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Rebecca Brewer
Rebecca Brewer began dancing at the age of nine. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance
with a concentration in Performance and Choreography. Rebecca has studied and
performed along the East coast at universities, workshops, festivals, and competitions.
She danced with Meredith Dance Theatre for 2 years, and served as co-president for 1
year. With the company she studied with artists such as Lisa Race, Gerri Houlihan, and
Bebe Miller. She has won many awards including an award for outstanding choreography.
Rebecca also holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and works full time as an
architectural designer
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Tiffany Prout-Leitao
Owner & Director
Tiffany Prout-Leitao has studied with artists from the Boston / New York area such as Mel
Tomlinson, Adrienne Hawkins, and Billy Siegfeld. Tiffany has trained extensively at Harvard
University and San with various artists and was a back-up performer for recording groups
such as Expose', Stevie B, and Rob Base. Tiffany has performed and taught master
classes throughout the United States, Europe, and China. She is an award winning jazz
choreographer and has done numerous industrials, commercials, and TV shows. She is a
former member, guest choreographer, and chairman of the board of directors for Rainbow
Tribe Dance Company. She was the rehearsal director and a member of Impulse Dance
Company of Boston. Tiffany is the resident choreographer for Creative Resources Group,
a multi-media, commercial, and film production company located in Plymouth. Her show
"Destinations 2006" won a Telly award for Live Events. Tiffany was the resident
choreographer for America's Hometown Productions. She choreographed the International
Showcase of Nations bringing in 85 dancers to represent the numerous competitions and
have been accepted to the leading fine arts universities and dance companies. Her
mission is to teach and pass on her passion for dance and life to the students of Center
Stage.
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Karen Alexander
Karen Alexander began her dance career at the age of five. She has studied with the
Boston Ballet, Les Russes in Montreal, the International Ballet School in Yugoslavia, and
the American Society of Russian Style Ballet in Boston. In 1978 Karen met and studied
extensively with Madame Ana-Roje, protégé and only assistant to the great Russian
teacher Nicolas Legat. Karen completed a three year program for the Dance Teacher's
Club of Boston and is certified to teach. She has an Associate's Degree in Science. She
is also on the board of directors for the Legat School of Ballet. Karen has taught in studios
on the South Shore and in Boston. Karen has also performed with the Copley Square
Ballet Company.
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Corey Anderson
Corey Anderson has been at Center Stage for over 15 years. He is proficient in tap, jazz,
ballet, hip hop, and breakdancing. He has won numerous titles and assisted Miss Tiffany in
various workshops and master classes. Corey has taught master hip hop classes at
various studios on the South Shore and has taught at Mashpee Elementary and Middle
School teaching dance classes for the after school programs. He was also an artist in
residence at Kingston Intermediate School. Corey teaches the boys classes fostering a
positive learning environment for male dancers. He is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute,
and is the president of his own company, MirraTech. Corey is currently in his first season
with Rainbow Tribe and B-Side dance companies of Boston.
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Cathryn McCann
Cathryn has been awarded many dance titles including Olympic Miss Dance 2006. She
was the rehearsal assistant to Tiffany during the commissioning of "True Vision" on
Rainbow Tribe Dance Company. Cathryn has taught for the town of Mashpee's enrichment
program and has been the guest artist at several dance camps in the area. She is an
assistant choreographer to Miss Tiffany and is rehearsal director for the Senior Outreach
Team. Cathryn is currently doing voice over and commercial work and can be seen
performing, teaching, and doing lecture demonstrations throughout the community. Her
work "The Hand that Guides Me" has been produced and shown at the BU Dance Theater
in Boston. Cathryn is a member of Dance Currents, Unyted Stylz, and Rainbow Tribe
Dance Company in Boston.
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Diana Mulligan
Diana Mulligan began her dance training at age 4. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz and
creative movement extensively. Diana received her BS in Early Childhood Education from
Fitchburg State College. She was the founding member of the Dance Club and performed
with them for 4 years. Diana has been teaching at Center Stage for 7 years, and is a
master of teaching young children. She is a married mother of four all of which she schools
at home. Diana teaches the Mom & Me program as well as the preschool and kinder
classes helping to build a good solid stepping stone for the future.
