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Studio Director/ Owner/ Instructor: Lea Ann Metting
Lea Ann holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from the University of Texas. She and her family (husband of 20 years and daughter Bonnie, born in 1997), moved to Sherwood in the spring of 2002. Lea Ann has been dancing since she was three. Dance, the arts, and sports have always been a big part of her life. She has been competitive in dance, cheer leading, drill team, gymnastics, diving and swimming. She brings years of management to Sherwood Dance Academy. Lea Ann is passionate about dance and believes "dance is so important to our young children because it teaches them creativity, discipline, self-esteem, physical fitness, balance, concentration, determination and expression - all things that when combined together, give them wings to fly!" She teaches: Leap-n-Learn, Ballet, Tap, offsite pre-school dance classes
  Assistant Studio Director/ Instructor: Liana RileyLiana began her training at the age of 11 at Modern Dance Technique with Donna Blatt-Ervin in Corvallis, Oregon, where she studied the techniques of Martha Graham, Lester Horton, and Jose Limon. With MDT she performed for 11 years in the Annual Spring Celebration of Dance, the Annual Dance Gallery, lectures, demonstrations, and performances for the Majestic Theater Education Program, and the Corvallis Community Theater. Liana began teaching at MDT 9 years ago and continues a weekly commute to Corvallis as a guest choreographer. At the University of Oregon, Liana began to explore other forms of dance including hip-hop, African, and ballroom. Since moving to Portland in 2005 she has continued dance training in modern, bellydance, tap, ballet, hip-hop, breakdancing, and jazz. When not dancing, Liana loves photography, traveling, hiking, camping, and curling up with her tow kitties and a good book. She teaches: Modern, Hip Hop, Breakdancing, Ballet, Tap   Instructor: Rachelle MeyerRachelle has been dancing since she was four and teaching in the community for over 14 years. She took ballet at Lynn Marchant's Academy of Russian Classical Ballet, where she studied under several principals for the Kirov, Houston, and Bolshoi Ballet. She received her Tap and Jazz training from Westside Dance Academy. Rachelle specializes in instructing children at a very young age in proper technique, terminology, and dance history in an atmosphere of play and creativity. She believes that children are capable of retaining a wealth of knowledge and tackling challenges if they are taught in a way that excites the imagination. It has been her priviledge to watch Sherwood Dance Academy and her students grow over her many years here. She teaches: Little Movers, Ballet, Jazz, Tap
 Instructor: Andrea V. LawheadBefore she was even born, Andrea loved to move! She is a former professional company member of Portland's Do Jump! Extrememely Physical Theatre, where she performed aerial dance and "actor-batics" in Portland and across the country. She earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts and Dance from Western Oregon University, graduating summa cum laude. Her favorite dance styles include Bellydance, Modern, Non-traditional Partnering, Tap, and Highland. Choreography is one of her passions, and her works have been performed on university, community, and professional theatre stages. She studied Bellydance with Sharoni in Port Orchard, WA and with Hannah in Lake Oswego. Andrea started teaching at SDA in 2004 and established the Bellydance and Acro programs. She is excited to form a bellydance troupe and begin performing at venues in the area. Andrea believes, "the exploration of movement is the exploration of our very souls." She teaches: Bellydance  Instructor: Kindal SpearinKindal has been dancing since she was four with Jeanie Morris. Ms. Morris introduced her to Summer Dance Lab (SDL) which was started by a gentleman associated with The Joffrey School of Ballet. Kindal studied ballet, jazz, modern, and theatre during the 3 summers she spent at SDL. During high school and college she studied under Barbara Remington, who formerly danced with the Royal Ballet and Joffrey. While dancing with her, she held soloist and core roles in several ballets including Paquita and Nutcracker. Her freshman year in college, she studied ballet and modern at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, which is home to the International Ballet Competition. Kindal is married and has a 2 year old who already attends dance classes at Sherwood Dance Academy. She teaches: Ballet, Pilates
 Instructor: Jan CapperauldA student, teacher, competitor, and performer of Highland dance since childhood, Jan will always thrill to the sound of bagpipes. As a young dancer in Los Angeles, she competed at Highland Games, performed on television shows and at public and private events, did movie publicity work, once danced for King Hussein of Jordan, and also taught dance. After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, she joined the performance troupe of the MacKenzie Dance Company and in 1988, under the tutelage of Bonnie MacKenzie, became a certified Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance, Highland Branch. Believing that inside each of us soars the spirit of dance, Jan is excited to be part of Sherwood Dance. She teaches: Highland Nissa Howard studied Hatha Yoga with the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago, Illinois. She has also explored Ananda Yoga, Bikram Yoga, and Iyengar Yoga. She fuses these traditions for a well rounded, multi-faceted Yoga class. Nissa is also a Certified Personal Trainer, which gives her the background to build strength and health in her Yoga class. Her philosophy in Yoga, as well as life, is to Inquire Within. "Inquire Within to heal, to grow, to relax, to be free. When the mind, body and spirit are working together in your life, miracles happen." She is currently enrolled in Shamanic healing studies and has begun to integrate energy healing into her class. Her focus with this work is to remove judgement through the eyes by having the class experience yoga with eyes closed. There has been tremendous feedback from students moving through emotions, healing broken illusions, and simply raising their entire fibration. She also homeschools her daughter and is happily married with lots of furry babies (cats and dogs).
She teaches: Yoga
Erin began dancing at 3 with training mostly in classical ballet. She studied privately as well as dancing with the dance team at West Linn High school. She studied and performed with the modern dance company at Weber State University where she got a B.A. in Graphic Design and a minor in dance. She continued to study ballet at various studios where her career took her, most recently while earning a Baking and Pastry degree in Northern California. She is currently busy with her wedding cake business and raising her one year old daughter. She loves the stress relief of teaching and dancing.
She teaches: Ballet
Instructor: Elizabeth Eckstein Bio Coming Soon. Brynn will be joining us this fall teaching Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. She currently teaches non-academy classes Callanetics and Zumba.
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