Adrienne Lewis

Adrienne Lewis grew up in Vermillion.  She fell in love with dance after becoming involved in summer musicals.  This inspired her to begin taking formal dance training.  From middle school through high school, Adrienne spent every moment possible in the dance studio.  Thanks to her sweet mother, Pam Kadous, she took classes in Yankton, Vermillion and even spent a summer in San Jose California attending a summer ballet workshop.  For three years Adrienne performed solo routines at the recitals in Vermillion.

Adrienne is now a mother of four and pursuing a degree in nursing.  She is pleased to be able to pass on her love for the art of ballet and her precise attention to technique to the next generation.

Molly Martin

First of all I would like to say that I am very excited to be your new jazz teacher. I want everyone to be able to have fun and enjoy being here, but you must also be able to focus and really work hard when necessary. I have high expectations for all of you, and I feel like if we work together, by recital time, we can all be proud to show off what we’ve been working on. I am from Rapid City and a sophomore at USD. I have taken seven years of jazz and hip-hop dance classes at the Prima School of Dancing studio in Rapid City. I also danced on my high school “Blues” dance team for three years and was appointed captain of the team for two of those years. I have had experience teaching dance with programs such as weekend summer camps, and middle school dance programs. I also choreographed and taught my own dance team. I am very excited to be teaching jazz at Heart and Soul and cannot wait to meet my new students and get started!

Mary Fitzgibbons

Mary Fitzgibbons is  a 5th year senior at USD where she is double majoring in Communication Disorders and Musical Theatre. This summer she worked as a choreographer for both the USD Playhouse and the Black Hills Playhouse. During the school year, she keeps busy with school, plays, and working as a barista at the U.Brew and painting in the scene shop. Tap is her favorite dance style and she is so excited to be able to teach it to others

Grace Freeman

Grace Freeman has been clog dancing since 1991 when she joined the Cripple Creek Cloggers in Madison, Wisconsin. She performed with the cloggers at fairs and in parades around Madison. Grace was also a part of the Backporch Cloggers in Bradenton, Florida performing at fairs around the area. Besides clogging, Grace loves Irish dancing and belonged to an Irish dance troupe in Florida. Clog dancing has roots in Irish dance and occassionally Grace will teach some Irish dance steps in her classes. Heart and Soul Cloggers have been dancing in Vermillion for four years now and have performed at Nursing homes, churches and at the Vermillion Area Arts Fest.
Three of the Heart and Soul Cloggers will help beginners learn the basic steps at the classes at the Heart and Soul dance studio.
We will be dancing to a variety of music including: bluegrass, African, country, rock n' roll, and Christmas music. Grace is used to clogging with large groups of people and encourages all ages and all levels to participate in this down home dance style. It's great exercise and loads of fun!