Hope Lawrence - Coordinating Director - Pre dance, Next Step, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet

Hope has trained in ballet, jazz and lyrical since the age of 5.  She toured with the Children’s Performance Company from age 7-17 performing in England, Scotland, Wales, Republics of Czech and Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and The People’s Republic of China.  She received a bachelors Degree in Dance from the University of the Arts in 2006 and has since trained with world-renowned choreographers. She specializes in working with our youngest dancers, as she has a true gift of teaching the little ones. In 2012, Hope also earned Pilates mat certifications, and incorporates much of her fitness knowledge into her classes.  With her training and experience she hopes to show students how to push and fuel the drive and passion into their craft.

Suzanne Smith - Ballet Director

Suzanne Smith currently serves as a faculty member for both Vibe Performing Arts in Gettysburg, PA and the International Ballet Theatre Academy in Frazer, PA under the direction of Jaelyn Fellona.  Mrs. Smith received her dance training primarily from JoEllen Hoffman, Marcia Dale Weary, Alexander Boitsov, Mansur Kameletdinov, and Irina Kolpakova.  She performed professionally with the International Ballet Theatre in Philadelphia, PA under the direction of Vladimir Shumenkin as well as with the Rafael Grigorian Ballet Theatre in Elmira, NY under the direction of Rafael Grigorian.  While performing professionally, Mrs. Smith accepted an invitation from her former teacher, Marcia Dale Weary, to work as a full time faculty member at her school.  Mrs. Smith has also held the position of a full time faculty member for the Rafael Grigorian School of Classical Ballet.  After turning her attention fully to instructing dance, Mrs. Smith moved to Texas where she served as Associate Artistic Director for the San Angelo Civic Ballet (now Ballet San Angelo) in San Angelo, TX and later held the position of Associate Artistic Director for the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas in San Antonio, TX.
Suzanne has a way of instilling a love for ballet in her students by being very positive and encouraging to them even while giving corrections.  Ballet is a hard class and the fact that so many of our dancers now love her ballet classes is a true testament to just how amazing she is!  Vibe is so proud to have her as part of our faculty!​

Reggie Thompson - Tumbling/Acro

Reggie might just be everyone's favorite!  His fun and easy going personality never ceases to make us laugh and the way he cares about the kids just shines through. He has spent many years in the tumbling/gymnastics world.  His experiences include cheerleading for the Baltimore Ravens and Coppin State University (where he minored in dance), coaching tumbling for competitive cheer squads BOPPIES and Titanium Athletics in Baltimore and Shrewsbury, PA, respectively; and coaching tumbling for USA Gymnastics for 9 years at the Hanover YMCA. Reggie is excited to continue to further solidify Vibe’s tumbling/acro curriculum, and to add additional skill sets to our dancers.

Trinity O'Neill - Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary

Trinity O’Neill has danced at Vibe for 9 years and has been teaching for us for 3 years.   When she is teaching she commands the room with her maturity and deep love for dance and her students. Teachers, parents and dancers all love and respect her so much.  Trinity is an award- winning dancer and choreographer capturing various first place awards as well as Miss Junior All American Dance in 2015. Her students have also won many first place and overall awards as well as capturing many titles.  She won top honors TWICE at the Elite Performance Challenge earning her a place as an Elite Dancer for Excel In Motion dance convention, giving her the opportunity to travel and assist on their nationwide tour, working closely with their highly sought-after professional dancers and teachers, including, Alex Wong, Lauren Froderman, Ellenore Scott, Ade Chike, Casie Goshow, Mollee Gray and Laura Edwards, all of which were finalists on So You Think You Can Dance.  Trinity is an Elite member of The Pulse.  She has also been a lead dancer in District 1 of Enrage Hip Hop Crew and has performed for the NBA Washington Wizards, the Harlem Wizards, The York Revolution, and Mt. St. Mary’s college basketball team.  She has trained with many Top professionals in the industry including Ricky Ubeda, Christina Woodard, Amelia Lowe, Angel Armas, Victor Smalley, and Agelica Stitskin, Trinity wows audiences everywhere with her intense and captivating hip hop routines but also can draw you in with her engaging jazz and lyrical styles as well.  Vibe is very fortunate to have such a young and inspiring talent like Trinity on our staff. ​

​ Francesca (Frankie) DeCosmo - Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary

Francesca DeCosmo is an award winning, accomplished dancer and has been training for 20+ years and competing for 10 years in national competitions around the country in all styles of dance.  Francesca began choreographing at the age of 14 and has produced top scoring pieces. In 2013, she joined the Hinge Dance Company at the University of Mississippi as a company dancer and choreographer for 5 years.  She also taught at Oxford Dance Academy in Oxford, MS during her time at Ole Miss working with ages 3-18.  Francesca currently resides in Baltimore, MD keeping up with her passion for teaching as a yoga instructor at Corepower Yoga.

