Dotty Hancock, Owner/Director

Dotty, a Boise native, began dancing at the age of eight, taking classes in ballet, tap, jazz and baton from a dance studio in Algona, Iowa. She continued her dance training in Boise at Kathy Lee School of Dance through her senior year of high school, and was a member of the K. Lee Jazz-Tappers, the New Edition Dance Company and the Borah High School Lionettes.

While earning her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Boise State University (2001) she taught dance classes and coached gymnastics. In the spring of 2001, Dotty purchased Dance Arts Academy and has taken groups of dancers to perform at Disneyland and Disney World and has now been teaching for ten years.

Dotty is a member of the Boise Dance Teacher’s Association and has served as Secretary (2000), President (2001-2007), and Treasurer (current).

Dotty is married to Dave Hancock and they have one child, Kalli!

Georgette Hobson

Georgette has teaching dance lessons for fourteen years and trained for twelve years in tap and jazz. She has a degree form Boise State University in Secondary Education- Physical Education with a minor in Health.

Georgette is a native of Boise, now residing in Meridian, and is married with three children.

Nicole York

Nicole has been teaching dance classes for over ten years! She has studied tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, acro, and ballet. She began teaching in New York and choreographed for a children’s theatre there. While earning her Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts with a dance emphasis from Boise State University, she interned with Idaho Dance Theatre and now volunteers as their volunteer coordinator. She has also choreographed for Boise State student showcases and has worked on two season’s of Curtain Call Club productions at Dance Arts Academy.

Nicole is a member of Boise Dance Teacher’s Association and has served as Secretary for the past two years.

Nicole is married to Kevin York and they have one child.

Lori Gonzales

Lori is a native of northern California. She has placed high in ballroom competitions all along the west coast. She has earned her professional medals from The United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. She has won several awards for her teaching skills and is one of the very few instructors in the state of Idaho who holds credentialing, earning a Highly Commended rating.

Lori has studied under some of the biggest names in competitive ballroom. Because she believes that great teachers need to be always working on their own dancing, still actively pursues coaching from some of Americas finest competitive dancers.
Presently, she is married to her husband, Charlie of 18 years and they have three children. While Lori does teach almost every night during the week, she stays home during the day to home educate their three children. She has been teaching both social and competitive Ballroom for over twenty years and has loved every minute of it!

Masina Berry

Masina began teaching with Dance Arts Academy in 1998. She is currently teaching jazz and works with the performing teams. She received her early dance training in Southern Idaho and continued with her High School Dance Team. She is trained in jazz, tap, ballet and lyrical. She was a member of the CSI Golden Girls Dance Team 1994-1997.
She has also judged many local dance competitions and auditions as well as choreographing routines for Borah, Boise and Minico High Schools, which have won top choreography awards.

Masina has an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from the College of Southern Idaho and currently works full time for Saint Alphonsus.

Caralice May

Caralice has been dancing for 16 years, was a member of the Capital High School Golden Girls all through high school, and was team captain her junior and senior year. She is well trained in ballet, jazz, tap, and hip hop, and has also studied ballroom and salsa. She has performed extensively for several teams and has taken top honors in many dance competitions.

She is currently in school for Massage Therapy and looks forward to combining her love for dance with this new art form. Caralice is excited to be a new member of our staff and can’t wait to share her love of dance with students who want to learn and grow their talents.