Teachers  
Sarah McCombie began dancing at the age of 4 and has studied under several different teachers on the East and West coast.  She has competed at many dance competitions and has received many awards including being selected to participate in the Pro Bowl Half Time Show in Hawaii.  In addition, she was chosen “Sweetheart” four consecutive years in the I Love Dance competitions and traveled to Los Angeles and Las Vegas to perform. She spent her high school years studying Ballet, Jazz, and Modern at the Center of Ballet and Dance Arts with Deborah Boughton in Syracuse, NY.  She has done choreography for FM High School and has danced with the Syracuse Opera Company. Sarah currently judges dance competitions and teaches workshops locally. She looks forward to another year of sharing her love of dance with her students. Sarah will be teaching Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Creative Movement this season.
Hannah Fuller  started dancing at the age of four and spent eleven years training under the instruction of Deborah Boughton at the Center of Ballet and Dance Arts, and spent her Senior year of high school studying at Dance Center North. Hannah danced the role of Rudolph in the "Adventures of Rudolph" three consecutive years running, has danced with the Syracuse Symphony, and has performed in the Moscow Nutcracker. She has recently spent a year majoring in dance at the Mercyhurst College. Hannah will be teaching Ballet and Jazz this season.
Phi Tran  is a self taught dancer who began his dancing in 2007.  In high school he started out with break dancing, moved on to ballet, and now hip hop. His style consists of  popping, isolations, and robotics. He has 4 years of dance experience and has worked with many great artists around Syracuse New York like Danita Emma, the Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive Artistic Director. He is now a student at Onondaga Community College and moving towards his degree in Computer Information Systems.
Eileen Chiumento  is a native of the Syracuse area and a graduate of  Fayetteville-Manlius High School. She began dancing in kindergarten and has studied with numerous instructors, and has taken part in several school and local productions over the years. Eileen also played the French Horn for eight years and currently plays the piano as well. After taking a hiatus from dancing, Eileen was delighted to have the opportunity to teach tap and ballet classes at the     afterschool program at Mott Road Elementary School for the last two years. She looks forward to continuing at Mott Road as well as teaching tap classes at the studio this year. Eileen has worked for over eight years in a local oral surgery office, is a full-time student at Onondaga Community College, and enjoys spending time with her children and family.
Dominique Barr has been performing since age 3 and specializes in tap, musical theater, and hip hop. She is looking forward to having a great experience this year.

Office Manager, Ballroom Instructor
Kris Caccamo started off as a student at Guzmán’s Dance Studio in 2008 and now works in the office as well stage managing the end of year performances. She is also a ballroom instructor. She has been apart of various theater productions over the years through Henninger High School, The Talent Co., Pine Manor College, and mostly recently Manlius Parks and Recreation working mostly as stage manager and tech crew. In addition to working at the studio she works full time as a payment poster for a medical billing office.

Owners, Ballroom Instructors  
Michael Guzmán, a native of Puerto Rico, grew up in New York City.  While attending Syracuse University, he began his ballroom dance instruction teaching for Walt Medicis.  A former teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, he gained further experience as a choreographer for the school musicals and as the instructor for the Ballroom Dance Club.  His performance credits include Pepe in West Side Story and Pedro in Man of la Mancha.  Mike and Jennifer Greene, his assistant and dance partner, have danced together for functions such as the State Fair, ABC Spring Silent Auction and the Carriage House Cotillion.  Mike is a regular guest instructor in many school districts throughout the county.
Jennifer Greene, originally from Virginia, moved to Syracuse after having attended Ithaca College for her Masters Degree in Music.  While an undergraduate student, she got her first taste of dancing the polka while working at the Interlochen Summer Music Camp in Michigan.  Jennifer continued her pursuit of ballroom dancing by studying at Arthur Murray’s with her husband, Tony.  A teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, it wasn’t long before she met Mike and began attending his Ballroom Dance Club.  When Mike opened the studio in September of 1999, Jennifer began her training as an assistant instructor.  She and Mike have danced together with the Syracuse Symphony and taught together in demonstrations/ workshops at the New York State Fair and many area schools.