Staff

Brittany Carlgren

Brittany started dancing in 1989 at Ritters Dance Shoppe and came to the Joy School in 1996.  She has taken just about every type of dance there is, but enjoys jazz and hip hop the most. 

Aside from traditional dance experience, Brittany has had 4 years experience of flag corps (Captain senior year) and 3 years of high school musicals, both occurring at Langley High School (where Brittany was a 2004 graduate).  Brittany was also a member of the Robert Morris University Winterguard ensemble.

 

B.S. in Elementary Education

MissBrittany@joyschoolofdance.com

Winnie Corr

Stacie Crimone

B.A. in Vocal Music

MissStacie@joyschoolofdance.com

Kim Ebsworth

RN Degree

MissKim@joyschoolofdance.com

Casey Mahaven

Casey began dancing at the age of 2 at Estelle’s Dance Studio in Crafton. When the studio closed she took classes at Ritters Dance Shoppe. In 1994 she auditioned and was accepted into Rogers Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts as a dance major. Casey along with her sister Brittany started dancing at the Joy School in 1996.

 

During high school Casey was the student director and choreographer of four spring musicals, the captain of the flag corps, and choreographer for the flag corps, marching band, and drill team. After graduating from Langley HS in 2001, Casey continued dancing as a member of the Duquesne University Danceline. She was also the director of campus activities for her sorority, Alpha Phi, and choreographer of four of the competition performances.

 

In addition to teaching the Advanced 1A, 1B, all of the Advanced Hip-Hop classes, and Fast Forward, Casey also works at Tapis Rouge Events as a corporate event planner. 

 

MissCasey@joyschoolofdance.com

Erin Moore

Business Degree

MissErinM@joyschoolofdance.com

Gretchen Schmitt

Gretchen started dancing when she was 9 right here at the Joy School of Dance. Her dance training has included everything from tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, acro, and musical theater. 

 

Outside of the studio, Gretchen appeared in several Langley High School musicals (where she was a 2003 graduate).  When she isn't dancing, Gretchen can be spotted working hard at the Chartiers Country Club. 

 

B.A. in Hospitality and Tourism Management

MissGretchen@joyschoolofdance.com

Jasmine Scott

Laurie Temple

B.A. in Communications

MissLaurieT@joyschoolofdance.com

Bethany Tryc

MissBethany@joyschoolofdance.com

Mary Wiegel

B.S. in Biology

MissMary@joyschoolofdance.com

Sharon Sims Tryc

B.S. in Elementary Education

Dance Educators of America

National Dance Association

A.A.H.P.E.R.D.

MissSharon@joyschoolofdance.com

Joy School of Dance

68 East Crafton Avenue

Crafton, PA 15205

To contact us:

(412)922-0907

info@joyschoolofdance.com

" I don't want people who want to dance,

I want people who HAVE to dance."-- George Balanchine

Heather Ferri

My goal while living in New York City was to view every Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Dance Company show to build a repertoire to work from. My mission as a choreographer is to take the material given to me and create an original piece.  I am gifted at bringing out the best in those that are hired for a show and developing raw material into a finished product.  I enjoy working with historically rich forms like traditional musicals, but I especially love being a part of original shows- they often require more fusion in the choreography and allow me to create something new and fresh that contributes to the growth of contemporary dance forms.

 

I believe a strong background in tap history is fundamental to creating original tap shows. I was honored to assist Henry LeTang at Broadway Dance Center and perform and train with masters Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown, and Gregory Hines.  My tap works are deeply rooted in what I learned from these masters, giving me steps but also teaching me how to be genuinely authentic, and a real artist where my work comes directly from my heart.

 

The desire to teach brought me back to Pittsburgh after ten years in New York City.  I come back to my home town as a stronger and wiser woman.  I have faced some difficult challenges and I have learned some tough "life lessons." I have conveyed my story in the hope that it will help you to understand something about me and how the very path that brought me to teaching is the path that will guide me as a teacher. 

 

MissHeather@joyschoolofdance.com