Our Teachers

Our 2018–2019 season instructors:

Beth Wheeler: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acro, Preschool, Primary (director, A Dancer’s Dream; VP and co-founder, TAGteach International)

Carli DiMeo: Contemporary, Jazz, Acro

Norma Jean Fowler: Ballet Lab, Cecchetti Graded Ballet

Sarah (Cook) Geary: Preschool, Primary, Studio Culture Coordinator

Elloree Northway Jennings: Hip Hop, Acro, Sparkle Squad Coordinator

Julie Joseph: Tap, Modern, Contemporary

Kelsey Nestor: Modern, Jazz

Melissa Powers: Jazz, Tap

Shaina Schwartz: Tap, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz

Teresa Tobin: PreSchool, Primary

Evan Turner: Contemporary, Acro, Leaps & Turns

Our 2018–2019 season administrative staff:

Kat Knight: Operations & Client Experience Manager

Recent and Recurring Guest Teachers:

Alixa Sutton (Cirque Du Soliel, choreographer)

Jenny Schiff (Schiff Dance Collective, founder)

Sean Fielder (Boston Tap Company, founder)

Brian Henninger (Excel's SYTYCD teaching tour)

Our TAGteach™ certified staff consists of highly regarded professional dancers and performing artists, each with exceptional teaching experience. Our teachers cultivate enthusiasm in our students through their own joy in dance and out of their sincere love for children (we TAG, we don’t nag!).

Sarah (Cook) Geary

Sarah Sarah has been with A Dancer’s Dream since she was eight years old; learning the business from the inside out. After receiving her bachelor's degree in English, Sarah began teaching in pre-school classrooms and running children's theatre programs including Deerfield Academy's Summer Arts Camp. She then dedicated herself full time to A Dancer's Dream for over a decade as the studio’s Assistant Director. These days, Sarah holds a teaching license for grades pre-K thru 12 in dance and is a founding teacher and Director of Movement at the Brooke Charter School in East Boston. Not yet willing or able to give up her connection to her studio family here at ADD, Sarah shares her love of all things dance with our Pre-School & Primary dancers on Saturdays while currently holding the position of “Staff Stylist” here at the studio. More formally, she is our Director of Studio Culture- helping to inspire SPARK in students and teachers alike. Sarah is well loved for her dedication to nourishing each dancer’s unique needs and inspiring a love of dance sure to last a lifetime!