“Our staff is comprised of exceptionally trained and experienced teachers. Each teacher is not only working to educate our students, but is also currently performing and/or choreographing and directing professionally. They bring that expertise into each class with enthusiasm, patience and extremely high standards. Thank you for sharing your children with us!” Brenda Didier*-Artistic Director
*Chicago Joseph Jefferson (the “Jeffs”) Award Winning Director & Choreographer, recipient of numerous awards including the National Youth Theatre Choreography Award, Chicago’s Broadway World Fan Favorite Awards in Direction & Choreography, Chicago Sun Times’ Best of Dance lists for Choreography and the 2018 Recipient of the Guy Adkins Award for the Advancement of Musical Theatre in Chicago.
Brenda Didier
Artistic Director
Musical Theatre Senior, Pre-Professional, Ballet, Pointe, Desk host, LAD Ensemble Rehearsal Director
Annie Jo Fischer
Tap, LAD Ensemble Tap Director
Maya Gold
Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Pre-Ballet, LAD Ensemble Choreographer
Tiffany Krause
Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Pre-Ballet, Pointe, Leaps & Turns, LAD Ensemble Creative Director
Nikki Lazzaretto
Substitute Instructor
Holly Lehnertz
LAD Ensemble Rehearsal Director/ Choreographer, Substitute Instructor
Kalli Loudan
Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical
Shannon Mulvey
Lyrical, Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Jazz Substitute Instructor
Allie Meyer
Substitute Instructor
Devon Perri
Hip Hop & Tap
Pablo Sánchez
Summer Ballet, Substitute Instructor
Jenna Schoppe
Tap & Musical Theatre Substitute Instructor
Deborah Silvers
Ballet, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Basic Ballet, LAD Ensemble Choreographer, Executive Director
Annie Snow
LAD Ensemble Choreographer and Substitute Instructor
Chanelle Turnbull
Basic Ballet and Little Hip Hop
Kristy White
Ballet, Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Dance Team Technique, LAD Ensemble Social/ Rehearsal Director
Accompanists
Nicholas J. Ugo
Modern percussionist
Chris Paquette
Modern percussionist
Kenneth McMullen
Ballet/Pointe Pianist
Office Staff
Ivi Dillard
Front Desk
Annie Goldstein
Social Media manager
Frank Roberts
Desk host, Company Props Manager, Recital Technical Director
Andrew Waters
Desk host, Recital Production Manager, Substitute Instructor