Emily Stephens

Emily Stephens

Ms. Emily is so excited for the upcoming year at Not Just Dance! She comes with a strong classical Ballet background, instilled by years of training at some of the most prestigious ballet schools and companies, in the US and abroad. Her training began at the Raleigh School of Ballet, where she danced in their youth company through middle school. When Emily was in high school, she joined the Washington School of Ballet’s Pre-professional division on full-scholarship and performed with the Young Dancers of the Washington Ballet for three years; Dancing in many classical ballets including Giselle, Swan Lake, Paquita, and the Nutcracker. She was often chosen to perform with the Washington Ballet company in performances at the Kennedy Center, including the role of Melancholy from the Four Temperaments, partnering with Kevin MacKenzie. In addition, Emily auditioned for and was accepted to many summer intensive programs including Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, School of American Ballet and Chautauqua Institute.

At the age of 16, Emily was accepted by Oleg Vinogradov at the prestigious Kirov Ballet Academy and was placed in the pre-professional (boarding) school on full scholarship, sponsored by reverend Sun Myung Moon, of the Unification Church. Here she was delighted to perform throughout the United States and abroad, and before graduation, she was featured in New York at reverend Moon’s birthday gala, in the “Russian Dance” role from Swan Lake. Not long after, Emily joined the apprentice program for the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg Russia. After touring for two seasons, Emily was offered a soloist position at Indianapolis ballet before ultimately deciding to go to college, due to a reoccurring hip and knee injury.

Post ballet career, Emily has been teaching ballet to all ages from toddlers to adults. She also works with gymnasts to fine tune their dance skills and has her Power Pilates and VBarre Certifications, with nearly 10 years experience in group exercise. She has taught stretch classes for both dancers and non-dancers and although she works full-time in finance, her passion is teaching and sharing the value of keeping the body healthy, strong and flexible.

Emily is married, with two daughters, Paige and Liliana. (and dog mom to Izzy, the border collie mix). In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, going to see live music, camping, hiking and baking.

 

Deidra Squire

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Deidra Squire is a native of Columbus, Ohio. She began dancing at the age of seven and discovered the power and beauty of the performing arts at a young age. Throughout her life, Deidra has remained very involved in the performing arts both professionally and through volunteerism. She began producing shows at the age of 16 and began competing nationally in Humanities and Performing Arts as a sophomore in high school. Deidra has also been involved in nationwide oratorical competitions since she was in middle school. Deidra has taught students from the ages of 2 to 85. She has also taught homeless and at risk students.

Deidra Squire has been tap dancing for more than 30 years. She was trained at Ballet Met Dance Academy in Columbus, Ohio and Judy Conti Dance Academy in Youngstown Ohio. She founded Above Deck Tap Dance Ensemble at Hampton University. Above Deck Tap Dance Ensemble remains an official campus organization. Since relocating to the DMV, Deidra has taught tap dance at several studios throughout the DMV area at competitive and recreational levels, and she has trained many dancers to compete regionally and nationally in tap dance. She earned her teaching certificate in tap dance from the American Tap Dance Foundation in New York, New York.

Deidra also has experience in production, pageant coaching, poms, step, spoken word, oratory, and African dance and drumming. Deidra earned a B.A. in Communications from Hampton University, where she was an honors student and a recipient of a presidential scholarship, a merit based academic scholarship. Deidra then earned a Juris Doctorate from the George Washington University School of Law. She is now licensed to practice law in Maryland. As an involved community member, and as an actively practicing Maryland attorney, Deidra believes in teaching “Poise, Professionalism, and Perfection,” and she firmly believes that performing arts are a powerful means of developing self-esteem and awareness in students of all ages.

Krystina Robinson

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Krystina began dancing at the age of 10 in Hampton, VA. She obtained her BFA and Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dance from Hollins University. She was a 5 time scholarship recipient to the American Dance Festival, where she had the opprotunity study and perform with world-renound modern and contemporary artist. Throughout her 20+ years of dancing, Krystina has had the opportunity to perform and share her gift throughout the U.S. and abroad. Krystina has studied a multitude of dance styles and regularly incorporates her yoga practice into her dance classes.

Krystina encourages her students to listen to their bodies and use them as tools of expression, and regularly challenges them to think outside of the box when it comes to their movement practices.

In addition to her background in dance, Krystina has MS in Nonprofit Administration, is a 200 hr registered Yoga teacher, and has a certificate in Assisted Stretch Theory and Practices. Krystina is a proud mom of 2 boys and in her spare time she plays for NOVA Roller Derby Leauge! 

Nicole Fillmann

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Nicole Fillmann was born and raised in Northern Virginia and began dancing competitively at the age of three. She began her teaching career at the age of 18 at the studio she grew up training in. She has been the director of recreational programs around the area and the co-director of competitive teams. Nicole is an award winning choreographer and has been recognized at competitions all around the world. Her students have gone on to perform for artists such as Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber as well as appeared on So You Think You Can Dance and Dance Moms. Nicole is excited to bring her training and knowledge to the Not Just Dance family!

Tap - Fall Dance

Dance Styles/Dance Sampler Courses- Fall Dance