Chaille Martin

Ms. Martin began her dance training at a young age. Her performance experience included memberships in the Dallas Metropolitan and Texas Civic Ballet Companies. While still in her teens, she began her teaching career as an assistant. After receiving a BA in Dance from University of California, Irvine, she was hired to instruct dance for Primanti Montessori Schools, Orange County, California. Ms. Martin has been involved in the Pinal County dance community since her move to the area in 1981. Her involvement includes dancing in various Central Arizona College Fine Arts performances, teaching ballet at Footnotes, a school of dance 1982-1990 and opening her own business; The Studio in 1990. Ms. Martin is certified to teach dance in the public schools and taught dance at Coolidge High School and is currently on the fine arts faculty at Casa Grande Union High School. In 2001, she became a member of National Dance Educators Organization and presented at the 2005 convention in Buffalo, New York. She is also an active member of the regional organization, Arizona Dance Educators Organization. Presently, she serves on the Arizona Department of Education's fine arts standards committee.

Ms. Martin is the recipient of the Arizona Dance Educators Organization's 2009 Dance Educator of the Year Award.

Joanie Garvey

Joanie has been teaching dance for The Studio for the past 17 years and has been dancing for over 26 years. She teaches ballet, advanced pointe, lyrical, jazz, musical theatre, and stretch for The Studio. Joanie holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona where she studied with Susan Quinn Williams, Amy Ernst, Jory Hancock, Melissa Lowe, D. John Wilson, Sam Watson, and Nina Janik. Her dancing days began in the San Francisco Bay area and continued when she moved to Arizona where she studied with Suzanne Lederman and Tina McCarey (Lynn'sSchool of Dance), Chaille Martin (The Studio), and Laurie Silvestn (Tempe Dance Academy). She has studied all dance forms, including belly dance, but her love is ballet. She visits her Alma Mater often, and every year she takes her advanced students to the University of Arizona Jazz Dance Showcase.

Marsha Hindman

Marsha Hindman graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art. She has taught art and dance in the public school system for the past 35 years. Marsha taught dance at Footnotes, Casa Grande Jr. High/Middle School, and the Town of Eagar Parks and Recreation Department prior to joining The Studio staff. She is currently employed as a dance/art teacher at Casa Verde High School and teaches tap and hip hop classes at The Studio. Marsha co-choreographed the Central Arizona College productions of "Music Man" and "Lil' Abner", as well as serving as choreographer of various dance numbers for the CGUHS Blue Notes, CAC Jazz Choir and the Casa Grande community theatre production of "Nunsense". Marsha performed as a dancer in numerous CAC Spring Sing productions and played the part of Mammy Yokum in "Lil Abner". Marsha has been married to Paul for 28 years and has two wonderful children, Misha and Preston. Marsha loves spending time with her family, dancing, and doing her artwork.

Kyle R. Taylor

Started dancing in the eigth grade under the direction of Marsha Hindman. This is where he found his love for dance. He graduated from Casa Grande Union High School in 2003 where he studied dance and choreography for 4 years under the direction of Chaille Martin. This is where he realized he wanted to pursue a career in dance. Upon graduation he trained and honed his choreography skills at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, on a dance scholarship with; Sally Jesse, Cheri Mc dowell Burns, Candace Ammerman, Liza Allen, and Diane Hunt. He also trained and performed with Desert Dance Theatre from 2003-2005. In 2005 he was one of 25 people to receive a full dance scholarship to attend the UofA's dance program. Kyle has also performed with Ballet Etudes in their production of The Nutcracker as the Nutcracker Prince, In addition to performing and choreographing with Modern Dance Company Dulce Dance Compny from 2006-Current. In March 2008 Kyle went to Los Angeles, CA to audition for the T.V. Show "So You Think You Can Dance," he made it to the second round of dancing his solo, Kyle plans to Re-Audition next year. Kyle loves to choreograph and would like to own his own dance company and own show in Las Vegas. In addition, he would love to share his love of dance as a dance teacher at a Community College or University.

Karina Duarte

Karina has been our Creative Movement instructor since 2005. She has had eight years of dance training. Karina has studied in a private setting with Chaille Martin, Joanie Garvey, Marsha Hindman and Kyle Taylor. Her public school dance experience includes two years in the Advanced Performing Arts program at Casa Grande Middle School and four years in the Casa Grande Union High School Dance Company. Her favorite dance forms are ballet, lyrical, jazz and modern. When not teaching, she manages the front office and helps keep everything moving smoothly.