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Meet the Staff - Syracuse, NY
Tawn Marie's Dance Centre |
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Tawn Marie Campolieti
Tawn Marie began dance training at age 6. Since then she has studied tap, ballet, jazz, & lyrical dance with many wonderful teachers. After dreaming for many years of opening her own studio, TMDC was opened in 1996. Since then, she taught thousands of students from all over CNY. Tawn’s students have won hundreds of regional and national titles. Tawn has won over 200 choreography awards. She was the recipient of the Woman in Leadership Award from channel 5 and in 2003 TMDC was featured in Dance Teacher Magazine as one of the top 50 studios in the US!
The studio is also active in community events as well and performed "A Christmas Fantasy," for the city of Syracuse for many years. Currently, Tawn is a national adjudicator for competitions and has choreographed for national dance teams. Tawn is certified to teach by Dance Masters of America #8. |
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Tami Zerrillo
Tami began dance training at the age of 3 and since then has studied with many renowned teachers throughout NY State in jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet and modern. As a student, Tami won various titles including Miss Petite Dance of America and Junior Miss Dance.
Tami attended SUNY Fredonia and received a B.A. in Performing Arts Management; while attending college she was Vice President of Orchesis Dance Company.
After college Tami worked as a performer in “This is Oktoberfest” at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va. before joining the National tour of Vee Corporation’s Sesame St Live. Tami performed as various characters including, Elmo, Zoe and Yellow Palette before becoming a Performance Director. Tami worked as a Performance Director for tours of Sesame St Live, Dragon Tales Live as well as Bear in the Big Blue House Live. Tami continues to work as a freelance choreographer and has recently choreographed/directed Sesame St Live shows for Beaches All Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean and for Sea World Gold Coast, Australia. Tami joined the staff here at TMDC in 2004 and is thrilled to be working alongside her sister Tawn! |
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Kerstin Forbes
Kerstin has been involved in the dance community since early childhood. Her dance training began with the Jack Gronau studios. She began her teacher training in 1985 and was certified by DMA in 1988. Kerstin was director of the Forbes Academy of Dance from 1991-1998 and has been teaching at TMDC since 1998! |
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Amanda Lowenstein
Miss Amanda has been involved with dance for 19 years. She started studying at age 3 in Rochester and has not stopped since! After moving to Syracuse she studied with Degan Dance Center, Susan Featherly and Jean Elaine Coleman.
In 8th grade, Miss Amanda joined Tawn Maries Dance Centre. She studied with Miss Tawn until she graduated from high school. Miss Amanda began teaching at Tawn Maries Dance Centre in 2005. She is thrilled to be able to teach children the art of dance and teach them that with hard work and patience they can accomplish their dreams! |
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Danielle White
Miss Danielle is an advanced level acro and gymnastics instructor. As a competitive gymnast for over 10 years I have a wonderful background in competition and tumbling. I have been employee at CNY Gymnastics Center from 1988 to the present. Throughout the past 10 years I have managed programs at local gymnastic centers and instructed tumbling lessons for the Liverpool School District as well as the town of Cicero and town of Clay programs. As owner of my own preschool gymnastics business, Tumble in Gymnastics, I am up to date on all coaching techniques for ages 3 years and up. As a highly motivated professional, with expertise in the tumbling field, I look forward to sharing my compassion for children and acro with all of you here at Tawn Marie's. |
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Emily Anne Ruggio
Emily-Anne is a 2006 graduate from the prestigious Point Park University Dance Conservatory with a dance concentration in Jazz. While attending Point Park Emily-Anne was featured in multiple performances at The Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Most recently, Emily-Anne has toured with The PULSE, featuring choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance. She worked alongside artists such as Wade Robson, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Cris Judd, Dave Scott, Shane Sparks, Tyce Diorio and Laurie-Ann Gibson, helping coordinate a 15-city international dance convention tour. As a full-time staff member of Broadway Dance Center for last two years she was able to work closely with some of the industry's most sought after instructors and choreographers. She continues to work for Mia Michaels Corporation, Mia Michaels Artworkz Inc, as her Personal Assistant in charge of fan communications.
In the past, Emily studied dance at TMDC and was featured in many performances and regional and national competitions. |
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Sherri Campagni
Sherri Campagni began her dance training at the Center of Ballet and Dance Arts in Syracuse, N.Y. To further her studies she spent the summers with the Milwaukee Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and NYSSSA.
Currently a principal dancer with Neglia Ballet Artist Sherri has performed lead roles in classical and contemporary ballets, including Giselle, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote. |
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