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Teri Jernigan

Teri Jernigan, Director of Dance! And All That Jazz! and Artistic Director of T.J. Hoofers, Inc. has been teaching for nearly 50 years. Featured in “Who's Who Among America's Teachers”, many of her students have pursued and achieved careers in dance education, dance companies and the dance industry of video, stage, screen and commercials. Many of her students have received awards and scholarships for their performance and technical abilities. Teri organized the first Newport Dancers' Workshop over 30 years ago. It showcases nationally known instructors and choreographers for an all-day event of Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Turns Technique, Contemporary Dance and an Audition class for scholarships. Dancers from Oregon and Washington attend the amazingly fun, coastal event, held at Dance! And All That Jazz! Her studio, established in 1978 has become one of the largest dance studios on the Oregon Coast.

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Helyn Layton

Helyn Layton teaches the 3 year old and 4/5 year old Creative Dance, the Basic Jazz and the Jazz I classes to youth. She has over 20 years dance experience and was an original member of T.J. Hoofers, Inc., performing in the opening of the first year at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Helyn is very involved in the community as well as local theater companies. She assisted in the production of Schoolhouse Rock as well as choreography. She has been in the ensemble, specialty dance numbers and choreographed scenes with Coastal Act Productions. Helyn has also been a coach for 3 years for the Samaritan House Fundraiser- Dancing with the Coastal Stars. She has over 30 years of experience instructing and mentoring kids of all ages and currently works for the Lincoln County School District.

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Nakiva Cleveland

Nakiva Cleveland grew up in Newport and received her dance training at Dance! And All That Jazz! from the ages of 3-18. She was a member of the T.J. Hoofers Inc. Jazz Line for several years, performing in the annual Kidstuff productions and the Loyalty Days Celebrations at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Upon graduating from college, she moved to the Seattle area where she continued to receive instruction at Reflections School of Dance. She began her teaching career with Tap and Contemporary at Reflections before moving to Haven Dance Academy in Lynnwood, WA. Nakiva taught Tap, Jazz, and Ballet for two years at Haven before moving home to Newport and continuing her passion for dance instruction at Dance! And All That Jazz!, where she is currently teaching Tap, Jazz, and Contemporary and also a Jazz class and an Intermediate Tap class for Adults.

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Ashley Garner

Ashley Garner teaches Creative Dance for 4/5 year olds, Musical Theater and Ballroom. She studied dance as a child, and fell in love with the world of dance. Dancing in and attending shows like the Nutcracker quickly became a favorite. During college, she studied dance at Brigham Young University where she also tried out and participated on their Folk Dance teams and 6 different times competed at their International Ballroom Competitions. She also studied clogging, contemporary dance and history of dance. Before moving to the Newport area, she taught children’s ballet classes at a dance studio in Seattle. She has also taught Zumba, Dance Aerobics and Fitness for over 8 years. “I have had the immense pleasure to work with the Newport Coastal Act Productions theatre company as choreographer.” Her shows include Little Mermaid and Cinderella and Tarzan and summer children camp productions of Frozen Jr, James and the Giant Peach Jr. and Moana.

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Ciara Hoffman

Ciara Hoffman began studying dance with Dance! And All That Jazz! at 4 years old and has participated in Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Ballet classes for over 20 years. She also assisted teaching Tap classes her last 3 years of high school. When she returned home to Newport after college, Ciara also returned home to Dance! And All That Jazz!, assisting with Tap classes and taking classes as a student once again. In 2019, Ciara began teaching her own Tap classes and has taught Basic Tap, Tap 1, and Tap 2 levels. Ciara was a member of the T.J. Hoofers, Inc. Jazz Line and has performed in numerous Kidstuff productions. “Teaching dance is one of the funnest and most uplifting experiences I have ever had!” said Ciara.

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Sophie Cottrell

Sophie Cottrell has been performing with Dance! And All That Jazz! since she was 3 years old. She has performed with community theater since the age of 6. Her first role was as a Tap dancing chimney sweep in Mary Poppins and her most recent role was as Zaneeta in the CAP 2024 production of Music Man. Sophie is an avid dance student with studies in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Contemporary and Ballroom. Sophie is a member of the T.J. Hoofers Inc. Jazz Line and is Co-Captain of the NHS Dance Team. She is the dance instructor for Basic Tap, Basic Ballet, and Tap 1. “Since the first time I saw a Kidstuff production at age 2, I knew I wanted to join the dancers up on the stage and I am very excited to share that joy and excitement with my young Ballet and Tap students again this year. I love watching my students grow in both their love of dance and their technique.”

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Noah Reed

Noah Reed studied Hip Hop in Monmouth and joined the performing dance team at Central High School before moving to Newport and joining Dance! And All That Jazz! first as a student and then a teacher. Noah has studied Jazz, Contemporary and Tap and taught both Hip Hop and Contemporary. Noah is the Head Coach of the NHS Competitive Dance Team which he founded after some of his Advanced Hip Hop students at Dance! And All That Jazz! asked for his help. He enjoys teaching and helping his students reach their goals. He is returning this year to teach Hip Hop. “I love seeing all the potential from the young minds that call this studio their home.”

Emily Gruenwald

Emily Gruenwald

Emily Gruenwald has been dancing for over 35 years. She took classes in tap, ballet, and jazz at National Dance Academy in Iowa City. She was a member of her high school dance team, competing in a variety of styles including jazz/funk, poms, hip hop, kickline, and military. Emily continued taking classes while attending college including a semester of tap and hip hop at the University of Vienna. During junior and senior years, she taught teen tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop classes in Pella, IA and choreographed competition pieces. After moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Emily studied tap for over 10 years at Knock On Wood Tap Studio under Baakari Wilder (Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk) and took classes in tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop. In 2019, she was the choreographer and featured dancer in a play about domestic violence (Bound and Gagged). Emily was a member of D.C.'s Soledarity performing tap company and participated in numerous tap festivals including DC Tap Fest and Metro Tap Roots. Emily moved to Yachats with her husband in 2021 and joined DAATJ as a student in 2023 to meet people in her new community. She is excited to be teaching the Adult Beginner Tap class this fall!

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Madyson Fortmeyer

Madyson Fortmeyer started dancing ballet at the age of 3 and has been involved in the local dance community for over 16 years. During her time as a dancer, she has performed in 30+ shows, gaining essential wisdom she plans to impart to her students. Additionally, she has choreographed many of her own pieces, and mentored several younger dancers. Madyson is excited to join Dance and All That Jazz as the new instructor for Ballet levels 1 & 2. She hopes to leverage her experience with ballet and contemporary dance to inspire creativity in her students and build their confidence as they progress in their dance training.

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Jessica Steenkolk

Jessica began studying Jazz and Ballet at Dance! And All That Jazz! and attending workshops in the 1980's. In 2002 began teaching Teen Ballet and Pointe, later shifting to Adult Jazz Fusion. She enjoys the precious time she is able to spend sharing her love of dance and music. Jessica is returning to the studio to teach Jazz Fusion in the fall.

 

 

 

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Emilie Wiese

Emilie has grown up dancing and began taking classes at Dance! And All That Jazz! in 2017. She enjoys taking classes in Ballet, Contemporary, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hip, Ballroom, and Musical Theater. Emilie is a member of the T.J. Hoofers Inc. Jazz Line and is Co-Captain of the NHS Dance Team. Emilie is excited to teach Pre-pointe, Pointe, and Ballet 3 & 4 in the fall.