Owner & Head Instructor Jessica Bourque       Jessica (Jasiak) Bourque began dancing with Dawn's School of Dance in Northborough at the age of four. During her fourteen years there she acquired skills in Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Lyrical dance and served as Jazz Company captain for 3 years. She also competed in several local and national competitions including Showstoppers in Myrtle Beach, S.C. From there she continued to study dance at Jo-Anne Warren Studios in Worcester and New England Dance Quarters in Amherst, MA. She further gained skills in Salsa dance and studied intensively with the dance majors at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas in the fall of 2001. In December of 2003 she received a Bachelors Degree in Dance School Management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Since then, Jessica has continued to attend several dance classes and auditions including that for the Radio City Rockettes in New York City.   Intructors Heather Christensen       Heather began dancing at a small studio in New Jersey when she was four. At the age of five she began her lessons with Joan Sheary, where she continued to dance throughout Elementary and High School. During those years she danced with a company that trained intensively in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and Lyrical dance. This also brought opportunities for her to compete in local and national competitions such as Dance Masters of America and Star Power, and to participate in dance workshops in New York City, Boston and Orlando. In 2001 Heather graduated from Nichols College with a degree in Psychology. She has since taught preschool as well as youngster dance classes at a local studio.       Alyson Avoglia       Alyson began dancing at the age of three and trained with the Cathy Taylor School of Dance for fourteen years. She has competed locally and nationally in such competitions as Dance Masters of America, Headliners, Starpower and American Dance Spectrum. She was a lyrical dance soloist for six years and also performed with the Indianapolis Ballet Company's production of the Nutcracker. Alyson then went to earn a B.S. from Bently College, where she was a member of the Bently Dance Club. She has continued taking classes throughout the area in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Yoga.           Colleen Cote        Colleen (Burkhardt) Cote learned to dance from Michael Smith at the Michael Smith Academy of Boston. She started dancing at the age of 5, but she did not learn Irish Step Dancing until she was 12. This brought the opportunity for Colleen, along with her brother and sisters, to compete at the Irish festivals "Feis" and "Oireachtas". When Michael Smith relocated his dance school back to Boston Colleen began her training with Mary McInerney. When her daughter Shannon was born Colleen took a break from dancing until Shannon was 4 years old, when she too started taking lessons from Miss Mary. This gave Colleen the chance to help out with her daughter's Irish Step classes and the many programs they participated in including "March Madness".       Myriam Lamour       Myriam started dancing in 1994 at the Dance Complex in Cambridge, MA. During her time there she gained skill in a variety of dance styles including Hip-Hop, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian and African dance. From there she went on to train at Barbara Newton Wellesley Dance Center as well as Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She has aquired skills in numerous forms of Ballroom dance including Tango, Samba, Mambo, Bolero, Waltz, Foxtrot, Meringue and Cha-Cha. She has and extensive background working with children and has worked as a children's party entertainer and a day care provider. She also recently worked as a Dance Instructor at the Performing Arts Center of Metro West in Framingham, MA.         Audra McNamara       Audra began dancing at the age of three with Walter Fields in Worcester. She later went on to study Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Pointe at Dawn's School of Dance where she took for over fifteen years. During her time at Dawn's she was able to compete in several local and national competitions including Showstoppers Talent Competition in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She has since studied Ballroom and Salsa dance at several local studios.