Helena Hosch School of Dance

4631 West Napoleon Avenue, Suite 1A  •  Metairie, LA  •  70001  •  504-455-3544

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Congratulations Lexie Hartline Covergirl 2013!!!!  Congratulations Lexie Hartline Covergirl 2013!!!

LOTTERY WEEK BEGINS APRIL 22, 2013

Lottery numbers will be picked during student's regular class times. 

Parents are requested to be present to pick the number, but if unavailable, students will be allowed to pick.

 

 

Faculty

Helena Hosch

Helena is celebrating her 56th year as founder, artistic director, principal and ballet educator of the Helena Hosch School of Dance and is an active member of Dance Masters of America (DMA) and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters (LADM), Chapter 6.  Helena has served as President of LADM, as well as Vice President, Secretary, Representative, Delegate to National Convention and is a certified examiner for membership and continues to serve on exam committee.  She is a coordinator of the LADM competitions and an adjudicator of Regional and National Dance Competitions.

Helena is very blessed to have her two daughters, Staci and Shannon, share her passion for dance.

Staci Heintz Nicoll

Staci is an active member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  For the past eighteen years Staci has been LADM's Director of Miss and Mr. Dance of Louisiana, and has also designed the program for 16 years.  She has served as Representative-At-Large for LADM and is presently 4th Vice President.  She is the Studio Office manager, design specialist and does all of the studio's desktop publishing.  

Staci is mom to her son, Payten, and daughter, Lexis, who shares her love of dance.

Shannon Heintz Fortenberry

Shannon is a member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  She currently serves as President, and has served as LADM's 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, 4th Vice President, and Representative.  Shannon has choreographed numerous opening productions for the LADM Scholarship Competitions and National Dance Competitions.  She has won many regional and national choreography awards and is the predominant choreographer at HHSD.  Shannon is also an adjudicator of many major regional and national dance competitions and has choreographed and danced professionally.

Shannon is mom to our newest family dancer, Haven.

 

Jody Provenzano

HHSD is fortunate to have Jody on faculty for 36 years.  She is dedicated to the dance arts and is an active member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  She has served as LADM's President, Vice President, Representative, and Co-Chairs the Mr. and Ms. Dance of Louisiana competition.  Jody is experienced in educating young dancers, as well as adults.  

Jody is mom to three sons, Nick, Price and Perry.

Jolie Gueydan

Jolie has been dancing with the HHSD family since the age of 2.  She is a member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  Jolie Co-Chairs the Teen Mr. and Ms. Dance of Louisiana competition.  She has been a member of the HHSD faculty for the past eight years, working well with all ages.  She was a member of one of our most award winning National Champion groups, "5 Alive."  Jolie now choreographs for some of our competing groups and has won several choreography awards.

Tracey Harvey

Tracey has been with the HHSD family for 16 years and is a member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  She studied Choreographic Design at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and has over 21 years teaching experience.  She is especially fond of working with our pre-school and elementary students, sharing her passion for the art of dance and instilling the basic technical skills, grace, poise, discipline and FUN that dance classes offer.  

Tracey is the proud mother of Heather, a well accomplished HHSD dancer who has won numerous regional and national awards.

 

Miranda Raiford

 

Miranda has been dancing since she was two years old, and has been with the HHSD family for the past twelve years.  She has been a member of the faculty for six years.  Miranda was a member of the HHSD Competition Team and a member of one of our national award winning groups.  Miranda is pursuing a Doctorate of Pharmacy Degree at Xavier College of Pharmacy.  She was a Saintsation for two years and is currently dancing with the Honeybees.

 

Ashley Liberto

 

Ashley has been dancing at HHSD since the age of two.  She spent several years on the HHSD Competition team and is a former member of one of our national award-winning groups.  Ashley has also been on staff with American All-Star for the past six years, serving as a senior dance instructor, choreographer, and camp director.  She recently graduated from LSU HSC with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

 

Wendy Bowers

 

Wendy began her dance training at the age of 2 with the HHSD family.  She competed with the Helena Hosch Competition Team for 14 years and was a member of one of our national award winning groups.  She is also a member of Dance Masters of America and Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6.  She brings years of experience and knowledge as a dance educator to the HHSD family.  

Wendy hopes to pass on her love of dance to her young daughter, Avery, and son, Nate.

 

Ashley Daray

 

Danielle Daray

Danielle has been dancing with the HHSD family since she was three years old and on the HHSD Competition Team since the age of six.  She is certified to teach jazz, ballet and tap, but has a special passion for lyrical and contemporary.  Danielle has held titles of Petite, Junior and Teen Miss Dance of Louisiana, Junior Miss Showbiz, and National Miss Masquerade.  In the near future, Danielle plans to become a member of the Louisiana Association of Dance Masters and Dance Masters of America.  She is also entering her second year as a member of the Saintsations.

 

 

Heather Harvey

 

Heather has been with the HHSD family since she was three years old.  She has been a member of the HHSD Competition Team and a member one of our national award winning groups.  She has held titles of National Junior Miss Dance XPlosion and National Teen Miss Masquerade.  Heather is majoring in Kinesiology at the University of Southeastern Louisiana in hopes to become an Occupational Therapist.  She is a member of Louisiana Association of Dance Masters, Chapter 6, and Dance Master of America.

Dayan Guirovich

Dayan joined the HHSD dancing family as a toddler, and has been on the faculty for the past nine years.  She is an alumni of our award winning HHSD Competition team.  Dayan's specialty is working with young students.  

Dayan is mom to her very active son, Aaron.

 

Lexis Nicoll

 

Lexis is our youngest instructor who shares her teaching duties with another faculty member.  She is turning 18 years old and has been dancing with us since the age of 1-1/2.  Lexis has been an important part of the HHSD Competition Team since the age of 6, and is a member of her school dance team, the ACHS Hi-Steppers.  She works hard in class and has won many competition awards.  Lexis is dedicated to dance and the classes she teaches.  She loves her students in Mini Hip Hop and her students love her.  She will be starting college next year and intends to commute to teach her students.

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