Meet Our Instructors

Ami Yaro

Ami M Yaro

Owner/ Dance Instructor

Education: BA with honors in Dance and English from the University of Iowa

Year Joined: 2009

Classes Taught: Pro 1 Ballet, Pro 2 Ballet, Pro 3 Ballet, Pro 3 Modern, Pro 3 Pointe, Pro 4 Ballet, Pro 4 Pointe, Pro 4/5 Ballet, Pro 4/5 Modern, Pro 4/5 Pointe, Pro 4/5 Pilates, Pro 5 Ballet, Pro 5 Pointe, Pro 5 Variations, Competition Team.

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Meredith Stroot

Dance Instructor

Education: BS with honors in Elementary Education and a Minor in Dance from Iowa State University

Year Joined: 2009

Classes Taught: Pre-Ballet, Creative Movement, Kindercombo, Lyrical, Wee Dance

Emily Weber

Dance Instructor

Education: MS in Kinesiology from Sam Houston State University, BA in Dance from the University of Iowa

Year Joined: 2012

Classes Taught: Intermediate Ballet, Pro 2 Modern, Pro 2 Ballet, Pro 4 Ballet, Pro 4 Pointe, Progressing Ballet Technique

Jill Kragie

Dance Instructor

Year Joined: 2009

Classes Taught: Beginning Ballet, Beginning Jazz, Beginning Tap, Intermediate/Advanced Tap

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Danielle Anspach

Dance Instructor

Year Joined: 2015

Classes Taught: Beginning Tap, Intermediate/Advanced Tap

Anna Moon

Dance Instructor

Year Joined: 2019

Classes Taught: Jazz/Acro

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Brett Machamer

Dance Instructor

Year Joined: 2019

Classes Taught: Kindercombo, Preballet, Creative Movement