Crystal Joyce
Owner/Director/Choreographer
Crystal Joyce began her dance training at the young age of three at LeAnne Leslie’s School of Theatrical Dance where she later became a company member. She also trained with the Marblehead School of Ballet under Paula Schiff, Jeannette Neill’s in Boston, and the Boston Conservatory.
Crystal received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Dean College in 2004, where she had extensive training under well known dance educators including Jill Silverman, Nailah Bellinger, and Jeffrey Polston. She was a featured dancer with the Dean Dance Company for three years, as well as performing in numerous student choreography shows. While at Dean, she was the recipient of the Beryl Martin Memorial Scholarship in recognition of her accomplishments in Dance and Theater.
Crystal has been teaching dance for 20+ years, and has choreographed for schools, cheerleading squads, and theatre companies. Crystal also has a background in musical theater and has been in shows such as 42nd Street, Footloose, and had the lead role of “Cassie” in A Chorus Line. Crystal has performed many times in the Greater Boston area, including performing at the Boston World Trade Center as a back-up dancer for Isaac Hayes.
Crystal’s passion in life is the art of dance, and to share this with her students brings her the greatest joy!
Linda Vieira
Assistant Director/Dance Instructor/Choreographer
Linda Vieira began her dance life at the age of 2 at Dance Class in Salem, MA. Since then she has had the opportunity to train at several local dance studios as well as The Gene Murray School, Salem State University and Boston Ballet. Linda trained at Dance Enthusiasm for 10+ years where she was an original member of their Dance Company and began her dance teaching career.
Miss Linda began teaching dance in 1994 and in 2004 opened Just For Kicks School of Dance; after many wonderful years she sold her studio to focus on her family.
She received her Bachelor’s in History from Salem State with a minor in Educational Studies. While at Salem State Linda participated in the Repertory Dance Theater as a choreographer and dancer.
Over the course of her dance career she has attended numerous master classes in dance and dance education. Linda has received many awards for her choreography at both the local and national level.
Emily Nelson
Dance Instructor/Choreographer
After dancing for the RPI dance club throughout her college career Emily started teaching in the northern Massachusetts area. She shares her love of dance and the movement arts through teaching all ages and all styles, including Acrobatics, Ballet, Contemporary, and Modern. Emily encourages dancers to learn the joy of dance, self-esteem, perseverance, and to work hard to achieve.
Courtney Connors
Dance Instructor/Choreographer
Sarina Ste. Croix
Dance Instructor/Choreographer
Sarina has been dancing for over 30 years and has been teaching since she was 14 years old. She was the captain of her high school dance team, and was asked to perform lyrical solos at The World’s Fair and Mayfair in Cambridge, MA. When she was 21 years old she took over The Dance Center of Waltham as the owner and artistic director. After deciding to move on from that studio, she has been teaching and choreographing for recreational and competitive students across Massachusetts for all ages. More recently she has been specializing in teaching the youngest of dancers, focusing on caregiver/child and preschool dance classes as well as the lead singer of the Rock-A-Baby music classes in Newton, MA. When Sarina is not dancing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.
Erica Schroder
Dance Instructor/Choreographer
Erica Schroder is a dance instructor/choreographer with 25 years of experience. She recently served as a Competition team director for a local studio. During this time her students received numerous high score, special judges awards, as well as concept, entertainment and choreography awards from regional competitions. Erica has performed in the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival and all over New England with various companies including Urbanity Underground, Forty Steps and Company Four. Erica was a founding member of Company Four, and choreographed and performed works in the Shared Choreographers Concert, Third Life Series, Parallel Lines and more. Erica has a BFA in Dance with Teaching Certification from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Erica is proud to be a member of Dance Masters of New England Chapter 5, and Dance Masters of America. She currently serves as a Board Member for Dancers at Heart. Outside of dance Erica is the Senior Manager of Web Marketing at ServiceTitan, a software company for the trades, and lives in North Reading with her husband and two dogs.
Angie Hogue
Dance Instructor