Meet Our Awesome Team
A well-balanced team of professional dance instructors. Terre's Dance Workshop offers an artistic, creative, and experienced team of dancers that provide the best possible learning environment. Learn to dance from the best dance teachers in Dayton, OH.
Terre Hoke Manning
Owner & Principle Dance Instructor Terre holds a BS in Dance Performance...
Terre Hoke Manning
Owner & Principle Dance Instructor
Terre holds a BS in Dance Performance, concentration in Ballet, from Ball State University. Further studies include John Rodriguez, Dayton Ballet, and Broadway Dance Center, the latter both in New York City. Terre is the owner and principal teacher of Terre's Dance Workshop. She is the founder and director of Miami Valley Dance Company. She is also a member of The Miami Valley Dance Teachers and a former member of the board of Dance Theater Dayton.
Pam Turner Ellis
Pam Turner Ellis – Pam studied dance for 15 years at Terre's Dance Workshop...
Pam Turner Ellis
Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Pam Turner Ellis – Pam studied dance for 15 years at Terre's Dance Workshop. She was a soloist for Kettering Youth Ballet for five years. Pam has a degree in dance and education from Wright State University. She has danced professionally in musical theater and has been dance captain and assistant to the choreographer in many shows. She teaches our advanced ballet, advanced tap, and advanced jazz classes and is an Associate Director for the Miami Valley Dance Co. Pam has been a wonderful part of our studio for over 20 years. She is an award-winning choreographer and consistently gets recognition for her dances. TDT has received an award for everyone one of Pam's dances. We are so lucky to have her at Terre's Dance Workshop.
Project Details
Date: August 10, 2018
Categories: Staff
Pam Turner Ellis: Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Claire Dorothy Hinde
Dance Instructor Claire Dorothy Hinde is thrilled to be choreographing...
Claire Dorothy Hinde
Dance Instructor
Claire Dorothy Hinde is thrilled to be choreographing for the Miami Valley Dance Company. A native of Kettering, she was the Registrar and Summer Programs Coordinator for the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet in New York City and has now happily relocated to the Dayton area.
Beginning her training with Terre Manning, Clair Dorothy went on to study dance and choreography at Mercyhurst college, spearheading several projects, including a student art salon, giving students a chance to showcase new works. During her time in New York City, Claire Dorothy co-created and performed several works for choreography festivals, including a featured piece in the GRC Dance Lab in 2012.
Claire has performed as a dancer on an international tour of Elmo's Superheroes! and in a local company, SoMar Dance works, and as a freelance artist. In her performance opportunities, she has been fortunate enough to work closely with Bruce Marks, Gelsey Kirkland, David Howard, and other masters.
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Cassie George
Dance Instructor Cassie George studied dance for fifteen years at Terre's...
Cassie George
Dance Instructor
Cassie George studied dance for fifteen years at Terre's Dance Workshop and was a part of the Kettering Youth Ballet. She went on to receive a BFA in Fashion Design from the Columbus College of Art and Design. Cassie has worked with multiple studios teaching dance/tumble as well as designing costumes. In North Carolina, she helped launch a new studio, create an elementary school dance program, and design costumes for competition teams and companies. You'll see her at the desk, working with our children's program or altering costuming.
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Lily Seitter
Dance Instructor Lily Seitter grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where she received her formative...
Lily Seitter
Dance Instructor
Lily Seitter grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where she received her formative ballet training at The School of Dance, under Merrilee Hodgins and Celia Franca. Lily graduated Cum Laude from Butler University with a BFA in Dance Performance. While at Butler, she performed various roles with the Butler Ballet, including the Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker and the principal role in George Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht Ballet. Lily has danced professionally with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia and New York City, performing in works by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham. Her choreography has been performed in the US, Canada, Poland, and Russia.
Project Details
Date: August 28, 2017
Categories: Staff
Lily Seitter: Dance Instructor
Jaelyn Blake
Dance Instructor Jaelyn Blake is from Toledo, Ohio, where she started dancing at the
Jaelyn Blake
Dance Instructor
Jaelyn Blake is from Toledo, Ohio, where she started dancing at the age of six. She attended Toledo School for the Arts, Company C Dance Club, and Ballet Theater of Toledo. She attended many dance competitions and conventions, including West Coast Dance Explosion, where she won the Senior Elite Title award. Jaelyn Moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 2014 after she graduated high school to attend Wright State University to study dance. While enrolled at Wright State, she participated in many performances included Emerging Choreographers Showcase as a dancer and a choreographer. She was also seen in the Faculty Spring Dance Concerts and Fall Concerts. During her four years in college, she had to chance to work with the amazing faculty at Wright State University. She also had the opportunity to work with world-known choreographers, including Dwight Rhoden of Complexion, Shannon Bramham of Koresh Dance Company, Ray Mercer, and Jon Lehrer of the Lehrer Company. In her junior year at Wright State, she was accepted into Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II. She trained under Shonna Hickman-Matlock, Debbie Blunden Diggs, and many others. Jaelyn has performed a lot throughout her college career. However she has also choreographed many works at Wright State. Jaelyn recently graduated from Wright State University, receiving a BFA in dance. She will continue her dancer career but would also like to go back to school to receive a degree in Physical Therapy.
