Come experience the Not Just Dance difference! Our teachers are energetic, patient, invested in our students (100% present serving the needs of our students), consistent and role models.
Dawne LeKang; CFO- Chief Fun Officer
Dawne began dancing ballet at the age of 7. She performed in theatrical dance productions with Storybook Theatre. She also appeared on stage in several productions with The Alliance Theatre (TAT) including Oliver!, Music Man, Wizard of Oz and as a featured dancer in Cats. She was the choreographer for TAT’s Beauty & the Beast, Willy Wonka, Mulan and Aladdin Jr; Rocky Run’s production of Willy Wonka Jr; Franklin Middle School’s production of Legally Blonde Jr, Little Mermaid Jr and Shrek; Kilmer Middle School’s Annie Jr and High School Musical; and Not Just Dance’s production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr, Fame Jr, Peter Pan Jr, Aladdin Jr, Shrek Jr, Annie Jr and Into the Woods Jr. She produced or co-produced TAT’s Aladdin Jr; Annie Jr; Little Shop of Horrors and Grease. She received two WATCH nominations for her work on Little Shop of Horrors for Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Musical and for Outstanding Properties in a Musical.
Dawne has engineering and computer science degrees and previously worked as a Program Manager for Northrop Grumman. She was the President/Owner of Dawne’s Technical Solutions where she provided Box Office Management and Support to Virginia Ballet Company & School. As a long time past member of the TAT Board of Directors, she created and maintained the website and provided box office support, along with serving in numerous artistic positions with just about all of the TAT shows over a 10 year period. She served on the Board of Directors for Virginia Ballet Company & School and The Alliance Theatre. She has served the community as PTA President at Brookfield Elementary School; Staff Appreciation Chair for Chantilly High School; Cultural Arts Chair for Greenbriar Elementary School; Vice-President of the Baltimore/Washington Section of the Society of Women Engineers; and as CCD Teacher at both St. Veronica’s and St. Timothy’s in Chantilly.
Jennifer Farmer; Director of Dramatic Affairs
Brittany LeKang; Princess of Marketing
Brittany is our Princess of Marketing in charge of all marketing campaigns and social media. She also oversees the Tech program as well as events for the studio. Brittany graduated from George Mason University with a Business Degree in Marketing with a concentration in internet marketing. She also has a minor in Fine Arts and a knack for party planning. Her unique experiences in marketing, balanced by her theatrical and artistic talents, help market to our very dynamic and growing demographic.
As a gifted artist, Brittany has created props, set decorations, and set design for many shows. Her favorite sets include: Alice In Wonderland, Suessical, Clue, Matilda, Aladdin, Puffs, & West Side Story. As a tech instructor Brittany encourages the kids to stretch the limits of reality to create a new world for each show. To see a list of this year’s tech projects that students completed, please see the Teach Theatre Page on the website. She has appeared as an actress, featured dancer & set designer in many productions.
Maya Tischler
Amelia Duval
Amelia Grace Duval, originally from Connecticut, obtained her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Emerson College, where she majored in Musical Theatre. Her performing credits include Rona Lisa Perretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Yvonne/Naomi in Sunday in the Park with George, Eve in Five Times in One Night, and Martha in Heathers. She has choreographed for numerous productions including Spring Awakening, Spongebob: The Musical, Dogfight, and Company. Last summer she worked with Missoula Children’s Theatre for their Red Truck Tour project. When she is not at the studio, Amelia enjoys reading memoirs, trying new ice cream flavors, and hanging out with her cat niece and nephew. She is thrilled to be joining Not Just Dance full time and can not wait for a wonderful season!
Administration
Savannah Sprinkle
Savannah Sprinkle is a Texas native who went on to Elon University where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre. Since then, Savannah has been involved in many projects but her most notable roles include Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins”, Catherine in the 2017 National Tour of “Pippin”, being a lead singer for two shows at Tokyo Disney Sea and (most recently) performing as a lead female vocalist for Norwegian Cruise Line. She’s thrilled to be joining the Not Just Dance team and thanks her friends/family passionately for their love and support.
