Miss Casi's passion for dance started at the age of three at Candy Apples Dance Center in Canton, which her family owns and directs. Casi started competing at the age 5 and during her competitive career Candy Apples's competition team became one of the highest award winning competition teams in the state. Her highest competitive awards was 1st runner up soloist for Jr. Miss Dance of Ohio, of Dance Master where she went onto compete in Orlando, Florida against 50 of the highest award winning competitive dancers in the country. Casi became a full time dancer at the age of 7 and has taken classes at numerous world renowned dance schools including Broadway Dance Center & Steps on Broadway in New York City. She has taken master classes from some of the top dance choreographers and instructors in the country and studied ballet at the Cuyahoga Youth Ballet. Miss Casi was a three year Varsity Cheerleader before moving on to attend college at the University of Akron. She currently lives in Norwalk with her husband Brian and her son Wesley. Miss Casi teaches Preschool, Ballet, Tumbling, Tap and Jazz. Casi is a certified dance instructor through Leap 'n Learn early childhood dance program and is Red Cross CPR/FIRST AIDE Certified.
Contact Miss Sara at sarawilson@norwalkdancecenter.com
Miss Sara was a child care provider for 9 years, and recently joined our staff full time. Her love of children has been instrumental in the growth of our preschool program. She grew up in the Berlin-Milan area and was a Varsity Cheerleader, and BMYSL Cheer coach. Sara lives in Berlin Hts with her husband and two beautiful girls Grace and Olivia. She is GYM Cert TUMBLE SAFTEY Certified, First Aid & CPR certified and a certified dance instructor through Leap ‘n Learn early childhood dance program.
Contact Miss Sarah B. at sarahbeard@norwalkdancecenter.com
Miss Sarah began her dance adventure at the age of three, and took a variety of classes and competed in Acrobatics. During high school she was both a varsity cheerleader in two sports and on the dance team at the same time. She then continued her dance journey at the University of Northern Iowa where she completed a degree in Therapeutic Recreation with a minor in Dance. Also at UNI, she was a member of Orchesis Dance Company and their elite group O2. After graduation and moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sarah was a Recreation Leader at a recreation center where she created her own dance studio, offering classes to children and adults, including Ballroom Dance. She moved again to Columbus, Ohio where she participated in ballet dance lessons with Columbus Dance Theater. Her greatest joys include watching her 6 year old and 2 year old dance and call for her as their audience. She is ecstatic to join the amazing team at NDC and be a part of the dancer's growth and lives! Miss Sarah is "Leap N Learn" early childhood dance education certified and First Aide/CPR certified.
Contact Miss Jess at jessicasnyder@norwalkdancecenter.com
Miss Jessica started her dance and tumbling training with All that Jazz in Castalia, Ohio. Jessica has over 13 years of dance and tumbling training as well as 8 years competition training. Jessica recently attended Midwest Cheer and Dance Coaches Conference and Expo. She has studied Hip Hop and Contemporary dance at Gotta Dance, in Arizona. She teaches Tumbling, Hip Hop, and Jazz and is enjoying motherhood with her new baby boy Kade. Jessica is a certified cheer & tumbling coach through USASF in Tumbling, Stunts and Basket Tosses, along with certifications in spotting and safety tumbling for levels 1, 2 and 3.Jessica is also a certified dance instructor through Leap ‘n Learn early childhood dance program and is First Aide/CPR Certified.
Miss Liz has 13 years experience in dance and acrobatics. She was a competitive dancer and a Varsity Cheerleader for Perkins High School. She has taught ballet, jazz, acrobatics and competitive teams for many years and loves to see the joy dance brings the students every class. She currently lives in Sandusky with her young son and husband and is studying Nursing at BGSU.