Artistic Director


	Instructional Staff

Jennifer Fehder Viers ~ Artistic & Creative Director

Jennifer has over 22 years of dance experience. She has studied various forms of dance including Tap, Jazz,
Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-hop, Funk and Musical Theatre. Jennifer was a member
of several national winning dance competition teams for more than 12 years and won numerous first place
and high point awards for her solos in both dance and voice competitions. She received her dance training
at The Preparatory Dance Program at U of L, The Louisville Ballet, and several local dance studios in both
Louisville, Ky and Indiana. Jennifer was a member of the "Nationally Ranked" Assumption Dance Tea
and The National Award Winning Planet Dance Senior Dance Team under the direction of the coaches
of the U of L Lady Birds (Sheryl Knight & Todd Sharpe). She has had the opportunity to study and train
with some of the top local and national choreographers including Barb Cullen, Linda Braun, Sheryl Knight,
Sheila Barker, Frank Hatchett, and Dan Cooney.

Knowing that dance is always changing and evolving, Jennifer understands the importance of staying up
on the current styles. To facilitate that, she travels to New York, where she attends classes at the prestigious
Broadway Dance Center. There, Jennifer learns the current styles and techniques that she can bring back
and utilize in her classroom. Not only does she take classes at the Broadway Dance Center and other studios
in New York, Jennifer also attends many dance conventions and teacher seminars to improve her teaching
techniques.

In addition to all her dance experience and training, Jennifer has also had many performance opportunities.
She was one of several back-up dancer's for Martha Reeves (Singer of "Dance'n in The Streets) during the
Pegasus Parade when Martha Reeve's was the Celebrity Mistress of Ceremonies. She performed five years
in the Louisville Ballet's "Nutcracker," and has performed in more than 35 musicals, dramas, and comedies
at many local theaters including Derby Dinner Playhouse, Stage One, Music Theatre of Louisville, Center
Stage, Bunbury Theatre, Clarksville Little Theatre and the Bomhard. Jennifer has also done several commercials
and print ads (newspaper).

Jennifer attended the University of Louisville where she studied Elementary Education and Child Psychology.
While she was there, she also took classes in theater and voice. Jennifer has been teaching dance and theater
for over seven years. She taught for Music Theater of Louisville during their summer camps and their
community outreach program at several local elementary schools. She has guest taught at several local dance
schools and was the Director of the dance program at local children's sports and recreation facility for 2 years.

Jennifer is very excited to have opened her own dance studio. It has been a dream since she was a little girl!
She hopes to be able to share her passion for dance and performing with her students, so that they too, can
know the joy that dance and the performing arts can bring.