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Meet the Faculty Sarah Christianson, Co-Founder Sarah began studying the art of dance at the age of three at Jack Dyville’s Dance Factory in Williston, North Dakota. She has studied eleven competitive styles of dance: ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, pointe, modern, hip hop, character, song and dance, Irish folk style, and production numbers. At eight years old, she was asked to be a part of a competitive elite elementary group, Kids Company. She was a part of the A Company competition team from the age of twelve through her high school graduation. Sarah was a Miss North Dakota dancer for seven years. In June 2007, she competed in the Miss North Dakota Pageant and won the Overall Talent Award. She was a part of the North Dakota State University Competition Dance Team in Fargo, N.D. from 2006-2007 where she was chosen by her peers as the Most Improved Dancer. In 2010, Sarah won 2nd place in "Dancing with FM's Finest" Ballroom Fundraising event with her partner, Eric Piela, of Fargo. Sarah has taught at Bonnie Haney’s School of Dance in Moorhead, M.N., Red River Dance & Performing Company of Fargo, N.D., choreographed the 2009 Miss West Fargo/Red River Valley Pageant, and was an assistant producer of the 2010 Miss Grand Forks, Miss Empire, Miss Eastern Dakota Pageant. She is currently certified judge for the NDADD for the past two (2) years. Sarah has choreographed the Y.E.S. (Youth Education on Stage) Summer Productions, "101 Dalmations" and most recently "Mulan". Sarah has studied under the following instructors: Wade Robson, Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, LaurieAnn Gibson, Dave Scott, Cris Judd, James Robey, Stacie Flatness, Deb Fontane, Craig Ellingson, Kate Keating, Karen Rudd, Angela Ekblad, Jack Dyville, Ballet Hispanico, Misha Gabriel, Mike Minery, Bobby Newberry, Nick Lazzarini and Teddy Forance. She has performed at Disney World, the Dakota Wizards basketball games, has been on ESPN, on a cruise line to the Bahamas, and competed in Las Vegas. She was the Captain of the USHL Fargo Force Dancers from 2008 - 2010. In May 2009 Sarah graduated from North Dakota State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations and Advertising and a minor in Dance from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Serena Christianson, Co-Founder Serena began studying dance at the age of three at Jack Dyville’s Dance Factory in Williston, North Dakota. When she was in the fourth grade, she was asked to be a part of Kids Company, a youth competition team at the Dance Factory. In seventh grade, she was a member of the B Company troupe, advancing to A Company the following year. Throughout her tenure at the Dance Factory, she won multiple awards at International Dance Challenge, Spotlight Dance Cup, Hollywood Vibe Dance Competition, Dance Challenge, Montana Dance Challenge, and I Love Dance Competition. After the founder of the Dance Factory relocated to New York City, Serena became the point of contact for anything regarding tap because of her specialty and expertise in this genre. She taught tap to grades 1-6 in 2002-2003, where one of her groups won the 2003 Dance Challenge Competition 2nd place Overall Junior Novice Large Group award. Serena was a Miss North Dakota dancer for five years, broadening her dance repertoire. As a contestant, Serena won the “High Score Preliminary Talent” Award for her self-choreographed talent selection at the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Pageant in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012. To see Serena’s signature routine, click here. During her undergraduate college career, Serena was Captain of the Jimmie DanceTEAM. Her responsibilities included scheduling practices, communicating with the adviser, choreographing routines, and recruiting new dancers. She also was the Tap Dance Captain for the 2009 musical “Anything Goes” at Jamestown College (Jamestown, North Dakota). In her spare time, she taught a technique class for the competition group at Top of the Stairs Dance Studio in Jamestown, North Dakota. Serena has studied under the following instructors: Jack Dyville, Kate Keating-Peterson, Angela Ekblad, Angela Huwe Schnaible, James Robey, Rinat Mousafarov, Stacy Flatness, Amanda Ahlschlager, and B. Michael Quale. Celebrity instructors include: Wade Robson, Mia Michaels, Cris Judd, Brian Friedman, LaurieAnn Gibson and Dave Scott. In May 2010, Serena graduated Summa cum Laude from Jamestown College with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Business Administration (Hospitality and Tourism Management concentration) and Communication (Media concentration) with a minor in Character in Leadership. She completed her Master’s in Business Administration (Leadership concentration) from Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, Arizona), May 2012. Serena is also a certified personal fitness trainer through AFAA (aerobics and fitness association of america) which she completed December 2012 and Zumba certified (February 2010). Miranda Iblings, Instructor, Fundraising Coordinator Miranda Iblings has been studying dance for 13 years, studying the following genres: Ballet, jazz, tap, modern, pointe, lyrical and hip hop. She has competed numerous competitions including Spotlight Dance Cup, Dance Challenge, I Love Dance, and Dance Olympus. Miranda has earned multiple awards, including award winning student choreography duo. Please welcome Miranda to the KML Family!

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