NICOLE SILEO-BUNTEN

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 Nicole was personally trained by Miss Gina, and as a result, encourages her ballet, tap and jazz students to strengthen their fundamental skills and maximize the performance quality they exhibit in the classroom and on the stage. Her attention to detail is a hallmark of her unique teaching ability. She spearheads the Tap program at Dance Stop, and is a very important factor as we aim to provide well-rounded dancers. With consistent practice of tap, her students achieve a clear understanding of musicality, the complexities of rhythms, and the layers and textures within the music that can be revealed through percussive sounds. Miss Nicole also is proud of her performance and collaboration with Mike Minery (see above), which has definitely brought a bright new approach to the art! 

Miss Melody is a graduate of Montclair State College with a Bachelor Degree in physical education with an emphasis on dance. She received her dance teacher certification from Dance Educators of America. Dancing since the age of three, Melody continued her dance studies with Patricia Walcoff-McCusker, studio owner past president of the NJ Dance Theatre Guild now NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble. Miss Melody is a previous studio owner for over 36 years. She is a board member of Associated Dance Teachers of NJ and a member of Dance Educators of America. Miss Melody has an extensive gymnastics background and has won many state and national titles. Miss Melody specializes in early childhood dance education. Miss Melody enjoys being a part of the high-quality education her students achieve under her direction.

  Brielle began training at Dance Stop Dance Education Center at the age of 3 and was trained extensively by Gina Forcella for 15 years. Brielle also trained under the direction of Al Blackstone, Thang Dao & Julie Shulman. Brielle studied dance, voice, and musical theatre for 4 years at the Freehold Performing Arts Center and then went on to studio dance and psychology at George Mason and Kean University. While training with Miss Gina at Dance Stop, Brielle discovered her love for working with children and sharing her passion for dance. Brielle credits Dance Stop with teaching her hard work, dedication and determination while being surrounded by supportive educators.

A native of Mercer Island, Washington, Suzy received her BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 2011. After graduating, she relocated to San Francisco where she performed and toured with several dance companies as well as co-founded a dance collective and produced multiple shows. In addition to her performance career, Suzy developed a jazz program at a premier Bay Area studio, was on faculty at Alonzo King Lines Dance Center and she has shown choreography all across the United States. During her time in New York, she has had the privilege to work with teacher and artist Katie Drablos on numerous projects as well as being a teaching artist for the Misty Copeland Foundation’s BE BOLD program. She recently received an MA in Dance Education from Steinhardt and is a candidate for an MFA in Dance from Tisch at New York University (’23). 

Born and raised in South Amboy, New Jersey. Erin Ambry began her dance training at Dance Stop Dance Education Center under the direction of Gina Forcella.  She trained heavily in ballet, contemporary, modern, lyrical, jazz, tap, and hip hop, under the guidance of Gina Forcella, Thang Dao, Julie Shulman Friedrich, Al Blackstone, Sara Pyun and Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich. Early on, Erin was exposed to performing frequently through dance competitions and conventions.  This exposure greatly aided in her desire to pursue dance as a career.  In 2019, Erin graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Here, she continued to study modern and contemporary dance styles, as well as ballet.  While in school, Erin performed choreographic works by Christian von Howard, Mark Morris, Lar Lubovitch, and Maxine Doyle. Throughout the summer months, Erin attended Pilobolus Summer Series(2016), NorthWest Dance Project Summer Intensive AP Platform(2017), and Hubbert Street Dance Chicago Summer Intensive(2018).  In addition, Erin became a certified yoga instructor through the Om Factory School of  Yoga. During the next few years after graduation, Erin continued to educate herself in different contemporary styles throughout the New York City dance scene, such as VimVigor Dance Company and Yin Yue Dance Company.  Erin’s professional accomplishments include performing with Mignolo Dance Company, Ocampo/Wang Dance in Brooklyn, New York and Taipei, Taiwan, and Vanessa Long Dance Company.  In 2021, Erin joined CoCA Moves and continues to dance with the company.  

