Jayme Wappel is proud to be a North Carolina native. She began her dancing career in Raleigh at CC & Company Dance Complex in Raleigh, where she trained in all genres of dance, ranging from ballet, to jazz, tap and broadway.

While still a student, Jayme was asked to choreograph Oklahoma! for Cardinal Gibbons High School under the direction of, and buoyed by the enthusiasm of, Kevin Ferguson.

After graduating from high school, Jayme continued her dance training at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At Point Park she trained with Kiesha Lalama, Doug Bentz, Garfield Lemonius, and Jason McDole.

Jayme currently lives in New York and choreographs for studios in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut. She has worked with choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance in Los Angeles and New York. She also teaches for Arts Action, an outreach program through Unity Stage Company that aims to increase the physical activity of children in New York City’s public schools.

Ashley Peter is originally from Lakeland, FL where she performed with the Orlando Ballet. She has also performed with the Cecchetti International Summer Dance School, Thodos Dance Chicago, the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Florida Dance Theatre, and the Broadway Theatre Project.

Ashley holds a BFA in Dance with a concentration in jazz and ballet from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is certified in the Cecchetti method of ballet technique.

She has choreographed and taught for many studios in the NY metro area and been on staff for Universal Dance association, DivaDance NYC and the Broadway Theatre Project. Ashley has choreographed for high school dance teams and performance companies across the U.S., and her choreography has received numerous awards.

Ashley is a member of the dance company, UrbanHumans and recently was asked to choreograph the first music video for singer/songwriter Joey Contreras.

Ellen Mihalick grew up dancing at NJ Ballet and the NJ Dance Theater Ensemble. She’s continued a professional dance career as a Radio City Rockette since 2014, and performing with different dance companies in NYC.

Ellen’s additional credits include West Side Story (Graziella/DC), Shrek the Musical (ensemble/DC), Amazon TV’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and modeling for NY Fashion Week.  Her awards include the NJ Governor’s Award for Artistic Excellence and Leadership in Dance.

Ellen has been on staff at ADTC summer dance camps in Colorado, Texas & Maryland since 2017. She’s an #adtcidol and wants to inspire other girls to stay true & believe in themselves. “Dream BIG because hard work pays off.”

Alli Gallant began Irish Step dancing at the age of four years old. She continued training in Irish dance throughout her childhood while adding other genres to her repertoire, including jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, contemporary, and musical theater.

Alli trained with the Duffin-Murphy School of Irish Dance and North Shore Dance Academy in Massachusetts, where she has also taught various styles of dance.

Alli minored in dance at Stony Brook University in New York before moving to NYC to participate in the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester. She is currently the lead instructor at New Jersey Dance Academy.

This will be Alli’s thirteenth summer at ADTC in Vermont (7 years as a camper, 2 years as a Junior Instructor-Counselor, 1 year as an Instructor-Counselor, and 3 years as Asst. Program Director).

Eileen Boyle is thrilled to be returning to ADTC for her 7th summer on staff, and 12th summer overall!

A true ADTC veteran, Eileen attended our ULTIMATE Green Mountains dance camp in VT, as well as our ULTIMATE Smoky Mountains dance camp in NC as a camper. Since joining our staff, she’s worked in Vermont, North Carolina & Maryland… and she’s held almost every position – Counselor-In-Training (“CIT”), Junior Instructor-Counselor (“JIC”), Instructor-Counselor (“IC), and Assistant Program Director (“APD”).

Eileen began her dance training at multiple schools throughout Virginia, and after graduating high school, she attended Joffrey Ballet School in New York City as a jazz and contemporary trainee. Eileen lives in NYC where she just completed the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester. She is now teaching at several Tri-State dance studios & is delving into the world of professional performance.

Eileen wants campers to leave ADTC with the sense that dance is a safe place. She says, “I think some dancers come to camp from studios that put girls down for not rising to the level of others or for not doing well in competition. I would love to instill in all campers that dance is for everyone, regardless of ability.”

When Eileen is not dancing, you’ll find her reading about anthropology, drawing or napping. Her favorite animal is the manatee, and a good grilled cheese will always be her perfect food.

Kierstyn Sharrow graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Dance & Minor in Musical Theater from Marymount Manhattan College. Kierstyn has taught ballet, pointe, partnering, tap & jazz at renowned NYC-area studios like the Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

Kierstyn has been on National Tour with CATS (swing) and American Dance Machine (dance captain). She was also the dance captain of the Off-Broadway show, Idol: the Musical.

Kierstyn has been on staff at ADTC dance camps in Colorado & California since 2017. She’ll soon be adding ADTC’s Wisconsin dance camp to her list! Kierstyn has an amazing sense of humor and loves to make our campers & staff laugh.

Kierstyn loves having such an important impact on the lives of our campers. She wants girls to learn from her that change is OK! “Life doesn’t stop when something shifts, so we can’t stop either. It is scary and empowering to all of a sudden be pushed outside our comfort zone.”

Joule Valdez is from Port Lavaca, Texas. She is a recent graduate of Victoria College in Victoria, TX, where she majored in Business with a minor in dance. Joule currently teaches jazz, tap, hip hop and ballet to children ages 3 – 16 at Debbie Bennet Green School of Dancing in Victoria, Texas.

