Owner/Instructor
Katy Pop is a Dance Instructor and Choreographer from Detroit Michigan. Her passion for choreography began at the early age of 13 and for the past 9 years she has trained dancers of all ages and ability in Ballet, Lyrical/Contemporary, Jazz, and Kickline Precision Chorus. Her love for dance was almost instantaneous as she trained countl
Katy Pop is a Dance Instructor and Choreographer from Detroit Michigan. Her passion for choreography began at the early age of 13 and for the past 9 years she has trained dancers of all ages and ability in Ballet, Lyrical/Contemporary, Jazz, and Kickline Precision Chorus. Her love for dance was almost instantaneous as she trained countless hours to become a well-versed dancer and performer. Over the years she has trained with such notable dancers and choreographers as Mia Michaels, Frank Hatchett, Gregg Russell, and Joey Dowling to name a few. Katy attended Point Park University as a Jazz Dance Major and worked professionally as a Radio City Rockette. She is currently a full time instructor and choreographer at Performers Edge Dance Company, JV coach for the Northville Competitive Dance Team, and choreographer for the Northville High school musicals. She is also certified through Cecchetti Council of America. Katy’s students have gone on to train with Disney, the Rockettes, Cruise Lines, Broadway Dance Center, and many more! She could not be more proud, and hopes to continue to inspire her students as they inspire her every day.
Lori is certified to teach ballet, tap and jazz by Dance Masters of Michigan and the Cecchetti Council of America. She has taught ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and competition classes for over 30 years and taught dance workshops and audition classes for organizations such as the Michigan Opera Theatre, North Carolina Dance Masters, and Okl
Lori is certified to teach ballet, tap and jazz by Dance Masters of Michigan and the Cecchetti Council of America. She has taught ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and competition classes for over 30 years and taught dance workshops and audition classes for organizations such as the Michigan Opera Theatre, North Carolina Dance Masters, and Oklahoma Dance Masters.
She has judged regional and national competitions for KAR, Rainbow and Platinum, as well as title competitions for various Dance Masters of America chapters. In addition to judging she has choreographed for stage and TV.
As a dancer she has toured professionally with the National Auto Show, internationally with the show “The Great Pretenders”, danced for the Detroit Pistons, and performed in, choreographed or directed over 30 plays. Her favorite performance was with the Michigan Opera Theatre in “The Pirates of Penzance”.
In addition, she is a member of SAG and AFTRA appearing in numerous TV commercials, sings professionally for weddings and coffee houses, records voice-overs for radio commercials and websites, and has numerous print ads to her credit.
Katelyn Bonanno is professionally trained through Broadway Dance Center's professional program in New York City and through Columbia College Chicago. She has toured as a professional dancer and can be seen in music videos on MTV. Katelyn is a former Performers Edge Dance Company Competitive dancer who holds KAR's 2014 Miss. Dance National
Katelyn Bonanno is professionally trained through Broadway Dance Center's professional program in New York City and through Columbia College Chicago. She has toured as a professional dancer and can be seen in music videos on MTV. Katelyn is a former Performers Edge Dance Company Competitive dancer who holds KAR's 2014 Miss. Dance National Title. Katelyn graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre from Grand Valley State University and is professionally certified through ACE Fitness and Alixa Flexibility. She is signed with The IGroup and Heyman Talent Agency as a dancer, actor and print model and works part time with national dance competitions as a backstage manager. Katelyn has been a teacher and choreographer for the past 6 years and couldn't imagine her life without dance, she has a great passion for helping younger generations pursue their dreams and accomplish their goals.