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About Our Instructors
Miss Norrie
Miss VictorIA
Miss VictorIA
• Director •
Miss Norrie is the Owner & Director of From A Dancer's Pointe.
Norrie’s daughter, Victoria danced both competitively and recreationally since she was 2 years old. Norrie had been extensively involved in Victoria's dance education.
Norrie has been working for nearly 20 years in the corporate industry in both Human Resources an
• Director •
Miss Norrie is the Owner & Director of From A Dancer's Pointe.
Norrie’s daughter, Victoria danced both competitively and recreationally since she was 2 years old. Norrie had been extensively involved in Victoria's dance education.
Norrie has been working for nearly 20 years in the corporate industry in both Human Resources and also in the financial sector with an extensive background in business and office administration. Norrie’s goal is to make sure that From A Dancer's Pointe is a very positive, loving environment where children love to come and study the art of dance. She believes that each child, whether dancing for pure enjoyment or dancing to pursue a career, deserves the same education. She goes out of her way to make sure that the students and parents are treated like family.
Miss VictorIA
Miss VictorIA
Miss VictorIA
• Artistic Director • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip-Hop • Contemporary • Musical Theatre • Acro • Ballet • Tap • Pointe • PBT Certified •
Miss Victoria has been dancing since her early childhood. During her years' training, with a focus in technique, she has mastered styles such as ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz-funk,
• Artistic Director • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip-Hop • Contemporary • Musical Theatre • Acro • Ballet • Tap • Pointe • PBT Certified •
Miss Victoria has been dancing since her early childhood. During her years' training, with a focus in technique, she has mastered styles such as ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz-funk, pointe, tap, acro, and musical theater. Competing since age six, she has won countless high scoring routines and coveted awards including the Bob Fosse Award, The Quality of Motion Award. As a choreographer she has received top-scoring acro group, best choreography, Most Entertaining and Best Story Telling in a competition setting. While attending the Ocean County Performing Arts Academy High School Miss Victoria was involved in National Honor Society for Dance Arts, Performance Troupe, and the award-winning musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Outside of PAA, Miss Victoria was a member of the Dance Rave Dance Competitions Traveling Performance Troupe, Ticket to Broadway’s Circle of Stars, and was the only soloist at Dancers Responding to Aids Benefit in 2010 and 2014. Victoria has performed professionally on HGTV’s hit show Spontaneous Construction, ABC’s The View, and NBC’s Smash. Her dedication to volunteer service is recognized through her time in USA Cheerleaders, an organization that shares the love of dance and performing with our military service members. Her passion for the team has led her to be a judge for them as well. Miss Victoria is continuing her dance education at Broadway Dance Center in NYC and conventions such as the PULSE, NYCDA, and JUMP. She was also a judge for the Sussex Stags Dance Team Auditions and the USA Cheerleader auditions in New York City. Miss Victoria’s passion for dance and furthering herself to better serve her students has been a cornerstone in the lives of all of her pupils. Miss Victoria is ecstatic to continue sharing her love for dance with the FADP students.
Miss Kelly
Miss VictorIA
Miss Kelly
• Assistant Preschool Director • Lyrical • Musical Theatre • Ballet • Pointe • Modern • Contemporary • Tap • Jazz • Acro • PBT Certified •
Miss Kelly is a graduate of Rowan University Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Dance and a Dance Studio Management Certification. She also earned a BA in Health Promotion and a MA in Wellness and Lifestyle
• Assistant Preschool Director • Lyrical • Musical Theatre • Ballet • Pointe • Modern • Contemporary • Tap • Jazz • Acro • PBT Certified •
Miss Kelly is a graduate of Rowan University Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Dance and a Dance Studio Management Certification. She also earned a BA in Health Promotion and a MA in Wellness and Lifestyle Management with a certificate in Wellness Coaching. Miss Kelly’s early training began at 5 years old and continued at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy. Over the years she trained in a variety of styles, gained experience as a student teacher, and competed both locally and nationally at her studios and dance teams. While at Rowan University, she served as the Captain and President of the Rowan University Dance Team, the President of the contemporary dance company-Dance Extensions under the direction of Paule Turner, and performed in multiple mainstage productions, dance concerts, student choreography pieces and sports events. In 2018, her choreography Taking Shape was chosen to be adjudicated at the American College Dance Festival at the University of Maryland and she had the opportunity to serve as a rehearsal assistant to Dawn Marie Bazemore for a professional performance of The Browder Project. Since then, she has worked as the company manager of DB Dance Project, an assistant coach and choreographer for Barnegat High School & Middle School dance teams, and returned to Rowan as the choreographer of their spring musical 21 Chump Street in 2022. Miss Kelly is a certified Progressing Ballet Technique Teacher, a certified personal trainer, national board certified health and wellness coach, and certified in CPR and First Aid. Miss Kelly always aims to share her love for dance and wellness with her students and empower them to achieve their goals one step at a time.
