Millianne Lewis

**Founder and Creative Director**
**Instructor: Jazz/Contemporary, Tap & Ballet**
Millianne started teaching dance 28 years ago at Dancing Plus in Cedar Springs. She was one of the owners and creative director for The Muse Theatre and Mystic Movement Dance Studio. She was a member of Phoenix Fire dance company and has performed at the UICA as well as in area arts festivals throughout the years.

Her area of expertise is building a strong dance foundation in younger and beginning dancers, instilling a love of expressive movement and building confidence in the dancer and their abilities.

Liz Weber

**Studio Director**
Instructor: Tap - Jazz/Contemporary
Liz has been involved in the world of dance for 30 years, beginning as a student early on and growing her passion for dance as a teacher for the past 15 years.
She began her dance experience with Lisa's School of Dance in Lakeview and expanded her training with The Muse Theatre, also of Lakeview, and Mystic Movement in Howard City. Liz also took elective courses at CMU in tap during her undergradate studies in exercise physiology.

Throughout the years, Liz has taken and taught a variety of classes at both recreational and competative levels in jazz, contemporary, tap, and pom - though tap remains her favorite!

Heather Hawley

**Instructor: Hip Hop**
Heather has danced for 14 years. While she took a couple of breaks in between to try cheer and gymnastics, dance always felt more important in her life! She has taught all ages for 4 years, and wishes she could have taught longer but she’s glad she’s starting back up again!

Olga Smelik

**Instructor: Pre Pro Ballet**
Miss Smelik was born in Russia and trained in Vaganova method. She performed as a soloist with the Central Ballet Theatre in Tennessee. She has taught throughout the United States for more than 18 years and her students have been accepted into prestigious ballet summer programs such as Bolshoi Ballet, ABT, Joffrey Chicago, Colorado Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Ballet 5:8, and have been awarded scholarship to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Her older daughter Celine, is now a professional ballet dancer with United States International Ballet.
Miss Smelik is certified to teach through level 5 of Classical Syllabus of the official Vaganova method curriculum from Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. She is working towards comple certification in the full 8 year Vaganova curriculum in the near future.

Tammy Hudson

**Instructor: Jazz/Contemporary, Tap & Ballet**
Tammy fostered her love of dance at Lisa’s School Of Dance and at The Muse Theatre, both of Lakeview. She began assisting with classes and started teaching during high school.
Tammy’s artistic journey has taken her to Beaufort, SC where she performed with Low Country School of Performing Arts; Myrtle Beach where she took weekend seminars with artists like Rizzo, Snoop Dog, and Darren Hansen; and North Carolina, performing with a local non profit company, Forward Motion Dance Company, which is founded by one of Tammy’s favorites, Tracey Varga.
Additionally, Tammy has assisted and taught at DuHadway Dance Dimensions in Alma. She also enjoys choreographing and performing for special church events.

Holly Bourassa

Instructor: Tap, Jazz, Ballet

Holly’s dance career started with lessons at two years old and continued for 16 years. She assisted classes throughout middle and high school before becoming at teacher at age 18. After a few years, Holly briefly took over her family’s dance studio, but took a break from studio ownership after a couple of years. After her hiatus, she is ready to get back to doing what she loves most - teaching and inspiring the next generation of dancers!

Holly has been a lead preschool teacher since 2015 and has a passion for early childhood education and child development. She has earned her infant/toddler CDA credential and plans to continue her education in the early childhood field in the future.