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Allegro's Instructors
Tonya Goodwillie is the proud owner of Allegro Performing Arts Academy.  She has been dancing for 29 years and teaching for 15 of those years.  Tonya has danced professionally with the Fifth Avenue Theater as well as with The Trevor Sorbie of Redkin Show as the lead dancer.  She continually betters herself by attending numerous conventions and seminars throughout the year.  She recently graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance.  Tonya is a certified member of Dance Educators of America and is certified as a "top tap" teacher with American Tap Dance Institute.  In the Summer of 2004, she taught as a guest teacher for the American Tap Dance Institute Summer Tap Festival in Chicago.  Recently, her modern/jazz piece "Blown Away" was chosen to perform at a Cornish show entitled "New Moves".  
Karla Koon graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and recently graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Masters degree in Organizational Management.  Karla has performed in many of the western states.  Over the years she has appeared with San Jose Dance Theater, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, Pat Graney Dance Company, Leaving/Ground Dance, Stone Dance Collective and Variety Plus.  Karla has taught at San Jose Dance Theater, Arts at Laguna, New City Ballet and Spectrum Dance Theater.
Tiffany Miles has been training in dance since she was eight years old.  She still trains at Westlake Dance Center, and at well known conventions.  She was a part of hip hop groups In Effect, Cruz Control and was a part of WDC's performing group for 6 years.  Tiffany is currently in the Hip Hop group 'Potion'.  She has won numerous scholarships and high score awards from Westlake Dance Center, L.A. Underground, Edge Performing Arts Center, Tremaine, Co Dance and Encore.  She has choreographed for the Miss Auburn Pageant, V.H. Production's National Showcase 2K4 and for the Allegro Precision Dance Company.  Her choreography has won numerous awards.  She is also the Auburn High School Dance Team coach.
Sara Palmer has been a member of the Allegro team since 2001.  Her training at Westlake Dance Center and at well known conventions has taken her to Thailand, Spain, Germany, Korea and London.  A dancer for the National Basketball Association, Sara danced in a Microsoft Sponsored "Men in Black" video and PAX TV show "Destination Stardom" in Waikiki, Hawaii.  Dancing has landed her scholarships in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.  She has recently earned her Masters degree in Education from Pacific Lutheran University.
Megan Mackey has been training since the age of 10 in all styles of dancing, singing and acting.  She has received numerous high score awards, special recognition for her choreography and was chosen to be a member of Starpower's Powerpak while she was a member of the Allegro Precision Dance Company.  She has trained at many places around the Pacific Northwest as well as the Edge in L.A.  After receiving a scholarship from Encore Performing Arts, she was able to train and perform in L.A. and has also performed in Seattle's  En L'aire show as well as a back-up dancer for up and coming singers in V.H. Production Showcase of 2003 and 2K4.  Megan toured Europe performing in several countries with Westlake Dance Company in the summer of 2006.  She currently attends the University of Washington.
Ricki-Lyn Coppock has been dancing for 16 years.  This is her fourth year teaching at Allegro.  She also assisted a variety of classes here at Allegro for the last 4 years.  Ricki-Lyn was a member of the Allegro Precision Dance Company for 3 years.  She has attended numerous conventions and festivals such as Vancouver Tap Dance Society and West Coast Dance Explosion's national convention in Las Vegas.  Ricki-Lyn is happy to be a part of the Allegro team.
Joseph Schanbeck has been dancing since he was 12 years old.  He has trained in ballet, tap, lyrical, jazz and hip hop.  He was a member of the Allegro Precision Dance Company for three years and a member of the Seattle Theater Group "Dance this...Company", having performed African and modern dance for audiences at the Paramount Theater in Seattle.  He has received scholarships to Dance Educators of America.  Joseph has also performed as a duo and back-up dancer for the V.H. Production of Showcase 2K4.  He aspires to become a recognized dance instructor and choreographer.  Joseph has also been awarded  dance scholarships to study in LA and Las Vegas from nationally recognized convention competitions including West Coast Dance Explosion, LA Dance Force and Co Dance.  He currently attends the University of Washington.
Patrick Pulkrabek has taught at All That Dance in Minnesota since 2000 as a regular class and competition line instructor and choreographer.  He has trained in Minnesota for 13 years and has also received training from The Edge in L.A. and Broadway Dance Center and Steps in New York.  He has received numerous high point awards regionally and nationally.  He graduated from Perpich Center for Arts Education in 2003 where he studied dance.  He recently graduated from Cornish College of the Arts  with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance.
 

