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The Instructors at Robin’s Danceworks
Robin Moore – Owner/Director, has been teaching dance to all ages for over 20 years. Robin is well known for her National award winning choreography and frequently judges at dance competitions throughout the country. Robin’s spunk and creativity in the classroom has been adored by students of all ages. Robin’s energetic style and incredible talent to choreograph makes dancing fun for all – both students and audiences. Robin received her degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Colorado and is the mother of two daughters.
 Wendy Hickox – was born and raised in Colorado Springs and has been dancing for more than 20 years. She has been teaching dance for more than ten years and has experience in ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, and poms. Wendy has been the coach of the Pom Teams at Robin’s since the studio opened in 1998. Wendy graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a B.A. in Speech Communication with an emphasis in Elementary Education. While at UNC, she was a member of the university dance team, called the Sugar Bears, for three years. Wendy is a wife and the mother of two daughters and one son, and feels privileged to work with the students at Robin’s Danceworks.
 Shani Miller – grew up performing and competing throughout Colorado and has been teaching dance for over 16 years. The past 10 years she has taught and choreographed tap and jazz routines for award winning dancers and sparked a love for dance in preschoolers in Arizona. While in Arizona, she was also a member of the Howard PHeelgooD Posse and was a dancer and choreographer for Applause Productions. Shani is married and has four children.
 Katie Reynolds – is a Colorado Native and has been dancing for more than 19 years and has taught dance for more than 7 years. She is experienced in ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, tap, modern, and acro. She has performed various roles including The Tempest, Pepito’s Story, and the Nutcracker. She has had the opportunity to work with Debbie Allen, Bill Evans, John Mead, Anne Adair Wilkins, and Tony Coppola. She was chosen to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. with the University of Wyoming. Katie has a B.A. in Theatre/Dance and Spanish from the University of Wyoming.
 Debi Spencer - has been teaching dance for 13 years, the past 6 years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She has a bachelor degree in performing arts from Oklahoma City University and a masters degree in education. She has performed in 42nd Street and also a member of a dance company for 11 years. She has two young sons and her husband to keep her busy when she isn’t dancing.
 Julie Groves - began dancing with Robin Moore when she was 9 years old and has been teaching dance since 1997. She attended the University of Northern Colorado where she received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing in 2003. While at UNC, Julie was a member of the UNC Sugar Bears Dance Team and she coached this team her last two years of college. She has participated in Starpower’s Power Pak tour, both as a dancer and a team leader. Her specialties are Jazz, Pom, Lyrical, and Hip-Hop. Julie is currently an R.N. in the Labor and Delivery Unit at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.
 Corinne Kuhl-Reed – was a soloist with Colorado Ballet’s founding company and principal ballerina of the Denver Ballet Theatre. She has danced the leading roles in Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Firebird and Sylvia among others as well as the Dying Swan, Magdalena in Messiah and numerous contemporary works. Corinne’s teaching experience spans 3 decades and includes training schools for several professional companies in Colorado. Her former students have gone on to dance with major companies including Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company and the Rockettes.
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Cindy Shane – is a Colorado native with 25 years experience in coaching gymnastics. Cindy is a former gym owner and event staff member of USA Gymnastics. She is a mother of three. Cindy has a BA degree from Colorado State University in elementary and secondary education and an MS degree in Education Administration.
 Leslie Pearce – is a native of Colorado Springs and began dancing here at the age of 5. She began teaching her senior year of high school and continued teaching ballet, jazz and modern at many studios throughout Missouri and Illinois. While attending college in St. Louis, she was selected as an intern for Mid-America Dance Company and Paul Taylor 2, and also had her choreography adjucated at the American College Dance Festival. Since graduating in 2002 with double Bachelor’s Degree in Theater and Dance, Miss Leslie has taught dance full time at Wasson High School, Theater and Dance at Russell Middle School, and choreographer musicals and showchoirs at many local theaters and high schools. Miss Leslie loves teaching and sharing her love of dance with students of all ages.
 Annette Stipak – has been dancing she was 5 years old and teaching dance since 1983. She received most of her dance training at Studio One for the Performing Arts in N. Little Rock, Arkansas. She has been teaching dance in Colorado Springs since 1999 and specializes in tap and combo classes. As a student, she received various dance awards at performances throughout the community. As an instructor, she has choreographed several award-winning routines and hopes to continue promoting the love of dance to all generations. In addition to dance, she has a BS in Accounting, is a District 11 ESP staff member specializing in reading/math tutoring and is also active with both Girl Scouts and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus.
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Kristin Marshall –
Abby Wyeno
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