Meet Our Faculty

Mr. ‘P’

Bachelor of Science, mathematics
Lifetime graduate member of Dance Educators of America
Graduate member of acrobatics and musical theater.
Richmond Gymnastic School, Staten Island New York
Acrobatic instructor at Bea Christie School of Dance Brooklyn, New York
Shotokan Karate, Black Belt (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Co-founder and director of Mrs.P’s School of Dance, Brooklyn, New York
Co-founder and director of Mrs P’s Dance and Acrobatic Studios, Coral Springs, Florida since 1978

 

Mrs. ‘P’

A lifetime graduate member of Dance Educators of America
Graduate member of ballet arts and musical theater.
Vreeland New Jersey School of Dance
Protégé to Beatrice Lee Christie, founder and past president of Dance Educators of America, N.Y.C.
Bea Christie School Of Dance, Brooklyn ,New York
Acrobatic and dance instructor at Bea Christie School of Dance
Richmond Gymnastic School, Staten Island, New York
Broadway Dance Center, various dance instructors.
Co-founder and director of Mrs. P’s School of Dance, Brooklyn, New York. ;
Co-founder and director of Mrs. P’S Dance and Acrobatic Studios of Coral Springs, Florida since 1978
President of JP Dance Enterprises Inc. (franchisor to Boca Raton and Port Saint Lucie)

 

Chantall Andreatta

Education/Training:
Royal Academy of Dance certified
Paula Oliver (RAD) , Kaloyan, Boyadjiev(vaganova),Irina Ziryanova (vaganova), Ballet Theater African (cechetti), Aida Villoch and Magely (Cuban training), JHB South Africa (cechetti school), Royal Academy Dance, London,UK Royal Academy Capetown, South Africa and Pretoria, South Africa Rad, Cechetti and SADTA examinations with honors

Peformance:
International Ballet Co., So. Broward Ballet Co.,So African Ballet Co., Guest in USA and So Africa Repertoire includes: Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Cinderella, Nutcracker and many more 

 

 

 

Tracy Bailey

Associate of Arts – University of Florida; Florida Atlantic University
Dance Educators of America – graduate member ballet arts and musical theater
Instructor at Mrs. P for 16 years
Assistant to Mrs. P
Instructor/Chreographer to the Broadway Dancers
Broadway Dance Company alumni
Floridance Company, Dance Alive Company, Gainesville
member/chreo. Soundstage Dance Company, Profahl’s
Dance Company, Gainesville, Danza Dance Company ,
Gainesville. Various industrial performances in south Florida.
 

 

 

Sondra Bonitto

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Boston Conservatory of Music, Musical Theater and Dance
Education/Training:
Frank Hatchet School of Performing Arts, Staff Instructor Broadway Dance Center, N.Y.C. , classically trained vocally (opera/musical  Theater)
Performance:
Broadway debut in Ragtime (original cast/album) House of Flowers-featured singer , Encore Series Starring Maurice Hines, Nominated for a Barrymore Award,(Pa.), Dreamgirls (standby for JenniferHoliday) Ain’t Misbehavin, Sophisticated Ladies, Blackbirds of Broadway, soloist in concert with the NY Festival of Song (Carnegie Hall), Female performer of the year, Frank Hatchet choreography award

 

 

 

Billy Brown

Billy is an alumnus of Mrs. P's Broadway Dancers. While at Mrs. P's he also toured with Dance Alive!'s Nutcracker for two seasons.

He attended SUNY Purchase BFA dance program on full scholarship. While at Purchase he danced works by Kazuko Hiraybiashi, Nacho Duate, Nicole Fonte, Robert Hill, Paul Taylor, Jacqueline Buglisi and George Balanchine among others.

Mr. Brown also studied extensively on scholarship at the Martha Graham School, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Merce Cunnigham.

He later went on to dance throughout Europe and in the Global dance festivals in 2002 and 2003 and performed throughout Spain with Ballet Contemporanio de Burgos, Spain. He was later awarded a contract with American Repertory Ballet and later joined Pascal Rioult Dance Theater.

Billy freelanced with Eidolon Ballet, Max Luna and Luis Fuente among others.

Mr. Brown was a resident guest artist with Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, Virginia Regional Ballet and Vineland Regional Ballet Company.

 

 

 

Christina Cusmano

Education/Training:
Dance Teacher Training Association: graduate: Ballet Arts and Musical Theater ( Beg.-Adv.) Troup Nicola, Londonderry Ballet, Cynthia Gayle, Dance Dimensions, Boca Ballet Theater, Mrs P’s dance and Acrobatic Studio(CS), Intensive training at Mrs P’s and Managing Weston’s Summer Camp

Performance:
Nutcracker-Troup Nicola(Africa),Grande Waltz-Troup Nicola and Mrs.P’s Dance, Cinderella-Troup Nicola and Mrs. P’s Dance, Phantom of the Opera-Troup Nicola and Mrs. P’s Dance

 

 

 

Kelly Hannon

Associate of Arts – Florida Atlantic University
Dance Teacher Training Association – graduate member ballet arts and musical theater
Instructor at Mrs. P for 10 years
Assistant to Mrs. P
Instructor/choreographer to the Broadway Dancers
Cynthia Gales Dance Company, Graduate of Dillard Performing Arts School, Marjorie Blakely Dance Company, Showtime Kids Dance Company. 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Myers

PTTA : graduate member - Ballet Arts and Musical Theater
Dance instructor 4 years: Mrs P's Dance and Acrobatics Studio (Coral Springs)
Dance Training 15 years : Mrs. P's Dance and Acrobatics Studio (Coral Springs)
Acrobatics at Michael's Studio, 1year
Performance Exp. Broadway Dancers Co. 9 years (member/choreographer)
Mrs. P's Coral Springs Summer Camp
Special Awards: Platinum and High Gold Overall winners for performance groups

 

 

 

Deborah Wicke

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Suny University,Purchase – prima ballerina
Instructor at Mrs. P for 15 years
Education /Training:
Sherill Central School, Vernon, Mohawk Valley Performing Arts, Sandies Dance Academy, Empire School of Gymnastics, Valley Gymnastics, Burklyn Ballet Theater, R.A.D. Toronto, Boston School of Ballet, NYS School of Arts
Performance:  
Ballet Nova of  So. Fl., Charleston Ballet Theater, Pennsylvania/Milwaukee Ballet, Chautaugua Dance Festival Co., Buffalo Ballet Co. 
Judge:  
Dance Elite Competition, Tri Valley Competition