| Heather White Hagar
Heather
has her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance from the University of South
Florida. Heather is a certified member of Florida Dance Masters. She is
part of the Jazz faculty for the American Academy of Ballet at SUNY
Purchase College in New York. Heather has guest taught at the University
of South Florida, Florida Dance Masters Conventions as well as for
several studios in the United States. She has performed with Ann
Reinking, The Florida Orchestra, Dance Theatre of Florida and Central
Florida's Dance Celebration. Heather has attended: The Harvard Dance
Program, The White Mountain Dance Program, Dance Master's of America
Teacher's Training School, Royal Academy of Dance Summer Teacher's
Training Course, Florida Dance Masters Intensive Training Seminars, and
The World Jazz Congress. In 1999, she was nominated for the Fine Arts
Alumni Award at USF.
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| Suzanne L. Gray
Suzi, began her
dance training at age eight in Detroit under Marjorie Hassard, a first
generation Cecchetti teacher and examiner. She began her
semi-professional status during middle school dancing William Dollar’s
“Concerto in G” which was filmed and is in the Dance Collection at Lincoln
Center Library. She also taught ballet during her high school
years. She attended Indiana University and received her B.S. degree in
ballet and music and was a soloist in many of the I.U. productions. She
married and returned to Detroit to teach and was the national registrar for the
Cecchetti Council of America for eleven years and was appointed an examiner in
1972. She received the Pat Hardy Scholarship given by the
English branch of the Cecchetti Society to attend their summer school in
England in 1989. She became the assistant director and ballet mistress
for the Harbinger Dance Company, Michigan’s only professional company, and a
national NEA touring company for five years before her move to South Florida in
1982. She built and opened the Dance Arts School of Boca Raton in
1984. She and her husband Jack moved to Inverness in August of 2003 and
she feels blessed to have found Step N' Time.
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| Adrienne Crowley
Adrienne
was born and raised in Citrus County. She started dancing at four
years old. She is a graduate of Saint Leo University with a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Elementary Education and has taught at Homosassa
Elementary School for seven years. Adrienne began dancing with Heather at
the age of 15 as a student, then as a Teacher's Assistant and finally
as a teacher. She too is a member of Florida Dance Masters and is
married with two children.
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| Cathy Lopez
Cathy
joined the faculty in 2009 and is loved by all the students for her challenging
classes. Cathy trained under the same teacher as Heather during their
childhood. She continued to study gymnastics during her years as a cheerleader
in high school and college. Cathy continues to study dance at teacher training
schools.
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| Breanna
Neace
Breanna is a licensed Zumba instructor and
a student of Step N' Time School of Dance Arts since the age of 3. She studied at The American Academy of
Ballet and is a member of the Royal Academy of Dance.
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| Linda
Pearl (Tap and Adult Classes)
Linda also joined our
faculty in 2009. Being mentored by Audrey Winter, Linda has studied tap
and jazz for over 20 years. She performed with several regional theatre
companies and directs an adult tap company in the Leesburg, FL area. She
taught for many years and her enthusiasm for dance radiates
everywhere.
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