| Michael Pinney |
| Susan Pinney |
| Executive Director |
| Artistic Director Preschool, Tap, Ballet |
| Married for 28 years and a mother of four Miss Sue was born into a family of musicians and entertainers. Her grandparents were both accomplished musicians and her parents were professional entertainers in voice and dance. Both Miss Sue’s mother and aunt were owners and directors of their own Dance Schools. Her aunt The Wanda School of Dance located in Phila., and her mother The Blue Bell School of Dance which still operates successfully after 40 years. Miss Sue began to dance at the age of 3, performing with her mother at many local affairs in different cities. At age 3 1/2 she performed on the “Al Albert’s TV Show” as his first baby performer. At the age of 12 she began student teaching for her mother. Her training included many dance conventions with well known instructors such as Frank Hatchett and Fred Kelly. At age 20 Miss Sue became a permanent instructor at The Blue Bell School of Dance. In 1994 Sue began teaching at a local church hall and accumulated so many students, that it was time to operate her own studio. In 1996 she opened her own studio in Schwenksville and shortly there after expanded to Collegeville where she has become a tremendous success. Greatly admired by her students, because of her fabulous Tap Technique, vivacious personality and loving nurturing manner. |
| Donna Greenfield |
| Hip-hop, Jazz, Ballet |
Donna received her dance education through the University of the Arts and Temple University. In 1982 she joined Waves Dance Co. under the
direction of Shimon Braun- Jazz dance center.
In 1985, Donna opened her own dance studio where she met and employed world renowned Rennie Harris of Pure Movement. It was then her
love for funk and hip hop began as they experienced 5 years of dance Ed and performance together.
Donna has also choreographed for local television spots such as Dance Party USA, Teen Video, Lip Sink-MTV, Be my witness etc.
Donna is now using her talents and love for dance to teach for select dance studios and college programs through PA, NJ, NY and community
outreach such as Dance Therapy for Montgomery County Youth center, Live 8(creating awareness of the situation in Africa) and Katrina relief
benefit. Donna has taught at The Dance Depot for 10 years and continues to be a student favorite. Her love for dance, teaching and her students
is exceptional and genuine.
direction of Shimon Braun- Jazz dance center.
In 1985, Donna opened her own dance studio where she met and employed world renowned Rennie Harris of Pure Movement. It was then her
love for funk and hip hop began as they experienced 5 years of dance Ed and performance together.
Donna has also choreographed for local television spots such as Dance Party USA, Teen Video, Lip Sink-MTV, Be my witness etc.
Donna is now using her talents and love for dance to teach for select dance studios and college programs through PA, NJ, NY and community
outreach such as Dance Therapy for Montgomery County Youth center, Live 8(creating awareness of the situation in Africa) and Katrina relief
benefit. Donna has taught at The Dance Depot for 10 years and continues to be a student favorite. Her love for dance, teaching and her students
is exceptional and genuine.
| Nataly Morales |
| Ballet, Jazz, Modern |
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Nataly has been dancing since the age of 3. She began her serious classical training at Wissahickon Dance Academy where she studied pointe,
ballet and partnering. Nataly then trained at The Blue Bell School of Dance, which gave her the opportunity to experience other dance forms such
as jazz and tap. As dance became a greater priority in Nataly’s life she furthered her training at The High School for Performing Arts of
Philadelphia and The Turning Pointe. She began to study various forms of modern dance ranging from Limon technique to Graham. At Goucher
College Nataly majored in Dance. As a dance major Nataly was given many opportunities to perform and to choreograph and expand her
knowledge of the dance world.
ballet and partnering. Nataly then trained at The Blue Bell School of Dance, which gave her the opportunity to experience other dance forms such
as jazz and tap. As dance became a greater priority in Nataly’s life she furthered her training at The High School for Performing Arts of
Philadelphia and The Turning Pointe. She began to study various forms of modern dance ranging from Limon technique to Graham. At Goucher
College Nataly majored in Dance. As a dance major Nataly was given many opportunities to perform and to choreograph and expand her
knowledge of the dance world.
| Our faculty is made up of dedicated instructors whose backgrounds, education and training provide students from the beginner to the advanced dancer. Our teachers truly have their student's emotional and physical development foremost in their hearts. |
Erika Speer received her fundamental dance training in New York and graduated with a BFA in Dance Education from the University of the Arts in
Philadelphia. Her teaching experience includes instruction of preschoolers through adults in Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern and Ballet. Miss
Erika is currently our Lead Choreographer for our Competition teams. We are very happy to have Miss Erika as a member of our staff!
