Meet The Team

Ms. Abby
American Ballet Theatre Certified, Levels Pre-Primary thru Level 3
PBT Certified Instructor
Ms. Abby trained at the Metropolitan Ballet Theare in the Washington, D.C. area under the instruction of Suzanne Erlon, soloist of the New York City Ballet & principal with Ballet West, who was taught by Balanchine himself. She attended the prestigious University of Arizona as a dance major, training under Melissa Lowe, Susan Quinn and participating in the Arizona Jazz Dance Showcase under the instruction of Nan Giordano.
Ms. Abby danced for the NFL as a Washington Redskins Cheerleader, earning distinctions as Captain, choreographer & Pro Bowl representative. She coached the Redskins Cheerleaders training program. She has traveled to Hong Kong to perform in the Chinese New Years Parade & to India for the IPL Cricket league. Ms. Abby has traveled on 12 USO military appreciation tours, including to countries Iraq & Afghanistan.
She has over 10 years' experience teaching adults and children in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, heels, poms and preschool dance classes. Ms. Abby was the founder and artistic director of Allure Dance DC, an adult dance company in the DC Metro area. She founded and instructed Dance Spirit Studios, a children's dance studio. Now she is thrilled to bring her talents and experience to Colorado with Prima Dance.
Ms. Abby is married to Dan, a B2 Test pilot & commercial pilot, with whom she has 3 beautiful daughters - who all want to be "flying ballerinas."
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Ms. Michele
BFA in Dance Performance
American Ballet Theatre Certified, Levels Pre-Primary thru Level 3
Ms. Michele has been a NYC Dance Artist for more than 20 years and has recently relocated to Colorado. A native of Los Angeles County, she holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Cal State Long Beach.
She hasperformed in the US and abroad with Andrea Haenggi/AMDaT, Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects, BODYART Dance, and Stephen Petronio amongst others. She has performed in the world renowned off-Broadway show Fuerza Bruta NYC and Fuerza Bruta Wayra for many
years in NYC, Buenos Aires and Las Vegas. She was also a performer in the dance/aerial theater show Breaking Surface in Brooklyn, NY. And was also a dancer/ aerialist
and rehearsal assistant with Bon Bon Burlesque. She has presented her own work with Jongeneel Dance Projects in NYC.
As a dance artist and educator, Michele specializes
in modern, contemporary, ballet and improvisation. With her unique experience in immersive, physical, avant-garde, and aerial/dance theater, Michele not only brings
artistry and performance qualities to her teaching but also focuses heavily on strength and conditioning to prepare the dancer for the demanding professional world. Michele
teaches Classical Pilates, Jivamukti Yoga, is training in the circus arts and is studying acting
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