Hannah Myers - Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, Ballet

Hannah Myers has trained in variety of styles including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, and hip-hop.  She grew up in Hanover, PA and began her training at the Hanover School of Ballet and continued later with the Oxford School of Performing Arts. She attended the Baltimore School for the Arts High School in Baltimore, MD under the direction of Norma Pera from 2009-2013. Following her time at BSA, Hannah obtained her BFA in Dance Performance in 2017 from George Mason University under the direction of Susan Shields, where she received a talent scholarship for her attendance. In addition, she has attended various Summer Dance Intensives over the years with Peabody Conservatory, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Complexions, and Visceral Dance Company. She has performed the works of Nick Pupillo, Donald Byrd, Mark Morris, Ulysses Dove, Kyle Abraham, Christopher d’Amboise, Martha Graham and many more. She is grateful to have trained closely under the direction of professionals such as Jamal Story, Hope Boykin, Maleek Washington, and several others during her time at George Mason University. During college Hannah also had the opportunity of choreographing several of her own works. Following her time at George Mason, Hannah moved to New York City, where she continued to train and audition. While in New York, Hannah was a part of Urban Dance League,  a hip-hop/street style group, under the direction of Anthony Rue II (AntBoogie) working with leading professionals such as Neil Schwartz, David Thomas, Carlos Neto, Bo Park and others.

Madi Dillon - Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical

Madi Dillon is the kind of dancer and teacher everyone wishes they had at their studio.  Madi is wise beyond her years with a huge heart and always looking to do the right thing.  She is an award- winning dancer, capturing various first place awards as  well as winning Miss Teen Dance Title in 2018.  She has won top honors TWICE, at the Elite Performance Challenge earning her a place as an Elite Dancer for Excel In Motion dance convention, giving her the opportunity to travel and assist on their nationwide tour, working closely with their highly sought-after professional dancers and teachers, including, Alex Wong, Lauren Froderman, Ellenore Scott, Ade Chike, Casie Goshow, Mollee Gray and Laura Edwards, all of which were finalists on So You Think You Can Dance.  Madi is an Elite member of The Pulse.  She has also been a lead dancer in District 1 of Enrage Hip Hop Crew and has performed for the NBA Washington Wizards, the Harlem Wizards, The York Revolution, and Mt. St. Mary’s college basketball team.  She has trained with many Top professionals in the industry including Ricky Ubeda, Christina Woodard and Amelia Lowe. Madi is an incredible dancer with in every genre and audiences are always drawn in when watching her dance.  We are so happy to have Madi as part of our Vibe faculty!

Kamilah Brown-Moran - Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre

Kamilah Brown-Moran brings so much fun and energy to Vibe! She has been dancing and teaching for over 20 years. She teaches jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and her favorite, musical theatre. Kamilah received a dance scholarship from The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), where she earned a B.A in dance performance. While at UMBC, Kamilah was a member of Dance Council of Majors. She was also a member and choreographer of Major Definition Hip Hop Company. Kamilah is a member of Dance Masters of America and is certified to teach tap, ballet and jazz through Dance Masters.  Kamilah has choreographed for several regional dance competitions, winning several awards to include “Top Choreography”.  Kamilah was a member of Souls of the Feet Modern Dance Company of New Cumberland, PA. Kamilah has trained through Maryland Regional Ballet and Rhee Gold Dance life Seminars. She also has an extensive background performing onstage in musical theatre.

Kathryn Mortellaro - Ballet

Kathryn is an accomplished ballet dancer and an incredible teacher.  Kathryn began her training at  Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary, Theresa Crawford, Darla Hoover, Alan Hineline as well as Leslie Hench and Lazlo Berdo. She continued her training at the Pennsylvania Ballet Academy under Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karepetean. She was awarded full tuition and housing scholarship at the
Houston Ballet Academy summer intensive.  She also received many scholarships to train at several other schools, including The Boston Ballet School, The Philadelphia Ballet, The Orlando Ballet School summer intensive, The San Francisco Ballet School, The Russian Pointe Artist - (ambassador program) and the Youth American Grand Prix Russian Pointe One to Watch. She has also trained under Ashley Bouder, Sofiane Sylve,
Patrick Armand, Darla Hoover, Stacy Calvert, and Sasha Radetski. Kathryn’s ballet performances include San Francisco Ballet’s The Nutcracker, Balanchine’s
The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Once Upon a Rhyme, YAGP –variation from Raymonda and FSCB - The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. While ballet
is her true passion she has also trained in other areas such as tap, character, modern, contemporary and jazz. Kathryn’s youthful energy is loved by all of our students. 
 

