Mary Silva, Director     (3 Year Pre Dance, 4/5 Year Pre Dance, 6/7 Year Pre Dance, 8/9 Year Basic Ballet, Ballet II, III, and IV, Pointe IV, and Jazz I, II, and III.
Mary Silva has spent her life involved in dance and dance education. She studied ballet and jazz dance extensively at California State university, Fresno, where she received a BA in Sociology. Some of her most notable teachers have been professional dancers with New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, London Royal Ballet, Ballet Russ de Monte Carlo, Ballet West, and Twyla Tharp Dance Co.

She has performed, choreographed, and taught dance for the past 30 years and owned studios in Trinity County and South Lake Tahoe, California. Before moving to Central Oregon she taught, danced, and choreographed in Mexico.

Mrs. Silva continues to attend teacher training programs in the summer including American Ballet Academy, two sessions of the Russian Vaganova Ballet Method with John White in Philadelphia, Modern Dance at Bates Dance Festival in Maine, the Rhythm Tap and Jazz Explosion in Montana, Adult Ballet Dance Camp in Virginia, and the teacher's training program at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.

Most recently, she attended the Summer Dance Institute For Teachers, a two week course on Brain-Compatible Dance Education presented by Anne Green Gilbert.  This is a course designed for educators, dance teachers, arts specialists, and therapists who wish to understand the vital link between movement and cognition.
 

Nancy Haase    (4/5 Pre Tap, Tap I, II,III, and IV, Ballet I and II)
Nancy began her dance training at the age of 5. She has studied ballet, jazz, and tap at Redmond School of Dance since 1993 and has been a teacher here since 1997. She has also performed with local theatre companies. Her most notable teachers include Jeantte Frame, Brenda Buffalino, Sarah Petronio, Josh Hilberman, Kathrine Kramer, and Van ‘The Man’ Porter. Her teacher training programs include Rhythm Explosion in Montana, New York City Dance Alliance and Manhattan Dance Project conventions, and ‘On Tap’ convention in Vancouver, B.C.
 

Ashley Lanier    (Mini Hip Hop, Hip Hop I, II, III, IV)

A teacher at Redmond School of Dance for the past three years, Ashley brings fresh ideas and moves to our most popular dance class!  She attends numerous Hip Hop Conventions throughout the year.  Beware; her enthusiasm is contagious!