Dance Instruction Plainfield

Vaughan Dance Academy

Dance Instruction Plainfield
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Address
24116 W. Lockport Street
Place
Plainfield, IL   60544 
Landline
(630) 750-3238
E-Mail
[email protected]
Twitter
@vaughandance
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VaughanDanceAcademyInc
Website
www.vaughandance.com

Description

Vaughan Dance Academy has been providing high quality children's dance instruction to the Plainfield, IL area since 1972.

Keywords Jazz, Dance Team, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Ballet.

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  • Samantha Vaughan

    Owner

    Owner/Manager - Samantha has been a manager for the Vaughan Dance Academy since 2004. She received her BA in Dance from Columbia College Chicago, graduating with honors May 2008. At Columbia, she performed in many restaged works along with student choreography. Samantha also showcased adjudicated choreography on Columbia’s stage for Student Performance Nights (SPN). Samantha attended the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Northwestern Regional Conference in Spring 2007, representing Columbia College Chicago. Nominated for 2007-2008, Samantha served as Treasurer for the Student Dance Organization. She has also studied dance at the University of Arizona. In 2003, Samantha received her BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Samantha also has her certification in Pilates through Power Pilates, and is currently certified to teach mat Pilates. She has choreographed musicals for NightBlue Theater. Samantha has also taught technique for PCHS and PEHS pom squads. Samantha, the youngest daughter of Sandra Vaughan - owner of the Vaughan Dance Academy, is proud to carry on the legacy of her mother alongside her sister. Born and raised in Plainfield, Samantha began her training from her mother at the age of 4. During her youth, she also studied under Claudette Soltis, who was Artistic Director for the Joliet Ballet Society, Vikki Vigna (VDA), Dina Meier (Boston Conservatory), and Julie Primiano (Milwaukee Ballet Theater). Samantha feels blessed to be part of the family business, which continues to nurture both her love of dance and business.

  • Blair Vaudelle

    Instructor

    Blair Vaudelle was born in Houston, Texas. Her training began at the Houston Ballet Academy and later continued her studies with the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet School and the Atlanta School of Ballet. She was invited to attend ballet class at Northern Illinois University, at the age of 14, while training and performing with the Rockford Dance Company. She studied ballet at the University throughout her high school years and went on to receive her B.F.A in Dance Performance there after graduation. Professionally, Blair has worked with Ballet Nouveau (Colorado), Ballet Deviare (NYC), the Sarasota Ballet of Florida, and guested with the Civic Ballet of the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, the Faubourg Ballet, and State Street Dance Studio. She currently lives in Chicago and has been teaching and choreographing for over 15 years. Most recently she worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University.

  • Jessica Romero

    Instructor

    Jessica Romero (Jay) was born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago, where she received her bachelor's in Dance. She started dancing at Linda’s Dance Studio at the age of four. From 1996 - 2005, Jay performed with the well-known Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago, which is where her passion for dance began. With her training with MFDC, she trained under Pepe Ovalle and Matie Ovalle. After her time with MFDC, she went on to train in Latin and Ballroom under Tommye Giacchino and other instructors at Chicago Dance. In 2010, Jay began dancing at Vaughan Dance Academy where she then was recommended to advance to their company. From 2010-2012, Jay performed and competed as a member of Innovation Dance Company hip hop troupe. She then joined Movement Revolution Dance Crew, a hip-hop dance crew from the south side of Chicago where she trained with Monternez Rezell. She performed at various Chicagoland festivals with Movement Revolution, such as Dance Chicago, Dance Live, Chicago Choreographer's Ball, and many more. She returned to Latin in the social dance form with Chicago Bachata-Allstars where she was a 3-year member training under Zeke Ruvalcaba. With All-Stars, she had the opportunity to perform both locally and internationally at various salsa and bachata events where she has met and taken classes with other world-renowned Latin champions. She also competed at the World Salsa Summit with Evolucion Latina Dance Company where she won her first World Championship in the All-Female Bachata Shines division and placed second in the Coed Bachata Division. Currently, she is the Assistant Artistic Director at Steadfast Dance Center, the head coach for the Plainfield East Dance Team, and a teaching artist for Joffrey’s Community Engagement Program. Her versatile experience in dance helps her create well-rounded dancers that can become adaptable to any genre. Jay enjoys fusing different dance styles to create choreography that is unique and versatile. She hopes to be able to travel the world sharing her choreographic and dance instructor skills.

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