Meet Our Instructors
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.
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: BA in Dance from the University of Iowa
Year Joined: 2012
Classes Taught: Beginning Ballet, Pro 2 Modern, Pro 2 Ballet
Monica George
Dance Instructor
Education: BA in Dance from University of Iowa
Year Joined: 2013
Classes Taught: Preballet, Creative Movement, Beginning Jazz, Intermediate Jazz, Intermediate Ballet, Pro 1 Jazz, Pro 2 Jazz, Pro 3 Jazz, Pro 4/5 Jazz, Competition Team
Jill Kragie
Dance Instructor
Year Joined: 2011
Classes Taught: Beginning Ballet, Beginning Jazz, Beginning Tap, Intermediate/Advanced Tap
Danielle Anspach
Dance Instructor
Education: BS in American Dance Pedagogy from Oklahoma City University
Year Joined: 2015
Classes Taught: Beginning Tap, Intermediate/Advanced Tap
Joyce Maly
Dance Instructor
Education: Dance Masters Certified
Year Joined: 2016
Classes Taught: Beginning Tap, Intermediate/Advanced Tap, Tumbling
Maria Pomerleau
Guest Instructor
Education: Masters In Business Administration
Year Joined: 2010
Classes Taught: Competitive Team Summer Intensive
Courtney Gretemen
Guest Instructor
Education: BA in Dance from University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Year Joined: 2017
Classes Taught: Pro 3/5 Summer Intensive
Sydney Markert
Guest Instructor
Education: BFA summa cum laude in Dance from the University of Arizona, Tucson
Year Joined: 2018
Classes Taught: Competition Team Intensive: Contemporary, Jazz, Improv, Musical Theater
Katie Markey
Guest Instructor
Education: BA in Dance and Communications from the University of Iowa
Year Joined: 2018
Classes Taught: Tumbling