Teachers
At AED we are pleased that every teacher we employ possesses a love for dance, children, and excellence. We have a team that is both strong and vivacious! This year we are also employing three student teachers, Haley Kaleita, Arianna Stewart, Kingston Cherry, and Zoey Van Duyn who have proven themselves as both wonderful with children and adept at teaching.
Teachers
Martina Price
Martina (MP) has been involved in children's education ever since she was a teen. She has been trained in the Vaganova technique by ballet master John White of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. John White holds international respect for his knowledge in the art of dance pedagogy, or teaching, specific to the Vagonova technique. Martina has taught ballet at many of the local Dance Studios including VBT, Fusion 802, GMPA, and The Bird's Nest. Her joyful approach to dance and learning is contagious, and she has started off literally hundreds of students who continue to dance state and nation wide! Martina has four daughters who danced throughout their childhood, who also share her joy of dance and teaching.
Addie Price
Addie Price (AP) teaches Hip Hop, Ballet and Jazz.
Rose Bedard
Rose (RB) is a native Vermonter who offers dance classes, choreography, artistic direction, private lessons and more to studios and communities in the surrounding area. Rose is the twelfth year coach of the Mt.Mansfield Union dance team who recently won their fifth year in a row, jazz and hip hop championships in the Vermont Northern Athletic Conference and also just collected their 5th state championship title in hip hop. Her team also went on to place 3rd in hip hop at the New England level for the second year in a row. Recently, she has become, the creator, director of the her own adult dance company “SynRgy Dance Company” and continues to work and choreograph at local studios in Vermont as well as her very own, 2INSPIRE Dance Company. Throughout her career Rose has always been known for instilling self esteem and passion through dance.
Allee Pineault
Allee Pineault (AP) teaches Contemporary.
Student Teachers
Haley Kaleita
Haley has been dancing Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop at Arabesque since she was a young girl. She is a member of the MMU State Champions Dance team in both Jazz and Hip Hop. Haley will be a Senior at MMU and will be teaching Jazz.
Arianna Stewart
Arianna has been dancing at Arabesque since she was a young girl. She is a member of the MMU State Champions Dance team in both Jazz and Hip Hop. Arianna will be a Senior at MMU and will teach Hip Hop.
Kingston Cherry
Kingston has been dancing Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop at Arabesque since she was a young girl. Kingston will be a junior at CVU and will be teaching contemporary.
Zoey Van Duyn
Zoey has been dancing Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop at Arabesque since she was a young girl. She is a member of the MMU State Champions Dance team in both Jazz and Hip Hop. Zoey will be a Junior at MMU and will be teaching Hip Hop.
Guest Teachers
Tanner Paffen
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Tanner Paffen is an alumi of AED. He has trained in New York City and Los Angeles and has studied under the mentorship of professional choreographer Cameron Lee. Tanner is experienced in many different styles including Hip Hop, Ballet, Contemporary and Jazz. He provides a fun and energetic atmosphere in classes and focuses on technique, foundation and execution. He loves to dance, choreograph and teach kids of all ages.
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Sam Parker
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Sam Parker has been dancing since the age seven. He started his dance journey in Waterbury, Vermont dancing at his local studio then moved up to Urban Dance Complex (UDC) to further his training. Throughout High school he continued training at UDC as well as training trips to NYC, LA, and with the Pulse on Tour where he was part of the Pulse Protege program run by Brian Friedman and the other Faculty Members (Gil Duldulao, Laurieann Gibson, Cris Judd, Tyce Diorio, Dave Scott, Ian Eastwood, Tessandra Chavez, Brooke Lipton). After High school Sam continued his training by moving to NYC where he was Scouted and signed by MSA Talent Agency. After an amazing year of living in NYC Sam made the big decision to make the move to The city of Angels and start his dance career. After Two years of living in LA Sam has danced for artists such as Y2, Wale, Phyno, and Janet Jackson.
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