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HDTC is owned and operated by Jody Hirsch and Diane Rizzo.
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HDTC is very proud to introduce you to our talented and loving teachers. Many of our teachers have taught in our community for years and are looking forward to sharing their love of dance and tumble with your children for years to come.
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Barbara Angeline
Barbara grew up in northern California. After receiving her BA in Dance at the University of California at Irvine, she danced as a soloist with the Oakland Ballet Company performing around the country. Additional credits include Equity contracts in The Wizard of Oz (National Tour), Oliver, On the Town, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Carnival, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Barbara performed for 5 years in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and was dance captain for The Radio City Easter Spectacular. Barbara has been lucky enough to work with Woody Allen, Jerry Mitchell, Bernadette Peters and Aretha Franklin. As a faculty member, Barbara has taught for 5 years at American Academy of Dramatic Arts, developing curriculum as well as staging movement for Academy Company plays. She is a substitute teacher at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Steps in NYC, and she conducts master classes nationally. Barbara has also been privileged to teach the dancers in Cortlandt Manor since 2004.
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Jody Hirsch
A native of Westchester County, Jody grew up in Scarsdale, NY. After Graduating College in Southern Vermont, she moved to Miami, FL to pursue a career in the cosmetic industry, always taking dance classes wherever she was. In the past 20 years she has had many teaching, learning and coaching experiences. Jody coached the Hendrick Hudson High School Cheerleaders for 8 years and traveled to competitions at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg VA, Dallas TX, and Myrtle Beach SC. She formed the Town of Cortlandt Cheerleading Camp and served as its director for several years. She also taught at Gymnastics City for 7 years. Jody spent 2 summers at Camp Nabby teaching tumbling to girls and boys of all ages. She was an instructor at Dance Magic for 10 years teaching tumble, tap, and jazz. While working at Dance Magic, she was the director of the Dance Camp for 5 years and coached the Mini-Stars Jazz and Tap Teams. Jody has attended teaching workshops in NYC and CT. and enjoys observing and taking class at the Broadway Dance Center.
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Colleen Rosenblum
Colleen will continue teaching her unique style of tumble utilizing all new equipment and our spacious tumble room. She is very excited to work with and teach your children the joys of tumble as they grow and advance towards their next "trick". Colleen is a native of the “tri-village” area. She is a graduate of the HHHS class of ’79, where she competed on the gymnastics team for 4 years. She graduated from Mohawk Valley Community College where she earned a degree in Business Administration, and then spent the next 10 years at IBM Corporation. She currently operates a business out of her home, Transcripts Etc. (medical transcription, and computer graphic design). In 1997, Colleen joined Dance Magic Inc., with the responsibility of overseeing and growing their “Tumble Program”, which was a unique addition to this studio. She continued teaching there for the next 10 years managing to develop and add the Circus Arts and Aerial Fabric programs. She also coached the competitive tumble teams, which brought home many awards, but more importantly, brought a ray of sunshine to many nursing home residents throughout the county. At HDTC's new "Tumble Loft" Colleen will be teaching classes in tumbling at all levels including a new program called "Tumble for Cheerleaders" .
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Mary Regueiro
Originally from Poughkeepsie, NY and a graduate of SUNY Purchase Mary has a BFA in Dance and a minor in Psychology. While at college Mary had the opportunity to work with and perform works by Paul Taylor, Mark Morris and Jose Limon. She was selected to the Craft of Choreography Conference in Ithaca, NY. for two consecutive years. Mary toured the Northeast with the Mid Hudson Ballet Company and was a member of a Performing Group that performed at the Tennessee World’s Fair, The EGG in Albany, NY and Lincoln Center NYC. She has also performed with the Off Center Dance Company of Westchester. Mary has been teaching dance since the age of fourteen, most recently she has taught Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Modern at Dance Magic of Peekskill, NY. Works she has choreographed for competition received Gold-High Gold and her choreography was cited by the judges as unique and innovative. Mary looks forward to bringing her skills to Hudson Dance and Tumble Center.
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Joelle Hirsch
Joelle is a recent graduate of Nazareth college with a degree is Economics and Management. She was the captain of the Nazareth Varsity Dance Team for 3 years and choreographed their entertaining Hip Hop routines. Classicaly trained in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Hip Hop, Joelle has continued her dance education specializing in Hip Hop and teaching classes and the Hip Hop team here at HDTC. During the past 7 years, Joelle has taught many classes and workshops for the Town of Cortlandt and Dance Magic. In addition to performing and competing with The Nazareth College Dance Team, Joelle has been a featured dancer in many local performances and studied with Broadway Dance Center, Steps and other studios and various Hip Hop workshops in New York City. She has also performed with the Random Farms Kids Theater, in Epcot, on a Carnival Cruise Ship, and in the Bahamas. Joelle describes her true passion to be the process of creating movement and sharing it with her students. She currently works for Madison Square Garden as an Inside Sales Representative for Season Subscriptions.
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Melissa Barthelmes
Melissa Barthelmes grew up in Peekskill, NY, where she began her ballet studies at the age of seven with The Dance Connection in Buchannan, NY. Melissa continued her studies at the New Paltz School of Dance, while she was an undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz, majoring in Secondary English Education. Melissa began dancing with Westchester Ballet Company in Ossining, NY in 1995 through 2000. During this time, she also received her Master’s in Humanistic Education at SUNY New Paltz. Her most cherished roles include the Chocolate from Spain in The Nutcracker and the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, as well as dancing in Les Sylphides and the premiere of The Glenn Miller Swing Nutcracker, to name a few. Her love for dance and instruction brought her to Dance Magic, Inc. in 2001, and now feels privileged to work with Hudson Dance and Tumble. Melissa currently teaches English in the Hendrick Hudson School District.
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Katie Stavitz
Katie is a student at Emerson College in Boston. She is majoring in Communication Science and Disorders with a minor in Dance. Katie studied Ballet, Jazz, and Tap for 16 years at Dance Magic in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Katie currently attends Jazz, Ballet, Modern, and Improvisational dance classes at Emerson College. Katie has instructed dance classes at Dance Magic and has been a counselor at Dance Camp for several years. Katie was a featured dancer in many performances, from Cortlandt Manor to Epcot and all the way to the Bahamas!
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Susan Trager
With over 30 years of domestic and international dance experience, Susan has settled down in Cortlandt Manor where she continues to share her passion for the art. Susan’s diverse background includes training in jazz, modern, tap and Broadway dance theatre. She has choreographed, performed and taught in over six European countries and the U.S. Susan has earned a Bachelors degree in dance from SUNY Brockport, and holds a license in Massage Therapy from the Swedish Institute. Susan also has many years experience in teaching Body Movement classes and personal training. Susan’s enthusiastic teaching style, knowledge of body mechanics, and artistry enriches any students’ dance experience. Susan looks forward to joining the HDTC instructor team in the fall of 2008.
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Ilona Nadzan
A resident of Cortlandt Manor, Ilona performed professionally with her family folk dancing group for over 30 years. In addition to traveling throughout the US with this group, they also performed in Germany, Mexico and aboard several Caribbean cruises. Later she continued to perform with local dance groups and competed nationally. she currently attends Tap at Hudson Dance and Tumble Center. She discovered the joy of working with young children as the arts and crafts instructor for ‘Mommy & Me’ classes for the Hendrick Hudson school district several years ago. She has been assisting in Dance & Tumble classes at the studio and is looking forward to joining the HDTC staff.
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