allie buchweitz

Allie Buchweitz received a BFA in Dance and a Minor in History from the University of Arizona. While at school, she performed works by faculty members including Susan Quinn, Michael Williams, and James Clouser. She also had the opportunity to learn and perform Balanchine’s Concerto Barrocco. During her senior year she performed as a dancer with the Arizona Opera in their production of Beauty and the Beast, and also taught dance for an after school enrichment program in the Tucson Unified School District. Since graduation, she has performed in Chicago as a company member with Joel Hall Dancers II, RASA Dance Chicago, and Corpo Dance Company in addition to working with numerous choreographers to perform in Dance Chicago, Chicago Freelance Dance, and the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival.  Currently, she is performing as a company member with Esoteric Dance Project. Allie has been sharing her love of dance with her students for over 9 years.

corey lozier

Corey graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance with a minor in business, magna cum laude in April of 2000, where she studied all elements of pedagogy, kinesiology, and choreography.  After moving to Chicago, Corey was a founding member of the innovative tap company Chicago Tap Theatre, under the direction of Mark Yonally. She performed professionally with Chicago Tap Theatre for 2 years.  She then became a member of the internationally touring dance company, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, under the direction of jazz icon Billy Siegenfeld.  She performed with Jump Rhythm for over 5 years. Corey  won an Emmy Award for her Performance in the PBS Documentary "Getting There: Jump Rhythm Jazz Project"in 2007. Although she has taught dance for over 20 years, for the past 10 years, Corey has turned her focus completely back to teaching and sharing the rhythm. Corey's choreography has won several awards and has been sought after by local youth dance companies.  Corey has taught master classes at Stevenson High School as a part of the Odyssey program; choreography workshops for Fremd High School's Orchesis dancers; and has taught master classes and set choreography on the Orchesis dancers at both Buffalo Grove and Wheeling High School. Corey is on a mission to share the joy of movement and rhythm!