About Us

Jamie (or Miss Jamie) started her passion for dance at the age of 4 attending dance class 5 days a week through her childhood and teen years. She carried that passion on to The LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts (The FAME school) High School in New York City where she was trained in Ballet and Modern dance. She continued her education majoring in dance at Marymount Manhattan College. 

Throughout her dance education and thereafter, Jamie continued her training, attending numerous classes in all styles of dance at Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center and dance conventions.

     After years of hard work, commitment and dedication to dance, Jamie’s dream came true…She was now the owner of her own Dance Studio in Queens NY, where she was given the opportunity to pass on her passion on to her own students. They went on to win many awards at competitions and many of them attended Performing Arts schools and became dance instructors themselves.

     Jamie married, started a family of her own and after 10 years of fulfilling her dream, sold the studio to a former student. After her second son was born, the family moved to Carmel NY where she has been a Zumba instructor for 5 years. She fell in love with Zumba Fitness because it fuses dance and fitness…two of her passions. She loves teaching students from preschool to adults all styles of dance including ballet, jazz, lyrical and especially tap.

     Jamie loves sharing her passion for dance and is continually inspired by her students to keep learning. She is a mom of three and her daughter Liana will be following in her footsteps and will be dancing at Epic. Jamie is very excited to be a part of such a great staff and studio.

Miss Bianca has been dancing since the age of three. Throughout her childhood dance classes remained a constant in her life. In High School, she was the head choreographer/captain of her school’s Dance Team for multiple performances and gala events. She is trained in all areas of dance, such as Ballet, Lyrical, Tap, Theatre, Jazz and Hip Hop, by various teachers Mary Ellen Bruno, Wadie Jones from "So You Think You Can Dance," Darcy Baia, and Jennifer Hendricks, just to name a few.

     Bianca trained in NYC as a part of the Rhythm City Dance Experience. Performing has always brought such happiness to Bianca, and after college she discovered that teaching was even more rewarding. Bianca continues to train at Ripley Grier Studios and Broadway Dance Center. She has performed at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks Halftime Show, and her choreography has also been featured during both the Halftime and Pre-Game performances.

     Bianca realizes that her students look up to her in more ways than one, and she prides herself on being a positive role model for them both on and off the dance floor. She has a BBA in Marketing and a concentration in the Arts and a Masters degree in Childhood and Special Education. 

Miss Kristen started dancing at the age of 2. Early on she developed a passion and love for dance. Throughout her years of dancing, she has trained in various styles such as ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, musical theater, tap, and hip-hop with award-winning teachers and choreographers.

 Miss Kristen studied the ABT ballet program where she took yearly tests in order to achieve the next level. She also studied with ABT at Suny Purchase throughout her summers and attended technique and performance programs to further enhance her dance education.

 She started assisting and teaching dance at the age of 14 where she began to learn the ins and outs of how to become the best teacher for her students possible.

     Throughout her years of dancing, Miss Kristen has been recognized for her skill by winning regional titles/awards at competitions and receiving scholarships at conventions for her technique an performance. Her choreography has also won countless honors, overalls, and judges awards.

     Miss Kristen continued with her love of dancing while she studied at Manhattanville. She ran her college's dance team for 3 years and performed in their annual winter and spring showcases. She even performed with them in Walt Disney World for 2 years in a row, and was able to showcase her choreography. She graduated with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Digital Media Production.

     Miss Kristen can't imagine her life without dancing! She is so happy to be able to be a part of the Epic family and to share her love with her students!

A New York native, Alyssa is an dancer, choreographer, teacher and recent graduate of Hunter College earning her B.A in Dance. 

Beginning her dance training at a young age, Alyssa has trained in a wide variety of styles for over two decades in both competitive and pre-professional environments. 

Alyssa started teaching weekly classes at age 17 and fell in love with working with young dancers and helping them find their own love of dance, movement and creativity. Alyssa has spent the past two seasons with NYC based, Kinections Dance Group, dancing in both live performances and video projects as well as holding the role of rehearsal assistant. She has recently performed at the New Wave Festival in Brooklyn, NY as well at Real Collegio Estate in Lucca, Italy were she spent a month training with world-renowned dancers, choreographers and teachers.  