About Our Instructors
Miss Taylor
Mr. Anthony
Miss Taylor
• Ballet • Pointe • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater •
Miss Taylor comes to FADP from Jackson, NJ. Her passion for dance began at a young age and she trained intensively for 15 years. Miss Taylor is a recent graduate of Stockton University earning a Master of Business Administration in 2022, succeeding a B.S. in B
• Ballet • Pointe • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater •
Miss Taylor comes to FADP from Jackson, NJ. Her passion for dance began at a young age and she trained intensively for 15 years. Miss Taylor is a recent graduate of Stockton University earning a Master of Business Administration in 2022, succeeding a B.S. in Business with a concentration in Management and a B.A. in Dance Performance also from Stockton in 2020. Miss Taylor was a member and President of the Stockton University Dance Team from 2019-2022. Under her leadership the team won countless regional awards and also three silver medals at the UDA College National Championships. During her time as a dance major, Miss Taylor performed in various works created by Beau Hancock and Shannon Murphy and served as rehearsal assistant to Erin Pasko and Katrina Richter. Miss Taylor is an alumni of the Rockettes Summer Intensive. She attended the program in NYC from 2013-2019. She has also had the opportunity to train under Rhonda Malkin in her prestigious Professional Dance Coaching program and Universal Dance Association’s College Summer Spirit Camp. Miss Taylor instructs both competitive and recreational dancers all over NJ and is a coach of the St John Vianney High School Dance Team. Miss Taylor is beyond excited to be a part of FADP!
Miss Maria
Mr. Anthony
Miss Taylor
• Ballet • Pointe •
Miss Maria was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for ballet was ignited as a child at the Vicky Simegiatos Dance Company. She has been teaching dance for 25 years. Her dance education includes several years with the Vicky Simegiatos Dance Company, Peridance, Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. She
• Ballet • Pointe •
Miss Maria was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for ballet was ignited as a child at the Vicky Simegiatos Dance Company. She has been teaching dance for 25 years. Her dance education includes several years with the Vicky Simegiatos Dance Company, Peridance, Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. She also performed with the Wagner College Theatre Department. She is proficient in many disciplines including ballet, pointe, jazz, flamenco, tap and modern. Over her career she has been the artistic director of several dance studios and has developed and choreographed numerous programs for their competition teams.Her professional credits include performing in The Nutcracker with VSDC, and as Maggie in Brigadoon with Music Theatre North. Additionally, she had roles in 42nd Street, My One and Only, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Annie Get Your Gun with Staten Island Civic Theatre. She currently performs with Smooth T and Company, a live 70’s vocal show. She has worked as a judge and emcee for the True Talent Dance Competition for the last six years. Miss Maria is so excited to share her passion for dance with the students of FADP!
Mr. Anthony
Mr. Anthony
Mr. Anthony
• Acro •
Mr Anthony began his acro training at just 5 years old. He spent more than 10 years studying acro at DanceForce in Edison Nj. He taught professionally as an Acro teacher at DanceForce, and The Premier Gymnastics and Cheer Academy in Morganville, NJ. Anthony is the co-creator of a tumbling company known as SET (Synchronized Elite
• Acro •
Mr Anthony began his acro training at just 5 years old. He spent more than 10 years studying acro at DanceForce in Edison Nj. He taught professionally as an Acro teacher at DanceForce, and The Premier Gymnastics and Cheer Academy in Morganville, NJ. Anthony is the co-creator of a tumbling company known as SET (Synchronized Elite Tumbling) and is a certified SET instructor. He continues to teach at dance studios and gyms across New Jersey, and is excited to share his knowledge with the students at FADP!
