Dance in Your Life

We are all students of dance, of performance and of life. We strive to inspire our dancers and be inspired by our dancers. We are dedicated to developing talent and providing our dancers with a solid foundation to lead them to success. We are committed to helping every dancer discover their strengths and to reach their own potential.

Together we learn and grow. Together we share the responsibility for building self-esteem and improving confidence. We place the highest value on respect – respect for each other and respect for ourselves.

Our hope is to provide each dancer with an experience that will be looked back upon as an important and special part of their life

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Our Team

• Kelly Hren (Director)
  Kelly began dancing at age three at LJ Dance Studio in Cedarhurst, NY. She studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip-Hop until she was 16. At that point she began assistant teaching and then took over her own classes before graduating high school. When Kelly moved to East Hampton in 1998 she taught dance at the Lighthouse Dance Project until 2002. Before having her first child in 2004, Kelly also taught sixth grade at Springs School for 4 years.
  
  Since opening dancehampton in 2007, Kelly has expanded her family by one more. She has also returned to the classroom as a teaching assistant in Amagansett School.
• Melissa Knight (Assistant Director)
  Melissa has been dancing since the age of 3. She began dancing at Ella Marie and Hicksville and then moved to the Garden City Dance Studio. At those two schools she studied a variety of dance ranging from Hip-Hop to Lyrical. In high school she began to attend the Schade Academy of Irish Dance. During her time at the academy she studied soft shoe, hard shoe, and Ceili dancing. she danced with a team at the Oireachtas (Eastern Regionals) and competed individually through Prizewinner. When she ended she was at the Championship level. In addition to teaching at the studio, Melissa is a fourth grade teacher at Springs School.
• Krystal Lamiroult (Head Choreographer)
• Anita Boyer
  Anita Boyer started dancing at age 5 with Hellie Schussler at Opus II Dance Studio in Ashland, Ohio. She studied classical ballet, jazz, modern and tap for 11 years in Ashland and has since studied swing, ballroom, hip hop, and delved much deeper into rhythm tap at Broadway Dance Center and with classes and private lessons from Stomp alum Nicholas Young. She is the co-owner of Our Fabulous Variety Show along with Kasia Klimiuk, another new teacher at dancehampton!
  

• Kate Havlicek
  

• Kasia Klimiuk
  Kasia Klimiuk has been dancing since a young age, with training in jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and lyrical; she has studied all over the East End at dance studios such as Brookhaven School of Dance, REDancers, Dance Centre of the Hamptons, and Royalenova throughout her formative years. She is currently one of the choreographers and artistic directors for Our Fabulous Variety Show, an eclectic theatre troupe. Splitting her time between Long Island and Manhattan, Kasia works as an appraiser at AccuVal Associates and is also attaining her Masters in Applied Theatre at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. She is thrilled to be teaching at dancehampton and sharing her passion for dance with the community.