Alyssa loves sharing her passion for dance with her students and strives to create a safe and supportive space for every dancer. Alyssa is excited to spend another season dancing with the EPIC fam! 

Catherine, originally from Binghamton, New York, graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Musical Theatre from the SUNY Cortland where she studied in advanced dance classes of a broad range of dance styles. 

She went on to further her training at Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester in New York City where she studied with many leading dance professionals in the industry as Ballet/Theatre split concentration. 

Some of Catherine’s favorite performing credits include the Wizard of Oz tour (ensemble/swing), A Chorus Line (Maggie) and Hello Dolly (Ermengarde) and working on the Disney Cruise Line in shows like Frozen (Featured Dancer/Anna understudy), and Aladdin (featured dancer). Catherine has also worked with Stage Door connection teaching masterclasses of original choreography across the country and internationally. 

Her choreography credits include Joseph and the amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Legally Blonde (associate choreographer). She has also dance captained for numerous regional productions across the country and Disney Cruise Line, and adjudicates with dance competitions along the East Coast.

Miss Angie has been dancing since the age of two. She has found a great passion in dance since her first dance class and has stuck with it ever since.

Throughout the years she has been trained in various styles, such as ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and pointe through numerous award winning choreographers. She has been assisting and teaching since the age of fourteen.

She has competed on competitive teams since the age four and has travelled to numerous regional and national competitions and conventions. 

She is currently finishing out her competitive dance career on Epic’s Senior Royals Company and has been for the past five years.

 Miss Angie loves dancing and teaching at Epic and is so excited for the new season!

Miss Giana has been dancing since the age of three. Her love of dance has been constant in her life since her first class.

Throughout the years, she has trained in various styles, such as jazz, tap, and hip hop by award winning choreographers.
She has danced at Epic Dance Center for the past 9 years where she competed on competitive teams since the age of 10. She began assisting at the age of 13 and teaching at the age of 16. She is completing her competitive dance career on Epic’s Senior Aquas Hip Hop Team, where she has been a member for the past 5 years.

Miss Giana plans to join the Dance Team when she leaves for college in order to continue to develop her love for dance. Teaching dance at Epic has been a rewarding experience. She is so excited for this season and sharing that love with her students.

Miss Bailey is one of Epics five seniors this year. She is on the Senior Royals Company and Aquas Hip hop competition teams. She started dance when she was 3 years old. She has always loved it and has been on Epic’s competition teams since she was 8 years old, for all 9 years that Epic has been open. 

Miss Bailey loves all styles of dance like Jazz, Tap, Hip hop, 

lyrical, contemporary, ballet, musical theater, and acro She loves teaching kids and sharing her love of dance with all the other dancers at Epic.  

Miss Bailey is so excited to continue teaching this year in season 9. 

Miss Madison has been dancing since the age of 4 years old. Her love for dance has stuck with ever since her very first dance class. She enjoys teaching and performing all styles of dance. She has trained in styles such as, hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, and contemporary. 

Miss Madison has been a dancer at Epic Dance Center for 9 years now. Attending numerous regional competitions and

conventions, taught by many talented and award winning choreographers. She has competed on Epics competitive company and hip hop teams since the age of 8. She began assisting at the age of 12 and teaching at the age of 14. She enjoys getting to share her love for dance with all the younger dancers. 

She is currently competing on epics Senior Royals company, and aquas hip hop team. She hopes to continue her dance career after graduating high school. Miss Madison is so excited to start season 9 at epic!

Miss Addison took her first dance class at the age of two and fell in love with dance ever since. She has been on a competition team since she was 7 and has preformed at many different competitions and events. She is now part of the Royals Company and Aquas Hip Hop team. 

Throughout the years she has competed in many different styles of dance such as jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap, contemporary, and acro. She began assisting at the age of 11 and teaching at the age of 15. She is also a co teacher of Epics Tiny Team. 

Teaching and dancing at epic has been an amazing experience for her and she is excited for the new year of teaching and learning.