Faculty

Lauren Satink
A Life Unlivedfor the 2018 Spring Gala. To further her training Lauren attended summer intensives at the Dance Institute (Akron, OH), BalletMet (Columbus, OH), Ad Deum (Houston, TX), Inlet Dance Theatre (Cleveland, OH) and Ballet 5:8 (Chicago, IL). She also spent time choreographing liturgical dances for her church. Academically, Lauren was a highly focused student and graduated high school with Summa Cum Laude honors. After graduating in 2020, Lauren continued her dance training with Ballet 5:8 in Chicago for their 2020 - 2021 season. Since 2021 Lauren has been dancing with Inlet Dance Theatre, a modern dance company in Cleveland, Ohio. She also loves spending time with her family and her little dog, Savannah.

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Heather Knighton
I Love Dance Junior Sweetheart Touring Ensemble. She received scholarships to attend the Joffrey School of Ballet summer intensive when she was 10 years old, and the Kirov Academy of Ballet summer intensive at the age of 15. Heather is a Graduate of The University of Akron’s Dance Institute, where she was placed in the advanced level and received her first college credit dancing with The UADC (University of Akron Dance Company), at the age of 12. While dancing there, she trained under many Artistic Directors and professional dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Jennifer Muller/The Works, GroundWorks Dance Theater, The Ohio Ballet, and Dancing Wheels. She continued performing with UADC throughout college in leading and soloist roles choreographed by the faculty as well as guest choreographers. She performed with the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Moscow Ballet of Russia in their productions of
The Nutcracker. Heather has been teaching for the past 18 years and strives to make a positive impact in the lives of her students. She has taught ballet, pointe, modern, and lyrical classes throughout Northeast Ohio. She has choreographed for Regional and National Dance Competitions, and for Theatre 8:15’s Halloween, Broadway, and Christmas Show productions. Her choreography won the
Living Art Awardfor a solo piece competed in 2011, and a
Showmanship Awardfor a lyrical team piece competed in 2020. She is currently a Ballet Instructor with Martell School of Dance and The Dance Institute of the University of Akron.