Joule has extensive training in many styles, but she specializes in Hip Hop & Acro. She has trained with Matt Steffanina & Marty Kudelka in Dallas, and danced with Pro Action & Nappy Tabs in Las Vegas. When not dancing, Joule is also a preschool teacher.

Joule has worked at ADTC in Colorado, Texas & Maryland since 2017, starting as a Jr. Instructor and working her way up to Asst. Program Director. She loves children & sharing her passion for dance. Joule’s goal is to own her own studio one day!

Ellen Henry started dancing when she was three years old. Ever since then it has always been a passion of hers that will hold a special place in her heart. She began her training in Louisville, KY at 360 Dance Studio. At the age of seventeen she was chosen to take part in the Kentucky Governor’s School of the Arts summer program.

Ellen graduated from Point Park University in 2013 where she was majoring in Dance with a concentration in Jazz. While at Point Park, she performed in productions by Cirque Dreams, took classes from prestigious choreographers in Los Angeles and New York City and studied dance abroad in Paris, France.

Ellen has been on staff at American Dance Training Camps ULTIMATE Chicago Lakeshore dance camp in Lake Forest, Illinois since 2012. She has directed ADTC camps in Vermont and Illinois. She currently dances professionally in New York City.

Emma Randall is a native of Chicago, Illinois, but she grew up in South East Asia where she began dancing and acting at the Singapore American School. She returned to the U.S. for high school where she attended Redwood High in Marin County, CA.

Randall’s time abroad sparked her interest in reflecting the diversity of cultures and self identity through her movement work. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in English, with a focus in Creative Writing, in May of 2020. While attending CU, Randall was on the school’s street dance team, VeRVE Collisionz, where she regularly choreographed dances as one of the Team Captains. Randall also performed in over ten shows while at CU in various
different styles including contemporary, transnational-contemporary fusion, Hip-hop, and improv.

Randall has developed a passion for hip hop and street dance styles and she is dedicated to spreading the knowledge she has gained and continues to gain about the rich history of these dance styles. Randall attended ADTC in California as a camper for six years and has taught at ADTC in California & Colorado for four summers.

Corinne De Beer is from South Africa and has studied with the Cape Town City Ballet, Gaynor Harris School of Dance and Fantastic Flying Fish Dance Co in South Africa. She is classically trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern and contemporary, and also well-versed in African, African Gumboot Dancing, African Pantsula, Broadway, Disco, Fusion and Street Dance. Corinne also has a Certificate of Higher Education in Contemporary Dance, Primary-Advanced 11 in Imperial Modern, and Primary-Advanced 11 in Cecchetti Ballet.

After graduating from St. Mary’s DSG, Corinne moved to London to train at the prestigious London Contemporary Dance School, where she studied under big-name contemporary choreographers like Richard Alstonand Matthew Bourne. She has since branched out into the commercial world, and teaches contemporary, hip hop, ballet, lyrical, street and jazz workshops in London and South Africa, and works with various international artists, shows and TV programs. Corinne has choreographed for London’s fashion week, So You Think You Can Dance South Africa, BBC’s “The Hussle,” the “Kylie Minogue Special,” and BBC’s “Doctors,” and performed for crowds of 30,000 + on famous world stages like Wembley Stadium and London’s West End Theatre. She has taught contemporary, jazz and hip hop workshops from Glasgow to Liverppol, Birmingham & beyond at numerous schools and studios, including Oxford University.

Sakina Ibrahim is a performer, teaching artist, and coach who received her Bachelors in Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she earned the “Dance Outreach” and “Excellence in Performance” awards. She has also received scholarships to the Bates Dance Festival, University of Illinois, and The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. Most recently, Sakina earned a scholarship to the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Masters of Fine Arts.

Sakina has worked with choreographers such as Anthony Burrell, Christopher Huggins, Troy Kirby, Brian Sanders, Zane Booker, and the legendary Louis Johnson. She has also danced with Rennie Harris Pure movement as well as in videos for Jill Scott and Raheem Devaughn.

Sakina has used her research in African Diaspora Dance to present at academic conferences and to work with children in programs such as The Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Blues Babe Foundation.

She recently published a book to help empower young girls on the journey of self-discovery. Sakina has directed & taught at American Dance Training Camps dance camps in Illinois, New Jersey, Vermont & Maryland since 2010.

Angela Harriell is the director and choreographer of a popular NYC based downtown Nutcracker, selling out 8 seasons and touring professionally in Japan, as well as the founder and choreographer of the theatrical dance company, The Love Show.

A graduate of Fredonia University, where she received The Graduate Scholarship for ballet, she has danced with Elisa Monte and David Brown dance, Randy James Danceworks, Brooklyn Ballet, Opera Francais De New York, The Box, and was a professor teaching ballet at Binghamton University.

Angela has performed for several recording artists including Future, Gogol Bordello, Snoop, and The Trammps.

Angela has set original choreography for several dance schools and companies. Her work has been selected three times to be presented at special galas at the National Arts Club, where Angela has performed along with such luminaries as Elaine Stritch, Tammy Grimes, Charles Busch and Julie Halston.