About Me |
Hi! I’m Haley!
Haley began dancing at age 2 at the Rhythm Academy of Dance in Gurnee. She has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, highland, lyrical, contemporary, and modern. At age 10, Haley began dancing competitively and at 13 was teaching and choreographing as assistant coach of the Lake Villa Timberwolves Dance Team. She received several scholarships throughout high school and college for dance. Haley graduated from Carthage College in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance with a Minor in Economics and studied Dance. Throughout high school and college, she was a teacher at Shine Bright instructing jazz, hip hop and contemporary. After college, Haley worked as a Financial Analyst while substituting at Shine Bright.
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“The dancer of the future will be one whose body & soul have grown so harmoniously together
that the natural language of the soul will have become the movement of the body” - Isadora Duncan
that the natural language of the soul will have become the movement of the body” - Isadora Duncan
In addition to dance, Haley is a figure skater and collaborated on her choreography as a competitive skater. She is currently training to be a private ice instructor and choreographer. Haley has been a part of the Shine Bright family since its opening in 2013 as a member of the competition team, teaching, and substituting. Haley finds it rewarding to share her love of dance with her students and experiencing their growth with them.