About Us
Armonk Dance has been under the direction of Cynthia S. D'Angelo for the past three years. Before she took ownership, she was a vital part of the artistic and administrative staff of Armonk Dance for 17+ years- creating a thriving modern program and a pillar of the ballet program.
Ms. D'Angelo brings to the table a high level of professionalism, integrity, talent and experience. She is a caring, knowledgeable and generous teacher who works to bring about the best in her dancers. With a tremendous love and respect for this art form, and all it can provide your dancer in and out of the studio, Ms. D'Angelo shares her love of dance , its protocols, history and etiquette with dancers from budding ballerinas to professionals. She is committed to making sure dancers are learning proper technique in a safe and appropriate environment. Ms. D'Angelo is the director of the Modern Co. and the Competition Teams at ACD as well as the Artistic Director of the school.
Ms. D'Angelo, a native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, began her training with Judi Drozd of the Joffrey Ballet. She joined the Junior Company of the Albany-Berkshire Ballet at 14 and was promoted to full company member upon graduation from high school. She supplemented her training at The Boston Ballet, Walnut Hill School of the Performing Arts and Jacobs Pillow 12 +12 program and toured throughout Russia.
Her professional career began as a corps member and moved to soloist with the Albany-Berkshire Ballet where she danced in ballets such as Cinderella, Giselle, Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Our Town. She worked with choreographers such as Phillip Jerry, Mary Margaret Gianonne, Darryl Grey and Bill T. Jones. She then went on to attend the University of Missouri- Kansas City where she became an adjunct professor of dance and began dancing for Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre (where she would later become the company administrator).
With WHDT she danced the works of Sean Curran, Kevin Iega Jeff, Leni Wylliams, Fred Benjamin, DeAnna Hiett, Paula Weber and more. While in Kansas City Ms. D’Angelo began and maintained the modern program for the Communiversity (A continuing education department of the University of Missouri-Kansas City) and taught at the Westport Ballet. Recently, Ms. D’Angelo was invited to show her choreography at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, New York and at the Riverside Theatre in NYC. Ms. D’Angelo is the rehearsal mistress and choreographer for the Mooney-Cooley Dance Company. Ms. D’Angelo currently resides in New York teaching and choreographing.
Ms. D'Angelo brings to the table a high level of professionalism, integrity, talent and experience. She is a caring, knowledgeable and generous teacher who works to bring about the best in her dancers. With a tremendous love and respect for this art form, and all it can provide your dancer in and out of the studio, Ms. D'Angelo shares her love of dance , its protocols, history and etiquette with dancers from budding ballerinas to professionals. She is committed to making sure dancers are learning proper technique in a safe and appropriate environment. Ms. D'Angelo is the director of the Modern Co. and the Competition Teams at ACD as well as the Artistic Director of the school.
Ms. D'Angelo, a native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, began her training with Judi Drozd of the Joffrey Ballet. She joined the Junior Company of the Albany-Berkshire Ballet at 14 and was promoted to full company member upon graduation from high school. She supplemented her training at The Boston Ballet, Walnut Hill School of the Performing Arts and Jacobs Pillow 12 +12 program and toured throughout Russia.
Her professional career began as a corps member and moved to soloist with the Albany-Berkshire Ballet where she danced in ballets such as Cinderella, Giselle, Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Our Town. She worked with choreographers such as Phillip Jerry, Mary Margaret Gianonne, Darryl Grey and Bill T. Jones. She then went on to attend the University of Missouri- Kansas City where she became an adjunct professor of dance and began dancing for Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre (where she would later become the company administrator).
With WHDT she danced the works of Sean Curran, Kevin Iega Jeff, Leni Wylliams, Fred Benjamin, DeAnna Hiett, Paula Weber and more. While in Kansas City Ms. D’Angelo began and maintained the modern program for the Communiversity (A continuing education department of the University of Missouri-Kansas City) and taught at the Westport Ballet. Recently, Ms. D’Angelo was invited to show her choreography at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, New York and at the Riverside Theatre in NYC. Ms. D’Angelo is the rehearsal mistress and choreographer for the Mooney-Cooley Dance Company. Ms. D’Angelo currently resides in New York teaching and choreographing.
STAFF
Ashley Albonetti started dancing at the age of four and quickly found out that it was her passion. Growing up she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical and modern at Pinewood School of Dance and The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. She was a member of the Pinewood School of Dance Competition Company, Ridgefield Civic Ballet and Ridgefield Jazz Ensemble. Ashley performed in the “Nutcracker Ballet” with the Moscow Ballet, Danbury Music Center and Ridgefield Conservatory for 12 years in roles including Snow Queen and Dew Drop. Ashley was introduced to hip hop dance when she joined the Carmel High School dance team, with whom she won many awards including NDA All- American honors and 2nd place in the solo competition at the NDA championship in Albany.
