Meet the Instructors

Jennifer Winkelman

Instructor

Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from the Conservatory of Dance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
Progressive Ballet Technique Certified
Owned and operated Dancenter and Spotlight Dance Wear from 1993-1999
Founded MidMo Dancing Dazzlers and Encore Dance Company
Joint taught Nutcracker with Moscow Ballet
Frequents many workshops including: Dance Teacher Web, Tremaine, St. Louis Tap Dance Festival, City Slicker Stomp, Dupree, I Love Dance, Spotlight Dance Competitions, Dance Makers, Dance Olympus, American College Dance Festivals, Starpower, Addicted2Dance, Dancemania, Worlds of Fun Dance Festival
Choreographed musicals such as Peter Pan, Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast, Mash, Pride and Prejudice, and Lady Pirates of Captain Bree
Operates Spotlight Dance Wear
Violin and Viola experience including Jefferson City Symphony, Southwest Missouri University (on scholarship), Tiberius Klausner
Early Elementary Education Teaching Certificate

Examples of Jennifer's Certication include a Bachelor's Degree in Dance and Progressing Ballet Technique training:

Kristin Garnett

Instructor

Kristin is from here in Jefferson City and grew up studying dance locally. Fun fact: her first dance teacher was Jennifer! She went on to be the captain of the JCHS dance team and dance in various capacities in college including formal coursework, team participation and spent a decade instructing Zumba and other dance fitness classes. Kristin also has experience in dance adjudication and musical theatre which specifically helped ignite her passion for tap dance.

Kayla Peters

Instructor

Kayla Peters grew up dancing with MidMo Conservatory of Dance since she was 3 years old. Throughout her years in dance she has found Lyrical to be her favorite but she also loves Tap, Ballet, and Clogging. She has attended City Slicker Stomp clogging work shops and performed at Worlds of Fun. She also has a background in gymnastics that increases her knowledge in stretches and acro. Kayla has won numerous choreography awards and is a coach for MidMo Dancing Dazzlers.

Cori Winkelman

Instructor

Cori Winkelman has been dancing since she could walk. As a child she took every dance class available to her (ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, clogging) and was also an assistant teacher at MidMo Conservatory of Dance for multiple years.

She started choreographing clogging and tap dances in 2019. She soon started teaching clogging and has been teaching for five years. She loves pushing genre boundaries with her dances to create her own unique style. She has attended the City Slicker Stomp clogging convention and Dancemakers in Branson, as well as competed and won gold medals at Worlds of Fun Dance Festival.

She also enjoys staying active in local theatre and music performances, having been in a number of shows with Jefferson City Home Educators and Helias Catholic High School. She's currently an art major and music minor at Columbia College. She is a coach for MidMo Dancing Dazzlers.

Olivia Weckenborg

Instructor

Olivia joined her first dance class when she was eight years old, and has enjoyed dancing ever since. She also enjoyed competitive gymnastics for many years and has experience helping teach younger gymnasts.

Olivia has experience in a variety of dance styles, including ballet, tap, lyrical, hip hop, jazz, and musical theater. With a passion for teaching dance, she has enjoyed being an assistant teacher and an instructor for MidMo Conservatory of Dance. During her senior year in high school, Olivia joined the MidMo Dancing Dazzlers competition team where she earned numerous awards.

Olivia is now pursuing a degree in Digital Marketing at State Technical College of Missouri. In her spare time, she enjoys graphic design, writing, theater, singing, and of course, dancing!

Erica Kaullen

Office Manager

Hi, I'm Erica - cat enthusiast, baking aficionado, and movie night pro. When I'm not experimenting with new recipes or rewatching my favorite films, I'm busy being a proud mom to my amazing daughter. My life's a mix of family, flour, fur, and film reels - and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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