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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.
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.
Kim Phelps
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Kathleen Willson
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Heidi Zahn
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