{"id":245259,"date":"2026-08-02T22:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/instructors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:47:20","slug":"instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"badon-site badon-page badon-page-instructors\" data-badon-nav=\"instructors\" data-badon-page=\"instructors\" id=\"badon-main\">\n<section class=\"page-hero\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/\">Home<\/a> \/ Instructors<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"h1 page-hero-title\">Meet the mentors behind the movement.<\/h1>\n<pee class=\"lead\">Great instruction means noticing when a student needs another explanation, and recognizing when they are ready for a new challenge.<\/pee><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section instructors-directory\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"split instructors-intro\">\n<div><span class=\"eyebrow\">2026\u201327 faculty<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">A deep bench of teachers, mentors, and specialists.<\/h2>\n<pee class=\"lead\">From first classes through company and production work, Badon dancers can learn from faculty connected to classical technique, performance styles, tumbling, flexibility, conditioning, and specialty training.<\/pee><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-note\">Each card highlights only one or two focus areas for a clean overview. Use the filters to see every instructor connected to a teaching area from the studio\u2019s complete faculty list.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filter-bar faculty-filter\" data-filter-group data-target=\".team-card[data-category]\" aria-label=\"Filter instructors by teaching area\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn active\" data-filter=\"all\" aria-pressed=\"true\">All Faculty<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"ballet-pointe\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Ballet &amp; Pointe<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"tap\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Tap<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"jazz\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Jazz<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"acro-tumbling\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Acro &amp; Tumbling<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"lyrical-contemporary\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Lyrical &amp; Contemporary<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"hiphop\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Hip-Hop<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"theatre\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Musical Theatre<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"technique\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Technique<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"stretch-flex\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Stretch &amp; Flexibility<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"strength-conditioning\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Strength &amp; Conditioning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"company\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Dance Company<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"production\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Production Team<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"filter-btn\" data-filter=\"specialty\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Specialty<\/button><\/div>\n<pee class=\"faculty-filter-note\">Select a teaching area to view every matching faculty member.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"grid-3 faculty-grid\">\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro, pointe\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">JB<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Founder &amp; Master Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">June Badon<\/h3>\n<pee>Sets the studio\u2019s technical standard through ballet, tap, jazz, acro, and pointe while preserving Badon\u2019s student-centered legacy.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Ballet<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Pointe<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling lyrical-contemporary theatre technique stretch-flex strength-conditioning company production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro, pointe, lyrical, leaps and turns, musical theatre, PBT, barre, stretch and flexibility, strength and conditioning, dance company, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">JF<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Head Director &amp; Company Leader<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Jennifer Fecowycz<\/h3>\n<pee>Leads an extensive curriculum spanning classical technique, PBT, barre, conditioning, company training, musical theatre, and production.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Technique<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Company<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling lyrical-contemporary hiphop theatre technique stretch-flex strength-conditioning company production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro, lyrical and contemporary, hip-hop, leaps and turns, musical theatre, stretch and flexibility, strength and conditioning, dance company, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">AF<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Co-Owner &amp; Business Manager<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Amy Fecowycz<\/h3>\n<pee>Pairs studio leadership with versatile instruction across core styles, contemporary work, hip-hop, conditioning, company, and production.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Contemporary<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Company<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling lyrical-contemporary hiphop theatre technique stretch-flex strength-conditioning company production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro, lyrical and contemporary, hip-hop, leaps and turns, musical theatre, stretch and flexibility, strength and conditioning, dance company, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">RB<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Co-Owner &amp; Studio Manager<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Rebekah Butler<\/h3>\n<pee>Supports daily studio leadership and teaches across classical, contemporary, hip-hop, conditioning, company, and production pathways.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Hip-Hop<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Production<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz lyrical-contemporary acro-tumbling hiphop technique strength-conditioning company production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz, lyrical, acro, hip-hop, leaps and turns, strength and conditioning, dance company, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">AB<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Instructor &amp; Company Faculty<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Amber Bell<\/h3>\n<pee>Builds confident, performance-ready dancers through ballet, jazz, lyrical, acro, hip-hop, technique, conditioning, company, and production.