Instructors

Audrey Dascomb RDE


Audrey Dascomb is a Registered Dance Educator (RDE) - the ONLY RDE in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and one of only 40 worldwide. She also graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance. RDEs are chosen based on superior teaching methods, style, content, technique, safety and ability. She has Teacher Certification K-12 and has taught dance in the private sector as well as in private and public school systems. Audrey has written her own curricula to help train future dance educators: Creative Movement for Children - a comprehensive curriculum for ages 3 and up incorporating time, space, energy, locomotion, and body awareness; Dance Lessons Made Easy - a curriculum with weekly lessons in the disciplines of ballet, tap, and jazz for ages 4 through 8. Audrey has also developed her own Dance Teacher Preparation Course which includes study in dance education, dance history, music theory, choreography, dance instruction, teaching methods, anatomy, and child development.

Audrey's greatest pleasure is watching the children grow in dance from year to year.

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Angela Ryan

Angela currently teaches at Dance Expressions Unlimited in the areas of jazz, modern, and hip hop. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Temple University with an emphasis on modern and choreography. Upon graduation Angela spent time in Philadelphia performing in several professional dance venues and teaching dance at area dance studios and recreation centers. She also worked in the Mental Health field serving as a mentor to children with behavior problems. Angela really enjoys teaching and watching the students grow and shine.

Lauren Boucher

Lauren Boucher has studied dance under the instruction of Audrey Dascomb, RDE since 2001. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from Lake Erie College, where she learned current techniques that allow dancers to move more efficiently and avoid injury. While at Lake Erie, Lauren studied with several artists-in-residence, including Cha-Lee Chan, Helanius Wilkins, Troika Ranch, and Habib Iddrisu. She also studied tap under Sarah Savelli for four years. Lauren has taught all ages and levels and enjoys working with the Dance Expressions Ensemble. Lauren is excited to return to Dance Expressions Unlimited to share her love of dance with her students.

Gina Cronin

Gina Cronin was classically trained in ballet as a scholarship student at the Studio School of Dance in Shirley, MA under the Royal Academy of Dance curriculum prior to attending the Boston Conservatory as a dance major. She then danced with the Hampshire Dance company while finishing a Communications degree at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Gina has also studied jazz at the Jeanette Neil Studio in Boston and appeared in and choreographed numerous musicals for local theatre groups.

Leia Friedman

Leia Friedman has studied dance under the instruction of Audrey Dascomb RDE since 1997. During this time she has attended numerous master classes with such dance legends as Jennifer Savelli of FOSSE, Pennsylvania Ballet, and the movie CHICAGO; tap classes with several members of Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk; hip hop classes with Carl Alleyne of Triiiplethreat Entertainment and Fadayz of Losst Unnown; and jazz classes with Dustienne Rose as well as Adrienne Hawkins of Impulse Dance Company. In addition to her studies, Leia also enjoyed several years of performances with New England Civic Ballet, including the Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. She also has proudly participated in twelve annual performances with Dance Expressions Unlimited. While her expertise is in tap, Leia thoroughly enjoys teaching Jazz and Hip-Hop as well. Leia is a psychology major at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and plans to continue on with her education to earn a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology. She is a President of Psi Chi, the university Psychology Honor Society, a member of the UML Honors Program, and a Dean's List Scholar. Her passion for the art of dance and education inspired her to become a dance teacher, and she hopes that her enthusiasm inspires passion and drive in her students as well.

Rebecca Shelton

Rebecca Shelton began her ballet training in Acton, Massachusetts at The Acton School of Ballet when she was 3 years old. She continued her studies at Middlesex Ballet Academy in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and later, The Academy of Ballet Arts in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. At the age of 17 she started training with Jackie Cronsburg, Carter Alexander, Jessica Wilson, and Adam Ludars on full scholarship. While there she was asked to join The Massachusetts Youth Ballet directed by Jackie Cronsburg. In 2005 she attended Orlando Ballet's summer intensive on partial scholarship and was asked to stay and join the company by Orlando Ballet's director Fernando Bujones.

In addition to attending Orlando Ballet's summer intensive she also attended American Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet, and The Kirov Academy of Ballet where she was able to train with Oleg Vinogradov, Alla Sisova, and Vladimir Djouloukhade. She also studied at North Carolina Dance Theatre with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Marianna Tcherkassky, Armando Luna and Terrence Orr on partial scholarship and at Ballet Workshop of New England with Adam Ludars, Truman Finney, Kennet O'berly, Gloria Govrin and Sandra D'Amelio.

Leslie Breen

Leslie Breen has been dancing for 25 years! She holds a Degree in Fine Arts Dance from Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. She is a K-12 certified dance teacher in Arizona and has certification from Dance Educators of America. She has been teaching dance full time in public schools in Arizona for eight years along with coaching two award winning high school dance teams. She has attended the Rhee Gold Dance Life Teachers Conference and several workshops directed by Bill Evans and Gwen Verdon. She has studied dance at Connecticut College, UMASS Amherst, NYU and North Carolina School of the Arts. She has recently studied pom technique and has fun bringing those elements of dance into her instruction. Leslie is excited to be back in MA and to add her West Coast experiences, ideas and techniques to that of the East Coast.