HAYLEY APPELMAN (Founder, Director, Head Teacher), a Vermont native, graduated from SUNY Purchase College with a BFA from the Conservatory of Dance. She has performed around the world in Spain, China, Australia, San Fransisco and Vermont performing works by Mats Ek, Jose Limon, Nacho Duato and George Balanchine and most recently A Chorus Line at The Weston Playhouse. Hayley is a teacher at Cobble Hill Ballet in Brooklyn, NY, has guest taught for The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, as well as ballet schools in California, Vermont and Massachusetts. She is thrilled to be sharing her passion for such a beautiful art form with so many young dancers.
Rachel Rhodanz (Teacher)
Rachel grew up in a small town in Northeast Ohio, where she began her dance training at 3 years old. At the age of 13, her ballet teacher suggested that she further her dance training at Ballet Western Reserve in Youngstown, Ohio. Rachel attended college at Mercyhurst University where she received her BFA in Dance and minor in Exercise Science in 2019. Rachel soon became a company member of SoMar, a contemporary partnering company based in Erie, Pennsylvania, and she attended American Dance Festival, where she explored movement vocabularies with dancers from around the world. Since March of 2020, Rachel has been traveling between Vermont, Ohio, and New York City, teaching and dancing as much as possible. Rachel is excited to work with the young dancers of Vermont!
Sara Greenfield grew up farming and dancing in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. After attending the Boston Conservatory for modern dance she moved to New York where she performed, choreographed, and taught for a decade. She co founded Body Collider Dance with which she performed and taught both in New York and internationally. After moving to Vermont she started Tarpley Farm with her family growing flowers in Landgrove.
Sara Greenfield (Teacher)
Susan began training in dance at the age of 5 and teaching dance at the age of 18. She has been teaching ever since; a career she could never call a job. Susan has performed professionally in NYC and the surrounding region, but her true passion lies in the area of teaching dance. Her teaching credits include Fordham University, Westchester Dance Academy, New Dance, Dance Centre of Westchester (where she was also the director/owner), Brattleboro School of Dance and Burr and Burton Academy (where she continues as the dance team coach), in addition to many other places. Although she continued her training in dance at college, the degrees she holds are a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Special Education. She is certified as a ballet barre instructor, personal trainer and group fitness instructor. Teaching dance is Susan's true passion and she could not imagine a career more rewarding.
Susan Czechel (Teacher)