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Lauren Berntson
Lauren Berntson began her dance career at the age
of two. She has studied extensively with Herci Marsden of Brae Crest School of Ballet,
where she also had the opportunity to take class with Myles Marsden and Sir Anton Dolan.
Lauren was the ballet/lyrical instructor for Starline School of Dance in Plainville, Ma. from
1980 - 2004 until relocating to Plymouth in 2005. She has choreographed for The Attleboro
Little Theater Group, The Miss Greater Attleboro Pageant, as well as the Franklin
Playhouse.
Lauren is currently employed at EMC Corporation in Franklin, MA as a Financial Analyst.
She is the mother of 5 children and has 2 grandsons.
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Melissa Webster
Melissa Webster has been studying dance since the age of 9 and has had a passion for
teaching children since the age of 16. She is a member of “Tribe the Dance Company”
where she has served as Dance Captain, Contributing Choreographer and has had her
work produced by the Company. Melissa has been given the opportunity to teach outreach
for DARE Dance to inner city children and is a member of The Dance Teachers Club Of
Boston. She is a former member of The Unyted Stylz Crew and has performed all over New
England. Melissa has had her work excepted in the 2011 Shared Choreographer's Concert
where her choreography passed two rounds to the final concert. Melissa currently teaches
dance in Wakefield where she is responsible to choreograph for the competition teams
tap, lyrical, and hip hop. Melissa is very excited to be joining the Center Stage family this
fall.
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Photography by Lisa Forlivesi - Amaral unless otherwise noted.
* Photo by Paul Devin Photography
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Christine Flannery, Fitness Instructor
Christine Flannery is an AFAA, Pilates and Zumba certified group exercise instructor. She
has been teaching since 2005. Her goal is to make exercise fun so students will look
forward to, rather than dread working out. She believes keeping fit should be a fun lifestyle
choice not a chore!
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Dawn Marie Nee
Dawn Marie Nee was a student at Center Stage for twelve years. She was Dance Captain
and part of the Center Stage Outreach Team. Dawn was the Captain of the Plymouth
South High School Dance Team and was awarded top soloist in the Olympic Miss Dance
Competition. She completed the teacher training program here at the studio prior to
graduation. Dawn is currently attending Dean College as a Dance Major and is doing her
internship with us at Center Stage.
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Amanda Tanis, Junior Associate
Amanda Tanis was a sudent at Center Stage for fifteen years. She was part of the Center
Stage Outreach Team and was Captain of the Plymouth South Dance Team. Amanda has
participated in several Master Classes and workshops and performed with the Plymouth
Ballet Company in the Nutcracker. Amanda completed the teacher training program at
Center Stage and is currently a Dance Education Major at Roger Williams in Rhode Island.
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Dona Silver, Studio Manager
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Paul Russell Wybieracki
Paul Russell Wybieracki has over 25 years of experience teaching ballroom & Latin
dance. In addition to teaching for the Arthur Murray & Fred Astaire Dance Studio chains,
He is the former owner of In Step Dance Center of Quincy & Hingham.
He has danced professionally at major competitions across the Unites States as
well as competing with his students in pro/am categories where they received many top
student awards.
He is the owner/broker of The PRW Group, a real estate company offering residential
& commercial brokerage services from Boston to the Cape & Southeastern Mass.
Currently, he teaches at various locations throughout Boston & the South Shore. In
addition to teaching Ballroom, he is certified through the Aerobic & Fitness Association of
America (AFAA) in group exercise and is a licensed ZUMBA instructor.
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Our Mission
Here at Center Stage
we believe that every
child is an individual.
Our focus is to bring
that individualism out
with freedom of
expression and
creativity. Our
mission is to pass on
our passion for life
through our love for
the art of dance to
the students of
Center Stage.
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