Barbara Ann's School of Dance

Staff

The staff at Barbara Ann's is comprised of hardworking, devoted office staff and instructors who have the experience and determination to make your child's dance experience a great one. We are always bringing in new and exciting instructors to broaden the skills of our students.

Artistic Director

Clemmy Ann Bastin, BA Director Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Children & Competition Work, Musical Theatre, Artistic Director of BASD "C" Company(UK-Business Admin; Accredited Member DMA, DEA)

Office Staff

Suzie Wagner Office Personnel (1-4:30 pm M-F)

Teachers

Lauren Donovan Children’s & Competition Work, Ballet, Tap, Jazz

Jayson Douglass  Ballet, Jazz, Lexington Ballet Company Member

Kate Hadfield Modern, Jazz, Competition Work, Contemporary (Former UK Dance Ensemble VP)

Maura Jones Tiny Dancers, Children’s Work, Beginning Tumbling, Ballet Birthday Parties, Summer Dance Camps
 

Jane Pickett Pre-Accel, Pre-Accel Plus, Ballet, Children’s Work
 

Cara Terry Lyrical, Contemporary, Competition Work, Hip Hop (former UK Dance Team Coach & National Choreographer)
 

Gretchen Wagner, MA Tap, Modern, Jazz (NDEO, DMA Accredited)
Competition Work (NYU-Dance Education) Director UK Dance Ensemble, UK Dance Instructor
 

Cassie Woodall Jazz, Lyrical (Jazz Summer Intern NYC Broadway Dance Center,Lafayette Color Guard Dance Instructor)

Guest Choreographers

Jillian Queen - Toledo, Ohio

Billy Griffin - New York, New York Billy resides in New York City where he graduated with a BFA from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts.  Performing credits include "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" under the direction of Tony Award Winner Walter Bobbie;  The National Tour of Jeff Amsden's "A Few Good Men Dancin"; The Elan Awards honoring Susan Stroman;  The T.V. show "The Electric Company" on PBS;  and numerous industrials, regional productions and benefits where he danced alongside the likes of Spike Lee, Debra Messing, Jerry Seinfield and Martin Scorcese.  NYC choreography credits include productions of "Side Show"; "Cabaret"; "Bat Boy the Musical"; and "Reefer Madness."  He had the opportunity to choreograph the first workshop of "Mrs. Sharp" which most recently starred the Emmy nominating Jane Krakowski from the hit T.V. show "3D Rock."  For the past 6 years, Billy has served as the choreographer of the Miss CT Pageant for the Miss America Organization.  Besides working for various conventions and competitions, Billy travels the country setting his award winning choreography on studios and dance teams.  You can catch animated Billy in the recently released WII Video Game "Dance on Broadway", performing choreography by Chase Brock.  Or you can catch him live on stage in the first National Tour of the New Mel Brooks Musical "Young Frankenstein" in which he is currently touring.

Lindzay Day Kile - New York, New York