Dear Dance Clients,

It is our mission to provide each team we work with a customized dance camp tailored to your team’s unique needs. With CDV, you will start your season with the most dynamic and creative choreography, energizing music and team building discussions and activities. Your team will be physically and mentally recharged for the upcoming season.

Like most of you many of our staffers are also coaches who juggle the demands of coaching a team, managing a career and family responsibilities. We understand the demands you face and strive to make your camp experience easy and rewarding for you and your team. We look forward to working with you and your team in achieving your team goals and dreams. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help make your season a success. Join us for camp in 2009!

Lynette Mattice

Creative Dance Vision Founder

Leah Smith		Leah is from Indiana and recently graduated from Anderson University receiving a degree in Marketing Communications and Dance Performance. Leah began dancing in high school with a hip-hop ministry group and participated in show choir at her school. In college, Leah has been a member of her university dance team and is actively involved with the performance opportunities provided by the dance department. Leah enjoys all types of dance including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and modern. This fall, Leah plans to move to New York City to pursue her dance dreams and aspirations. One of the most important things to her is being able to share her passion for dance with others while encouraging young dancers to reach their potential. Leah is delighted to be on staff for her fourth year with Creative Dance Vision.
Brianna Herber		Brianna is from La Crosse, WI. She graduated from Holmen High School and currently attends Viterbo University where she is a Theatre Performance Major with a Dance Minor. Brianna danced on her high school's dance team for all 4 years and helped a lot with choreography in and out of school. She also choreographed Holmen's musicals, as well as musicals for local high schools and community groups. Brianna is also a member of Warriors Baton and Drum Corps. where she participates in dance, color guard, and teaches twirling and dance for younger girls. She loves all types of dancing, but Brianna says that her favorite styles are jazz, funk, and hip hop. Brianna hopes to be a film actress in the future or a famous choreographer. She loves to dance, act, draw, read, play video games, and eat junk food. This will be her first year with Creative Dance Vision
Katie Sowa		Katie is from Naperville, Illinois and is currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration at DePaul University in Chicago. She has been dancing for over 15 years, including teaching dance and being the captain of both her high school and college dance teams. Katie has a passion for dance, and choreography in particular. She recently graduated from Bradley University, where her team, along with her choreography, won national championships two years in a row. She has also choreographed for many university events, as well as competition routines for schools throughout the state. Her favorite styles include hip hop, jazz and lyrical infused with modern twists. Katie is excited to be able to share her love of dance with others through Creative Dance Vision!
Jenah Barribeau		Jenah attends the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay where she will be majoring in art education. She started dancing when she was 15 years old on her local high school dance team. She was on her high school dance team for four years and was captain her senior year and chosen to be on the American All Star Team to perform on a Carnival cruise ship. She had been a member of the semi-professional Green Bay Gladiators. She has been on the UW Green Bay Dance Team for three years. This year they went to Nationals and placed 2nd in the Pom Division. She has been teaching dance at the YMCA for 3 years. She is excited to be a Creative Dance Vision dance instructor for her third year! In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing with her adorable dog and making art.
Emily Krickle		Emily is from Independence, MO. She has been dancing for over 14 years. She competed in numerous dance competitions around the US with her dance studio. She danced on her high school dance team all four years and was the captain. She currently attends Northwest Missouri State University and is majoring in Broadcasting. She is a member of the Bearcat Steppers dance team at NW. Emily has a great passion for all types of dance. Her favorite types are hip hop and jazz. She loves to create her own choreography and sharing it with others.