Tina started teaching at Dance Spectrums ( founded in 1977 in West Windsor) in 1979 . She teaches Intro, Kindergarten and Jazz, but specializes in tap. Tina will often be seen at Broadway Dance Center or Steps in NYC..just brushing up...She also teaches Intro to Dance at area nursery schools and the Jewish Community Center of the Delaware Valley. Tina is also on staff at Westminster Choir College at Rider University teaching tap to musical theater majors.

Miss "Dria" began her dance career at DS over 20 years ago..left to attend Mason Gross College of Performing Arts at Rutgers, manages a modern dance company, teaches Ballet, Modern and Dancin Kids. On her own time she also teaches a special movement class for autistic childre. Her new endeavor has been Pilates... she teaches it at our studios, has a large private clientele, and at the Robert Wood Johnson Wellness Center. Dria also does many of our fabulous birthday parties!

Since the age of 4, Christie Lee Williams has been studying many forms of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, Irish step, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. Shortly after, she began participating in musical theatre productions. At the age of 13, Christie aced a dance instructor certification course at the Hazleton Studio of Dance and has been teaching ever since, all the while continuing her studies in the world of performing arts. She has worked at venues all over Pennsylvania and New Jersey, such as the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, Showcase Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Bucks County Dinner Theatre, Backstage Production Ensemble, and the Open Air Theatre (presented by Downtown Performing Arts Center), starring in such shows as the Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), West Side Story (Maria), Bye Bye Birdie (Rosie), and Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel alongside Eddie Mekka as Tevye). Christie has been involved in theatrical productions not only as a performer, but as a director and choreographer as well. She has accepted many awards and trophies in competitions for her dancing and vocal skills and eventually graduated to a performance judge with Cavalcade of Stars and Talent Explosion, traveling to such places as Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Texas. She is also a certified Zumba and Pilates instructor! Perhaps her proudest accomplishment, Christie starred in her own cabaret act featuring her band - Christie and the Hep Cats. The cabaret act featured Christie as a solo-performing triple threat - singing, dancing, and acting - and also included some comedy, ventriloquism, and character work! Christie is excited to join the Dance Expo/Dance Network staff and share her experience as a well-rounded performer and lover of the stage!

Hails from South Brunswick, New Jersey and is a graduate of Dean College, Franklin Massachusetts, holding a B.A specializing in Dance performance, choreography and instruction. Erin has performed and choreographed many pieces while at Dean College, and considers herself first and foremost a choreographer second to performer. Her dance background includes: [Ballet, Traditional & Contemporary Modern, [Horton, Limon, Dunham, Graham, Cunningham, Humphrey, Haitian Folklore, African] Soft shoe & Hoof style Tap, Classic, Contemporary & Fosse style Jazz, Hip-Hop and Krump. She has trained in Los Angeles at renown studios including: Millennium, The Edge and Debbie Reynolds dance studios, in various techniques with current choreographers. She is currently choreographing for Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company in NYC. Erin has a passion for teaching, varying from swim & dance to tutoring language arts. She believes everyone has the ability to learn and excel, while realizing that everyone learns differently and at their own pace. In this class you will find an exciting challenge from someone who has a passion for teaching and plenty of patience.

Marie has been involved in dance for over 20 years. Starting with ballet at age 5, she began choreographing and competing at 14, and became an assistant teacher soon thereafter. Expanding her love of the stage, Marie also began perfroming in all of her high school's drama and musical productions, and as a vocal soloist. She holds a Bachelors degree from The College of New Jersey in Fine Art, with concentrations in the areas of Ceramics and Photography, and a Minor in Film Production. Professionally teaching dance since 2004, she has taught Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Lyrical to a variety of age groups. Marie also holds a Standard Teaching Certificate for the State of New Jersey in Art Education, and has taught all grades from Kindergarten through 12th in the Fine Arts. In addition to her passion for dance Marie also is a 1st degree Black Belt in the martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Always interested in expanding her knowledge of dance, she is currently studying the Suhaila Salimpoor Bellydance format, and will be performing with the Kim Leary Dance Ensemble this summer in NYC and Princeton.

Joining our teaching staff this year, Miss Jenn comes to us from northern New Jersey where she received her dance education from Nancy C. King at the King Centre for the Performing Arts.  Since the age of 5, Jenn has studied many forms of dance with particular concentration in ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics.  As a member of the American Youth Dance Company, she was able to share her passion for performing by participating in showcases, competitions, charity events and arts education programs.  Jenn was also a member of the cast for the Company’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” for 10 years, performing numerous ballet lead roles including that of the Snow Queen.  Miss Jenn enthusiastically looks forward sharing her technical knowledge and her love for dance and performance with our students.