Director & Teacher: Patricia Callahan-Cranson has studied dance in Providence, New York, Boston and Virginia where she earned her B.A. in Dance from George Mason University. She is a member of the Dance Masters of America, Dance Teachers' Club of Boston and Dance Alliance. She was awarded "Dance Teacher of the Year" by the RI Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She has taught dance in both public and private schools around R.I. and also helped to write the mandate R.I. Dance Proficiencies used in public schools around the state.
Director: M. Catherine Callahan has studied dance in Providence, Boston and at the University of Rhode Island. She is a member of Dance Masters of America, Dance Teachers' Club of Boston and is a graduate of its Dance Educators Training Course.
Teacher: Elizabeth Callahan Sylvaria has studied dance in Providence and Boston and is a graduate of the Dance Teachers' Club of Boston Education Training Course.
Teacher: Colleen Callahan Finn has studied dance in Providence and Boston and is a graduate of the Dance Teachers' Club of Boston Training Course.
Christa Callahan Robinson has studied dance in Boston and New York. She is a former member of the Plymouth State Dance Cpmpany.
Teacher: Elizabeth Sulock received her dance training in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She performed for 16 years with the Mulford Dance Company and was a member of the St. Joseph's University dance team and cheerleading squad. She has performed professionally and semi-professionally, including dancing for the SideKiXX Dance Team and as a Disney parade performer, and loves sharing her dance knowledge with the Gladding students.
At left, Elizabeth poses with her younger sister Emily who is also a dance teacher.
At left, Elizabeth poses with her younger sister Emily who is also a dance teacher.
Teacher: Lorea Meabe received her dance training at the Gladding School of Dance where she was a member of its original Performing Dance Company and the 2004 recipient of the Kim Amoruso McCarthy Award. She is a graduate of the Dance Teachers' Club of Boston Dance Education Training Course and was a member of the Dance Company at the University of Rhode Island where she taught lyrical dance before graduating in 2011.
Teacher: Casey Sheehan is a student at Salve Regina University, where he is pursuing a major in Business Administration and a minor in Dance. From Warwick, R.I., he is the senior captain of the SRU Dance Club at Salve and a member of the university's Extensions Dance Company.
