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Our caring employees are dedicated to ensuring that your children are challenged, nurtured, and encouraged to explore their talents as they embrace their love of dance. Let’s meet the skilled and energetic instructors who bring learning to life every day:
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Miss Amy Kelly
Owner/Director/Instructor
Miss Amy began dancing at the age of three, and her passion was ignited. She helped create a dance team at her middle school and joined her high school dance team for her senior year. A proud Hamilton Chargerette alumna, she then won several first-place awards at both regional and national levels during her four years competing with the UW-Stevens Point Dance Team. Additionally, she coached a junior high team.
Following college graduation, Miss Amy’s dance adventures continued in Nashville, where she was co-choreographer and backup dancer in two music videos. She then made a big move to the Madison area, where she worked full-time for a dance studio in both the recreation and competition programs, all while coaching the local high school team, which was very successful and had Regional, State, and National titles. Miss Amy attended dance classes in Los Angeles, went to conventions, and pursued further dance education.
Attitude Dance Company was founded in the spring of 2017, fulfilling Amy’s longtime dream of owning a dance studio. In her second year at ADC, she coached the Waukesha South Dance Team for one year before becoming the head coach at Sussex Hamilton. She was thrilled to coach the team, especially since she used to be a Chargerette herself. In the three years she coached Hamilton, they became both state and national title winners. She recently resigned to focus on her studio and the growth of dance in Sussex. Miss Amy is the proud recipient of several choreography awards and teaching awards throughout her career. She continues to enhance her knowledge by attending conventions and gaining insights from other dance professionals.
“I am in awe of the wonderful dancers and families who continue to inspire me each day! Words can’t express my gratitude for your love and support. Watching the growth of ADC and the dance community in Sussex/Lisbon is by far one of the most magnificent honors in my life, and I look forward to the many years to come!”
Miss Elisabeth Roskopf
Instructor
Elisabeth Roskopf graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where she earned her B.A. in Piano and minor in Dance. She is a company member with Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Danceworks Performance MKE, and Wild Space Dance Company. She is currently a guest artist with the Gina Laurenzi Dance Project, and she has performed with Marlene Skog Dance and Catey Ott Dance Collective. Since spring 2014, Elisabeth has been performing in the Lake Arts Project, directed by Jennifer Miller and Karl von Rabenau, formerly of the Milwaukee Ballet. Since 2013, she has also choreographed and performed solo works for Danceworks DanceLAB Get It Out There concert series. Currently a professor for the UW-Milwaukee Dance Program, she is doing outstanding work in the dance community. In addition to her performing, Elisabeth is happy to be a part of the Attitude Dance team as a ballet teacher.
Miss Marissa Seban
Instructor/All-Star Coach
Marissa Seban began her dance training at Mirror Image Dance Academy and All the Above Dance Company, where she trained in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, and musical theater. She received her BFA at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Contemporary Dance Performance and Choreography as well as a minor in Somatics. She is certified in Acrobatic Arts, The Ellové Technique and Youth Protection Advocates for Dance. Marissa performed and competed with UWM’s Panther Dance Team for four years and was a two-year captain. Among many highlights was choreographing and performing with New Kids On The Block in Milwaukee. She has been inspiring today’s youth through dance since 2018, coaching two WACPC middle school teams, an All-Star Team, and choreographed for many high school teams. Marissa now teaches and choreographs for two suburban Milwaukee schools and looks forward to continuing to pursue her passion so that she can inspire other young dancers.
Miss Alex Dougherty
Instructor
Alexandra Dougherty, originally from New Jersey, graduated with her Associate in Fine Arts from Raritan Valley College in the spring of 2020. She trained under the direction of Loretta Fois in ballet, modern, jazz, eurythmics, and anatomy. She also performed for Raritan Valley Dance Ensemble weekly at different community locations. Alexandra continued her education at The University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, earning her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Contemporary Performance and Choreography in 2022. She performed at the American College Dance Association Northeast conference in Brockport NY 2019, as well as ACDA 2020 in Maryland. In September 2020, Alexandra presented an original piece at the Rochester Fringe Festival entitled “Café Home.'' She recently performed professionally with Wild Space Dance Company in several works, including in New Jersey and Wisconsin. Alexandra has also taught dance to all ages in the styles of ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and hip hop, and she looks forward to continuing her career in performance, choreography, and dance education.
Miss Allison Slamann
Instructor
Allison Slamann, a Port Washington native, is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She received her B.S. in Kinesiology with distinction and University Honors from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She’s trained in many different genres and with many professionals worldwide, including Madi Hicks, Kameron N. Saunders, and Stanley Glover. Currently, she is the rehearsal director and dancer with Water Street Dance Milwaukee and has performed across the country at Booking Dance Festival (New York), Push Dance Festival (California), Columbus Arts Festival (Ohio), and Detroit City Dance Festival (Michigan). Additional performance credits include Catapult Entertainment as seen on America’s Got Talent, Purple Veins Prince tribute band as a lead backup dancer, and World of Dance. Her experience with various summer intensives include Royal Flux led by Jaci Royal, Chapters led by Talia Favia, Buildabeast, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Milwaukee Ballet. Allison was recently the assistant choreographer for a work set on Milwaukee Ballet II. She’s received numerous choreography and national awards for her competitive pieces and has also served as a judge at various dance competitions across the country. Allison is currently working toward her personal trainer certification with NASM and is certified to teach Progressing Ballet Technique.
Miss Morrea Anderson
Instructor
From age three, Morrea Anderson embraced dancing and has attended multiple studios where she learned different styles and genres. She danced in both recreational and competition classes and, at age thirteen, happily found her dance home at Attitude Dance Company. Morrea took recreational classes in lyrical, jazz, and hip hop during her first year at Attitude, and continued to grow in her performance skills, technique, and passion for dance. After trying out and joining the competition team, she continued to compete every year since. Morrea continues to dance and compete while continuing her own dance education. While in high school, she assisted in both recreational and competitive classes. Not only did her passion for dance grow, but a new passion for teaching sparked. She is overjoyed to be a teacher at Attitude and cannot wait to see what her future dance career will bring.
Miss Abby Nicola
Instructor
Abby Nicola is a local actress, theater teacher and children's book author. She embraces all elements of the arts and has been singing, dancing, and acting her way around the Milwaukee area for the past 15 years on stage in community theater, behind the scenes teaching and directing, and throughout the community as a princess performer. As a dance teacher, Abby believes that dance should be a celebration of movement, creativity, and joy. She is committed to creating a judgment-free environment where students feel supported and inspired to express themselves. Through fun and engaging teaching methods, she ensures that every dancer, regardless of experience, can grow, learn, and enjoy the art of dance.
Miss Jasmine Gosda
Instructor
Jasmine Gosda, a native of Madison Wisconsin, discovered her passion for dance at a very young age and made it her lifelong career choice. She attended many competitions and conventions around the Midwest as well as performed in many local ballet companies throughout her childhood. She pursued her dream by studying dance in college, where she received recognition and scholarships for her talent. Although this all seemed great, she faced challenges that led her to leave college and decided to turn lemons into lemonade by trying something new; teaching. She gained valuable experiences through an internship at Children’s Theater of Madison, where she became the youngest choreographer for their summer musicals. She always wanted to be a teacher so she began her teaching at various studios in the Madison area. She has gained so much knowledge from many different local instructors as well as trained with Nan Giordano from the Giordano Dance Company for their jazz teacher training back in 2020. She has also served as a guest artist at many studios across the state of Wisconsin which inspired her to expand her horizons to want to become an instructor at studios away from her hometown. With a strong passion for dance and a drive to continuously learn and grown, Jasmine is excited to begin her journey here at Attitude Dance Company.
Mister Patricio "Pato" Cierna
Instructor
We are thrilled to introduce Mister Pato to our Staff!!
He had the pleasure of working as a choreographer and dancer for different TV Shows for Netflix ("El Marginal" and "Cielo Grande"), HBO ("Día de Gallos") and Nickelodeon ("Kally's Mashup").
In 2018 he choreographed the opening of "The Olympic Games" held in the city of Buenos Aires.
Luis Fonsi, Sebastian Yatra, Emilia Mernes, Ysy A, Rombai and Angela Torresare some of the famous singers he had the privilege of accompanying as adancer on stage.
Since 2014 he has participated every year dancing and choreographing in "Dancing With The Stars" Argentina version accompanying figures such as Federico Bal, Lourdes Sanchez, Sol Perez, Florencia Vigna, Jesica Cirio, AgustinSierra, etc.
From 2016 to 2018 he participated as a stable dancer of the children's program hosted by the renowned host Lourdes Sanchez "El Universo deLourdes". Finally his career as a teacher began 9 years ago and since then he had the honor of teaching in the most important schools in Argentina such as "Fundación Julio Bocca", "La Estación de Danza", "El Club de Danza".
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