Emily has been a student at Dance Connection for fifteen years and was a part of the Teacher Training Program for eight years. She continues to study Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, Jumps and Turns, Technique, Contemporary, Lyrical and Hip-Hop. Emily has been a part of the Competition Team for ten years and has been one of their soloists for seven years. She has won many regional and national titles. She has danced in Canada, Hershey PA, Cape Cod MA, Los Angeles CA, at Walt Disney World, on Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, for Make-A-Wish, and for the Dizzy Feet Foundation. Emily is very excited to be a Dance Teacher this year. 

McKenzie has been dancing since she was six years old. She is originally from Syracuse, NY where she took classes in ballet, tap, jazz and modern, as well as taught many classes. She performed in many shows including Magic Toy Shop, Peter & the Wolf and the Russian Moscow Nutcracker. She auditioned and was accepted into the North Carolina School of Arts program to study contemporary dance for the summer when she was 15. Most recently, McKenzie graduated from Hofstra University with a minor in dance. While at Hofstra, McKenzie took classes such as Irish dance, ballet, contemporary, Dance History and choreography. McKenzie is so excited to be a part of the Dance Connection family and looks forward to sharing her passion for dance and love for teaching.

Lilly Scholl has been a student at Dance Connection for 6 years. She has also been on the Teacher Training Program for 5 years. Lilly has danced at other studios and found she loves it here. She continues to study ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary. Lilly also loves to sing and act outside of dance. She has previously been a part of the competition team. Lilly is very excited to take on the role as an assistant teacher this year.