Annie Luschkowski - Pre dance, Next step, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical

Annie has a love and passion for teaching dance to younger children.  She has the sweetest soul and everyone just loves her!  Annie has been dancing since she was 7 years old and has been teaching since she was a teenager.  She is professionally trained in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and Hip Hop. She has danced for competitions in New York, trained with SYTYCD all starts in New York City and has taken a multitude of classes from master dance instructors, including training at Millenium in Pittsburgh, PA. Before joining Vibe, she was an assistant to a previous studio owner and learned a lot about what it takes to run a successful studio. She was also the manager for that studio's competition team. She has choreographed dances for Outstanding Young Women as well as for weddings, and other events.  Vibe is so lucky to have Miss Annie with us!
 

Paige Erdman - Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre

Paige's quirky, fun personality coupled with her love for her students makes her an excellent teacher at Vibe. Paige is an award-winning dancer and choreographer, capturing multiple dance titles including Miss Teen All American Dance 2015 and Miss Senior All American Dance 2016, as well as National Student Choreographer of the year in 2018.  Paige has danced since she was 2, began teaching dance when she was 15, and has a special place in her heart for our youngest dancers.  Many of her students have earned numerous titles and first place overall awards. As a dancer, Paige was an Elite member of The Pulse Performing Company and District 1 member of ENRAGE hip hop crew. Paige has performed as a lead dancer in many local Broadway shows including Shrek, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. She has performed for the York Revolution, The NBA Washington Wizards, the Harlem Wizards, and on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer Of The Seas. Paige has studied at Broadway Dance Center in NYC, Pineapple Dance Center in London, and was also accepted into the Joffrey Ballet summer training program. Paige has also trained under and was an apprentice to Theresa Crawford, world renowned Ballet Mistress. Paige loves sharing her passion for the arts with all of Vibe’s students, and continues to teach private lessons and summer classes for Vibe students while also attending Villanova University School of Business.

Valerie Still - Predance, Nextstep, Tap

 Valerie started dancing when she was 8 years old at a small studio in Gettysburg. She has always had a love for dance and after one class she was in love. Valerie trained in all styles of dance, loving tap, jazz and ballet the most and was accepted into her studio's dance company at the age of 9 and danced until age 18. She danced with the New York City ballet in the performance of swan lake in 2009 and have competed in many competitions as well as placing top 10 in a national fine arts competition. 
Valerie says that growing up dancing made her disciplined and creative. She started teaching at 14 and loved teaching preschoolers from the beginning. Watching them fall in love with dance is the biggest reward. Her goal as a teacher is to make sure every student leaves feeling better than when they came in. Dance is a creative outlet, a way to express yourself no matter your age or experience. 

Madison Buckley - Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical

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 Madison Buckley is a beautiful, graceful dancer and is also so funny!  She has a heart of gold and all of our teachers have loved having her in their classes and mentoring her to become the amazing teacher that she is.  Madison is an award- winning dancer, and she most recently won top honors at the Elite Performance Challenge earning her a place as an Elite Dancer for Excel In Motion dance convention, giving her the opportunity to travel and assist on their nationwide tour, working closely with their highly sought-after professional dancers and teachers, including, Alex Wong, Lauren Froderman, Ellenore Scott, Ade Chike, Casie Goshow, Mollee Gray and Laura Edwards, all of which were finalists on So You Think You Can Dance.  Madison is an Elite member of The Pulse.  She has also been a lead dancer in District 1 of Enrage Hip Hop Crew and has performed for the NBA Washington Wizards, the Harlem Wizards, The York Revolution, and Mt. St. Mary’s college basketball team.   Madison has trained at The Joffrey Ballet School and under Theresa Crawford, world renowned ballet mistress.  Madison's love of dance and ballet shines through when she is dancing and when she is teaching.  Vibe is very lucky to have her!

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Guest Faculty
Albert Davydov - American Youth Ballet
Angelica Stisken -- Joffrey Ballet School
Angel Armas -- Stars Dance Studio Miami
Victor Smalley -- Stars Dance Studio Miami
Ricky Ubeda -- 2014 Champion SYTYCD
Derek Piquette -- 2015 Top 14 SYTYCD
Nico Greetham -- 2013 Top 10 SYTYCD
Courtney Thurston -- 2013 SYTYCD Featured Dancer
Maggie Kudirka -- Joffrey Concert Ballet
Laura Edwards -- Professional Hip Hop Instructor
​Amelia Lowe -- 2012 SYTYCD Top 14
Theresa Crawford -- Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

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