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learn more about the instructors

Melissa Grannis -
Owner/Instructor

Amy Shomshak -
Ballet Program Director

Jenny Kerkoff -
Competition Line Director

Michelle Banbury -
Instructor

Kyle Lentsch –
Instructor

Alex Lipinski –
Instructor

Aimee Anderson -
Instructor

meet the dance connection instructors:
aimee anderson - instructor

Over the past 27 years Aimee has been performing, competing or teaching dance! She started dance at the age of 3 and competing at the age of 5! Aimee trained at a top winning Dance studio in Ballet, Lyrical, Point, Tap, Clogging, Hip Hop, Jazz & Musical Theater. Aimee’s has won many awards for her dancing in both solo’s, small groups and lines. Since then she has also gone on to win many choreography awards for her competition lines including small groups and solo’s.

When Aimee is not teaching dance she is performing! As an award winning vocalist, Aimee has traveled all around the states with different bands and had an opportunity to open for Brad Paisley at WE FEST in Detroit Lakes, MN. This past Spring Aimee moved to Minnesota from Nashville, TN and is currently singing with her band, Aimee Laurann & the Nonsense Doctors and vocal group YOLO (You Only Live Once).