HEATHER

Heather has been on staff since 1988. She has trained extensively in ballet, tap, jazz and gymnastics. Her dancing and choreographing career has extended through California, New York, Florida, Australia and Europe. Her credits include industrial shows for Sortimo, Germany, print ads for Valentines, television shows of "Dancing with Doc," Information Keeps Us Strong, and Aptitude; she has also choreographed and staged a show for the 2000 Olympics in Australia. Heather was the founder and artistic director of elan Dance Company and produces and directs the Grinch. Heather has also coached the Hillsboro High School Dance Team.

LYNN

Lynn has been teaching dance for the past sixteen years. She started dancing and performing at the age of four with Richard Billings. She has studied tap, ballet, jazz and modern. While growing up in the area, where she studied dance, she also competed and trained on a gymnastics team. She has danced in Los Angeles, Eugene, Seattle, Australia and New York. Lynn graduated from the University of Oregon in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in Science where she also continued her dance training at the university and with Eugene Ballet.  Lynn has directed Deus Vult Dance company for over ten years and has staged the Nutcracker productions.

BRADIAN

Bradian has studied dance throughout the Portland area, Utah, Seattle, and New York. Dancing since she was nine; she has worked with some of the areas’ best teachers and choreographers, including Mary Hunt, Tracey Durbin, Jenny Creer-King, Patti Jones, Lisa Stoddard, and many more. She has performed with élan, Rose City Ballet and Deus Vult in the past, along with groups in Utah and the Portland area. After being awarded various dance scholarships, Bradian has used her training to teach classes in ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. She also continues to choreograph for a number of productions and was a director of Deus Vult Ensemble of Dance.

ELIZABETH

Ms. Burden started dancing at age seven. She continued on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Elizabeth joined Pacific Ballet Theatre in 1985 and became a founding member of the Oregon Ballet Theater in 1989 and retired from OBT in 1996.

Elizabeth has been the artistic director of Rose City Ballet Company for several years.

REA

Rea has danced since she was 5 at New Vision Dance Center. She was a member of Deus Vult, Rose City Ballet and élan dance company for several years. She graduated from Hillsboro High School and moved to Los Angeles to dance and work in Disney's production of Aladdin.  Miss Rea was the Sugar Plum Fairy in the 2006 Nutcracker production and she currently dances and performs with the Blazer dancers.

COURTNEY

Courtney is graduated from Hillsboro High School in 2007.  She was a captain on her dance team, and made the All State Dance team.  She was also the Assistant Dance Team Coach at Hilhi as well as teaching at New Vision, while attending school at PCC.   She is a former member of elan, Rose City Ballet and Deus Vult Ensemble of Dance. Courtney has performed at Disneyland, Disney World, the Bahamas and New York.

ASHLEY

Ashley has been dancing for fourteen years and teaching for seven. She has trained with New Vision Dance Center, Ballet Arizona, Tempe Dance Academy, and numerous other dance studios throughout the Phoenix, Arizona area. She has performed in Flordia, California, Arizona, Oregon, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. She was a member of Deus Vult,  Rose City Ballet, CPD Dance Company, and Tempe Dance Company. Ashley has won numerous awards including best choreography, most graceful, and best attitude, as well as having numerous showcased dances. Ashley has wanted to be a dance teacher since the age of nine and can not imagine doing anything else.

BRIANNA

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RAPHAEL  (Bubba)

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