Hello Dancers and Parents!

WELCOME TO OUR ELEVENTH SEASON OF DANCE! I am so excited to see all of you again and to meet our new dancers! This is going to be our best year yet! It has been so exciting to see the tremendous growth over the last ten years to bring us to this season with a total of seven instructors and thirteen people on staff!

 OPEN HOUSE/SHOE DAY

 Monday, August 30th from 5:00-7:00. A GREAT time to enjoy refreshments, buy shoes, dance attire or Diamond School of Dance apparel and meet our new instructors. We look forward to see you there!

 CLASSES BEGIN ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th! See you there!

 NEW STUDIO

 We have re-modeled and now have two studio's in our current location. The first week of class our staff team will direct you to either studio A or B when you arrive for your class. Try to arrive five minutes early!

 USED SHOE'S FOR SALE:

 We have begun a used shoe exchange bulletin board at the studio. You may bring your used shoes to our open house anytime after 4:00 in a ziplock bag with your name, phone number and the price of your shoes in it. After the open house we will have a bulletin board that you can post what dance attire or shoes you have for sale.

 QUESTION/COMMENT BOX

 New this year! Look for our question and comment box! During class it is difficult to answer questions as we strive to begin each class and end each class on time. You may of course e-mail DiamondBallet@aol.com or DSDmanager@aol.com with your questions, or leave a note in our comment box and we will get back with you regarding your questions within a few days. THANK YOU!

 NEW MANAGER!

 With the tremendous growth we have experienced this season we decided to hire a business manager to manage the studio and to serve YOU better! You can look forward to another excellent year! Over our staff meetings this summer we have brainstormed ways to bring our studio to the next level - we know you will LOVE the changes we have made! As always we are open to suggestions and thank YOU for supporting us!

 I speak on behalf of all our staff when I say that we all feel so excited and blessed to be able to share our passion of dance with your children.

 Allow me to proudly introduce our new business manager, Derek Knopps. Derek will be managing the studio, costume orders, Studio Director accounts and so much more! You can contact him with your questions at:

DSDmanager@aol.com.

We are looking forward to serving you and your dancer to the best of our ability!

 NEW! ADULT BALLET and ADULT Tap classes on TUESDAY MORNINGS!Mom's, you can join in on the fun too! We have moved our Adult Class to Tuesday mornings!

Tuesday 10:00-10:30 Adult Tap

Tuesday 10:30-11:15 Adult Ballet

 E-Mail Alicia @DiamondBallet@aol.com if you are interested in our adult classes!

 Let me introduce you to our team of instructors:

DSD Instructors

MISS ALICIA KUBETZ

Alicia is the owner of Diamond School of Dance. She has been teaching beginner through advanced levels of ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical and pointe for the past eleven years. Alicia has danced with Courthouse Dance in California, Toured southern California and Mexico with the By Faith Dance Company, Trained with the Wisconsin North Youth Ballet, The Minnesota Ballet dancing in productions of Cinderella, Swan Lake the Nutcracker and various other productions.

Alicia also directs the Diamond School of Dance Performance Company, a dedicated group of dancers who compete around the Midwest at various dance competitions. This gives dancers the opportunity to train in a serious, professional environment and develop their dance skills to the best of their ability.

Alicia's passion is to build confidence in her students and help them develop as dancers and individuals in a positive environment!

MISS RACHEL MARRIER

Rachel received her Bachelors degree in Dance at the UW-Stevens Point in 2006. Following the completion of her degree, she went on to perform professionally with Matter Dance Company and Rebound Dance Company in Chicago, IL. Furthering her education, she took classes with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Joel Hall Dance Company while residing in Chicago.

Rachel instructs ages 3-adult in  Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Modern.

She is also a certified Personal Trainer, Yoga, and Pilates Instructor, and  works with her advanced students in Performance Fitness and Injury Prevention. 

She has also taken Master classes at Ballet Magnificat, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, American College Dance Festival, Alvin Ailey 2, River North Chicago, and Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, CA. 

MISS LEXIE DEIGNAN

Lexie Deignan is in her eighth year dancing with Diamond School of Dance. 

During the past three years, Lexie has also been an assistant teacher to Alicia Kubetz with pre-ballet/tap, beginner ballet/tap, and beginner jazz. 

Lexie's passion for dancing easily shows in how she expresses herself both when dancing and teaching, and she is sure to capture your attention as she share's this amazing art and her passion with you.

MISS JESSICA BARTON

Jess has been dancing since she was 3 years old.  When she was 7,  she joined her first competitive dance team and began private solo dance lessons.  At the age of 9, she began competing solo routines at competitions,  taking first place the very first time she performed her solo! 

She has won many high point  awards and her most prized is "top junior performer award" she received.  She has been selected to perform on the UDA All Star team  for 2 years,  took first place at Midwest Stars National Competition for a duet,  and has been all conference for the Memorial Dance team. 

Jess has performed with the Moscow Ballet in the Nutcracker,  Dave Mc Grath in his Sesame Street tour,  been to many dance camps and conventions where she was taught from nationally acclaimed choreographers.  Jess also helped teach at other local dance schools over the past 4 years. 

Jess loves dance and is excited to be teaching at Diamond Dance Studio!   

 
MISS ELISABETH O'KEEFE

Hi!  My name is Miss Elisabeth O'Keefe. I am a senior at the University of Eau Claire, and I am majoring in Piano and I am minoring in Dance! I have been playing piano for 13 years and I have been dancing for 15 years!

I have had much dance training and performance experience, I am a member of the UWEC Concert
Dance Company, and I am also a dance instructor at Mirror Image Dance Academy in  Appleton.

Dance has always been a passion of mine, and I absolutely LOVE  teaching and working with children of all age groups! I am SO excited to be a part of the team at Diamond School of Dance as a new dance instructor, and I cannot wait to teach and share my passion of dance with all of the beautiful  dancers at this studio!

MISS ERIN BOSSE

Erin Bosse has been teaching and assisting dance classes for over 7 years, and has been dancing for over 18 years.  She has furthered her skills at conventions and competitions over the years and has taken classes in New York City.  She is very excited to become a part of the Diamond School of Dance team!

MISS TALYN MCKINLEY

Talyn has been dancing with the Diamond School of Dance for ten years! She is passionate about working with children and is excited to work with your children in the pre-ballet and tap classes! She is sure to bring a smile to your child's face!

Dancers and Parents............. get ready for an outstanding year! See you in a few weeks!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Alicia Kubetz

Director/Owner

Diamond School of Dance