QUEEN CREEK
TEACHING STAFF









Angie, Cathy, Christina, Jessica, Kacy, Sarah

Angie Mesner

Teaches:
Ballet and Combo

Angie has been teaching dance at Jeanne's since 2005. 

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Cathy Strickland

Teaches: 
Hip Hop and Pom and Cheer

Cathy has been teaching dance at Jeanne's since 2005. 

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Christina Hampton

Teaches: 
Ballet

Christina teaches ballet at Jeanne's Mesa and Queen Creek dance studios. She loves teaching and introducing children to ballet. Seeing their eyes grow wide with excitement makes her feel she is achieving her goals. She was a professional ballet dancer for 20 years. During her dance career, she was also a ballet teacher. Christina was a guest instructor at Jeanne's in 2005 and she joined Jeanne's faculty in 2006.

Christina Hampton trained with Bejart soloist Daniel Lambo, Tidewater Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chicago City Ballet and Star Dancers Ballet in Tokyo, Japan. She performed 10 years as a principal and soloist dancer with Minnesota Ballet and Hartford Ballet. Christina danced eight seasons with Ballet Florida, and has enjoyed working with many wonderful coaches and choreographers. Christina has been featured in Glen Tetley's Sphinx, Ben Stevenson's Esmeralda Pas de Deux and Jeronme Robbins' In the Night. She believes that these three ballets have been the most challenging and rewarding of her career.

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Jessica Blandin

Teaches: 
Tumbling

Jessica has been teaching at Jeanne's since 2004.

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Kacy Cocke Irvine
Director,
Queen Creek Powerforce Dance Company

Teaches: 
Tap, Combo, Hip Hop and Jazz

Kacy is a Director of the Queen Creek Powerforce Dance Company at Jeanne's Mesa Studio.  Kacy has been teaching in the east-valley for 11 years and at Jeanne's for five.  She attended ASU and graduated with a major in Recreational Management and a minor in dance.  Her dance training has taken her across the world from Australia to Western Europe.  Kacy's students and choreography have won both state and national awards.  She is currently teaching Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Combo at the Mesa Studio; and Hip Hop and Company Jazz classes at the East Mesa studio.

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Sarah Harshey

Teaches: 
Combo

Sarah has been teaching dance at Jeanne's since 2005.

She is currently teaching combo classes at the Queen Creek studio.

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last revised: 1/12/08