- 4050 Hunsaker Dr. Suite 2, East Lansing, MI 48823
Our Instructors
Ms. Ashley & Ms. Alyssa
STUDIO OWNERS
Owners, Ms Ashley & Ms Alyssa, bring over 25 years of experience to their students. Together they have a proven track record of competitive excellence. Their work has won numerous choreography awards and has achieved both Regional & National Overall High Scores for multiple routines across many genres. Through their instruction, dancers have qualified for National competitions, won scholarships and have brought home Nationals Titles. Ms Ashley and Alyssa opened Premier Dance Company to bring exemplary instruction to their students.
Ms. Ruthie
Ms Ruthie is from Southern California where she graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance and Business. Growing up Ms Ruthie was always active with Volleyball, Softball, Cheer, Drill Team, Jazz, and Ballet. Ms Ruthie danced through High School and College and attended Lines Ballet and Academy of Ballet in San Francisco. Ms Ruthie has been teaching for over 10 years and her passion has always been for Ballet and it’s discipline.
Miss Makayla
Miss Makayla is currently working towards achieving her degree in childhood education and has spent many years working with the youngest of dancers. Growing up in dance, Miss Makayla dance competitively, placing First Overall and winning the title of Regional Super Soloist. Miss Makayla also has a passion for Musical Theatre, being involved in school plays where she was also assistant choreographer.
From her time as a preschool teacher, as well as a head cheer coach, Miss Makayla has a passion for sharing her love of dance and instilling the hard work it takes to achieve big goals.
Miss Bella
Miss Bella is an alum of PDC and is currently studying Law at LCC, planning to transfer to MSU next year. Miss Bella has been dancing since she was 4 years and competed since she was 9. During her time at PDC Miss Bella often assisted classes and trained in multiple styles. Her passion is Tap & Hip Hop and she cannot wait to work with the PDC dancers!
Ms. Megan
Ms Megan is a graduate of Michigan State University where she received a degree in Kinesiology with a specialty in Health Promotions. She is the proud owner of our local dance shop, Dancy Pantz Boutique, and has taught at several local Mid-Michigan studios for over 10 years. Ms Megan grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan and has been dancing since she was three years old. She grew up dancing at Body Language Dance Company as a competitive dancer, and since then has put together numerous routines which have competed both regionally and nationally, Ms Megan’s routines has won several choreography awards and top 10 placements since she started teaching, and she can’t wait to be a part of Premier Dance Company’s competitive team. In addition to dance, Ms Megan has also obtained certifications in Barre, PiYo Live!, POUND fitness, and as a ACSM Personal trainer to help launch the fitness side of dance.
Ms. Jessica
Ms Jessica is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist and utilizes her extensive training in biomechanics and kinesiology to teach technique and facilitate safe spotting in Acro. Ms Jessica trained at Bohaty’s School of Dance in Acro, Ballet, Tap & Jazz! Ms Jessica is a certified Acrobatic Arts instructor and cannot wait to help our dancers achieve their goals safely this season!
Miss Emerson
Miss Emerson is PDC Alum and has danced at PDC since the very beginning! She has competed regionally, nationally, and also attended many conventions. Miss Emerson is currently studying Marketing at Michigan State University in hopes to go into sales through Michigan State’s Eli Broad School of Business. Miss Emerson is so grateful to be at PDC!
Miss Mia
Miss Mia has danced for 14 years, and began training at Premier Dance her freshman year of high school. She is currently studying Elementary Education at Michigan State University. She has been an assistant at Premier and in 2021 she took over the PDC Hip Hop Program where she led the teams to top scores and runner up at HOF Nationals!
Ms. Olivia
Ms Olivia has been teaching with PDC since the very beginning. Ms Olivia danced at Performer’s Edge Dance Theatre in Carmel, IN for 12 years training in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, and Musical Theater among other styles. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2017 with her degree in Mechanical Engineering. While attending MSU, Ms Olivia was a member of and Ballet teacher for MSU’s dance performance group.
Miss Maeve
Miss Maeve is a PDC Alum and has danced with Premier since our start in 2015. Miss Maeve has competed throughout her dance career and as won many top spots and National Titles. Most recently, her Duet was named the 2023 Groove National Champion. Miss Maeve specializes in Technique, Contemporary, Jazz and Lyrical. She is certified to teach PBT- Progressive Ballet Technique (a revolutionary program for ballet teachers and students). Miss Maeve will be bringing the award winning program to PDC this season!
Miss Hanna
Miss Hanna has been dancing for 20 years and has competed for 18 years at both a regional and national level. During her college career she was a four-year varsity letter winner on the Michigan State University Dance Team. Throughout her four years, Miss Hanna had the ability to travel around the country to cheer and support Michigan State University Athletics. Miss Hanna also attended UDA camps and competitions, and was a captain of the 2015-2016 UDA Jazz National Team for MSU.
Miss Hanna is trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Acrobatics. Miss Hanna has taken classes at various prestigious institutions, including the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles California. Miss Hanna graduated with from The Michigan State University College of Law and practices locally here in East Lansing!
Miss Kerrigan
Miss Kerrigan is a PDC Alum and has danced here since our start in 2015. She has competed both regionally and nationally, with experience in all of our offered styles. She is currently attending Michigan State University studying Biology, with hopes of furthering her education in Veterinary School. She is so grateful for being able to share her passion of dance with those around her!
MISS KENDALL
Miss Kendall is currently studying Marketing at the Eli Broad College of a Business at Michigan State University and also minoring in Dance. Her passion for dance started when she was just 6 years old and she competitively danced for 11 years at Adagio Dance Company in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She is a two-time national solo champion at Hall of Fame Dance Nationals and carries many other titles and group winnings. She loves teaching dance just as much as dancing herself, and specializes in Technique and Contemporary. She can’t wait to build relationships with each and every dancer and to help them become the best dancer they can be!
Miss Emily
MISS KELSEE
Miss Kelsee, grew up dancing competitively and developed a love for teaching at the age of 14. Miss Kelsee has extensive training in all styles of dance including Tap, Jazz, Gymnastics, Cecchetti Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, and Clogging and just finished her 8th year as a dance instructor and choreographer. She is a winning National Choreographer and dancers under her instruction took top places at their National events, as well as won precision awards at the National level. Outside of the studio, Miss Kelsee is an MSU graduate and works with high achieving Middle and High School students in Shiawassee County. Miss Kelsee is so excited to be added to the PDC team to continue to share her love of dance with students.
This past year with Premier Dance Company has been such an incredible year. My Dancer has been loved, supported, welcomed, challenged, and embraced by every single teacher and family. PDC is truly the most genuine and incredible place and we wish we could have found them sooner. – DANCE PARENT