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JACQUELINE
MARTIN SOOHOO, Studio Director, is a 2003 graduate of University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
with a Bachelor of Music/Music Education. She trained under Lisa Tenczar, Janice Zawodny,
Jeannette Neill and Lillian Carter. She has performed for Jeanette Neill’s Winter Repertory show, Greenglass Dance Theater
Company, SRO Dance Troupe, and many other productions, as well as
coaching competitive dancers for DancEnergy in Chelmsford. Jackie
joined our studio in September 2004, teaching classes in ballet, tap,
jazz, lyrical, hip hop and modern.
DANA FITCHETT,
Assisting Instructor, is an artist in residence at Concord Academy,
teaching hip hop and modern dance. She has her degree in
Urban Studies from Vassar College, and works with INTENCITY
Entertainment out of Cambridge, MA. She is joining ABDC as
our advanced hip hop teacher!
BRITTANY
KLASH, Assisting Instructor,
is a 2008 graduate from Dean College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Dance and a minor in Business. While attending college, she was a member
of the Dean College Dance Company for three years and also performed in
several student choreographed productions. Brittany began training in
ballet at the age of three and later went on to study tap, modern, jazz,
pointe and hip hop under the direction of Jim Caisse and Melissa Luoma.
She has performed and competed in Las Vegas, New York City, Bermuda,
Mexico and aboard the Enchanted Isle and Norwegian Majesty Cruise Ships.
She has had over 16 years of performance and competitive dance
experience and has received extensive training in choreography and
pedagogy. Brittany currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts, is a member
of the Boston Dance Alliance and is also a member of Perceptions
Contemporary Dance Company.
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DANIELLE HAGEN, Assisting
Instructor, has been dancing in Western MA since the age of three.
She has extensive training in jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical, modern, and
acro. Danielle joined our studio in 2008, teaching
children's classes and coaching our 08-09 Competition Team!
MELANIE NAJARIAN,
Assisting Instructor, returned to our studio in fall
2005 after receiving an Associate of Arts in Dance at Dean College.
Melanie also holds a BA in Music from Clark University. While at
Clark, Melanie danced with and Co-directed the Variant Dance Troupe. Melanie
has also been an Assistant teacher at the Lexington Montessori School
and an Infant Teacher at Another Place to Grow. Prior to college,
Melanie studied at the former Belmont School of Ballet. Melanie
currently studies at the Boston Ballet.
EDEN ROESSEL,
Assisting Instructor, is a recent graduate of Skidmore
College, and an ABDC alum! She has
studied with the Martha Graham Dance Company, and interned with the National
Dance Education Organization. She is returning to her hometown of Acton
this year with her degree in dance, and we are thrilled to have her join
our studio staff.
JESSICA LUDLUM WRIGHT,
Assisting Instructor, received her dance degree from Mount Holyoke
College, and has also studied at Boston Conservatory's Summer Session
and Ballet Arts by Delia Foley. She has taught at Nadine's Dance
Center in Gloucester, and Broadway Bound Dance Center in Natick.
Jessica joins us this year teaching Intermediate and Advanced ballet,
pointe, and modern.
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