Dance Teachers
Amelia Duval
Amelia Grace Duval, originally from Connecticut, obtained her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Emerson College, where she majored in Musical Theatre. Her performing credits include Rona Lisa Perretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Yvonne/Naomi in Sunday in the Park with George, Eve in Five Times in One Night, and Martha in Heathers. She has choreographed for numerous productions including Spring Awakening, Spongebob: The Musical, Dogfight, and Company. Last summer she worked with Missoula Children’s Theatre for their Red Truck Tour project. When she is not at the studio, Amelia enjoys reading memoirs, trying new ice cream flavors, and hanging out with her […]
Deidra Squire
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 […]
Hana Scarlatoiu
Hana is a recent undergraduate from Muhlenberg College, where she majored in Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing/Journalism. While at Muhlenberg, she performed in numerous departmental theatre and dance productions and choreographed for departmental student dance concerts. Additionally, attended and performed at the American College Dance Association’s (ACDA) 2023 and 2024 conferences and the 2024 Women in Dance Leadership conference. Recently, she’s performed with the Allentown Public Theatre and in Muhlenberg’s production of Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, playing a Somebody. Her last choreographic work was created for her school’s Reset: New Dances 2025, titled What’s Behind the Radio? The work was featured at the Flair […]
Lawrence M. Jackson
Lawrence M. Jackson is a Professor of Dance at The George Mason University School of Dance. Prior to joining GMU, Lawrence held various prominent roles at the University of Alabama, where he served as Associate Chair of Dance, Associate Professor of Dance, Director of Graduate Studies in Dance, and Artistic Director of the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre. His artistic leadership extended to programs like Dance Alabama, The MFA Dance Concert, and Dance Collection. Throughout his career, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Dance History, Pedagogy, African American Dance Studies, Improvisation, and Choreography. Professionally, Lawrence […]
Maddie Duval
Maddie Duval, originally from Connecticut, obtained her Bachelors of Dance from Connecticut College where she also majored in Neuroscience. She attended The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts for high school as a dance major studying modern and ballet as well as jazz, pointe, improvisation, and composition. In CT, she regularly taught classes and choreographed for musicals at CAST Children’s Theatre and other local dance studios teaching ballet, tap, jazz, and musical theatre dance. She also works as an EMT and is currently attending graduate school at the Washington DC campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she […]
Maya Tischler
Maya Tischler, Fairy Godmother of Dance, grew up performing and dancing in North Virginia where she began dancing as soon as she could walk. She trained with Encore Theatrical Arts Project for seven years, with whom she performed with in South Africa, Italy, and France. She continued her dance education at Oklahoma City University, where she majored in Dance Management, delving into the technical theater, pedagogy, and business side of the industry. Through the university, she graduated with honors, received an Outstanding Marketing Assistant award, and was on the Deans List numerous times. She danced with Ann Lacy School of […]
Music Directors
Amanda Mason
Amanda Mason is a 2018 magna cum laude graduate of James Madison University. She received her Bachelors of Music in Music Theatre Performance. While at JMU, she performed in many stage productions including Guys and Dolls, Candide, The Merry Widow, The Barber of Seville, and Cosi fan Tutti. She was a member of the Madison Singers, JMU’s advanced choral chamber ensemble, for 2 years. She also was a member of the award-winning all-female acapella group Note-oriety for all 4 years of her college career. Prior to attending JMU, Amanda performed in community theatre at a very young age and continued throughout her high school years in productions with Chantilly Drama. Some of her favorite roles include Penny Lou Pingleton in Hairspray, Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, and Eva Peron in Evita. Although she is currently developing her professional performance career, Amanda also has a passion for teaching and supporting young actors in hopes of inspiring a new generation of performers. Ms. Amanda recently was the Music Director for 101 Dalmatians Kids.
Amanda is currently the music director for Seussical Kids & Finding Nemo.
Anne Albright
Beth Gustafson
Ms. Beth is beginning her 18th year as the Director of Music Ministries for King of Kings Lutheran Church in Fairfax after spending many, many years as a freelance musician. She started her musical journey back in elementary school singing with the choir and playing with the band, eventually choosing a career in music as a bassoonist.
Many of her favorite gigs were in the orchestras of operas and musicals, including playing pit for a production of “Camelot” with Robert Goulet! That was the extent of her musical theater participation until her children and husband pulled her into a whole new world starting with the entire family’s participation in “Shrek” with The Alliance Theater.
Since then, she has supported many community theater productions “behind the scenes” including shows with Sterling Playmakers, Prince William Little Theater, The Alliance Theater, Not Just Dance, and many local elementary and middle schools. She also serves as the current President of Chantilly High School’s Music Boosters so that she can encourage and build up future generations of music makers.
Ms. Beth has a B.M. in Music Education from the University of Tennessee and a M.M. in Bassoon performance from Florida State University.
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