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DIRECTOR & OWNER Heather began dance at the age of 6. She grew up in a small
town in upstate New York where she studied tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, acrobatics, pointe and theater. While in High school, Heather was a member of the dance team, was a cheerleader,
and starred in many theatrical performances such as "Alice In Wonderland", "Ciro's Circus", and
"The Nutcracker". At age 14, her dance group was invited to perform and compete on "Star Search" and she
was also the recipient of a trip to London for their annual holiday parade. As
owner, some of Heather's personal accomplishments are becoming a Washington Redskins Cheerleader Ambassador which fostered
the opportunity for SRDA to become an official site for the Washington Redskins Junior Cheer program. Heather is celebrating
her 10th year in South Riding and is happy to share her passion for the art of dance.
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This is Helen's 6th year teaching at SRDA. Helen was a member of the Penn State Ballet Club and the Penn
State Dance Team. She attended the Rock School of Pa. on a full scholarship as well as the Va. School of the Arts and received
a partial scholarship to attend the Houston Ballet Academy. Helen was a principal dancer for the West Chester Theater performing
the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. She was the guest artist at the Philadelphia Opera Company
and Orchestra as well as the Rose Tree Park. Helen also studied jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, and pom.
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Kara is joining us for her 3rd season. She has danced since age 3 until she went away to college and her
favorite type of dance is tap. Kara danced competitively for 5 years and had the opportunity to dance in Disney World, New
York City, and with Gregory Hines at the Kennedy Center. She has two younger sisters who both danced with her throughout her
years. In 2001, Kara graduated from Chantilly High School and has
lived in Virginia her whole life. She is currently the Assistant Director at Westfields Play & Learn in Chantilly. She
graduated from Ferrum College with her degree in Social Work. Her favorite part about teaching dance is watching the children
learn new things and truly the best part is getting to be a role model in their lives.
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This is Stephanie's 2nd year teaching at
SRDA. She is a full time Registered Nurse at Fair Oaks Hospital. She teaches, tap, ballet, jazz, pom and Zumba. Stephanie
attended Radford University and danced with the RU Rockers Dance Team for four years.
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Kathryn has been studying dance for over
thirty years. She has studied style such as classical ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, tap, and hip-hop. Kathryn was a member
of the James Madison Dance Team. She was also a performing company member of The Dance Company under direction of Russell
Jay and attended the Institute of Performing Arts. Kathryn went
on to study dance at East Carolina University. There she studied with Joe Carow, Patti Weeks, and Alan Arnett. She has performed
works choreographed by teh faculty and students at East Carolina University. She was also a member of performing troupe that
traveled and performed throughout the east coast. After college, Kathryn became the assistant coach for the James Madison
High School Dance Team and helped lead them to a National Championship title in Orland, Florida. Kathryn also has extensive
experience in theater choreography. her credits include: Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Once on This Island, The Music
Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Aladdin, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Beauty and the Beast.
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Angela has been acting since a young age
and has studied acting in college where she majored in theater. She is actively participating in theatrical productions all
over the DC Metro area. She has enjoyed watching her first year theater students grow and learn the art of acting. Angela
is excited for another year of teaching ans sharing her love of Theater with her students.
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Marissa has been dancing and playing the
piano since age 5. She danced competitively for 6 years, was part of her high school dance team and continued dance through
college. Marissa became Choreographer & Dance Captain for Becker College nd Suffolk University where she received her
degrees in Interior Design. While attending school in Boston, she often enjoyed taking Master Classes at Jeanette Neil Dance
Studio when she wasn't busy with the dance team, running orientations for the school, peer mentoring, helping coordinate First
Year Programs or busy with her role of Vice President of Undergraduate Interior Design Council. She dabbled in some ballroom dancing when she first moved to the DC area in 2006. Currently Marissa is in the Design
& Architecture field designing commercial offices, assisted living spaces & hotels for Architecture & Design Associates.
Marissa loves teaching others and enjoys being able to share her passion for dance.
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DESK MANAGER Fran has worked at the SRDA desk for 9
years. She spent most of her years in the health care industry where she assisted in Physical Therapy for many years and then
went into Child Daycare for 10 years. Fran plans to retire with her husband in June and move to upstate New York.
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