Crystal Lake Dance Studio Offering Classes for All Ages
Serving Crystal Lake, Huntley, McHenry, Cary, Woodstock, Algonquin & surrounding areas
Our unique triple-track approach offers recreational, competitive, and advanced dance opportunities for every dancer
Engage Dance Theatre Alumni
Finding Inspiration at Every Turn
At Engage Dance Academy, our highly trained team of professional instructors has provided our alumni with the fundamental skills they need to excel in the field. We are proud to say that our studio has produced numerous graduates that have gone on to become successful professional dancers, instructors, and beyond.
Abby Ellison-Hare
BFA from Webster University, '14
Thodos Dance Chicago
Choreographer for Engage
Former Crew Coach & Instructor for Engage
Charlee Morris
Dance Minor from Loyola University, '19
Dance Honors Society Member
The Serra Foundation Scholarship for Dance recipient
Instructor and Former Crew Coach for Engage
K-Pop Instructor
Amelia Witt
Western Michigan University Dance Team
Alyssa Guzman
Dance Captain for Starlettes Dance Team at Dominican University
American Musical Theatre Scholarship recipient
Instructor and Crew Coach for Engage
Hannah Petersen
Dance Major at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Kaitlin McCann
Pursuing a Master of Arts in Dance Education: Ballet Pedagogy at New York University and American Ballet Theatre
Vice president of Ballet Club and Dance Co. member at the University of Notre Dame, IN
Dance minor from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Woodstock Fine Arts Association Scholarship in Dance recipient 2019
Instructor at Engage
Lily Hansen
Milwaukee Ballet Pre-Professional Program, San Francisco Ballet School
2021 Top 12 YAGP Contemporary Division
Allyson Schmitt-Vallejo
Joffrey Ballet Trainee Chicago
San Francisco Ballet School
2021 Top 12 YAGP Classical and Contemporary Divisions
Julianne Amato
Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Truman State University
Instructor in Kirksville, MO
Former instructor at Engage
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Sydney Derbas
Majoring in Marketing at Illinois State University
Redline Express Dance Team
Erin McCann
Majoring in Elementary Education or Occupational Therapy at
St. Mary's College
Notre Dame's Dance Company
Kiera Soliz
Major in Dance, with a focus in contemporary at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts