Joelle P Swanson: Owner/Instructor
Joelle graduated from Dean College in 2010 with her BA in Dance. While at Dean Joelle studied Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop. Joelle offers a comprehensive dance experience for her students having studied Anatomy, Kinesiology, Creative Movement, Pedagogy, Dance Composition and Dance History. Joelle has been a part of the dance world for the past 24 years, performing in such things as the Nutcracker and competing in many different places including Las Vegas. Joelle has taught for the past 8 years and has delivered award winning choreography in local competitions. Joelle also has had several students casted in the Melrose Youth Ballet Production of The Nutcracker for the past three years along with having two of her seniors go off to pursue professional dance careers locally and in New York City. Joelle loves to share her knowledge and passion for dance with those who want to learn.
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Ashley Springett:Hip Hop Instructor: Ashley was born and raised in San Diego, California, where she grew up playing soccer and participating in dance and musical theater. Ashley was captain of her college dance team, choreographed and performed burlesque, and have been a dance teacher for 12 years. Additionally, Ashley is a certified elementary school teacher and a group fitness instructor at various locations on the North Shore. Ashley also is a mom to a super-rad little dude named Wyatt! Ashley love peanut butter, desert plant life, road trips, and sunshine. When Ashley was little she aspired to be a “Fly Gurl” or one of Janet Jackson’s backup dancers, so it brings her great joy to dance and teach the style of hip-hop.

Abigail Fehlner: Assistant/teacher:
​Abigail is a 15 year old student and has been dancing for 10 years. At JNP, she studies ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical, modern, and pointe. Abigail has been assisting Miss Joelle for 4 years for kids ages 3 - 8. She absolutely loves working with and teaching the kids. Over the past 5 years, Abigail has won various awards at dance competitions such as special judges awards, 1st place overall with her 1st solo, a scholarship to attend a dance convention, a competition kindness award, and she was named a platinum dancer. Her duet for the 2016/ 2017 competition season went undefeated, taking 1st place overall at both competitions. Abigail has danced in the Melrose Youth Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker 2 times dancing the roles of candy cane, Chinese corps, and snow flurry. She was accepted to and attended a 2 week dance summer intensive called SOCAPA in the summer of 2017 where she shot a dance music video. She has had a passion for dance ever since she started and hopes to pursue dance in and after college.
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