Mr Adam
Miss Veronica
Mr. Anthony
• Ballet • Latin • Ballroom • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater • Tap •
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mr Adam began dancing at 6 years old. His training started with tap classes, and in his early teens he branched out into hip hop, ballet, jazz, lyrical, and musical theater. Mr Adam attended the Performing Arts Academy in
• Ballet • Latin • Ballroom • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater • Tap •
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mr Adam began dancing at 6 years old. His training started with tap classes, and in his early teens he branched out into hip hop, ballet, jazz, lyrical, and musical theater. Mr Adam attended the Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst,NJ with a focus in dance. At 16, he landed his first assistant dance captain position, and performed as Jeter in his first musical, Footloose.
Mr Adam has competed and performed throughout the tri-state area including shows and competitions such as Grease, My Fair Lady, Hairspray, 42nd Street + Dancers Inc., Beyond The Stars, Starbound, Nexstar, and many others. He was nominated by the Rising Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor in his role of Lefou in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. At 18, Mr Adam was accepted into and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA as a dance major with a musical theater minor. He went on to auditioning, taking class, and teaching in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. West Side Story at West Chester Broadway Theater in Elmford, NY was his first professional show where he performed as one of the Sharks. Mr Adam has also worked with dance companies such as Derling Dance Arts, he’s experienced in Latin & Ballroom dance, and choreographed numerous holiday shows. Mr Adam took Southwest Florida by storm, teaching and creating special events and performances that brought people together to experience the joy of dance. Mr Adam is thrilled to be back in New Jersey and looks forward to being a part of the FADP famil
Miss Veronica
Miss Veronica
Miss Veronica
• Ballet • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Pointe •
Miss Veronica’s passion for dance began at three years old. Hailing from North Brunswick, New Jersey, she studied with several studios. She began competing at age five. Throughout her years of dance, Miss Veronica has studied ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, modern, and hip-
• Ballet • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Pointe •
Miss Veronica’s passion for dance began at three years old. Hailing from North Brunswick, New Jersey, she studied with several studios. She began competing at age five. Throughout her years of dance, Miss Veronica has studied ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, modern, and hip-hop. She competed in jazz, tap, and lyrical. During high school, she was voted co-captain of the varsity dance team, and spent her Saturday mornings assisting dance teachers with teaching entry level students. By her senior year of high school, Miss Veronica was teaching her first Tap/Jazz/Ballet combo class. Upon graduation, Miss Veronica moved to Seaside Park and began studying education with a focus on special education at Ocean County College. While attending OCC, Miss Veronica continued to take dance classes and held the position of Dance Club President for two consecutive years. Miss Veronica is excited to be joining the FADP family and share her passion for dance with her students!
Mr Matteo
Miss Veronica
Miss Veronica
• Jazz • Hip Hop • Tap • Lyrical • Musical Theatre • Contemporary •
Mr Matteo is an Actor, Singer, and Dancer born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. He began dancing at the age of nine. He attended the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy from 2016-2020, where he studied as a dance major, minoring in acting and singing as well. Outside of s
• Jazz • Hip Hop • Tap • Lyrical • Musical Theatre • Contemporary •
Mr Matteo is an Actor, Singer, and Dancer born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. He began dancing at the age of nine. He attended the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy from 2016-2020, where he studied as a dance major, minoring in acting and singing as well. Outside of school, Mr Matteo studied within the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater, as well as the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, working with directors/choreographers such as Lane Napper, Marcos Santana, and Gabriel Chajnik. Mr Matteo spent this past year touring the United States within The Dance Experience’s 2019-2020 tour, being awarded as a TDX Pro Protégé. He currently trains/auditions/works within New York City, aspiring to pursue a career within the performing arts. Mr. Matteo is so excited to share his passion for dance and performance with the students of FADP!
Miss Charlie
Miss Charlie
Miss Charlie
• Ballet • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater •
Miss Charlie began dancing at the age of two. She has studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Musical Theater, and Lyrical. She is a local to Toms River, New Jersey and has studied extensively within the area. Miss Charlie has studied as a dance major at the OCVTS
• Ballet • Tap • Modern • Lyrical • Jazz • Hip Hop • Musical Theater •
Miss Charlie began dancing at the age of two. She has studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Musical Theater, and Lyrical. She is a local to Toms River, New Jersey and has studied extensively within the area. Miss Charlie has studied as a dance major at the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy with a minor in Audio. She studied at the American Ballet Theater with their Summer Intensive. Miss Charlie has been a title winner for many competitions and has been awarded the Highest Scoring Teen. Miss Charlie plans to continue her education by earning her Doctorate in Exercise Science with a minor in Dance Education. Miss Charlie is so excited to share her passion for performing with the students of FADP!
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