Stacey Jones...

has been dancing for 20 years and has experience and accomplishments in both studio dance and dance team.  Stacey was part of Modazz, a highly accomplished pre-professional dance company at Elizabeths’ Dance Dimensions.  Stacey has performed at the Miss Seattle Pageant, Seattle’s Tap Festival, EDD’s Swan Lake, Parades and much more.  Her performing experience also includes competitions such as L.A. Dance Force, Tremaine, Dance Masters of America, U.S.A. Dance and Dance Magic.  At the L.A. Dance Force workshop she earned a scholarship in advanced jazz for her dance ability and performance in workshop.  Stacey then tried out and made her Junior High dance team and became officer.  She then moved on to join her high school dance team.  Stacey made 1st Lt. her Jr. Year and Captain her Sr. year.  At Starmakers Officer Dance Camp in Texas, Stacey was chosen as one of the top 20 best dancers at camp.  At Thunderbird Dance Camp Stacey was chosen as one of the top 20 best dancers out of approximately 250 dancers both years she was an officer.  She excelled and placed in drill downs as well.  Stacey was elected to represent her team at State Competition and won an All State medal both years.  Stacey has been part of three Jr. dance clinics, choreographed routines for Northwood Jr. High Dance Team for two years and ran their summer dance programs.  While in college, Stacey tried out for “Dance Works” through Western Washington University’s dance department which gave her the opportunity to choreograph again.  She also continued to take dance classes. In addition to her dance experience, she also holds her B.A. in Communication and minors in Psychology and Political Science from WWU.  After college, Stacey taught at the Covington Community Center teaching dance classes to all ages.  She was also a coach for the Northwood Middle School Dance Team for two years.  Stacey also enjoys spending time with her husband, Andy, her 1-year-old daughter, Andrea Grace, and another on the way in April of 2008!

Emily Goria...

feels lucky to say that she has had the pleasure of dancing her entire life.  She grew up training and performing with various studios throughout Portland, Spokane and Seattle. During Jr. High, Emily joined the Meeker Junior High Dance Team.  She then went on to the Kentridge Chatelaine Dance Team in high school where she served as Captain both her Jr. and Sr. years.  While attending USA camps as a student in 1995 and 1996, she was chosen as a Top 10 dancer both years.  Emily competed at State Competition for the All State Jazz Team and was honored to be chosen as top 20 for both years.  After high school, Emily joined the Eastside Moving Company in Bellevue, WA and performed a variety of pieces for choreographers from the Seattle and Los Angeles area.  She also directed the Meeker Jr. High summer camp program for two years, choreographing routines and preparing the team for the upcoming year.  She then went on to study ballet, jazz,  modern and hip hop under some of the most accomplished teachers in the state at the University of Washington and completed a minor in dance and a B.A. in English.  Emily taught jazz, hip hop, ballet, and lyrical at dance studios throughout the Seattle area while attending college.  She has been an instructor at Thunderbird Dance Camp in Portland, Oregon for five years. Emily was director of the Kentridge Chatelaine Dance Team from 1998 though 2005, which includes a total of 10 intensive summer camps that she has directed. Currently, Emily and her husband, Michael, are enjoying their growing family: Marco, a baby boy born February 2006 and another to come February of 2008.   Having been in Washington State throughout much of her dancing career, she is passionate and focused on her goal to bring a new level of dance training and performance to the Northwest.