Patti was an apprentice with the Boston Ballet and New York City Ballet, and a principal for Mid-Atlantic Ballet. Her credits include performances with the Metropolitan Opera, New York State Summer School of the Arts, School of American Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet with such notables as Mikhail Baryshnikov. Patti also studied under Melissa Hayden and David Howard, and she earned a B.F.A. at North Carolina School of the Arts. She is currently Director of Ballet at the studio and is an award winning choreographer. In addition, she further extends her talents in the community teaching dance during physical education classes each semester at Upper St. Clair High School. Her daughter, Emily, a former Thomas Dance Company member, is following in her footsteps by training on full scholarship at The School of American Ballet’s winter program.

Deanna graduated from Otterbein College in 2000 with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in business. During her five years in Columbus, Deanna taught for two different studios resulting in many choreography experiences and competitive awards to her credit. Several of her students are now teaching dance themselves and are helping to pass on her love for dance. In addition to her studio teaching, Deanna has also taught at the collegiate level as one of Otterbein College’s main tap instructors. This September marks Deanna’s ninth year on faculty.

Angela is a native of Minneapolis, MN and holds a BA in Dance from Point Park University where she was a Presidential Scholar and a member of the Playhouse Dance Company. While at Point Park, she had the pleasure of working with world-renowned choreographers such as Doug Verone, Ron de Jesus, Kiesha LaLama White, and Doug Bentz and was in numerous productions at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the prestigious Byham Theatre. For two years, Angela was a member of Attack Theatre, touring nationally in the acclaimed show “Games of Steel.” She has since decided to re-focus her time and energy on teaching and choreographing, and now works as a freelance dancer/choreographer, performing with Pittsburgh based companies Attack Theatre and The Pillow Project. In 2009, she attended the Dance Teacher Conference in NYC, utilizing the opportunity to broaden her knowledge as a dance educator. Angela has been a guest faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and is involved with community outreach programs educating students on the importance of dance as a tool to build self-confidence and develop discipline to reach their goals.

Molly will graduate this spring from Duquesne University as a scholarship student with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. During Molly’s 14 years studying at The Thomas Studio and competing with the Dance Company, she was awarded scholarships from Dance USA, Access Broadway, as well as VIP Dance. In addition to her training here at the studio, Molly studied under such notables as Susan Stowe, Peter Merz, and Kiesha LaLama White when she participated, on scholarship, in Point Park University’s International Summer Dance Program as well as their Pre-Professional Program. This September marks Molly’s fourth year on faculty.