Meet the Faculty
Kim Clear began dancing at the age of two, starting a life-long passion for dance and choreography.
Karen Kaye started dancing at the Little Dance Studio under the direction of Sandra Little Barnett where she studied tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and Bollywood.
Ashley Lauria began her dance training at the age of 7 with the Little Dance Studio under the direction of Catherine Little and Sandra Little Barnett.
Kylie Snyder began her training at Erie Dance Conservatory under the direction of School Director, Sarah Purvis, and later became a member of Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre.
Kelly Stolar is a native of the Buffalo, NY area where she had the wonderful opportunity to learn and work alongside her mother who taught dance in the Greater Buffalo area for 55 years and had studied Tap with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Fred Kelly (Gene’s younger brother).
Megan Trambley trained at Lake Erie Ballet School under the direction of Sharon Filone and then went on to Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School for two years before joining the company as a Corps de Ballet member for six seasons where she performed such roles as the “Spring Fairy” in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and the “Sugar Plum Fairy” in The Nutcracker.