allie buchweitz
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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 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. She spent 6 seasons performing as a company member with Esoteric Dance Project. Allie has been sharing her love of dance with her students for over 16 years.
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corey lozier
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Corey Lozier 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!
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rebecca robertstad
ballet curriculum director & instructor
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Rebecca Robertstad is a dancer, dance educator and choreographer in the Chicagoland area. She received a degree in dance from Columbia College Chicago with a concentration in teaching. Most recently Rebecca completed the ABT® teacher training intensive and is certified in Pre-Primary - Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She is also certified in Progressive Ballet Technique and has completed. her 200 hour Yoga certification.
Rebecca has preformed with Momenta, IDC Speaks, Esoteric Dance Project and is a guest artist with J. Lindsay Brown Dance. She has had the pleasure of working with various independent choreographers and has attended intensives with Luna Negra Dance Theater, The Seldoms and the DanceCOLEctive. Her choreography has been showcased at Going Dutch and at Kaliedescope Dance Festival. |
katelyn dundovich
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Katelyn Dundovich graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Teacher Education and Physical Education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree with a specialization in Teaching and Learning from the University of St. Francis. In addition, Katelyn recently earned her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher certification. Katelyn danced throughout college as a company member of Illinois State Dance Theatre, where she had the pleasure of performing pieces set by nationally ranked faculty and guest artists; as well as, four years as a member of Illinois State’s Official Dance Team, Redline Express.
Katelyn grew up studying dance in the Northwest Suburbs, where she had the opportunity to learn from Corey and Allie. Her choreography has been showcased in numerous festivals, concerts, and competitions including Going Dutch Festival, Dance Inventions, Freestage, Wheeling High School’s Pom Team, and Buffalo Grove Bills Cheerleading. Her choreography has received praise from judges for being age-appropriate, creative, and fun to watch! Outside of sharing her passion for dance at Movement & Sound, Katelyn teaches dance and wellness at Gemini Middle School and is the JV Dance Team Coach of the award-winning Titan Poms Dance Team at Glenbrook South High School. |
kristina saldarelli
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Kristina Saldarelli is a dance artist, choreographer, and mom of three who lives in the Chicagoland area. She is a second year M.F.A. candidate in Dance at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee where she is the recipient of The Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award and Peck School of the Arts Dance Department Scholarship. Her thesis research examines contextual gaps upheld within tap and jazz educational and creative practices through the oppositional lenses of appropriation and cultural surrogacy. She received her B.A. in Theatre Arts: Dance from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and her M.A. in Communication, Media, and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University. She is an Adjunct Instructor of Theatre at Carthage College where she teaches dance technique and composition courses. She has directed Carthage’s student-choreography concert, Away from the Mirror (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021) and is a guest choreographer for the annual fall faculty dance concert. She has also choreographed Carthage’s musical productions of Something Rotten and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Kristina danced professionally from 2005-2018 with JUMP RHYTHM® Jazz Project, a nationally touring and Emmy-Award winning performance company. Her choreographic work has been adjudicated at American College Dance Festival, produced in professional concert venues, and ranked highly in national youth competitions. She was a Guest Adjunct Lecturer of Jump Rhythm® Technique at Northwestern University and is a freelance choreographer and teaching artist that has been educating and mentoring young dance students for over 20 years. She loves teaching at Movement & Sound and is excited to return for another season!
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Daniel Williams otherwise known in the Chicago street dance community as Daniel D.F.Y.H. is the co founder, and director of photography for Purus Motus dance film company. He started his unofficial training of the street arts in Iowa city at the age of 19 under his older brother. Now in his 15th season of teaching hip hop in various north shore studios, Daniel has become a leading specialist in the field of self identifying improvisation. Also well known in the underground dance circle as having started the battle series “Aux Cord Call Outs” presented by his late crew Mad For No Reason. Learning house, bboying, locking, Chicago footwork, popping, hip hop, and krump from some of the most decorated crews in the city such as Electric Funkateers, Crooks crew, So Swift, ChiBuck, and many more, Daniel has become a Swiss army knife of movement. Winner of Boogie Therapy seven to smoke in 2022, an event thrown by Chicago’s very own Stylin’ OUT crew, Daniel continues to climb the ladder amongst his peers. Making it multiple times in top 8 at WORLD of DANCE Chicago, and into the finals and final four at BATTLE of the EAGLE in Logan Square, Columbia College seven to smoke finalist, and a multitude of competitions, Daniel has made his way on to the judge panel for a handful of these events in the region.
With influences from Nomi dance company and Cocodaco dance project, Daniel has learned to take street art and apply it to the concert realm becoming a cinematographer, and already a choreographer for Purus Motus alongside renown choreographer Katie Carey. Broadcasting a dynamic range of emotion and motion when it comes to bounce, groove, jack, hit, rock, and waving, the details in what Daniel is able to translate is reflected in the clarity in the movement amongst his students. |
morgan kelly
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Morgan Kelly is currently a senior at Buffalo Grove High School, and planning to proceed to college soon after to attain a degree in elementary education. Morgan has trained in all styles of dance at Movement & Sound and has been a teacher assistant for the past 3 years. Morgan has been a Movement & Sound camp teacher and birthday party magic-maker as well! She is a second year member on the Buffalo Grove High School Orchesis dance company, and spends almost all of her time dancing. Her favorite styles of dance vary from day to day, but ballet and tap are two of her most favorite styles. Morgan’s love for dance and love for kids makes teaching at Movement and Sound the perfect opportunity. She is so excited to get to know everyone and have a great dance season!
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Kayla Reptak is currently a senior at Buffalo Grove High School and planning to major in business in college. Kayla has years of training in gymnastics, dance, and poms. Kayla moved up to a level 7 in gymnastics until she switched her main focus over to dance, where she continues to take class in a variety of different styles. Kayla was on the Buffalo Grove Poms Team for 3 years and was captain for 2 of those years. Kayla is currently a member of the Buffalo Grove Orchesis Dance Team. Kayla has been trained with Movement & Sound for 8 years, was a member of the youth dance company, and has been a teachers assistant for 3 years. Kayla also works as a lifeguard over the summers and teaches swim lessons to kids ages 2-13. Kayla loves dance and how it provides an escape that leaves you happier than you were when you got there. She is excited to meet everyone and share her love for dance this year.
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