The Fabulous Feet Dance Studio is now in its 21st year. Whether you are looking for something fun to do once a week or you're more serious and want to become a professional dancer, Fabulous Feet is the place to go.

DIRECTOR

Melissa Miller-Port

     Melissa, past-president of Dance Masters of America chapter #39 is certified by test to teach. She has studied dance seriously since the age of five under the direction of David DeMarie. She has also taken master classes with Gus Giordano, Betsy Haug, Brian Foley, the infamous Tom Ralabate, and others. She was crowned Miss Dance D.M.A. chapter #8. She has also competed in and won high scores in many local and national competitions.

     Melissa taught for DeMarie from 1979-1986. At that point, she went on to tour with Greg Thompson Productions, and has performed all over the world, including Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York, Reno, Toronto, and Bermuda.

     Since opening the Fabulous Feet Dance Studio, Melissa's students have achieved top honors in many competitions, including high score, Dancer of the Year, Performance Groups and Duo's of the Year and many first place awards. Other students have gone on to dance professionally, with Greg Thompson Productions, Eminem and other producers and dance companies including TV’s Hit Me Baby One More Time! The great success of her students has brought the Fabulous Feet Dance Studio to a high that makes all of its students proud to be "Fabulous Feet Dancers!"

     
Melissa served on the National Board of Dance Masters of America. She has also been on the National Judges Panel for DMA. She was the future planning director of DMA as her teaching skills, studio "know-how" and assertive attitude are the things she is recognized for.
FACULTY

Aaron Ruiz

   Aaron has been practicing and teaching Salsa for 8 years now. He recently moved to Wenatchee from Guadalajara, Mexico, where his passion for dance began. He has had the opportunity to learn and experience the many forms of Salsa first hand, especially Peurtorican. He will incorporate them into his teachings allowing a diverse knowledge of not only the basics, but the evolution of this popular style. Fabulous Feet is thrilled for Aaron to join our faculty and share his love of dance with everyone!

Casey Christensen
     Casey Christensen grew up dancing at Fabulous Feet Dance Studio. She studied all subjects for many years but since day one her forte has been tap. Casey had been assisting for the past year and had a great relationship with all of the kids here at Fabulous Feet.

Tacia Medrano
   Tacia Medrano has been dancing at Fabulous Feet for 13 years. She has been taught by many of the top choreographers in the world. She has won numerous awards such as: judge’s choice awards, top 10 awards and a scholarship award in New York City. She has been on a national dance team that traveled and performed in Paris as well as dancing on two cruise ships! Tacia has been an assist for many years at Fabulous Feet. She really enjoys helping others learn and improve on what they do.

Crash Ketcham

   Crash has been dancing since the age of 10. He intensively studied hip-hop and other subjects. On stage he is electrifying! His dedication to the arts is amazing! Crash and his group have won numerous high score awards and the highest overall award twice. Crash is looking forward to sharing his amazing talents with the students here at Fabulous Feet and is especially excited to start an all boys group!

 

Alexa Travis

   Alexa has been dancing with the Fabulous Feet Dance Studio since she was 6 years old. She has been trained in all styles including ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz and hip hop. Alexa helps us out at the studio by being a substitute teacher when needed and working in the office on a daily basis to help the studio run smoothly.

Shawna Shelton

   Shawna started her dancing career with Fabulous Feet One! She has studied all styles and competed in competitions across the country receiving numerous overall awards. She has taken master classes in New York and in LA from various teachers such as Patsy Swayze and Mia Michaels. Shawna has also completed 3 years of intense teacher training through Dance Masters of America to hone in her natural ability to teach. As a teacher she has been awarded for her outstanding choreography. Shawna’s particularly gifted in contemporary, hip hop,ballet and tap. She will also be the instructor for our Kickboxing and Step Aerobic classes. We are thrilled to welcome Shawna back to the Fabulous Feet Faculty!

Hayley Glickfeld

   Hayley studied ballet in Wenatchee under Joan Shelton Mason for eight years before attending the Washington Academy of Performing Arts Conservatory High School in Redmond.  She recently earned her Bachelors in Music with a Dance Minor from Western Oregon University.  During her time in college, Ms. Glickfeld performed in and choreographed for several dance concerts, served as the dance captain for West Side Story, and produced the 1st annual Composer-Choreographer Collaboration Festival.  She also directed the operas Carmen & Don Jose after Bizet and The Stoned Guest by PDQ Bach.  This summer, Ms. Glickfeld assistant directed and choreographed the productions of Mozart’s Nozze di Figaro and Cosi fan tutte at Lyric Opera Studio Weimar in Germany.  Hayley taught ballet for one year at l’Academie de Danse Classique in Wenatchee in addition to substitute teaching and working as a teacher’s assistant for dance classes in the Salem, Oregon area.  She looks forward to helping the students at Fabulous Feet. 

 

The Fabulous Feet Dance Studio, 1833 N. Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 662-1971