Justine Marra - First enrolled in dance classes when she was two years old. She danced at a small studio in Tampa for nine years where she studied Ballet, Jazz and Hip-hop. When she was 13 years old, she applied for Blake High Performing Arts Magnet School. When accepted into the dance program, she studied multiple techniques of Ballet and Modern dance at a professional level. At her four year stay at Blake, she took various dance elective classes, including dance choreography, and dance history classes. Justine is currently a sophomore at Hillsborough Community College where she is seeking a Associate in Arts Degree in dance, and an Associate in Arts Degree in Business Management. Justine hopes to transfer to the University of South Florida to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance Education.

Chrissy Marra - Has been dancing for over twenty years.  She started dancing when she was two at a dance studio just as a hobby.  She decided to apply to Orange Grove Middle Magnet School and was accepted into the dance program.  From Orange Grove she applied and auditioned for Blake High School of the Performing Arts and was accepted there also.  She spent five years training with professional dance instructors at Orange Grove and at Blake. Chrissy received some of the best training before she even graduated from high school.  She is currently at HCC majoring in dance and is thrilled to be teaching children the art of dance.