Philadelphia. Her teaching experience includes instruction of preschoolers through adults in Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern and Ballet. Miss
Erika is currently our Lead Choreographer for our Competition teams. We are very happy to have Miss Erika as a member of our staff!
| Erika Speer |
| Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Modern, Competition Teams |
| Ryan Tuerk |
| JAZZ, LYRICAL, BALLET, & Competition Team |
.Janine MacGregor brings 35 years of dance experience to The Dance Depot. Throughout her career she has studied many different forms of
dance such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip-hop with numerous teachers including Jay Dash, and Teresa Cura. She has performed on
many television shows including the March of Dimes Telethon, Al Albert's Showcase, and the Chief Halftown Variety Show. Janine has won more
than 100 talent awards and trophies including the title of Miss Pitman 1983. She also was the 1st runner-up and the talent award winner in the
many dance companies, and was lead choreographer for DancElectric. DancElectric is a non-profit organization that raises money for college
scholarships including the performing arts. Janine received her teaching certification in 1982 through the Jay Dash Teacher Certification
Program. She is also certified by the Pop Warner Cheer Association and is a head cheer coach for the Lower Perk Longhorns Cheer and
Football Organization. Janine also holds a Diploma in Pastoral Studies from Palmer Theological Seminary and has introduced dance as a part
of the worship experience in several churches in Georgia and Pennsylvania. . Helping a student achieve their greatest potential is one of the
greatest rewards she can receive. Janine enjoys teaching students of all ages. She has instructed classes for dancers ranging from the age of
18 months to 80 years old. . She believes in hard work, discipline and lots of fun. Helping a student achieve their greatest potential in the art of
dance is one of the greatest rewards she can receive.
dance such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip-hop with numerous teachers including Jay Dash, and Teresa Cura. She has performed on
many television shows including the March of Dimes Telethon, Al Albert's Showcase, and the Chief Halftown Variety Show. Janine has won more
than 100 talent awards and trophies including the title of Miss Pitman 1983. She also was the 1st runner-up and the talent award winner in the
many dance companies, and was lead choreographer for DancElectric. DancElectric is a non-profit organization that raises money for college
scholarships including the performing arts. Janine received her teaching certification in 1982 through the Jay Dash Teacher Certification
Program. She is also certified by the Pop Warner Cheer Association and is a head cheer coach for the Lower Perk Longhorns Cheer and
Football Organization. Janine also holds a Diploma in Pastoral Studies from Palmer Theological Seminary and has introduced dance as a part
of the worship experience in several churches in Georgia and Pennsylvania. . Helping a student achieve their greatest potential is one of the
greatest rewards she can receive. Janine enjoys teaching students of all ages. She has instructed classes for dancers ranging from the age of
18 months to 80 years old. . She believes in hard work, discipline and lots of fun. Helping a student achieve their greatest potential in the art of
dance is one of the greatest rewards she can receive.
Ryan started dancing at age seventeen. Originally a gymnast, Ryan discovered his love of dance by searching new ways to move and express
of working with reputable dance companies such as Koresh, Phildanco and The Pennsylvania Ballet. Ryan was a soloist in the 2005
Philadelphia "Live Arts" Fringe Festival dancing in a piece called, "Patio Plastico" directed by Brian Sanders (of Momix). He has also performed
with Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. While living in Florida he co-founded (with hip hop mogul Pablo Malco), a pre-professional
hip hop company called "Impultz". Currently Ryan dances as a principal dancer for "Spiritoso Ballet". Teaching and choreography are his hip
hop company called "Impultz". Currently Ryan dances as a principal dancer for "Spiritoso Ballet". Teaching and choreography are his passion;
his free time is spent attending master classes in New York City while coming up with new and innovative movements combining fundamentals
of jazz with the "Vagonava" Ballet Syllabus, and exploring texture, rhythm and multi-directional flow of energy.
of working with reputable dance companies such as Koresh, Phildanco and The Pennsylvania Ballet. Ryan was a soloist in the 2005
Philadelphia "Live Arts" Fringe Festival dancing in a piece called, "Patio Plastico" directed by Brian Sanders (of Momix). He has also performed
with Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. While living in Florida he co-founded (with hip hop mogul Pablo Malco), a pre-professional
hip hop company called "Impultz". Currently Ryan dances as a principal dancer for "Spiritoso Ballet". Teaching and choreography are his hip
hop company called "Impultz". Currently Ryan dances as a principal dancer for "Spiritoso Ballet". Teaching and choreography are his passion;
his free time is spent attending master classes in New York City while coming up with new and innovative movements combining fundamentals
of jazz with the "Vagonava" Ballet Syllabus, and exploring texture, rhythm and multi-directional flow of energy.