Project Details
Date: August 07, 2017
Categories: Staff
Claire Bergman
Dance Instructor Claire Bergman born in Dayton returns to Dayton Ballet...
Claire Bergman
Dance Instructor
Claire Bergman, Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, returns to Dayton Ballet for her seventh season. Her professional training began at age ten with Barbara Pontecorvo at Pontecorvo Ballet Studios. In 2015, she graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BFA in Ballet Performance. There she had the opportunity to dance in China with the Beijing Dance Academy and performed roles in Serenade, Giselle, and works by Michael Bearden, Anthony Krutzkamp, and Tong Wang. Claire also danced with Gem City Ballet and performed in ballets such as Balanchine’s Raymonda Variations, Who Cares, and Valse-Fantaisie. Since joining Dayton Ballet, she has enjoyed performing Jiří Kylián’s Sechs Tänze, Ron Cunningham’s The Great Gatsby, Stephen Mills’ Five Flights Up, Amy Seiwert’s Chasing Ghosts, and Karen Russo Burke’s Dracula Bloodlines. Claire would like to thank her husband and daughter for their love and support. We're lucky to have a Dayton native back on staff.
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Date: August 07, 2017
Categories: Staff
Thaliyah Cools-Lartigue
Dance Instructor Thaliyah Cools-Lartigue is from Fairborn, Ohio and is a former member...
Thaliyah Cools-Lartigue
Dance Instructor
Thaliyah Cools-Lartigue is a professional dancer and choreographer from Fairborn, OH. She holds a BFA in Dance from the Ohio State University and extensive training in
Contemporary/Modern, Hip Hop, Ballet, African, and Jazz. Thaliyah has also had the pleasure of training with Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M., KAOS Hip Hop Workshop and Tia RIvera’s BTB Bootcamp. Thaliyah was a former Jeraldyne Blunden Fellow with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (2022-2024) and a Dayton Dance Initiative Company member (2023-2024). She was named a recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for choreography in 2024 and has choreographed works on Onyx Contemporary Dance Company and Fort Hayes Metropolitan High School’s Dance Ensemble. Thaliyah teaches Contemporary/Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz and Technique in the Dayton area and is currently a freelance dance artist. Welcome Thaliyah you are a great addition to our staff!
Project Details
Date: August 28, 2014
Categories: Staff
Mackenzie Krapfel
Dance Instructor MacKenzie Krapfel started her ballet training in Kettering, Ohio...
Mackenzie Krapfel
Dance Instructor
MacKenzie Krapfel is a former dancer here at Terre’s Dance Workshop and performed with the MVDC and Terre’s Dance Team for many years. Mackenzie has her Dance Minor from Kent State University and an Early Childhood Education Major from Wright State University. While attending KSU, Mackenzie was chosen to perform a piece titled “Aftermath” by Catherine Meredith at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mackenzie also was chosen to perform pieces choreographed by Ronald K Brown and Gregory King. Mackenzie has also studied with companies such as the American Ballet Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Dance Company, Louisville Ballet, and has taken classes in NYC at Steps, Just off Broadway, and Alvin Ailey. Mackenzie is very excited to come back to her roots here at Terre’s Dance Workshop and share her love and passion for dance with her students!
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Date: August 28, 2014
Categories: Staff
MacKenzie Krapfel: Dance Instructor
Studio 1
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Studio
Terre’s Dance Workshop is equip to hold two large dance classes simultaneously in these state of the art studios. Each room is filled with ballet barres, tumbling mats, and brand new Bluetooth sound systems. There are viewing windows at each studio and a flat screen monitor that show a live feed of our smaller studio. Upon arrival you’ll walk through our spacious waiting area and see our open office and studio store. The large changing room is designed for dancers have a space to store their personal items during class.
To see more, please stop by during studio hours for a tour.
Project Details
Date: September 29, 2020
Categories: Staff
Lobby
Lobby
Terre’s Dance Workshop is equip to hold two large dance classes simultaneously in these state of the art studios. Each room is filled with ballet barres, tumbling mats, and brand new Bluetooth sound systems. There are viewing windows at each studio and a flat screen monitor that show a live feed of our smaller studio. Upon arrival you’ll walk through our spacious waiting area and see our open office and studio store. The large changing room is designed for dancers have a space to store their personal items during class.
To see more, please stop by during studio hours for a tour.
Date: August 28, 2014
Categories: Staff
Brooke Gist: Dance Instructor