She discovered her second passion, teaching, at the age of 15 when she was asked to be a teaching assistant at the American Academy of Ballet Summer School. Ashley attended Manhattanville College on a dance scholarship and graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in Dance & Theatre, with a minor in Psychology. At Manhattanville, Ashley worked with choreographers including Andrei Kisselev, Neta Pulvermacher and Peter Pucci. She was a member of the Manhattanville Dance Troupe all four years and a captain for two. With this team she performed at campus community and athletic events and competed at several competitions. Her choreography won the team three first place awards. In 2010 Ashley was a featured dancer in Athena Reich’s music video, “The Logical Song,” for MTV’s LOGO. She has been a co-coach for the Byram Hills High School Varsity Dance Team and has taught hip hop and jazz at Putnam Dance Center since 2006. She currently takes class at Broadway Dance Center. She loves passing on her technique, discipline and passion for dance to her students at the Armonk Center for Dance!
Shaina Dyer, describes herself as a highly enthusiastic dancer and dance instructor with over two decades of experience in the dance industry. "Dancing is more than a career to me, it is my passion." Through my love of dance, I have acquired experience in both dancing and instructing Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Dunham, Tap and Hip-Hop.
Ms. Dyer began teaching dance in her early teens at the Onondaga Dance Institute. After teaching at the Onondaga Dance Institute, she became very involved with the Syracuse City School District as both an instructor and a performer. Post High School, Shaina went to Philadelphia, PA to study dance at the University of the Arts. In Philadelphia she danced with Philadanco in addition to being an instructor for the dance company. Upon returning to Syracuse from Philadelphia , Ms. Dyer continued to perform and instruct for the Syracuse City School District. She became the Director for the Dance department in the Syracuse University's “Say Yes” Program and has studied with various artists and companies such as, Frank Hatchet From Broadway Dance Center, Troy Powel from Alvin Ailey and The Rod Rogers dance company with Kim Grier. Shaina finds it a privilege to share my knowledge and and skill with aspiring young dancers.
Marissa Kretzmer, a Bronx, NY native, began her training with Barbra Walczak of the New York City Ballet and is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts. Ms. Kretzmer continued her studies on scholarship at: STEPS on Broadway, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and the University of Akron. As part of her continuing education, she completed Peff Pointe Teacher Training in Chicago, IL.
Ms. Kretzmer began dancing professionally in 1989 and has danced with Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Once Upon A Time, Inc., and the Ballet Theatre of Westchester. She has had the pleasure of working with choreographers such as: Kevin Iega Jeff, Frances Patrelle, Alan Hineline, Bill T. Jones and Annemarie D'Angelo. Ms. Kretzmer is the Artistic Director of Mooney/Cooley Dance, which produces an annual Nutcracker performance including many local children, at the Riverside Theatre in New York City and directs the Ballet Company at ACD.
Ms. Kretzmer has been an instructor at the Armonk Center for Dance since 1998. Her teaching experience also includes Williams College, Young Audiences, Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, School of Albany Berkshire Ballet, and the Cantarella School of Dance. Currently, she enjoys teaching dance and child advocacy in New York.
Denise Quadrel grew up in New Jersey where she began dancing at the age of 3. She immediately knew it would be her lifelong passion. She studied Ballet, Pointe and Tap at the New Jersey Ballet in Livingston and Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Pointe at Sharon’s Studio of Dance in Whippany where she began student teaching at the age of 12. While taking dance classes, Denise also competed in Competition Cheerleading for the North Stars All Star Dance Team as their Team Flyer for several years winning the individual category of Outstanding Performer.
Denise attended high school at the Academy for Visual & Performing Arts where she was selected from dozens of candidates. She choreographed and performed in numerous shows to include the NJ State Teen Arts Competition. Denise also studied dance under the direction of Ruth Clark and noted dance companies including Randy James Dance Works and Pilobolous. During her tenure at AVPA, she was awarded an internship at the Bickford Theatre where she stage managed several shows to include comedian Jim Bruer and the Children’s Summer Theatre Series. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hartford.
She continues to take her own dance lessons today while sharing her enthusiasm for Tap with her students at Armonk Dance.
