Dancewerks hires professional teachers and choreographers to share their talent and expertise to educate dancers. Students will experience the latest trends in choreography while receiving reinforcement in the essential foundations of dance. The 2017 staff includes the following:
Claire Bataille
Chicago Day of Dance
Claire Bataille was a leading dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) from 1977-1992 and received the Ruth Page Award…
Eddy Ocampo
Chicago Day of Dance
Before becoming a company member of Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Eddy Ocampo has worked with some of Chicago’s premiere dance…
Lizzie MacKenzie
Chicago Day of Dance
Lizzie is the Artistic Director of Extensions Dance Company and founder of Extensions Dance Center, both located in Chicago. She…
Paige Caldarella
Main Camp Staff
Paige Caldarella studied at Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts. She received her B.F.A. from the Juilliard School and…
Jamie Farrell
Main Camp Staff
Jamie began dancing following her competitive gymnastics career. She graduated from Point Park University in Pittsbugh with degrees in dance…
Andrea Fenwick-Trench
Main Camp Staff
Andrea graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.F.A. degree in Dance. Before attending college,…
Josh Ford
Main Camp Staff
Josh is co-owner and a full-time instructor at Louisville Dance Alliance. Mr. Ford teaches modern, ballet, jazz and is the…
Sarah Ford
Main Camp Staff
Sarah Ford was the Co. Director of Xtreme Dance Force Jazz Division in 2007 and 2008. Currently, she is the…
Zachary Heller
Main Camp Staff
Zachary Heller (Alexandria, VA) Zachary Heller graduated with a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona, where he performed…
Chandra Lynn Alberding
Main Camp Staff
Chandra Lynn Alberding grew up in Barrington, Il.. During her early years she trained at the Judith Svalander School of…
Debra Nanni
Main Camp Staff
Debra Nanni (native of Buffalo N.Y.) started her performing career on scholarship at Gus Giordano’s in 1983. As a performer,…
Noel Powers
Main Camp Staff
Noel Powers, originally from Schaumburg, Illinois, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
Natalie Rast
Main Camp Staff
Natalie began her study of ballet in Columbus, Ohio at the age of ten. She continued her studies in Chicago…
Jon Sloven
Main Camp Staff
Jon received an M.F.A in Dance: Choreography and Performance from the University of Arizona where he was recognized with a…
Tony Suhadolnik
Main Camp Staff
Tony Suhadolnik grew up in Seattle where he started dancing at a neighborhood studio at the age of ten. He…
Marc Wayne
Main Camp Staff
For twenty-five years, Marc has made his living as a professional entertainer. As dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, director, educator, and…
