Your instructors
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Hanna and Savannah - rvdc owners
Hanna started dancing at the age of 5 and continued her career in competition dance and drill team through her sophomore year of college. She earned her Associates Degree in dance from Tyler Junior College while a member of the Apache Belles 61st line. After graduating from TJC Hanna taught professionally until 2013.
Savannah started dancing at the age of 3 and continued her career in competition dance and drill team through her senior year of high school. Savannah danced at University of North Texas through her senior year of college and went on to dance professionally with the Dallas Mavericks until 2012.
Both Hanna and Savannah are passionate about proper technique progression, mind/body connection and building confidence through dance making Rhythm Vault Dance Company the studio of choice! With their combined experience as choreographers and dance educators, your dancer is sure to thrive for years to come.
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Madelynn Moonshower
Madelynn Moonshower is classically trained in ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, modern, and pointe. She has over 15 years of dance experience and 5 years of teaching. Madelynn graduated from the American Classical Ballet Academy where she focused primarily on ballet, contemporary, and pointe. She has completed summer intensives with the Kilgore Rangerettes, Apache Belles and Oklahoma City University. She danced in productions at both Texas Tech University and Oklahoma City University. While in Lubbock she was the dance director for Hub Performing Arts School teaching ages 5-18. She also interned in New York City for a broadway bound workshop for two summers. Madelynn also started a student organization at Texas Tech University called Healing in the Arts where she helped those share stories of trauma by using dance and the fine arts.
Madelynn is very excited to start teaching at RVDC and to help students build a strong foundation of dance through ballet and technique.
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Haley Gassaway
Haley Gassaway is a passionate and accomplished dancer, originally from Forney, where she began training in all styles of dance at the age of six. Early in her journey, she had the exciting opportunity to perform on America’s Got Talent with the Beyond Belief Dance Company. She honed her craft at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, studying ballet, modern, jazz, and international dance. Haley continued her dance career at Blinn College before transferring to the University of Louisville, where she performed and competed with the 17-time National Champion Ladybird Dance Team. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Haley danced professionally for two seasons as a Dallas Mavericks Dancer. She then moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she spent two years as the Head Coach of the Creekside High School Dance Team, mentoring young dancers and sharing her love for the art.
Now back in her home state of Texas, Haley is thrilled to be teaching and choreographing, continuing to inspire and shape the next generation of dancers.
Haley will be joining RVDC teaching technique, pom, and acro.
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Addi Martinez
Addi has been dancing competitively since the age of six. She is currently a member of the Forney High School Highsteppers Drill Team where is preforms field routines as well as compete in styles like jazz, pom, and novelty. Her favorite dance memory is competing in the Macy Thanksgiving Day in 2023 with Highsteppers. Her favorite style of dance is lyrical and contemporary. Addi is currently loving all things drill team and is looking forward to the coming year.
Some of her favorite things are Match from Starbucks, attending youth service at her church, and helping little dancers find joy in dancing!
Addi will be assisting with many of our classes among all age groups! We are thrilled to have Addi join us at RVDC!