Miss Courtney

Miss Courtney – Beginner Tap, Beginner Ballet, Teen Ballet, Modern/Technique
At the age of three I slipped on my first pair of ballet slippers, and I knew that dance was going to be a huge part of my life. I began my training at The Dancing Center Unlimited in Chelmsford, MA and quickly found it be my home away from home. By age seven I became a member of the competitive team at The Dancing Center Unlimited where I excelled in ballet, tap, and jazz. Over the years, I spent more and more time in the studio perfecting my techniques and rehearsing for various performances. I extended by dance knowledge and ability in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, Pointe, along with contemporary dance. While in these classes and performances, my skill continued to move to higher levels.

As a dancer, I performed in various competitions and venues including Dance Ovations Nationals, a number of times, along with other competitions in MA and N.H. Twice I have performed in Walt Disney World. At the same time I attended numerous dance conventions in which I was given great opportunities to take master classes with some phenominal choreographers, such as David Connolly.

I also performed in the cast of The Nutcracker with the Dance Prism Company of Concord, MA. In high school I became a teachers’ assistant at The DCU, and also taught a kinder hip-hop class. I was a member of the Chelmsford High School Dance Team performing in pep rallies, musicals, and the spring shows. At age eighteen, my dance career was slightly halted due to a hip dysphasia, which caused me to undergo many surgeries at Children’s Hospital. I did not let this little bump in the road stop me from doing what I love. I am currently a student at Fitchburg State College, majoring in human services. There I am a member of the Fitchburg State Dance Club, and the teacher of the advanced tap class. With the FSC dance team, I was given the opportunity to travel to New York City and take classes at the Broadway Dance Center in NYC, and I was provided with the lucky opportunity to take a master class with a cast member of the musical Chicago that is on Broadway.

As a teacher at Spotlight, I am enthusiastic to pass on my extensive knowledge of dance to younger students. My passion is to provide young dancers with the excitement of dance in their lives along with learning respect for their body, motivation, and perseverance. My principal hope is to pass on a love of dance to younger dancers. Dance is not only an art; it’s passion, it’s emotion, it’s feeling! My motto is “Never give up, never say can’t!”