Andrea Williams-Rhodes
Andrea has trained in areas of jazz, hip-hop, tap, modern, musical theater, ballroom, ballet, pointe, and aerial arts. She was first introduced to dance at Center Stage Studios under the direction of Jessica Ruffell, and continued to train there for 14 years. During that time, she competed at numerous competitions and conventions, danced on a Carnival Cruise, and performed locally for community events. She was captain for her high school team as well as the Boise State Mane Line Dance team. She has also been a member of the former Stampede Spirit Squad, Fuse Dance Company, and Off Center Dance Project. Her other work includes coaching for the dance team at Columbia High school where she has coached the team to win 3 state titles.
Andrea knows that teaching dance is so much more than learning technique. It also is a way to build confidence and gain personal relationships with students and families. She loves every dancer as if they were her own kids.
Andrea is very excited to continue her journey as a proud owner of The Spot Dance Studio
Abby Thueson
Abby was born and raised in Nampa and fell in love with dancing as a WildPride Dancer while she attended Columbia High School. Abby graduated from Boise State University with her BA in Elementary Education in May 2024, and is continuing her education at Idaho State University to earn her Master’s in Speech and Language Pathology. Abby married her high school sweetheart and they welcomed a sweet baby boy into their family earlier this year.
Abby’s love for teaching and for children is what sparked her interest in becoming an instructor at The Spot. Abby teaches ballet, jazz, and hip hop, hip hop being her favorite style to dance! Abby is thrilled to teach for another season at The Spot and can’t wait to meet you!
Addy Reader
Hi, my name is Addy and this will be my sixth season teaching at The Spot! However, dance has been in my life since the age of three. I’ve had the opportunity to train in all styles of dance, compete for numerous years, learn from many different dance conventions and got to experience many incredible performance opportunities growing up.
I am honored to have been apart of NDA staff, Idaho LadySpurs and to hold a national champion. My favorite thing I’ve achieved is receiving three different Acro certifications through Acro Dance Teachers Association, Acrobatic Arts and Ready Set Acro.
Adete Reddish
It seems as if dancing and performing have always been part of Adete’s life. She has enjoyed many years of teaching and mentoring dancers and youth in the community! She currently serves as Regional Representative for Idaho’s Distinguished Young Women scholarship program. She has also been judge, local director and program choreographer for many programs. Some of her favorites times have been dance memories with her daughter Kynlee, her studio and school teammates & families. She and her husband Kevin own Reddish Pharmacy in Nampa and enjoy spending time with their family. Being grandma to Lincoln, Lily, and baby Eevie is her favorite job! She is so happy to be instilling the love of dance into the tiniest dancers at the studio.
Amanda Watson
Amanda Watson began dancing at the age of 3, she studied at Kennedy school of dance in Nampa where she was a member of their competition teams and started competing at the age of 8. Amanda is also a member of Music Theatre of Idaho for over 13 years and has performed in over 30 shows, in 2010 she became the company choreographer. Amanda teaches at Idaho Arts Charter school in Nampa, she is a elementary dance teacher and has been coaching and working with the platinum dance team since its first year in 2007. Amanda also works with local gymnasts helping them with dance technique at Advanced Gymnastics in Nampa. And she loves teaching at The Spot where she treats all of the dancers like her own kids!
Ashlee Christensen
Ashlee began performing at a young age. Her first taste for performing was through song. She sang for her church and then joined a performing choir at the age of 10. She was then introduced to a musical theatre group called “Showstoppers” at Center Stage Dance Studios in Nampa, ID. She performed with them for several years and developed a love for dance as well as singing. By high school she was on the competitive dance team and performed in musicals at Columbia High School. After graduating, she majored in music at BYU-Idaho, and dabbled in choreographing for musical theatre companies and high schools. All while continuing to perform in choirs at BYU and musicals through Spotlight Theatre. For her, dancing and singing have always been a joy and an outlet. She met her husband in 2011 while performing in the musical Hairspray. They went on to have four children. After a solid five year break, she is ready to get back to teaching and choreographing for theatre, and is taking on a few classes at the studio.