Terriann Akers has been involved in theater arts for over 25 years.  She has over four years experience in play production and directing, as well as acting in numerous plays and musicals.  She has also been involved with Missoula Children's Theatre in her school district.  Terriann has a love for the arts.  She is looking forward to taking the drama and musical theater program at Allegro to the next level.

 

Rochelle Rapaszky, born in Fallbrook, CA, began her dance training at the age of seven.  The most prominent school in her pre-college experience was Ballet Society of North Country, under the tutelage of Jacqueline Hepner-Thurston.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in 2007, and thoroughly enjoys the fine arts of choreographing, teaching, performing and making dance accessible to the community.  Rochelle holds awards from San Diego Dance Alliance, as well as Cornish College of the Arts.  She has attended many teacher training workshops with prominent education foundations, such as VSA Arts Institute and Creative Dance Center of Washington.  Allegro is very lucky to have her as their creative movement teacher for special needs classes.
 

Krystal Moore has been training in all styles of dance ever since she was two years old and loves every minute of it.  She began her training with Tonya Goodwillie and danced at Allegro for seven years.  She currently trains at Westlake Dance Center and is a member of their performing group.  She has won numerous scholarships and awards over the years from The Edge and Millennium just to name a few.  Krystal also recently toured Europe in 2006 performing in several countries.

 

Tami Rothschiller, a former competitive gymnast, is excited to provide dancers with a variety of gymnastics and tumbling skills.  Her experience as a gymnastics instructor and coach come from the Talent Tree Gym in Hudson, Ohio.  She has a life-long love for the sport of gymnastics and is excited to share it with others.

Christina McNeil Dobson has been teaching in and around the Seattle are for 10 years.  She has taught for Cornish College of the Arts, Shoreline Community College, Westlake Dance Center, Sammamish High School, ARC School of Ballet and many others.  At age 3 she began her training at Dance Unlimited in Federal Way, continued her training at Westlake Dance Center as an assistant to Mark Haines.  She then moved on to Cornish where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance on a full scholarship.  She has performed with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as Dance Captain and Company Manager.  Her competition choreography has won many awards and has set concert pieces for Cornish, ARC, En L'air, Interweave and Eastside Moving Company.  She looks forward to bringing her love of dance to Allegro.

 

Nina Escudero, a former dancer, is working her way to being a certified Yoga instructor with strong Iyengar Hatha training.  She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Washington.  Her classes focus on helping others find joy in their lives physically, mentally and spiritually through movement and proper nutrition.  Nina has been in the health and wellness industry for over twenty-five years.
Jesse Hawkins ~ Allegro is very pleased to have added 23 year old Jesse Hawkins to the staff.  His interest in dance began with dance moves influenced by Michael Jackson and eventually transferred into hip hop and then to break dancing.  Jesse is originally from New York where he was raised around very talented dancers who have helped train him in a variety of styles.  Performance credits include:  David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' music video, American Idol, Christina Milian, Summer Jam and Mervyn's Christmas Special. 
   
Allison Rupert began dancing at age 3 and started her training in all styles of dance with Allegro at age 9.  While with Allegro Precision Dance Company Allison received many awards from a variety of competitions around the Pacific Northwest.  Allison has trained at several places around the area, as well as the Edge in L.A.  She has performed in Seattle's En L'aire show, V.H. Production Showcase as a singer/pianist and toured Europe performing with Westlake Dance Company in the summer of 2006.  She is currently working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Washington.
    
  Teneka McHenry ~ A former Allegro student, Teneka is happy to be back at Allegro now as an instructor.  Teneka has had the fortunate opportunity of dancing with a number of performing groups and studying with various talented artists through the years.  She has been greatly influenced by past performers and teachers but undoubtedly has a style of her own. 
   
Melanie Herring ~ has been dancing since the age of three and has been training in a variety of styles of dance since she became a member of the Allegro team five years ago. She has traveled to many different states to further her passion for dance as well as having the opportunity to train and perform with inspirational dancers such as the famous tapper Savion Glover at the Paramount in Seattle . Melanie has been awarded scholarships from conventions in the Pacific Northwest  such as WCDE, La Elite, LADF, and more. She was a part of the "Dance This" company for two years which then helped her expand her styles of dance. She also has performed with VH productions as a back up hip hop dancer for upcoming singers. Melanie's most satisfying time is spent when she is on stage performing for an audience. She hopes to become a great asset to the Allegro team by sharing her ideas and showing dancers that dance can be not just a hobby but also an amazing way to find yourself.