| Janine MacGregor |
| Preschool, Cheer & Mommy & me |
Kira is a graduate of Wagner College where she received her BA in Musical Theatre Performance and Dance. At Wagner she received the Nathan
and Ruth Wolff Award for Excellence in Dance and Academic Achievement as well as the Irene Ryan Nomination. Kira is a professional dancer,
actor, and choreographer who has performed and choreographed for regional musical theatre companies such as Walnut Street Theatre and The
Media Theatre. She has trained in dance with the American Academy of Ballet where she received many Gold with Distinction honors in their
adjudication program, Anglo-American Ballet of (NYC), American Theatre Dance Workshop, Danceworks (London), Pineapple Dance(London) and
school.
and Ruth Wolff Award for Excellence in Dance and Academic Achievement as well as the Irene Ryan Nomination. Kira is a professional dancer,
actor, and choreographer who has performed and choreographed for regional musical theatre companies such as Walnut Street Theatre and The
Media Theatre. She has trained in dance with the American Academy of Ballet where she received many Gold with Distinction honors in their
adjudication program, Anglo-American Ballet of (NYC), American Theatre Dance Workshop, Danceworks (London), Pineapple Dance(London) and
school.
| Kira Coviello |
| Preschool, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical & Drama |
Janet LaCava began her dance studies at age 11 in New York City in ballet tap, jazz, ballroom, acrobatics, and modern dance. She was awarded full
scholarship to the American Ballet Center School for the Joffrey Ballet Company at age 13 and added to her training at George Connelly Dance
Center, Broadway Dance Center, Phil Black's, Harkness, Luigi's, and the Ballet Academy of Queens.She was third runner up in 1973 and first runner
up in 1974 to Miss Dance in USTD. At age 19, Janet and her partner placed 2nd in the Amateur Ballroom Division at the United States Ballroom
Championships in 1973, and competed in Blackpool, England as a part of the 3rd place winning United States Formation team in the International
Ballroom Championships.and fitness programs, as well as teaching dance for other area schools and gymnastic centers. Janet performed in night
clubs, musical theater, and special events for the New York Mets, on television, for the armed forces and in clubs, plus has done choreography for
theatre productions and competitions, winning several choreography awards along the way. Her students have been highly successful in dance
competitions, been accepted into LaGuardia School for the Performing Arts, Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts, University of the Arts, Pointe
Park University, PA Governor School for the Arts, the Kirov Academy, Bossov Ballet, American Academy of Ballet, the Rock School, and Joffrey Ballet
School dance programs. They have also earned jobs at Alvin Ailey Dance Co., Joffrey Ballet Co., Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal,
Pittsburgh Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and in Broadway shows, in music videos, performing at Disney World, Universal Theme Park, and Hershey
Park, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and others have become successful choreographers and teachers and even organizers of top US dance
competitions. Janet retired from owning and teaching at her dance school, Broadway Dance Academy, in 2007 after 15 successful years. She is the
former co-director, along with George Thomson, Jr., of the New Horizons Dance and Theatre Guilde, Inc, later known as New Horizons Dance Alliance,
a not-for-profit regional dance company. Janet has written columns and articles on dance for the Town and Country Newspaper, The Arts Connection
Network, Dance Teacher Magazine, Dancer Magazine and Dance Magazine. Ms. LaCava ran a social ballroom club and has taught dance in physical
education classes at the Upper Perkiomen High School and organized an annual charity fund raising dance competition called the Road to Broadway.
She has served as a judge for many United States and Canadian dance competitions and area high school dance teams. She was the founder of and
former advisor for the Upper Perkiomen High School Dance team, former president of a dance teacher organization and earned her teacher
certification through Dance Educators of America. Janet is happily married, since 1975, and the proud mother of a son and daughter and "Nana" to
one granddaughter.
