DANCE
MARJORIE Janicek:
Artistic Director/ Instructor
Marjorie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor of arts degree in dance performance. She performed in several ballets with Ballet El Paso including: The Nutcracker, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty and Peter and the Wolf. She was also a performing member of the MacKenzie Rosales and Company modern dance troupe. She has taught tap, jazz, ballet and lyrical in California, Indiana and Texas prior to moving to Arizona.
AUSTIN Twaits:
Hip Hop/Tap/Contemporary Instructor
Austin is a graduate of Empire High School, has been dancing for 11 years and trained under Frank Trent and Megan Maltos. He has won numerous awards including the titles of Mr. Starpower and Mr. Ultimate Dance and the Fred Astaire Award. He has competed and performed all over the country and is recognized for his style and showmanship. Austin has been offered many auditions around the world including a tap production in China. Besides tap, Austin excels in Jazz, Modern, and Hip Hop dance and is excited to be accepted into the illustrious University of Arizona School of Dance! Austin has been recognized from many different dance companies, including the Moscow Russian Ballet Company. Austin did three shows with the Moscow Ballet for the Nutcracker in Tucson. He looks forward to continuing in dance as an instructor and professional performer.
CHRISTI O'Neill:
Ballet, Tap & Jazz
bio coming soon
RICHE Jones:
Cheerdance
bio coming soon
JILL Walker:
Yoga instructor
Jill has been practicing yoga since 1994, and teaching since 2002. She received her yoga certification from The Yoga Connection under the teachings of Priscilla Potter and Sue Ferguson. Her style of teaching is Hatha, sometimes including partner and restorative yoga to her classes, and has taught kids yoga.
ZUMBA
PAM Blondel:
Zumba instructor
Pam started dancing at age 8 and danced until she was 23 when she moved to Tucson where she began her career in emergency medicine. She started as an EMT and now she is a paramedic. She is married and the proud mother of 2 amazing little boys.
"My battle with weight gain started when I was diagnosed with cancer several years ago. I won the battle with cancer but am still struggling with my weight. My little sister is a Zumba instructor in Colorado and told me, knowing how much I missed dancing, to take a Zumba class. She told me that not only would I be dancing again, but I would also lose weight and tone up! More importantly she said that I would have fun doing it. Well, she was right! I started doing Zumba in the summer of 2010 and found my long lost love with dance. I also started losing weight, toning up, and became happier with myself. Now I have started teaching Zumba and I am having so much fun that I want to help others to lose weight and have a blast doing it also! This istn't just another workout, it's a PARTY!!!"
SARAH Gates:
Zumba instructor
Sarah is a registerd nurse and the proud mother of Bailey and Marshall. She started taking Zumba at the Danzone a little over a year ago and she had so much fun that she decided to go and get Zumba training. She received her license in Phoenix under the tutlage of Vanessa Lupercio. She is a fully qualified Zumba instructor now and is excited to be teaching her own class.
"Tish Remsnyder inspired me to become a Zumba instructor. Her class is so much fun that it's addictive. I look forward to coming and I can't wait to see what she'll come up with next. My goal is to become as inspiring to my students as Tish has been to me."
MICHELLE Robinson:
Gospel Zumba instructor
bio coming soon
