Tiffany Spithas

Tiffany is a graduate of James Madison University where she received a B.F.A. in Dance. Tiffany has performed with the Montgomery College Dance Co., D.C. Dance Collective, The Virginia Repertory Dance Co. and The LA Contemporary Dance Company. Tiffany is enjoying her eleventh year as the Owner/Director of Impact Performing Arts and Artistic Director for DanceWorx.

Giavanna Hershey

Giavanna is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA in Dance. While in school she worked with choreographers such as B.J. Sullivan, Jan Van Dyke, John Gamble and Gerri Houllihan. Gia has taught Modern, Jazz, Lyrical and Poms at several studios in the DC Metro Area. She has performed with and choreographed for companies such as FloydProject and Full Circle Dance Company.

Nicole Tapiero

Nicole is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park where she majored in Journalism. Nicole started dancing when she was 3 and is trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, hip hop and tap. She has worked at Impact for the past 8 years as the front desk manager and helps facilitate and organize programming, marketing and other Impact and DanceWorx initiatives.

Michelle Workman

While Michelle’s career path led her down the corporate path, her first love has always been dance and she is thrilled to be coming back to support Impact Dance Studio.
Michelle trained at Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA, earning her degree in Dance. She also has attended classes in New York City at The Broadway Dance Center. Michelle has danced with various dance companies, including The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. She has also taught dance for various studio’s, including Patricia Kelbaugh Dance Studio.

Jess Gary

Jess was born and raised in Baltimore and started dancing competitively at the age of 6. At 16, she started choreographing for dance companies In the MD area. She discovered her passion for choreography, which quickly became well known at several Dance conventions where Jess was later asked to Join as a Guest choreographer. She moved to LA to continue to pursue her passion for dance. She has choreographed for dancers on AGT, Independent Films, and Music Videos. Her goal as a choreographer and teacher is for dancers to find their own individuality and artist within themselves. She enjoys training the next generation of working dancers in hopes of helping them achieve their goals in the dance industry.

Jasmine Waters

Jasmine fell in love with dance at the age of 7, and has been dancing ever since. She studied urban dance abroad in the Netherlands and while overseas, taught classes, performed and travel all over Europe to compete in National, European and World championships. After 10 years, Jasmine made her way back to Maryland. Jasmine teaches hip hop, afro hip hop, jazz and street jazz.

Alexandra Shovlin

Alexandra grew up in Maryland where she started her dance training on both a classical and competitive level. At 15, she moved to Canada to continue to train and pursue her journey in the dance industry, where she trained in a multitude of dance styles. She was a member of her college dance team at Wilfrid Laurier University and co-coach of the Urbana Poms team. Alexandra’s goal as a dancer, instructor, and choreographer is to guide and train dancers to work to the best of their ability in the studio and in their everyday lives.

Haley Degirolamo

Haley is fluently trained in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and pointe. In 2023 she graduated from East Carolina University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Haley is now a working professional in the industry, a choreographer and an instructor for all ages and styles. Haley trained and performed at The Henny Jurriëns Studio in the Netherlands where she learned repertoire from Crystal Pite and Damien Jalet members. She has assisted Jo Bolden and Christina Woodard where she diversified herself in various styles and cultures.

Karen Gottlieb

Karen is currently cheering for her second season as an NFL cheerleader. As a native to Montgomery County, Karen’s cheerleading journey began at Quince Orchard High School and continued at the University of Maryland where she cheered for four years and served as captain her senior year. While her background is firmly rooted in cheerleading, she has always had a love for dance. Karen graduated from UMD in May of 2023 with 2 bachelors degrees in Economics and Public Policy. She also recently received her Masters degree in Marketing Analytics.

Rex Mills

Rex has been dancing for 10 years and was a part of Impact’s DanceWorx Dance Company for three years. She was a Pom at both Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and at Richard Montgomery High School. Rex plans to continue her dance and pom career after her college graduation by auditioning for NFL and NBA dance teams next year.

Charlotte Nash

Charlotte is a Senior at Quince Orchard High School and has been a member of DanceWorx for 6 years. She started dancing ballet when she was 4. When she joined DanceWorx, she trained in jazz, modern, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, and ballet. Charlotte especially enjoys modern and contemporary.

Bronwyn Bise

Bronwyn Bise is a senior at the Connelly School of the Holy Child. Bronwyn started dancing at age 2 at Ballet Petite, followed by Joy of Motion, City Dance and C-Unit.  Since she joined DanceWorx, Bronwyn has trained in jazz, modern, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, ballet and acro. Bronwyn has taught dance at the Waterman's Arts & Enrichment camp in Maine. Bronwyn especially enjoys dancing hip hop and contemporary choreography. 

Abby Lin

Abby is a senior at Northwest High School and has been a member of DanceWorx for seven years. Prior to that, she danced at Impact for 4 years. Her favorite styles are contemporary and jazz but she also loves acro and learning new tricks!

Kendyll Morandi

Kendyll is a junior at Winston Churchill High School and has been dancing with DanceWorx/Impact since the 5th grade. Kendyll is currently training in modern, lyrical, jazz, contemporary, modern, hip hop, and ballet/pointe. Her favorites are lyrical and contemporary.

Maya Killings

Maya is a sophomore at Quince Orchard High School. She began her dance training 5 years ago. Maya has been a member of DanceWorx for 2 years, training in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, ballet, and more. She also has over 3 years of volunteer experience with young children, including assisting with dance classes. Maya’s favorite styles are jazz and lyrical. 

Maisie Smith

Maisie is a junior at Quince Orchard High School and is on her 4th year with DanceWorx. She has been dancing since she was 2 years old and is trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, hiphop, acro, modern and lyrical. Her favorite styles include jazz and contemporary. 

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