Dance Dynamics Staff

Miss Jaelyn/ Student instructor 

Class Assistant/Student Mentor, NHSDA Member, Miss On Point, Disney Performer, New York City Team Performer, On Pointe Opening Number Performer NHDSA member.  Jaelyn brings her rhythms into the class her knowledge of sound is amazing she received a near perfect score with her tap duet partner Vanessa in 2022 and received a tap scholarship from NUVO National dance convention.  She is a member of the our Elite Tap team that received the Industry Dance Award for Highest scoring Tap number in competition. Jaelyn also sings on her high schools top choir and participates in Track. Jaelyn has taken tap, jazz, hip hop , acrobatics, lyrical, and recently portrayed Woody in our 2022 award winning production.  She works with our youngest students and is loved by all.  You can always count on her sharing her love of dance and passion with the younger dancers and her tic Tok fans.  

Miss Vanessa- Student Instructor

Class Assistant/Student Mentor, NHSDA Member, Miss On Point

Disney Performer, New York City Team Performer,Crystal Award Winner,Showstoppers National Opening Number Performer, On Pointe Opening Number Performer, NHSDA member, Vanessa has shared a near perfect score with her dance partner Jaelyn doing their tap duet.and is a member of the studio's Elite tap group that won the Industry Dance Award for highest scoring tap routine at the competition. Vanessa is also sings on the top school choir, is a cheerleader, and runs cross country and track. She has taken tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical , acrobatics, hip hop and Pointe Vanessa also was seen onstage in 2022 as Buzz Lightyear and Ken, in our award winning Toy Story Production.  Her energy and smile are contagious and she shares her passion with her students each and every class.  

Miss Paityn/ Student Instructor  class assistant/student mentor, She is a member of NHSDA and 2022 chapter officer, Varsity Cheerleader (and has the highest tryout score 2 years in a row) she also performs with her choir and has been a last minute substitute for the school dance team  at Lafayette Jeff High school.  Paityn has been a student at Dance Dynamics for the past 13+ years.  She has taken tap, jazz, hip hop , lyrical, musical theater, and portrayed Jessie in our 2022 toy story Production, she is a Member of award winning Elite teams. Paityn loves musical theater and loves to perform her smile lights up the stage.  She shares this in her classes which have led her students to receive a Broadway Bound judges award for an outstanding performances. 

Miss Arielle (Ari)  Purdue University Undergraduate majoring in Psychology and minoring in dance.  

Ari brings her passion, enthusiasm and expertise to each of her classes.  Her choreography and teaching demonstrates her strong passion and love of dance.  She is fun, passionate and challenges each of the students to reach beyond their comfort zone and embrace the artistic  joy dance provides, not only for the dancer but also for the audience.  

 She is a member of Alpha Phi Sorority where this VP of New member education and programming.  Member of Purdue Psychology Club, Social Chair for the Chabad Jewish Center at Purdue University.  Ari is actively engaged in teaching at lafayette Jewish Community School as Hebrew School Teacher.

Awards in Dance Include: 

Geri Gather Foundation Scholarship for activeness and passion for performing Arts.   Graduated with Honors in DAnce from Stevenson High School in Illinois. 

Highest Score in ISHA history for her Choreography

Won Dance Team Union National Championship with a piece she choreographed.

Ari is trained in tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical and contemporary.