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The Instructors of Body & Soul Creative Dance

The instructors at Body & Soul Creative Dance are some of the most talented professionals in the country. Many of them have learned from, traveled with, and been influenced by nationally recognized performers and masters in the industry. Your student will be taught in loving and nurturing environment by instructors with a passion for growth while having fun!
Professional Dance Instructors of Body & Soul
LeAnne Shambaugh Andersen
LeAnne Shambaugh

Artistic Director/Instructor

A native of Los Angeles, CA LeAnne started dancing at the age of 3 and the dream of someday having her own studio soon followed. She eventually moved to Portland, OR to raise a family and started Body and Soul Creative Dance in 1990. LeAnne teaches levels of dance ranging from recreational to competitive. Her dancers have received scholarships all around the country and some have become active professionals in the dance industry. Her specialites are Lyrical Jazz, Jazz, and Variety Arts.
 
Lynn Johnson Wiltshire
Lynn Johnson Wiltshire

Tap Instructor

Lynn Johnson Wiltshire brings a diverse background to the Performing Arts as a choreographer, dancer, and performer in many styles of dancing including Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballroom and Hawaiian Dancing. Numerous students are currently performing in Las Vegas, New York, Japan, Italy, and Los Angeles.
Lynn was an accomplished member of The Bruce Kelly and The New Oregon Singers and Dancers for 15 years performing on stage and in USO Shows Nationally and Internationally opening for Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Glenn Campbell to name a few.
 
Chelsea Shambaugh
Chelsea Shambaugh

Lyrical Jazz & Hip Hop Instructor

Chelsea Shambaugh has a versatile background in all forms of Dance, training under elite choreographers around the world such as Cris Judd, Mia Michaels, Dee Caspery, Jason Parsons, and many more. She toured with Co. Dance on scholarship as their assistant teacher and received additional scholarships from Tremaine, NYCDA, LADF, Manhatten Dance Project, Steps On Broadway, and Broadway Dance Center to name a few. Chelsea performed in the Los Angeles Choreographer’s Showcase, CARNIVAL, in pursuing her dance education. Chelsea brings the spirit of dance out in every number she creates through her teaching style that lifts her students to their fullest capacity. She has received the highest honors in the industry for her gift as a choreographer. Come prepared to grow technically and to be challenged inside and out as a dancer.

 
Marie Skaug
Marie Skaug

Ballet Instructor

Marie began her training with the Wenatchee Civic Ballet. At age 13 she was awarded a full scholarship with the San Francisco Ballet School, performing there in 1972. Marie was also a finalist for the Robert Joffrey summer program. Her technical training and choreographic skills are known throughout the Northwest and she has trained thousands of promising dancers in the field of Ballet and Lyrical Jazz.
 
Haley Talbot

Ballet Teacher

 Haley received her professional dance training at the school of Oregon Ballet Theater where he studied Ballet, Modern and Jazz.  She became the youngest dancer to join the Oregon Ballet Theater at the age of sixteen.  Haley enjoyed a professional career with Company's like "Oregon Ballet Theater", "Honolulu Dance Theater", "Ballet Hawaii", and "Eugene Ballet".  She is currently an instructor here at Body & Soul, while also acting and producing film with Indent Studios and Grilletto Entertainment.