Meet our Faculty |
Miss. Bridget, Owner/Director, has a strong technical background in all the major dance forms. Bridget has over 27 years of dance experience and has been teaching and choreographing for over 17 years. Bridget continues to update her own dance education by attending classes and workshops throughout the U.S. the most recent workshops were held in Dallas, Texas, Michigan, Indianapolis, & South Dakota. Bridget is a member of the Cecchetti Council of America and attends Cecchetti Council workshops and liaison meetings. The Cecchetti Council’s principal object is to raise the quality of classical ballet teaching and provide continuing education opportunities to ballet teachers. Bridget has worked with the Moscow Ballet Company as the local children's dance coordinator in 2007 & 2008 for the Professional Ballet Company’s performance of “The Great Russian Nutcracker”. Bridget has been dancing since age four and as a teenager, completed a student teachers training program at the studio she attended in Albert Lea, MN and went on to teach dance at that studio for 2 years and directed a very successful dance program through the local Park & Rec. After attending college Bridget worked full -time for a corporate office before opening her studio in 2001. Bridget enjoys sharing her love of dance with her students and currently teaches 26 classes weekly and choreographs all performance/recital, and competition dances. Bridget's competition teams have been consistent winners at both Regional & Nationals dance competitions. Miss. Emilee Former Acclaim dancer, has training in Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Pointe. As a student at Acclaim Emilee worked as an assistant for the pre – dance program. After graduating from AHS Emilee attended North Central University, before returning to Austin, Emilee worked for R-5 Motivational Communications for Youth in Nebraska. Emilee also works as a Paraprofessional in the Austin Public School system and as an assistant coach for Ellis Middle School Dance line. Emilee teaches our Pre-dance II and Pre-dance Combination programs. Miss. Ashley has been dancing at Acclaim for 8 years and is in advanced Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, and Musical Theatre classes and a member of our senior competition Lyrical & Jazz team. This is Ashley 2nd year of teaching. Ashley teaches Hip Hop for ages 7-9, 3 Tap classes, a ballet and a jazz class.. Miss. Emily has been dancing for 13 years (5 years at Acclaim) and is in advanced Jazz, Lyrical, Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe classes, and is a member of our senior Lyrical & Jazz competition team. Emily teaches Jazz/ Ballet/tap combination class. Miss. Ruthann has been dancing at Acclaim since she was 6 and is in advance Tap, Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Lyrical classes and a member of our senior Lyrical & Jazz competition team. Ruthann teaches Tap and assists with pre- dance II and Pre-dance combination class Assistants: Miss Kalyn, is in our advanced Cecchetti class, Jazz and Lyrical. Miss Jessica is in our advanced Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Lyrical Miss Laina is in advance Tap, Cecchetti Ballet, Jazz & Lyrical Miss. Hannah, is in Intermediate II Tap, Jazz & Ballet Miss Addie is in advance Tap, Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, & Lyrical and a member of our senior Lyrical competition team. Miss Abby is in Intermediate II Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, & Musical Theater |





