Our instructors have danced professionally and taught dance classes around the world. Each one has extensive teaching experience including: University level programs; High school & middle school classes & productions; & Preschool dance classes. They also have choreographed professional shows; founded non-profit dance collectives and participated in dance competitions.

Elizabeth is in her 20th year of dance, and is a recent transplant to Alaska. A native of the Midwest, she studied dance at Gustavus Adolphus College, where she received a Minor in Dance, and studied as an apprentice with the Gustavus Dance Company. While dancing at Gustavus, Elizabeth also had the pleasure of choreographing and performing alongside many talented dancers and instructors, may of whom continue to perform in the Minneapolis/St. Paul arts community. Maria Gomez Tierney, Sue Gunness, and Jill & Judy Howard are just a few of the instructors and choreographers who have inspired and challenged her to express herself through dance.

 

Elizabeth teaches, Kindergarten Ballet, Beginning Ballet, Ballet I; Beginning Tap & Jazz/ Tap Combo. As an instructor, Elizabeth focuses on fundamental dance vocabulary, proper posture and body positioning, and encouraging her students to try their hardest to reach their goals!

Creacy Boggess has been dancing since a young age by participating in school dance programs, church praise dances, drill teams, and cheerleading. In addition to taking dance classes and performing around Anchorage, she became involved in West High's dance program, where she began to grow more as a dancer and a teacher. Creacy has experience in Hip Hop, Modern & Jazz dance. She especially loves to teach these genres to younger students. She has had the pleasure of learning from and dancing with Lori Bradford, Leslie Kimiko Ward, Corinthia McCoy, and Brian Jeffery. As well as, sara von gillern of So You Think You Can Dance (S3), Dominic Sandoval & Hokuto "Hok" Konishi (SYTYCD S3 & America's Best Dance Crew: Quest Crew S3 winners), and Ryan Feng (ABDC: Quest Crew).

 

Creacy is currently enrolled at UAA where she is working toward a BA in Marketing & and a Minor in Dance. Creacy also teaches: Preschool Movement; Kindergarten Jazz; Beginning Jazz; Kindergarten Hip Hop; Beginning Hip Hop & Hip Hop/Modern Combo classes here at Anchorage Music & Dance Center.

Natalie began dancing at an early age, learning at home from her mother, an accomplished ballerina. Natalie continued to enjoy dance throughout school and performed in the show choir. Her career then took another direction as she joined the Air Force where she was a mechanic on F-15 fighter jet avionics, and became a physical fitness instructor. Natalie has found her way back to dance and is currently pursuing her English Degree with an emphasis in Education and a Minor in Dance at UAA. She has performed in UAA's showcase, "New Dances"; was a principle dancer in Jon Minton's directions of, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"; and has been awarded a scholarship to UAA's Dance Company, "Dance Ensemble".

 

Natalie teaches Modern/Lyrical Combo and Ballet/Modern Combo classes. She is looking forward to working with our students & sharing her joy of movement with them.

Bonnie Moring loves to dance, and especially loves to share her talent with young students. Bonnie graduated West High here in Anchorage, and plans to graduate from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a Major in Accounting and a Minor in Dance. She has taught many of Anchorage's young dancers at West High, Music Machine & Dance Spectrum Alaska. She has worked with Lori Bradford, Janet Carr-Campbell, Gail Florio & Barbara Clausen.

 

While Bonnie enjoys teaching jazz, tap, ballet & gymnastics, her favorite class is hip- hop. Bonnie teaches: Hip-Hop I; Modern/Jazz Combo; Kindergarten Tap; & Hip-Hop Intermediate; at Anchorage Music & Dance Center.