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Tawnya Halleus
Founder, CEO
Tawnya is the owner and founder of Studio Move Boise, which is the culmination of 25 years of teaching dance classes in the Treasure Valley. After spending several years as a professional dancer, Tawnya returned to the dance studio as an instructor where she quickly became well known in the dance community as a creative, cutting-edge dance artist who brings original content to all of her programs and classes.
Mandy Nelson
Certified Barre Instructor
Mandy is an Idaho native and a Bleed Blue Bronco! A Boise State alum, she has worked for the university for over 20 years and still loves going to work every day! Mandy started dancing in high school and continued in college as a Mane Line dancer. After college, dancing took a backseat to being a wife and mother of two boys.
Caitlin Cullen
Contemporary Instructor
Caitlin is a dancer, choreographer, and educator currently based in Boise, Idaho. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she studied classical and contemporary modern dance under the direction of Derrick Minter and Austin Hartel. During this time she performed with Contemporary Dance Oklahoma and Oklahoma Festival Ballet, and was awarded the Scott Salmon Choreography scholarship.
Romeo Almeida
Instructor
Romeo Almeida didn’t start dancing until he was 16, and was inspired by Michael Jackson music videos! After graduating, Romeo returned home to Idaho and is pursuing his dream as a hip hop teacher in the Treasure Valley. He hopes to inspire his students to dance and to choose the better road in life!
Amy Zimmerle
Barre Instructor
I’ve always had a passion for fitness and for helping others reach their goals (no matter what they are, fitness or otherwise.) My heart longs to help women feel beautiful and confident. My love for fitness increased beyond measure (which I didn’t think was possible) after getting my certification in Barre, I absolutely love teaching and I am so excited to be part of this incredible team here at StudioMove Boise!
Sarah Bowden
Instructor
Sarah, originally from Australia, arriving in America 2 years ago via a 15 year stop in Berlin Germany… is a Broadway Musical theatre dancer, recently relocated to Boise Idaho. Spending her whole life dancing, she discovered yoga early in her career in the late 90’s, Bikram to be precise and she has been practicing many forms and styles of Yoga ever since.
Zane Stone
Founder of Boots Country Dancing
Boots Country Dancing is a destination for those individuals who love country swing and line dancing! Classes held most Saturday evenings at StudioMove! please clink on this scheduling link as Zane’s classes are not apart of StudioMove’s mindbody app and he provides his own scheduling and pricing. Come kick your boots up with Zane and his crew……your going to love it!
Abby Lopac
Instructor
Abby Lopac is a Boise, Idaho native. She has been a member and choreographer for FUSE Dance Collaboration LLC for two years. She is the co-founder of Twelve Dance Project whose goal is to raise awareness for local nonprofits via dance.
Leah Orza
Ballet Instructor
Leah Is a native out of San Francisco, California. Coming from a family of ballet dancers all professional or teaching. She herself has been teaching for 20 years in ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. She trained and danced professionally with San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet.
Studio Move Testimonials
Elisabeth W
My shy and reserved daughter loved her weekly tap and ballet classes with Miss Tawnya. The classes were the perfect mix of creativity and structure! My daughter had fun with her friends, but she gained specific skills and coordination. She even felt comfortable to take the risk to perform in several recitals! After seeing my daughter enjoy these classes, my 5-year old son asked to dance! He participated in a boy’s hip-hop class for two years, and he LOVED it!! Miss Tawnya taught those energetic boys some incredible moves! She maintained high expectations for them, but she found the perfect balance of discipline and joy! She is an excellent teacher who knows how to differentiate instruction based on the age and interest level of her students. My family has benefited so much from her programs!