scholarship to the American Ballet Center School for the Joffrey Ballet Company at age 13 and added to her training at George Connelly Dance
Center, Broadway Dance Center, Phil Black's, Harkness, Luigi's, and the Ballet Academy of Queens.She was third runner up in 1973 and first runner
up in 1974 to Miss Dance in USTD. At age 19, Janet and her partner placed 2nd in the Amateur Ballroom Division at the United States Ballroom
Championships in 1973, and competed in Blackpool, England as a part of the 3rd place winning United States Formation team in the International
Ballroom Championships.and fitness programs, as well as teaching dance for other area schools and gymnastic centers. Janet performed in night
clubs, musical theater, and special events for the New York Mets, on television, for the armed forces and in clubs, plus has done choreography for
theatre productions and competitions, winning several choreography awards along the way. Her students have been highly successful in dance
competitions, been accepted into LaGuardia School for the Performing Arts, Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts, University of the Arts, Pointe
Park University, PA Governor School for the Arts, the Kirov Academy, Bossov Ballet, American Academy of Ballet, the Rock School, and Joffrey Ballet
School dance programs. They have also earned jobs at Alvin Ailey Dance Co., Joffrey Ballet Co., Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal,
Pittsburgh Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and in Broadway shows, in music videos, performing at Disney World, Universal Theme Park, and Hershey
Park, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and others have become successful choreographers and teachers and even organizers of top US dance
competitions. Janet retired from owning and teaching at her dance school, Broadway Dance Academy, in 2007 after 15 successful years. She is the
former co-director, along with George Thomson, Jr., of the New Horizons Dance and Theatre Guilde, Inc, later known as New Horizons Dance Alliance,
a not-for-profit regional dance company. Janet has written columns and articles on dance for the Town and Country Newspaper, The Arts Connection
Network, Dance Teacher Magazine, Dancer Magazine and Dance Magazine. Ms. LaCava ran a social ballroom club and has taught dance in physical
education classes at the Upper Perkiomen High School and organized an annual charity fund raising dance competition called the Road to Broadway.
She has served as a judge for many United States and Canadian dance competitions and area high school dance teams. She was the founder of and
former advisor for the Upper Perkiomen High School Dance team, former president of a dance teacher organization and earned her teacher
certification through Dance Educators of America. Janet is happily married, since 1975, and the proud mother of a son and daughter and "Nana" to
one granddaughter.
| Janet LaCava |
| Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theater |
| Gabriella Pohland |
| Ashley Johnson |
| Pointe, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Lyrical & Cheer |
Atlanta native, Ashley Nichole Johnson began her formal dance training at the age of two. It was at Norma’s Academy where she discovered her love of
dance. Her training and company experience comes from Norma’s Academy of Dance, Ballethnic Academy of Dance, and Total Dance.
While attending Tri-High School, Ms. Johnson was a dance major, but was also seen in several musical theater performances, including the lead role of
Mary in The Black Nativity. After high school, Ashley continued her education at The University of the Arts. During her college career, she had the
privilege of becoming a member of Philadanco’s Second Company D-2.
In 2007, Ms. Johnson returned to Atlanta and while there she became a member of The Atlanta Hawks A-Town Dancers. In 2008-09 Ms. Johnson was
a member of the up and coming Dance Theater X, under the direction of Charles O. Anderson. Most recently Miss Ashley auditioned in Memphis, TN.
for Fox's Hit TV Show "So You Think You Can Dance". Ashley made it through to Las Vegas being picked to move on over hundreds of dancers. Ms.
Johnson is currently a member of the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team.
dance. Her training and company experience comes from Norma’s Academy of Dance, Ballethnic Academy of Dance, and Total Dance.
While attending Tri-High School, Ms. Johnson was a dance major, but was also seen in several musical theater performances, including the lead role of
Mary in The Black Nativity. After high school, Ashley continued her education at The University of the Arts. During her college career, she had the
privilege of becoming a member of Philadanco’s Second Company D-2.
In 2007, Ms. Johnson returned to Atlanta and while there she became a member of The Atlanta Hawks A-Town Dancers. In 2008-09 Ms. Johnson was
a member of the up and coming Dance Theater X, under the direction of Charles O. Anderson. Most recently Miss Ashley auditioned in Memphis, TN.
for Fox's Hit TV Show "So You Think You Can Dance". Ashley made it through to Las Vegas being picked to move on over hundreds of dancers. Ms.
Johnson is currently a member of the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team.
Assistant, Preschool, Hip-hop, Jazz & Tap
Miss Gabby started her dance career at Joanna's Studio of Dance located in South Philadelphia at the age of 3. At the age of 9 she joined
The Dance Depot and is currently attending class for her 10th season. Gabriella spent four years on the Competition Team, competing in
jazz and hip hop categories and during that time she began student teaching. Under the tutelage of Miss Sue, Gabriella has grow to be an
effective instructor while being cherished by her students. Known for her sassy style and fun personality Miss Gabby is expected to become a
permanent instructor for The Dance Depot once she has received her degree in dance which she is currently attending classes for.
The Dance Depot and is currently attending class for her 10th season. Gabriella spent four years on the Competition Team, competing in
jazz and hip hop categories and during that time she began student teaching. Under the tutelage of Miss Sue, Gabriella has grow to be an
effective instructor while being cherished by her students. Known for her sassy style and fun personality Miss Gabby is expected to become a
permanent instructor for The Dance Depot once she has received her degree in dance which she is currently attending classes for.
