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    MaryPat Speno

    Owner &  Director

    Jazz & Ballet Teacher

    A popular, talented & energetic teacher, MaryPat has taught at SSD  since its conception. She performed in musicals for Salt City Playhouse & Syracuse Musical Theater & choreographed for the "Festival of Nations", Jamesville-Dewitt Schools, was the creator & director of the Dance Workshop Ensemble, & participated in the Baldwinsville's "Arts in School" program. MaryPat also choreographs for ice skaters & has been part of the Liz Team Skating Seminars in Lake Placid. A long-time student of Lorraine Havercroft & Gus Giordano (Chicago), she has also studied at Le Ballet Jazz, Montreal & Alvin Ailey, New York City. MaryPat serves as Artistic Director of the Syracuse Contemporary Dance Company.

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    Laurie Deyo

    Office Manager

    Modern Teacher

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    Laurie has taught, choreographed & performed with SSD since 1984. She was a member of the dance faculty for Syracuse University & has a Master's degree in Dance & Dance Education from NYU where she studied Limon, Graham, & Cunningham techniques. Laurie also serves as the office manager for SSD.

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    Barbara Laneve

    Tap, Ballet & Musical Theater Teacher

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    Barbara has studied ballet, musical theater, jazz, modern & tap locally and with Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Rennie Harris & Garth Fagen. She received her degree in Exercise Science & Dance at Syracuse University & has a NYS teaching certificate in Dance Education.

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    Helen Moore

    Ballet Teacher

    Along with having her Master's degree in education from Syracuse University, Helen has studied dane on Long Island at the LeRoy School of Dance & with Muriel Daks. She has also studied at Ballet Arts, New York School of Dance & Steps in Manhattan. She continues a long affiliation with SSD.

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    Brandon Jones

    Hip Hop Teacher

    Brandon has been dancing & studying hip hop, musical theater & jazz for the past 13 years. He has choreographed & taught for the Ballet Dance Center, Dance Theater of Syracuse, Dominique's Dance Creations, Say Yes to Education, Peaceful Resolution, & LeMoyne Upper Bound Summer program, & also choreographed for several SCDS concerts & has been part of the SSD faculty for ten years.

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    Amelia Genthe

    Ballet & Jazz Teacher

    Amelia was introduced to dance classes at the age of two and has been training in ballet, jazz, modern and hip hop ever since. She has had works of choreography commissioned by companies in Chicago such as Dancer’s Awareness, Senn Dance and Lang Dance in NYC. Amelia joined the Gus Giordano Jazz Pre-Professional company at age 13, which honed her love for choreography, mentoring and teaching. After attending a performance arts high school in Chicago, Amelia went on to attend The New School at Lang Dance Department where she expanded her artistic repertoire and studied creative movement as a developmental tool. Amelia has taught for Gus Giordano Dance School, Broadway Dance Center and at PS33 in NYC.

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    Rachel Prikazsky

    Ballet & Pointe Teacher

    Rachel Prikazsky started dancing at the age of three with the Town of Onondaga Dance Program. At 14, Rachel trained in ballet, pointe, musical theater, hip hop, modern & jazz at Syracuse School of Dance. She earned a BFA in dance at  SUNY Fredonia. At Fredonia, Rachel was in the SUNY Fredonia Dance Ensemble, the Jr. & Sr. Artistic Director of the Dance Ensemble, and performed & choreographed dances for the American College Dance Association. Rachel has choreographed world qualifying dances for dance competitions & choreographed for her high school’s musicals. She is also a national qualifying Irish dancer for the McDonald School of Irish dance, where she also assists with teaching.

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