| Holly
has been
dancing for over 20 years and has loved every minute of it! She began
studying dance at age three with Miss Colleen Ensby who she later
worked and choreographed for. Then while obtained her Master of Arts in
Music industry and Audio Production at the State University College at
Oneonta she was involved in the Terpsichorean Dance Company and Oneonta
State Kickline. She also studied dance at Oneonta under Shannah Kane,
Michelle Gardener, and Mary-Jo Merk. After she graduated Holly
continued her dance studies at Arthur Murray Dance Studios, Puttin On
the Ritz with Donna O’Neil and DMB Dance Productions with Danae
Bader of So You Think You Can Dance all while teaching at several dance
schools in the Syracuse area. Holly found her way to Binghamton when
she obtained a job as the Promotions Director and On-Air Personality at
a local broadcasting cluster. While she has studied various types of
dance such as: ballet, lyrical, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, ballroom
and folk, she has always gravitated towards hip hop and is proud to be
teaching at Dancescapes. She also has certifications in Personal
Fitness Training, Zumba, and CPR to be able to better assist her
students as needed |
Samantha
Vyner - Teacher/Choreographer
Samantha graduated from Kent State University
in 2010 with a degree in Dance
Education.
She taught dance during the 2010-2011 school year at Cecil County
public schools in Maryland.
She has taught and choreographed at numerous dance studios in
Ohio
and Maryland.
Samantha has taken workshops with Alvin Ailey, Jump
Rhythm , Leanne Schmitt,and many others.
She is currently working
on her education with Dance Masters of America.
Samantha is excited to be in New York and start a new
journey with Dancescapes. |
Allison Ruskin
- Teacher/Choreographer
Allison
Ruskin has join Dancescapes this year to teach Modern dance.
Allison is qualified to
instruct ballet, modern
(Graham or Horton
based), jazz, and tap. Her training is from The
Alvin Ailey
American Dance Center and The New Jersey School of Ballet.
Allison is eager to
share her passion for dancing and to teach
dancers how to communicate feeling through their
movements. Allison
is also a graduate student in Literature/Creativ a
tBinghamtonUniversity.
We are excited to have her on
our team. |
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 Theresa Rundell - Business Manager/Costumer
Kathy Kubik - Front Desk
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