  Jessica Powell is excited to join the Dance Stop Family this year! Jessica was raised in Toronto, Canada, and danced under the instruction of the prestigious Canadian Dance Company for 15 years. She spent 4 years as a member of the Toronto Raptors NBA Dance Pak, as well as a dancer/model for Sears Canada, Mary Kay and L'Oreal. Jessica was featured on So You Think You Can Dance, spent time as a dancer on Holland America Cruise Lines, and much more. Now, as a choreographer and dance educator, she has spent the last 13 years sharing her love of dance and passion for entertainment with students in both the United States and Canada

Caley Scheuing was born and raised in New Jersey. She grew up training in various sports but finally settled on a career in dance at 14 years old. She studied all styles of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, musical theater, and acrobatics. She trained at En Pointe Dance and Acrobatics where she was able to compete nationally and begin assisting and teaching classes. She earned a spot on the Matawan Regional High School Varsity Dance Team her freshman year of high school, and was elected as a captain for the 2019-2020 season. During her senior year of high school, Caley was recruited as the first member in her class to be on the Rutgers University Dance Team where she competed at UDA College Nationals in the D1A pom and jazz categories for the past three years. Throughout her time on the team Caley was awarded All Big Ten Academic Team in 2022 and 2023.  In 2022, her spirit program earned their first National Championship in the Spirit Gameday Division. She was recently named Captain for the 2023-2024 season of the Rutgers University Dance Team. With 9 years of competitive dance experience, Caley loves teaching students and sharing her passion for dance with all dancers. 

Danelle Morgan is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program where she graduated with honors. Danelle is currently an Assistant Choreographer and Dance Captain for the Radio City Rockettes. She has danced with the company for over 18 years appearing not only in The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes but also the New York Spectacular

under the direction of Warren Carlyle and the New York Spectacular under the direction of Mia Michaels. She has been the spokesperson for the Rockettes, the face of several print and

commercial campaigns and a leader in the company’s diversity initiative. She’s appeared in the Hallmark Channel’s A Holiday Spectacular, performed with Jennifer Lopez on Saturday Night

Live, on the TONY Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Live with Kelly & Ryan,and The Today Show. Danelle has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York

Times, and Town & Country Magazine. Danelle has performed Chicago’s All That Jazz in a tribute to Chita Rivera at the Chita Rivera Awards, has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and reconstructed pieces “OurFavorite Son” from Will Rogers Follies for American Dance Machine under the direction of Patti D’Beck & Josh Bergasse; as well as “Big Spender” for Sweet Charity in Concert under the direction of Dana Moore. She has played the role of Marguerita/Swing in the European tour of

West Side Story, a Laurence Olivier “Best Musical Revival” nominee. Danelle was the consulting choreographer in the 2022 rebrand of the Knicks City Dancers who are currently under the creative direction of Fatima Robinson. She is currently on the teaching staff at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center in New York City training dancers inJazz and Precision Jazz. In addition to dance, Danelle is a NASM-CPT and Pilates instructor.

Joe Celej is a New York City based creative artist whose career spans over twenty years of professional concert dance performance, choreographic investigation, and passionate instruction and mentoring of students.  
Joe performed for nearly a decade with the internationally acclaimed concert company Elisa Monte Dance, performing extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Asia including theaters in Paris, Rome, and many seasons at the prestigious Joyce Theater in NYC.  He was also honored to both meet and perform for the Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg.  Joe has performed works by renowned artists including Elisa Monte, Robert Battle, Peter Chu, and Mario Zambrano with additional credits including Levi Strauss and Company, Wal-Mart, the City of Houston, and Houston Grand Opera.  Joe’s choreography has been presented across the US and Europe and was honored to have his Joyce Theater choreographic premiere in 2011.  Joe served as Associate Director of Houston METdance for five seasons, and most recently premiered his newest work Mirrored Soul commissioned by Houston Contemporary Dance Company in February 2023.  Joe is an honored recipient of a 2010 Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award from the US Department of Education.    
            Joe has been a guest teacher/choreographer at established institutions including Steps on Broadway, SUNY Buffalo, Rice University, Salve Regina University, Ballet Hispanico, and the High School for Performing and Visual Arts Houston (HSPVA).  Joe is proud to have mentored numerous dancers who are alumni of prestigious programs including the Juilliard School, SUNY Purchase, Point Park University, and Pace University, with former students performing with Eastman/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, LA Dance Project, Lar Lubovitch, Ballet Hispanico, the Radio City Rockettes, and Disney.       

 Nicole Morris is a movement artist from Sarasota, FL. Starting at a young age, Nicole has always had a passion for the arts. She attended Florida State University where she received a BFA in Dance. After graduation, Nicole moved to NYC where she started to work with Kristin Sudeikis Dance and Jackie Nowicki’s NOW Dance Project. As a concert dancer, Nicole has performed works by Al Blackstone, Reed Luplau, Troy Schumacher, Lauren Lovette, Hope Boykin, Josh Prince, Melissa Hough, and more. Aside from live performance, Nicole has taught contemporary, jazz, ballet, and improvisation through out the United States at various studios. She loves being a part of creation and offers a sincere artistic voice to the classes and processes that she participates in.