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Amanda Jeffery

Founder/Studio Owner/CEO

Miss Amanda started taking dance lessons at the age of three because she was shy, and her mother tho ...Read More


Alyssa Nedich

Artistic Director

Miss Alyssa began teaching for Not Just Another Dance Studio in January 2018.  Daring to follow her ...Read More


Natalie Zakrajsek

Recreational Director

Natalie’s dance training began at the young age of two after endless tears because she wanted to t ...Read More


Kelly DeLuca

Competitive Director

Miss Kelly is a dance mom to two energetic girls that have been dancing with us since they were 3, a ...Read More


Cat Scott

Office Manager

Miss Cat is the glue that holds our studio together, and is a calming force for both staff and stude ...Read More


Dani Leitis

Social Media and Marketing Specialist

Dani joined our NJADS family in 2015 as a dance mom when her and her daughter joined our Dance With ...Read More


Shelly Chiasson

Customer Journey Coordinator

Miss Shelly has been a dance mom with our studio since 2014. In 2021, she joined our staff as the fi ...Read More


Nicola O’Connell

Administrative Assistant Ancaster

Nicola first became a dance mom at NJADS in 2012 when her daughter Issy was 4 taking ballet/Lyrical ...Read More


Jussara Moreira

Dance Instructor

Jussara joined our team in September 2019.  Jussara has earned a Bachelor’s degree in educati ...Read More


Christopher Duarte

Dance Instructor

Christopher has been dancing since the age of 9, studying multiple disciplines such as Hip Hop, Lock ...Read More


Dima Nassar

Dance Instructor

Miss Dima started dancing in 2004 when she began training in Acrobatics. Then, as a result of her ha ...Read More


Sam Paglia

Dance Instructor

Sam will join our Dance Team in September 2021 when she will begin teaching Acro, Hip Hop and Jazz. ...Read More


Michele Miedzybrodzki

Dance Instructor

Michele Miedzybrodzki is a dancer from Hamilton, Ontario. She began her training at the age of nine ...Read More


Shannon Sim

Dance Instructor

Shannon began dancing with us in 2014. They have trained in Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip ...Read More


Marella Robinson

Dance Instructor

Marella began dancing with us in 2010. She has trained in Ballet/Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Ho ...Read More


Gabriella Mugheddu

Junior Instructor

Gabriella (affectionately known as G) was two and a half when she started dancing at Not Just Anothe ...Read More


Lilyanna Colling-Cen

Junior Instructor

Lilyanna has been dancing with Not Just Another Dance Studio since 2012. She has trained in Ballet, ...Read More


Olivia Bower

Assistant Teacher

Olivia started dancing with our NJADS family when she was four years old. Since then she has taken j ...Read More


Becca Jeffery

Junior Instructor

Becca started taking dance at 18 months old, in a Dance with Me class with her mom. She cried throug ...Read More


Paige DeLuca

Assistant Teacher

Paige has been dancing at Not Just Another Dance Studio since she was 3 years old. She began with Pr ...Read More


Chloe Frost

Assistant Teacher

Chloe’s passion for dance began when she was just 3 years old. She started with NJADS in Septe ...Read More


Ben Musgrave-Bond

Junior Instructor

Ben has been dancing with Not Just Another Dance Studio since he was 5 years old. He started in 2015 ...Read More


Isabelle O’Connell

Assistant Teacher

Isabelle has been dancing with us since 2012. During this time she has taken ballet, lyrical tap and ...Read More


Milla Davis

Junior Assistant Teacher

Milla started dancing with NJADS in 2017 when she was five years old in a ballet class. Milla enjoys ...Read More


Scarlett MacLeod

Assistant Teacher

Scarlett MacLeod started dancing at the age of 2 years old at Not Just Another Dance Studio. Scarlet ...Read More


Elise Gilchrist

Assistant Teacher

Elise Gilchrist has been dancing since she was 15 months old. She started in the Dance with Me class ...Read More


Piper De Luca

Junior Assistant Teacher

Piper has been dancing at NJADS since she was 2 years old; and when she was just 4 years old she joi ...Read More


Alexis Scott

Junior Assistant Teacher

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Faye Da Rosa

Assistant Teacher

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Danielle Musgrave-Bond

ECE Music Teacher

A native of Hamilton, Danielle received her Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfred Laurier University ...Read More


Eshe Yildiz

Dance Instructor

We are pleased to have Eshe join us to again teach Bellydance next season. Eshe is a dance teller an ...Read More


Ariella Suleiman

Mini Ambassador

Ariella is our Mini Ambassador. Ariella is 5 years old and began dance in 2018 in our Dance with Me ...Read More


Lily Szwarc

Recreational Ambassador

Meet our Recreational Ambassador 6 year old Lily! Lily has been with NJADS since our 2019-2020 seaso ...Read More


Piper De Luca

Petite Ambassador

Piper has been dancing at NJADS since she was just 2 years old and has really grown up at the studio ...Read More


Charlotte Pelkey

Competitive Ambassador

Charlotte has been dancing at NJADS since 2017. She started in pre-dance and has done acro, jazz, ba ...Read More


Rebecca Near

Goodwill Ambassador

Rebecca is 11 (almost 12!) She joined the NJADS Dance Family in 2014 when she was 3. Rebecca takes ...Read More


Riley Leitis

Junior Assistant Teacher

Riley has been dancing with NJADS since she was 18 months old starting in our Dance with Me program. ...Read More


Lizzy Pelkey

Junior Assistant Teacher

Lizzy started dancing at NJADS in 2014. She was very fortunate to have such intuitive dance teachers ...Read More


Emily Woodward

Assistant Teacher

Emily began dancing at NJADS  when she was 6 years old.  Her first dance class was acro. She has t ...Read More


Leah Woodward

Junior Assistant Teacher

Leah began dancing with NJADS  when she was 4 years old.  Her first class was ballet. She has take ...Read More


Addison Muldoon

Junior Assistant Teacher

Addison started dancing with NJADS in 2016 in the Dance with Me class. Her favourite style of dance ...Read More


Sienna Rutkowski

Assistant Teacher

Hi, my name is Sienna Rutkowski.  I started recreational gymnastics when I was young, switching to ...Read More


Rebecca Near

Assistant Teacher

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Makayla Alves

Junior Assistant Teacher

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Memphis Schneider

Junior Assistant Teacher

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Kayte Smith

Assistant Teacher

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Catie Murphy

Assistant Teacher

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Mike Glenney – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

We are excited to have Mike Glenney visit our studio as a guest instructor at our Tap Intensive duri ...Read More


Anna Sousa

Dance Instructor

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Amelia Licatalosi – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Amelia’s dance career began at the young age of 5 when she was enrolled in dance class. Since then ...Read More


Marlon Mendoza – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Marlon is a street dancer from Hamilton. Dancing his whole life but started around 2012. He loves to ...Read More


Tatiana Lima – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Miss Tatiana Lima started her dance journey back in 2007 at Steps Performing Arts Center. In 2010, s ...Read More


Emma Genga – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Emma has been dancing since she was 2 years old. She started at the Hamilton Conservatorywhere she t ...Read More


Emillee York – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Since 2014, Emillee has been training at Ballare Studio Dance in a variety of styles including Balle ...Read More


Andrea Crans – Guest Instructor

Dance Instructor

Andrea found her love for dance at Caledonia Studio of Dance at the age of six and has extensive tra ...Read More