MEET OUR STAFF
Tina, along with her husband Michael, has owned, directed and managed 5 dance and music schools throughout Arizona. Dancing has been at the center of Tina's life in conjunction with being a competitive gymnast. Her diverse knowledge of technique and choreography includes tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, clogging, gymnastics, acro and tumbling. Being a "Master Teacher" has allowed her to create over 50 productions and holiday shoes. She has danced in Europe, Canada, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles with many professional artists. She has always been grateful to grow up in the dance world where she could develop her talents to pursue her dreams. It is her goal to give back the same opportunities afforded to her to the children of her community.
Tina McCarey
Owner and Chief Instructor
Adrian grew up here in Globe and began dancing when he was 12 years old. He has trained under Tina in both Mesa and Globe at her studios and started teaching during high school as well. He has been a choreographer for the State Championship Globe High School Pom and Cheer teams. He has received many awards for his talents including a Tremaine convention scholarship at nationals. He went on to study dance at the University of Arizona. He has stepped into his professional dancing career and will be an ensemble dancer for a major cruise line when performances resume. Adrian serves as wonderful example of male dancing and tumbling in Arizona proudly empowers boys of all ages and levels to follow in his footsteps!
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Adrian Curiel
Alijah Burgett
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Alijah has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has had the pleasure of training under Tina here in Globe as well as at her studios in Mesa. She traveled to perform and compete with oth her teams from Globe and Mesa for several years which gave her the opportunity to train under some of the best teachers in AZ and in the convention world. Some of her favorite memories of dance include commuting and spending the night at Tina's & being woke up singing and waffles! She has been dancing for 19 years and had been teaching for the past 6 years. She is officially a Registered Nurse and works at our local hospital Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center but loves spending her extra time teaching!
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Anisa Spurgeon
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Bethany Frampton
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Cali Jo Dalton
Hunter is the youngest of Tina and Michael's boys who grew up in the gym competing along side his brothers. He is an accomplished and professionally trained gymnast. He trained as a tumbling coach throughout his teen years at two of Tina's studios which has added greatly to his knowledge of dance applicable gymnastics. Hunter brings a strong sense of fun to our studio & encourages students in our tumbling program from tots to teenagers to be proud of their accomplishments as they grow in their skills.
Hunter McCarey
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Julia McBride
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Krista Ramos
Ballet Instructor
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Mahlea Widner
Norma is a classically trained ballerina dancer who has danced in numerous ballet performances and solist roles, such as Nikya from Labayadere Kitri from Don Quixote Arabian in Nutcracker and other soloist roles such a as Double Cleft in the Grand Gala of Stars. She has trained with numerous prestigious ballet companies such as Boston, Ballet Arizona and Studio R Ballet. She loves teaching and getting to pass down all she has learned over the years to young dancers!
Norma Bjelde
Instructor
Rebekah danced at Lynn's School of Dance in all styles from the time she was a young girl until she graduated high school. She was a company dancer and student teacher as well. She now teaches in our recreational program and is focused on our beginner dancers. Rebekah brings years of experience and patience to teaching little ones not only skills but confidence. Most of our company dancers began their dancer journey in one of her classes! She is a full time teacher and coach at High Desert Middle School and a loving, proud mother to her two beautiful daughters.
Rebekah Haverland
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Savannah Bertoldo
Savannah danced for five years from Junior High to her second year of High School. At that time she was dancing at Lynn's School of Dance which is the studio now known as Power Elite Dance Academy. She loved every bit of it and made some of the best friends in her life because of being in dance. It makes her so happy to now teach dancers new skills and then to watch them master them. She is so glad to be back into the dance family and we are happy to have her as apart of our staff!
Sorrin Garcia grew up right here in Miami, Arizona and was a member of the competitive dance team with Power Elite Dance Company. At the age of 10 she was accepted into The School of Ballet Arizona’s pre professional dance company and trained with them until the age of 16. Sorrin danced with Ballet Arizona on numerous occasions including as Clara in their production of The Nutcracker twice, La Paquita, La Byadare, and Ballet Under the Stars. After placing top 5 at Miss Arizona’s teen in 2021 Sorrin received a full ride to Western New Mexico University where she was a member and captain of their pom team for two years. Sorrin has been in pageantry since the age of 9 and also completed in the Cinderella Scholarship program. Currently Sorrin attends Northern Arizona University's Phoenix Biomedical Campus where she is pursuing her Master’s of Science in Athletic Training.
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Sorrin Garcia
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Tiffany Goff
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