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Our
community and young generation are screaming for a radical
change and a vision to take on the challenge. At IDC it is
our aspiration to impact others from the inside out, using
dance as a medium, to impart the adoration of the arts, excellence
in dance education, health and well-being.
Inspire
Dance Company is a place for the V.I.P (Values the arts,
Inspires others, Preserves) We offer a positive experience
in a 2,000 square foot studio setting that allow children
a place to escape to their dreams. Inspire Dance company
will present a broad range of opportunities for students
at various levels. Our company will offer pre-ballet and
tap for young dancers ages 3-5. Recreational classes in
tap, jazz, theatre dance, lyrical, contemporary, modern,
hip hop, Irish, and belly dance are available to dancers
at any age or level. In addition to our recreational classes,
an elite pre-professional program for the experienced dancer
will be established. These select dancers will train for
5-6 hours per week and will be given the exciting opportunity
to attend conventions with national renowned dancers and
attend regional and national competitions. In addition,
the pre-professional dancers will perform locally at community
events. Auditions for the elite pre-professional team will
occur September, 2009.
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| Become
a leader in the dance industry by providing the highest quality
dance education and positive learning environment for all ages.
Our commitment ensures that each class will furnish an affirmative
and memorable experience, giving dancers a professional atmosphere
in which to showcase their technique, talent, and personality.
Together, we will change the world through the love of dance
one person at a time! |
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MISS DENA MONROE,
Artistic Director
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Miss
Dena is an extraordinary, phenomenally talented,
performer, choreographer, and dance instructor. She
has performed in the largest film and TV studio in
the world, the entertainment powerhouse, Universal
Studios in Orlando, Florida.While living in Orlando,
Dena was granted a business internship at the ever
enchanting Walt Disney World. This experience advanced
her knowledge of commerce, trade, and entrepreneurship.
In addition, Miss Dena trained with master dancer
and choreographer, the amazingly talented, Glenn
Douglas Packard. Glen’s impressive resume includes
the honor of an Emmy nomination for his artistic
direction in Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary
celebration. Dena has also served as the exclusive
choreographer for a select performance by Jerry Lewis’ daughter,
Montana.
Nationally,
she provided dance instruction at Plumb Performing
Arts Center which is considered to be one of the
finest dance companies in the Phoenix, Arizona
valley. This experience allowed her the opportunity
to train and choreograph with many distinguished
dancers. Locally, she spent four years as the Assistant
Director and Competition Director at a promising
academy of dance. This leadership position led
to recognition as outstanding choreographer at
many national and regional competitions throughout
the United States including: Cathy Roe's Ultimate
Choreography Award and New York City Dance Alliance’s
Critic’s Choice Award. She has a tremendous
love for children and the unique gift of drawing
out each dancer’s individual best. Miss Dena
has a heart of gold and a passion for dance that
is unstoppable.
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HERE TO MEET THE REST OF THE STAFF
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| Inspire
Dance Company owner and artistic director, Dena Monroe chose
the name of her business on the night her beloved Aunt Val
passed away from breast cancer. “My Aunt Val was never
able to have children on her own,” remembers Dena, “So,
she treated me like her daughter. She had a huge impact on
my life – she made me into a strong woman.”
A few months before her aunt’s
death, Dena had made the decision to leave her dream job
as a competition director in Phoenix, Arizona in order to
stay by her aunt’s side. “It was my dream job,
but I had to come back because she meant so much to me…Even
when she was going through chemotherapy and radiation - Aunt
Val was strong. She told me, ‘Whatever God’s
will is God’s will.”
In the moments
after her aunt passed away, Dena says her life’s
mission crystallized: “Right then I knew that life
was too short and that I could change the world if I
could have an impact on just one child, like the kind
of impact Aunt Val had on me. I named my studio ‘Inspire
Dance Company’ because my Aunt Val inspired me.
She loved children, dancing and music. Her legacy will
live on through the children here.”
An Oregon native, Dena began
dancing at three years old. At 10 years old, Dena was a teaching
assistant under her mentor, Kelly Melanowski, at Dance Concepts.
After graduating from Clay High School in 2000, Dena went
to Ohio University where she was one of the first freshmen
in school history to make the university’s dance team. “I
remember praying, ‘God, if you let me make this dance
team, then I know I am supposed to be a dancer for the rest
of my life.’” After a year at OU, Dena came home
and enrolled at the University of Toledo and went to Walt
Disney World for a business internship in 2001. Over the
next four years, Dena would dance for both Disney and Universal
Studios and have the opportunity to work with many well-known
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