Amy

Amy danced as a child, teen, and college student. After college, life got in the way and dance was unfortunately not made a priority. However, after a long hiatus from dance, she decided to get back onto the stage in her 30's. Finding a studio that would allow her to dance at her level and perform in shows and recitals at her age proved to be harder than she anticipated. She did find a studio to call home, but after five years dancing with her beloved studio, it permanently closed. She was lost without a studio that would work for her at her age. 

Instead of walking away from dance again, she created Dynamic Dance: A Place For Everyone To Enjoy Dance.

With a background in Early Childhood Education, Amy enjoys working with young children. She is proud to be passing along her passion for dance to the next generation. All while providing a place for adults to explore and enjoy dance as well. 

Amy teaches My Grownup & Me and Tiny Tots Dance classes. 

Maddy was born and raised in Eugene. She has always had a huge passion for dance and has been dancing for around 15 years. She has done all different styles such as tap, hip hop, and jazz but her favorite is lyrical. She has always loved kids and is so excited to be teaching them at Dynamic Dance.

Maddy is attending the University of Oregon to major in Education.

She is honored to be apart of such a positive, welcoming studio. Her goal is to make dance class fun!

Maddy teaches Little Hip Hop, Little Jazz, and Mini Dance Sampler classes. 

Allison (she/her) started dancing when she was 9 years old after years of trying to convince her parents to sign her up for classes. She’s trained at multiple studios as well as at university in hip-hop, lyrical, jazz, tap, ballet, east coast swing, lindy hop, and a little bit of hula. From assisting with dance classes as a young teen to running nature-focused summer camps to teaching free art lessons in underprivileged communities to teaching preschool gymnastics, Allison has always had a passion for working with youth.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Marine Biology, and she spends her free time tide pooling, birdwatching, and doing yoga.

Allison teaches Tween Hip Hop. 

Rebecca is originally from Littleton, Colorado where she danced for 16 years and competed for 7 of those. 

She is a student at the University of Oregon studying Human Physiology, Global Health, Criminology, and Economics. She is excited to be back in a dance studio which has always been like her second home.

Rebecca teaches Teen/Adult Lyrical.

Lilly has been dancing since she was seven years old. She danced at Center Stage Dance LA for 11 years. While there she competed on their competition dance team for five years. Her favorite style is contemporary and she loves combining elements of hip hop with contemporary.

Lilly is currently a student at the University of Oregon. She is earning her bachelor’s degree in dance and a minor in women, gender, and sexuality studies. Her goal is to become a dance teacher and choreographer.

She is excited to work at Dynamic Dance as she believes dance is for everyone and that people should feel comfortable starting their dance journey at any time.

Lilly teaches Tween Jazz & Lyrical as well as Teen/Adult Jazz classes. 

Darcy (she/her) started dancing when she was 8 years old at South Lane Ballet Academy and has stuck with it ever since. Throughout her career she has studied tap, jazz, hip hop, ballet, modern, and contemporary. Her main style focus in highschool was jazz, but she has recently been connecting more with contemporary dance.

Darcy graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 2021 and immediately started her full time study of dance. Darcy is currently getting her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance at the University of Oregon and is so thankful for the community she has been able to find here in Eugene. She has a strong interest in teaching and choreographing. Darcy hopes to help shift the dance industry into a safer, more accepting place.

After graduating from UO in 2025, she hopes to continue to teach and choreograph. Her dream is to move to the east coast and eventually start her own dance company that is accepting of all people. She is so thankful for the opportunity to teach in her hometown, and she can’t wait to continue to grow as a teacher and person in the upcoming years.

Darcy teaches Musical Theater Dance for Adults and Dancer Conditioning classes. 

Riley is originally from Simi Valley, California. She danced at, and competed for a local studio there. Riley has extensive training in Ballet, Tap, Hiphop, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Swing and Modern dance forms. Riley has been dancing since she was 5 years old, with a brief two year gap for hip repair surgeries. Upon moving to Oregon, Riley studied at the University of Oregon, earning a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. While at UO, Riley studied Ballet, Modern and Contemporary dance forms. It was in college that she discovered her love of teaching dance and bringing the dance experience to the next generation of artists.

Riley teaches Mini Dance Sampler and Little Dance Sampler classes. 

Rachel jumped into dance at university and took as many ballet and modern classes as she could. She found her ultimate passion in studying African Dance and eventually joined the university company Dance Africa. She was able to learn from masters from many parts of Africa and enjoys sharing the culture that was graciously shared with her. 

Rachel teaches the African dance class.

Meridian has been dancing her whole life. She started taking ballet at age three and never stopped! She trains as a part of the pre-professional program at Eugene Ballet, performing alongside the Eugene Ballet Company in a variety of shows and around the community. In addition to ballet she also trains in modern, contemporary, jazz, and Egyptian-style belly dancing. Meridian has also danced competitively for several years. She loves teaching, performing, and spreading the joy of dance!