Sydney Rebeck started dancing and competitive gymnastics when she was three years old. She spent most of her dance career at Le Dance studio in Overland Park, and continued on to dance in college at the University of Kansas. She was a Rock Chalk Dancer for four years and captain for two, while choreographing multiple award winning Rock Chalk Revue performances. Sydney started her own choreography business with her college best friend and has been traveling the U.S. for the past 4 years choreographing for high school dance teams, studios, and college dance teams. She also had the pleasure of coaching Free State High School’s dance team for two years and frequently goes back to help with cleaning and choreography.

Sydney hopes to continue coaching and teaching, as she is very passionate about building the next generation of dancers and women. She is now attending the University of Missouri – Kansas City pursuing her Master’s degree in non-profit administration and hopes to use her degree to serve her community! Sydney’s philosophy has always been built upon hard work, drive, and becoming a better version of yourself. She loves building relationships with others and does her best to be a role model to each young dancer she meets. Her mantra is “hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard”!

Ally Brittian-Waller began dancing at age 3, started competitive dance at age 5, and continued competing through age 18, spending most of her competitive dance career at Dance Gallery. After high school, she attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. She earned a scholarship her senior year and became the President of KU’s Pre-Professional Dance Company. While in college, Ally attended several summer and winter workshops with dance companies in various cities, including Los Angeles and New York. During her junior year of college, Ally began working intensely with Dance Gallery’s competitive teams, helping them to earn seven National Championships in four years. Ally specializes in contemporary and jazz training, with a love for commercial dance and choreography, as well.

In the Fall of 2021, Ally moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in commercial dance and is signed with MSA Agency, one of the top commercial dance agencies in Los Angeles. Since she can’t seem to stay away from DG, she comes back to Lawrence monthly to help clean routines, set choreography, and assist at competitions and events. Students describe Ally as detail-oriented, honest, funny, and encouraging. Ally helps students reach their full potential as dancers and people, helping them find their passion in whatever area it may lie!

Alyssa Bevitt began her dance training at age 3 in Winona, Minnesota at the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts. She was a member of the Dance Repertoire Company and trained in Ballet, Pas de Deux, Modern, Jazz, & Contemporary. As a dancer she spent her summers training with the American Ballet Theater, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Fort Wayne Ballet and The Milwaukee Ballet. While still in high school Alyssa attended Perpich Center for Arts Education and later St. Mary’s University to further her dance education. She has performed principal roles in numerous Ballet’s including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Cinderella & La Bayadere.

Alyssa went on to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance where she studied a dual emphasis in both ballet and modern performance. In her time at UMKC, she performed for the opening Gala at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in West Side Story, as well as Carmina Burana and Dark Elegies by Antony Tudor. Alyssa holds a bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and went on to dance professionally with Ballet Emmanuel & Thorn Productions before moving back to the Kansas City Area. Alyssa strives to instill in her students that dance is not about being perfect, but it is about the joy of creating movement.