FACULTY & STAFF
Dawn George
Owner / Artistic Director
Owner / Artistic Director
Miss Dawn began dancing in Indiana where she studied for most of her formative years under the direction of Margie Thilmont and Irene Hand (London's Royal Academy of Dance). She continued her dance education at Indiana University's Ballet Conservatory with Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock (University of Arizona). She continues to take classes from top instructors in the field including one major dance teacher’s conference a year to bring the latest techniques and information to her students.
Prior to moving to Boston, Dawn was a member of the Andanté Dance Company and was selected for two years running as the children’s choreographer for Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker. Her students have gone on to dance professionally and study with the Joffrey Ballet, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey, Boston Ballet, Broadway Dance Center and Finis Jhung. For more than 20 years, she has shared her passion with aspiring dancers of all ages and loves passing on skills, passion, and knowledge that take them far beyond the dance studio.
Certifications/Licenses: CPR/AED, AFAA, Pilates Mat, Zumba® (all specialties), AcroArts
Book a Private Lesson with Miss Dawn
Prior to moving to Boston, Dawn was a member of the Andanté Dance Company and was selected for two years running as the children’s choreographer for Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker. Her students have gone on to dance professionally and study with the Joffrey Ballet, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey, Boston Ballet, Broadway Dance Center and Finis Jhung. For more than 20 years, she has shared her passion with aspiring dancers of all ages and loves passing on skills, passion, and knowledge that take them far beyond the dance studio.
Certifications/Licenses: CPR/AED, AFAA, Pilates Mat, Zumba® (all specialties), AcroArts
Book a Private Lesson with Miss Dawn
Angelica Potter
Lead Instructor, Team Coach
Lead Instructor, Team Coach
Angelica has an A.S. in Theatre, specialty degree in Shakespeare from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and a B.A. in English Language and Literature with a minor in Psychology from SNHU. She is a classically trained vocalist and has performed in Collegiate, Community and Professional Theatre. A few favorite roles have been: Les Miserables (Madame Thenardier), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider) and Macbeth (Lady Macbeth). Angelica has been a student of dance for more than twenty years. She continues to take classes around the Boston area as often as she can in addition to attending the Dance Teacher Summit in NYC. Passionate about sharing her love of dance and musical theatre, she has been choreographing and teaching young performers for over ten years.
Thea Miller-Melancon
Lead AcroDANCE Instructor
Thea is trained in advanced Acrobatics and AcroDANCE, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary at Deborah's Dance Workshop at the competitive level. She has completed the AcroArts Level 1 training which focuses on the foundations of AcroDANCE, proper spotting techniques, basic anatomy, and AcroDance transitions and lesson planning.She is also trained in advanced tumbling including layouts, half/full twists, arabians, handsprings, aerials, and front/back tucks. She was a member of The Moving Company dance troupe at Indiana University-Purdue University and is a graduate of Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Certifications: AcroArts
Lead AcroDANCE Instructor
Thea is trained in advanced Acrobatics and AcroDANCE, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary at Deborah's Dance Workshop at the competitive level. She has completed the AcroArts Level 1 training which focuses on the foundations of AcroDANCE, proper spotting techniques, basic anatomy, and AcroDance transitions and lesson planning.She is also trained in advanced tumbling including layouts, half/full twists, arabians, handsprings, aerials, and front/back tucks. She was a member of The Moving Company dance troupe at Indiana University-Purdue University and is a graduate of Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Certifications: AcroArts
Jess Martin
Zumba® Instructor
Zumba® Instructor
Jessica is a licensed Zumba® Fitness instructor, choreographer, and an elementary school teacher. While on summer vacation, a friend brought her to a local Zumba® class and she was hooked! Jess got her license and became a ZIN member in May 2012. Since then, she has happily lead classes and fundraisers in the community and even for her colleagues at school! Jess loves to share her passion for dance and teaching with her classes. She hopes to dance with you soon! Certifications: Zumba®
Anna Olson
Lead Instructor, Team Coach
Lead Instructor, Team Coach
Anna started dancing at the age of three and hasn’t stopped since! She was a student and competitive dance team member at Dancetime in Bedford, MA where she attended various regional dance competitions and performed in annual shows and community outreach events. She realized early on that she enjoyed teaching and became an assistant dance teacher. After graduating from high school, she continued her passion for dance and instruction becoming a choreographer and member of the Worcester State dance company, as well as an assistant with the Kid’s Dance Day at Worcester State. Anna loves being an instructor and team coach because she’s able to create a bond with each student and help them to continue to grow.
Vattana Thatch
Lead Instructor
Vattana has been teaching dance for 10 years in the New England area. Specializing in texture, musicality, and grooves. He teaches at several local dance studios, hosts dance workshops, and hosts an annual dance convention called Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat for the sole purpose of creating a space for movers of all levels to learn and grow in a safe and welcoming environment. Many of Vattana’s students have gone on to establish their own dance teams, and college clubs.
Vattana is heavily involved in the Lowell dance community and has trained with and directed The Movement (2010-2013) and Inner Mission (2014-2018). He has also trained with The Expressive Movement (2014-2015) and Mill Advised (2017). As a life coach that specializes in mental health, he brings his passion for wellness and optimal performance into his classes and likes to describe his classes as holistic dance training. An advocate for Hip Hop and street dance culture, he loves to incorporate history into his classes, and always tries to keep his classes inspiring, creative and refreshing for his students.
Lead Instructor
Vattana has been teaching dance for 10 years in the New England area. Specializing in texture, musicality, and grooves. He teaches at several local dance studios, hosts dance workshops, and hosts an annual dance convention called Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat for the sole purpose of creating a space for movers of all levels to learn and grow in a safe and welcoming environment. Many of Vattana’s students have gone on to establish their own dance teams, and college clubs.
Vattana is heavily involved in the Lowell dance community and has trained with and directed The Movement (2010-2013) and Inner Mission (2014-2018). He has also trained with The Expressive Movement (2014-2015) and Mill Advised (2017). As a life coach that specializes in mental health, he brings his passion for wellness and optimal performance into his classes and likes to describe his classes as holistic dance training. An advocate for Hip Hop and street dance culture, he loves to incorporate history into his classes, and always tries to keep his classes inspiring, creative and refreshing for his students.
Diane Longtin
Guest Instructor
Diane has a combined 20 years of experience instructing and choreographing dance and fitness classes at many local gyms, dance studios and local theatre groups. Over the years, Diane has attended dance workshops in Boston and New York with some amazing industry greats such as Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio, LaurieAnn Gibson, Andre Quintella and Cris Judd. Choreography credits include over 15 years of creating various Jazz and Hiphop Dance numbers for adults, teens and kids for numerous performances and local musical theatre productions. Diane also performs regularly with local theatre groups and has taken part in many fundraisers including Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Boston City Hall Plaza's Garden of Hope for the Conquer Cancer Coalition, and Purplelight for Pancreatic Cancer. Diane loves passing along her passion for teaching and dancing, and hopes you'll join her on the dance floor!