Wendy Setter's -- The Dance Studio -- Teachers -- Ballet, Tap, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop

Teachers: Heather, Gina,Raelynn, Rendi, Brittany, Susan, Patrick, Megan Kim, Shannon
Teacher's aids

I started ballet training at the age of 8, studying and completing the Cecchetti Elementary Major syllabus at Black Mountain Dance Theatre in San Diego. In California I danced the role of party child in the Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet and I attended the Cecchetti Summer Workshop, Santa Clara in 1991. I then moved to Washington where I studied with Peninsula Dance Theatre and later with MK Ballet under Michiko Schulbach. I have attended Summer Dance Lab, Walla Walla in 1992 and 1993; Royal Winnepeg Summer Program, Canada in 1994; and Joffery Summer School, New York in 1995. I danced such roles as Claire, Rose Fairy and Snow Queen in Nutcracker: Cinderella in Cinderella; Odile in Swan Lake; and performed as a guest artist in Olympic Ballet Theatre's Choreography Showcase at the Morre Theatre. I've been teaching at The Dance Studio since 1999. To Top

Gina

Started dance lessons at the age of 6 in Erie, Pa. I danced ballet, tap, jazz, modern, ballroom and adagio. I studied performing arts at Western Kentucky University. Completed dance Educators of America training courses for dance teachers at WKU, Kentucky and in New York, NY. Instructors included: Gus Giordano, Charles Kelley, Skip Randall, Joseph Levinoff and Lousie Goichot. I started teaching dance at the age of 19, performed in the Bellingham Theatre Guild's "Stepping Out" and performed in Western Washington University's "A Chorus Line". I began teaching tap, ballet, adult tap and jazz at The Dance Studio in 2001. To Top

Raelynn

I started dancing when I was three years old and then enrolled in an RAD studio in Seattle at the age of 4. I moved to Vancouver WA where I grew up in an RAD studio completing RAD exams and syllabus under Christina Wilder, Cynthia Tosh, and Kristy Bacon. I danced with the local ballet theater in town, Vancouver Dance Theater. I danced roles such as Clara, Dew Drop, Snow Queen, and Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, Cinderella in Cinderella, Giselle in Giselle, Aurora and blue bird in Sleeping Beauty, and Juliet. I have attended American Academy of ballet in New York, Boston Ballet dance lab, Boston Ballet Summer dance program, American Ballet Theatre's summer intensive, and Ballet Austin's summer intensive. I have been teaching for the past 4 years at Academy of Ballet Arts in Vancouver WA and I have been teaching at The Dance Studio since 2006. To Top

Hi my name is Rendi, I have been dancing for the past 18 years starting at the age of 3 at Wendy Setter's Dance studio. I have dance training in Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Pointe and Lyrical. I'm also currently
dancing/coaching for The Bellingham Slam dance team and cheering/dancing for the Whatcom county Raiders. I had the opportunity to tour with The Dance studio to Australia and have taken part in many community events with my dancing. I was also apart of the Squalicum High school dance team for 3 years performing in school events, competing in several competitions and numerous dance camps. Last year was my first year as a teacher at the dance studio and can't wait to start again! I have such a passion for dancing, and being able to teach others what I love to do is just such an amazing opportunity.

I have always had a love of dance. I had formal training and performance experience in Austin, Texas for 6 years the areas of tap, jazz, ballet, Pointe, and acrobatics. High School I performed gymnastics floor routines for the High School gymnastic team and during college I continued with dance at the Austin Ballet Theater and trained in jazz and tap also. For the last 9 years I have returned to formal training and been tap dancing with Wendy Setters Dance Studio along with attending two Dupree tap workshops. Recently, I have choreographed several dances for school musicals and the opening waltz number in Life will be a Dance. My love of dance has also extended to competitive and show dance in Ballroom Smooth and Rhythm. I have competed in two Pro/Am competitions with my third competition in Las Vegas this fall. To Top

I'm a two year veteran of the dance studio and I'm back. After a year long break to finish my degree in Acting at Western I realized that I missed the Studio and, of course, the kids and luckily was invited back with open arms. I'm really very excited to start the new year and I have a load of new ideas for HipHop at the studio.

I have danced ever since I was little and always leaned more toward dance styles that came from expression and innovation more than studied technique. I loved taking my ballet and jazz classes but never had the patience to stick with it. I have been dancing and singing and acting in musical theatre for over ten years and am very excited to teach my first theatrical dance class. I was trained for two years in ModHop (Modern Dance/HipHop infusion) by Andy Noble and was his asst. teacher for a year. But HipHop is ever changing and what you know today maybe old news by tomorrow. I'm excited to see how the students and I can learn from each other. To Top

I started dancing at the age of 3 at Alderwood Dance Spectrum. I continued to dance there for 13 years. During that time, I studied
tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, pointe, hip-hop and became a member of the
competition team. From age 9-15 I studied Irish Dance at Marie
Gavaghan School of Irish Dance. At age 15 I continued to study tap at Johnson & Peter's Tap Dance Studio in Seattle for 3 years. At age 16 I began training and competing at High Step Dance Academy for 2 years. I taught at High Step Dance Academy from 2002-04; classes in tap, jazz, hip-hop, and ballet to various levels and ages. During my years in competition I went to Nationals in both New York and Las Vegas and received a Dance Educators of America National Dance Workshop Scholarship.

After high school I studied the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago for 1 year. Here I studied ballet, modern, and tap
dance. In 2005 I moved to Bellingham and began the dance program at Western Washington University. I am currently working towards a B.F.A. in Dance Choreography and Performance. I have performed in
many concerts while at Western, including a reconstruction of Mark Morris' New Love Song Waltzes. I look forward to teaching all I have learned to the next generation of dancers. To Top

I fell in love with dance at the tender age of five when I made my ballet debut, cast as an oyster, in a production of Alice in Wonderland. Classical Ballet has since been my first love but I also greatly enjoy many other forms of the art. I have taken many a Jazz and Modern classes and have even dabbled in Irish and Character. I was a competative cheerleader for all of high school and welcome any chance to dust off my pom poms and rally. Most recently, I have taken to Hip Hop and plan to learn Tap next. I am currently a student in the Bachelor of Arts program at Western Washington University. I cannot wait to perfect my talent and share the joy of dance with the world.

I am SO excited to begin teaching and working with you in 2007.
Thank you very much for the opportunity :) To Top