Moriah, Grew up here locally and started gymnastics at the age of 8 at Dorsey’s Gymnastics and fell in love with the sport. She started Competing recreationally at age 10 then moved on to the compulsory gymnastics world and made it to level 8. Junior year of high school she ended her competition life and from gymnastics she went on to cheerleading. Attending college and still being apart of the gymnastics world via coaching. 

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Her coaching career started at about 14 years old at the local gymnastics center at the time, Funtastics. She coached while being a competitor herself, and she continued coaching gymnastics during her college years in California at Saga Gymnastics particularly coaching Levels 5-7 gymnastics. After returning back here to Sandpoint, she took a break from coaching, got married, had kids, then coached at STEP gymnastics for a few years. Favorite thing about coaching is seeing kids grow in character and confidence; training not only their bodies but their minds to do hard and rewarding things in life. She is excited to be the Head Coach at Allegro. 

Miss Heather graduated from Barstow high school in 1991. She began dancing ballet, tap, and jazz, at the age of four in Iowa, where she was born. At age 14-16, she was a Southeast Polk Rhythmette dancer who was number one in the state of Iowa for high kicking. At age 16 she moved to Barstow, California and began teaching dance at “Desert Rose School of the Performing Arts”. In 1990 ,she was a song leader at Barstow high school, and in 1992, Cheer captain at Barstow College.  In 1993, She moved to Las Vegas and danced at the Flamingo Hilton for a few years until she got married. She moved to Idaho in 1996 and opened her own dance studio, which she had for over 25 years. She also was the coach of the Sandpoint High School dance team for a couple years until she became an Idaho Competition judge and traveled the last few years. She is actively Teaching, Choreographing, and Managed the Competition Dance Team as the Head Coach for the GEMS 2022/2023 season. Currently teaching pre-ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Her and her husband have raised three amazing children, who are now all in their late 20s.

Miss Ady started ballet at the young age of 2 years old at a premiere classical ballet school RBA. Her first performance consisted of her being a kitty in the ballet, Cinderella. This is where her love of dance grew and she wanting to continue to learn, dance and perform. Ady has been a student at Allegro, a previous member of the GEMS Competition Dance Team, where she competed in 4 local Competitions in 2014. Ady has performed in multiple community events in Sandpoint, as well as annually in Allegro’s Spring Recitals. For 3 years she was a guest dancer with the Eugene Ballet in “The Nutcracker.” Currently dancing in her 3rd year in Allegro’s Nutcracker. She is looking forward to dancing as the Dew Drop Fairy, which is her first Soloist role. When Ady is not dancing, rehearsing, or teaching she is practicing and dancing and showing her school spirit for her High Schools Dance Team as being one of the Dancers. She is looking forward to a great 2024-2025 Dance Season!

Jillian Vanderbeek grew up dancing and loves it still. She did ballet from age 5-17 in Woodburn, Oregon and attended six weeks of dance camp at Whitman College, WA age 13-14, learning Modern, Jazz, and Musical Theater. In high school, Jillian was also on stage as an actor and had the lead role in Dames at Sea, a musical. Jillian attended the University of Oregon and completed a Bachelor of Science, major in Dance in 2004. At U of O, she danced ballet and modern every day and fell in love with African Dance. She was a member of Dance Africa, a dance troupe associated with U of O, and performed at local elementary/middle schools in Eugene, OR. After college, Jillian jumped into the working world and has done Marketing, Consulting, and now Finance while teaching a few dance classes here and there. Jillian and her husband have three active children. After moving to Sandpoint almost two years ago, Jillian joined Gypsy Divas, a local dance performance group, and also takes Wild Core classes at Embody. Jillian believes everyone can dance and can enjoy moving and owning your movement. She looks forward to dancing with you!

Rachel has been dancing since she was a child, studying ballet, tap, and gymnastics. Performing in exhibitions at Knott's Berry Farm, square dancing, round dancing and clogging.  She studied ballet at Orange Coast College in California. She has been married for 37 years and has two daughters whom she danced with and assisted in their ballet classes in Monterey, California. She has participated in numerous recitals and performances, including multiple productions of The Nutcracker. One of her highlights was performing the pas de deux as the Sugar Plum Fairy. She’s been attending dance classes with Devyn for almost four years. Dance has always been a significant part of her life and she is excited to teach at Allegro.

Michael Wojack has been dancing Professionally in and out of the northwest for the last 40 years. He has performed with companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Tacoma City Ballet, Olympic Ballet

Theater, as well around the country with professional companies in Texas, Utah Michigan,

Minnesota and North Carolina. He has also been an assistant artistic director for several

companies. Michael has been teaching for the last several years at British Dancing Academy in Kent,

Washington. He taught partnering, men’s ballet class and Ballet. He has taught classes and

workshops across the country in many schools. He retired from the Boeing Aircraft Company 3

years ago, he and his wife live in Naples.

Traci Wojack comes from Portland Oregon were she was a principal dancer with Portland

Metro Dancers, performing lead roles in Coppelia, La Fille Mal Garde, Les Ruses d’ Amour and

Alice in Wonderland. Traci danced Professionally with Olympic Ballet Theater after meeting her future

husband Michael while touring Australia and Europe with Peninsula Dance Theater. She has

taught workshops and dance intensives in Portland, Seattle and Bremerton WA. She also has

had dance pieces chosen for the Regional Dance America for choreography. She and her

husband Michael live in Naples and love it there. They have been married 24 years.

Demi has been dancing for 11 years. She first started dance when she was 5 years old in Las Vegas, Nevada. She danced there for three years and was on their competitive team for two of those years. Her family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho when she was 8 years old and danced on Studio One’s competitive team for 2 years. Currently dancing at Expressions School of Performing Arts in Post Falls and is heading into her 6th season on their competitive team. She has been assisting at Expressions for 3 years now and has subbed many different classes. She has also had the chance to teach 4 classes while one of her coaches was on maternity leave. She enjoys teaching others and helping them find their love in the sport of dance. She looks forward to working with Allegro this season and getting to know everyone!!!