STAFF
Ashley Albonetti started dancing at the age of four and quickly found out that it was her passion. Growing up she studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical and modern at Pinewood School of Dance and The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. She was a member of the Pinewood School of Dance Competition Company, Ridgefield Civic Ballet and Ridgefield Jazz Ensemble. Ashley performed in the “Nutcracker Ballet” with the Moscow Ballet, Danbury Music Center and Ridgefield Conservatory for 12 years in roles including Snow Queen and Dew Drop. Ashley was introduced to hip hop dance when she joined the Carmel High School dance team, with whom she won many awards including NDA All- American honors and 2nd place in the solo competition at the NDA championship in Albany.
She discovered her second passion, teaching, at the age of 15 when she was asked to be a teaching assistant at the American Academy of Ballet Summer School. Ashley attended Manhattanville College on a dance scholarship and graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in Dance & Theatre, with a minor in Psychology. At Manhattanville, Ashley worked with choreographers including Andrei Kisselev, Neta Pulvermacher and Peter Pucci. She was a member of the Manhattanville Dance Troupe all four years and a captain for two. With this team she performed at campus community and athletic events and competed at several competitions. Her choreography won the team three first place awards. In 2010 Ashley was a featured dancer in Athena Reich’s music video, “The Logical Song,” for MTV’s LOGO. She has been a co-coach for the Byram Hills High School Varsity Dance Team and has taught hip hop and jazz at Putnam Dance Center since 2006. She currently takes class at Broadway Dance Center. She loves passing on her technique, discipline and passion for dance to her students at the Armonk Center for Dance!
Shaina Dyer, describes herself as a highly enthusiastic dancer and dance instructor with over two decades of experience in the dance industry. "Dancing is more than a career to me, it is my passion." Through my love of dance, I have acquired experience in both dancing and instructing Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Dunham, Tap and Hip-Hop.
Ms. Dyer began teaching dance in her early teens at the Onondaga Dance Institute. After teaching at the Onondaga Dance Institute, she became very involved with the Syracuse City School District as both an instructor and a performer. Post High School, Shaina went to Philadelphia, PA to study dance at the University of the Arts. In Philadelphia she danced with Philadanco in addition to being an instructor for the dance company. Upon returning to Syracuse from Philadelphia , Ms. Dyer continued to perform and instruct for the Syracuse City School District. She became the Director for the Dance department in the Syracuse University's “Say Yes” Program and has studied with various artists and companies such as, Frank Hatchet From Broadway Dance Center, Troy Powel from Alvin Ailey and The Rod Rogers dance company with Kim Grier. Shaina finds it a privilege to share my knowledge and and skill with aspiring young dancers.
Marissa Kretzmer, a Bronx, NY native, began her training with Barbra Walczak of the New York City Ballet and is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts. Ms. Kretzmer continued her studies on scholarship at: STEPS on Broadway, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and the University of Akron. As part of her continuing education, she completed Peff Pointe Teacher Training in Chicago, IL.
Ms. Kretzmer began dancing professionally in 1989 and has danced with Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Once Upon A Time, Inc., and the Ballet Theatre of Westchester. She has had the pleasure of working with choreographers such as: Kevin Iega Jeff, Frances Patrelle, Alan Hineline, Bill T. Jones and Annemarie D'Angelo. Ms. Kretzmer is the Artistic Director of Mooney/Cooley Dance, which produces an annual Nutcracker performance including many local children, at the Riverside Theatre in New York City and directs the Ballet Company at ACD.
Ms. Kretzmer has been an instructor at the Armonk Center for Dance since 1998. Her teaching experience also includes Williams College, Young Audiences, Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, School of Albany Berkshire Ballet, and the Cantarella School of Dance. Currently, she enjoys teaching dance and child advocacy in New York.
Denise Quadrel grew up in New Jersey where she began dancing at the age of 3. She immediately knew it would be her lifelong passion. She studied Ballet, Pointe and Tap at the New Jersey Ballet in Livingston and Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Pointe at Sharon’s Studio of Dance in Whippany where she began student teaching at the age of 12. While taking dance classes, Denise also competed in Competition Cheerleading for the North Stars All Star Dance Team as their Team Flyer for several years winning the individual category of Outstanding Performer.
Denise attended high school at the Academy for Visual & Performing Arts where she was selected from dozens of candidates. She choreographed and performed in numerous shows to include the NJ State Teen Arts Competition. Denise also studied dance under the direction of Ruth Clark and noted dance companies including Randy James Dance Works and Pilobolous. During her tenure at AVPA, she was awarded an internship at the Bickford Theatre where she stage managed several shows to include comedian Jim Bruer and the Children’s Summer Theatre Series. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hartford.
She continues to take her own dance lessons today while sharing her enthusiasm for Tap with her students at Armonk Dance.
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