Christine is the director of the academy and also teaches dance. A graduate of Ball State University in dance and physical education, Mrs. Rash has trained dancers for the past 35 years to enjoy, appreciate, and pursue careers in dance. In addition to being a nationally award winning choreographer, she is also an adjudicator of dance competitions. She has also been a member of dance companies in Indiana and Colorado.
Kimberly Berkley
Kimberly Berkley is a graduate of Ball State University where she majored in Dance Performance with minors in Dance Education and Business Management. She is a former dancer with the Ball State Dance Theater and Tri County Dance Academy. Over the past 20 years she has trained in many styles of dance such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern, ethnic, and social. She has received numerous awards as a dancer and choreographer during her professional career.
Molly Miller
Molly is a graduate of Hope College in Holland Michigan, where she majored in Dance Performance and Choreography. At Hope she was a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award and a member of InSync Dance Theatre. Molly is also a graduate of Tri County Dance where she gained her first 13 years of dance instruction. Throughout the years Molly has trained in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, folk, social, and swing dance. Molly is also an award winning choreographer.
Amanda Snyder
Amanda is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science, Dance Performance Degree. Amanda has been teaching dance since graduating from school. She has choreographed competition dances, and was awarded the "Best Choreography, Intermediate Level" at Showbiz National Dance Competitions, in Daytona Florida.
Kelly Beiswanger
Kelly graduated from East Noble High School in 2006 and from Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Business Administration. She was a student at TC Dance for 12 years where she trained in tap, ballet, jazz, and lyrical. She participated in competitions and considered the studio to be her second home! In her first year of teaching at the studio, Kelly is glad to be back with her dance family. She is tackling a variety of classes this year, from combos to teens. She enjoys making class fun for her students as well as equipping them with good technique.
Craig Munk
A graduate of Ball State University, Mr. Munk has been the theatre director for East Noble High School for over thirty years. Mr. Munk is the recipient of the Indiana Community Theater Teachers of the Year Award, and Indiana High School Theater Teacher of the Year Award. Several of his students have achieved professional status in the world of theater. He is also the producer of the Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant and past director of the Miss Indiana pageant.
Kari Millus
Kari is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Elementary Education.She teaches at Rome City Elementary in Rome City, Indiana.Ms. Kari is a graduate of TC Dance, where she danced for 13 years.While taking classes in tap, jazz, ballet, modern and lyrical, she was also an assistant teacher.She currently teaches Zumba.
Shari Holbrook
In the summer of 2005, she was certified both in personal training and in Pilates.
She is very excited to be a part of TC Dance's fitness staff and hopes to develop students both physically and mentally through her programs. She wants to bring to these classes a great sense of well-being and overall satisfaction. Shari feels that her dedication to fitness will help others enjoy different fitness programs. Shari is also certified in "Zumba"- the newest exercise craze that combines Latin social dance (rumba, cha-cha) with aerobic movement.
Sonja Reid Sonya graduated from Brown Mackie College in 2006 with her degree in Paralegal Studies and works for a firm in Ft Wayne.She began taking Zumba classes in March of 2010 and became a certified Zumba instructor in February of this year.After the stressful days from the firm, she enjoys coming to the studio where everyone feels like family.Sonya is married to Matt and is the proud mother of her active three year old son, Gavin.
Darilyn Ruse
Darilyn Ruse
Assistant Director
A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Darilyn has been associated with TC Dance since it’s inception in 1989. She began as a custodian and costume coordinator….started working at the desk part time…..and is currently assistant director. Darilyn is the mother of 3 children (teacher Miss Kari is one of them!) and married 34 years to RJ. When people ask her "What do you do at the studio?" she replies "Everything but dance!"
Tammy Smith I have worked part time at T.C. Dance for approximately 6 years and love being able to assist in any way that I can at such a prestigious studio. T.C. Dance has been a very big part of my daughters’ lives and will be for many years to come. I am so proud of the talent, creativity and committment of both the staff and the students at TC Dance. Along with my part time job at T.C. Dance, I work as a Registered Nurse for Parkview Noble Hospital in Perioperative Services. In my spare time I most enjoy spending time with my husband, Rob and my three girls: Brooke, Taryn, and Lindsey.
Tammy Smith
If you are interested in any program at TC Dance and want to be involved in a family atmosphere with fun physical activity come see us at 810 Commerce Drive Kendallville, IN 46755 or call us at 260-347-0332.