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Lyrical<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Conditioning<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz lyrical-contemporary acro-tumbling hiphop technique strength-conditioning company production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz, lyrical, acro, hip-hop, leaps and turns, strength and conditioning, dance company, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">KC<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Instructor &amp; Company Faculty<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Kristen Crippen<\/h3>\n<pee>Develops strong, expressive performers through ballet, jazz, lyrical, acro, hip-hop, technique, conditioning, company, and production.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Acro<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Company<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling hiphop technique stretch-flex production\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro, pointe, hip-hop, leaps and turns, stretch and flexibility, production\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">JR<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Senior Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Jennifer Richards<\/h3>\n<pee>Guides versatile dancers through ballet, tap, jazz, acro, pointe, hip-hop, turns, flexibility, and production work.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Pointe<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Production<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling technique stretch-flex specialty\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, acro, modern, leaps and turns, improvisation, stretch and flexibility\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">CL<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Technique &amp; Modern Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Cynde LeMonte<\/h3>\n<pee>Blends classical foundations with modern movement, improvisation, acro, turns, and flexibility to expand each dancer\u2019s range.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Modern<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Improv<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">MS<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Creative Coordinator &amp; Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Maci Savoy<\/h3>\n<pee>Builds musicality, coordination, and confident fundamentals through ballet, tap, jazz, and acro.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Tap<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Acro<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz acro-tumbling specialty\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz, acro, baton\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">AD<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Baton &amp; Dance Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Ashley Delage<\/h3>\n<pee>Combines dance foundations with baton training to strengthen coordination, control, and performance confidence.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Baton<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Acro<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe tap jazz acro-tumbling\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, tap, jazz, acro\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">KH<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Foundations Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Kelli Holmes<\/h3>\n<pee>Creates an encouraging technical base in ballet, tap, jazz, and acro for growing dancers.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Ballet<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Tap<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">JH<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Ballet &amp; Jazz Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Jill Hamilton<\/h3>\n<pee>Focuses on alignment, musicality, and expressive confidence through ballet and jazz.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Ballet<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Jazz<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"hiphop theatre\" data-specialties=\"Hip-hop, musical theatre\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">CL<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Hip-Hop &amp; Theatre Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Carson Lewis<\/h3>\n<pee>Brings performance energy, character, and storytelling to hip-hop and musical theatre.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Hip-Hop<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Theatre<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz lyrical-contemporary technique\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz, lyrical, leaps and turns\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">AP<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Lyrical &amp; Technique Instructor<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Alexis Priess<\/h3>\n<pee>Develops fluidity, control, and dynamic performance quality through ballet, jazz, lyrical, and leaps and turns.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Lyrical<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Turns<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"ballet-pointe jazz lyrical-contemporary hiphop theatre stretch-flex strength-conditioning\" data-specialties=\"Ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, musical theatre, stretch and flexibility, strength\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">JC<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Student Teacher<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Jayla Clay<\/h3>\n<pee>Supports younger dancers across core styles, musical theatre, flexibility, and strength training while growing as an educator.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Student Teacher<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Musical Theatre<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"acro-tumbling strength-conditioning\" data-specialties=\"Tumbling, strength and conditioning\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">AB<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Tumbling &amp; Conditioning Coach<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Adonis Bateaste<\/h3>\n<pee>Builds safe tumbling progressions, body control, and strength for dancers at multiple levels.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Tumbling<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Strength<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"card team-card\" data-category=\"intern\" data-specialties=\"Intern in study\">\n<div class=\"team-visual\"><span class=\"team-initials\">EM<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"team-body\">\n<div class=\"team-role\">Intern in Study<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3\">Eryn Morris<\/h3>\n<pee>Builds practical teaching experience through observation, assisting, and guided study alongside the Badon faculty.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"style-meta\"><span class=\"pill\">Faculty Development<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the dance educators, company leaders, tumbling coaches, and mentors at Badon Dance Studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-245259","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245259"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246892,"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245259\/revisions\/246892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rluisehall.com\/demo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}