Holly Slyter
Holly is originally from Tigard, Oregon, but has fallen in love with her life here in Boise. Holly has been with The Spot since it opened, teaching a variety of styles including jazz, lyrical, technique and hip hop. She has spent the last two seasons as director of the New and Next Level Hip Hop teams, and this season as director of a senior lyrical routine. She loves being a part of the competition world and a member The Spot Dance Studio family!
Jacci Markham
Jacci Markham has been around dancing all of her life. It started when she was young and her mother would sew costumes to afford the cost of dance. Then she helped run a studio with a dear friend until her daughter graduated high school. Now Jacci has coached Columbia High School WildPride dance team for about 10 years. This year she took on the Tots Team and enjoys training the little ones and being a part of their first competition experiences. Jacci teaches with her entire heart and cannot wait to see where this studio will go!
Josie Kennedy
I was born and raised in Nampa , Idaho where I attended Idaho Arts Charter School from kindergarten to 12th grade. Throughout my childhood I explored the arts as well as played competitive soccer for many years. I shifted my attention and focus towards dance when I was around 12 and started to pursue it more passionately since then. During this journey I shifted between small and local dance studios. I was on my high-school competitive dance team, where I held the officer titles of co-captain and captain my last two years. After I graduated high school I began assistant coaching for Idaho Arts Charter School’s competitive dance team, Platinum, which I am currently still doing. I am also currently a part of the modern dance company, Off Center, and I am a 2 year member of the Idaho Lady Spurs, the dance team for Idaho’s professional indoor football team, the Idaho Horsemen.
I am a full time student at Boise State University where I am in the process of obtaining my bachelors degree in Anthropology. I am also minoring in Sociology, and environmental studies and have received a certification In elementary Spanish. I am hoping to graduate this fall. I am always busy but I have a strong passion for the things I study, so it’s worth it!
I love being able to teach at the Spot. One of my favorite things is being able to watch my students grow and become more passionate towards the art of dance.
Jourdan Ashton
Jourdan grew up in Meridian, Idaho from age 5 until she got married. She has now been in Nampa for 10 years and loves it. Idaho will always be her home. She loves to bake, weight lift, socialize, listen to true crime, and spend time with her family. She also loves being a wife and mom. She’s been married for 14 years to her husband Mike and has 3 wild girls ages 10, 7, and 5, which she adores. Her dream has always been to be a ballerina, but never got the chance. She lives this dream by watching her girls dance their hearts out at The Spot. Jourdan is our front office manager, with a smiling face and happiest attitude! This opportunity to work with all these amazing teachers and dancers is absolutely amazing. She can’t wait to get to know all the dancers and parents.
Kamryn Burns
Kamryn started dancing at the age of 3 and entered the competitive dance world at the age of 7. Growing up she danced under the direction of Jessica Ruffel at Centre Stage Studios and was trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, tumbling and musical theatre. During this time she had opportunities to compete on both a local and national level, perform on cruise ships, at Disney Land and for local theatres and ballet companies. In high school Kamryn served as the co-captain and captain of her high school dance team and in college was a member of the Boise State Mane Line Dancers. Later Kamryn coached Columbia High Schools Wildpride dance team for 3 years.
Kamryn graduated from Boise State University with a degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Early Childhood Development. She has been married for 12 years and has 4 children ages 8,8,6 and 3. Kamryn is passionate about students being confident in themselves both inside and outside the dance studio. She looks forward to this coming season at The Spot.
Kate Hulet
Kate’s dance experience includes dancing since the age of 4 and competing since age 11. She was a 3 year captain for Columbia High School’s WildPride dance team and went on to study dance in college. She has training in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop and modern. Kate has been teaching dance for over 10 years, including coaching a High School dance team for 3 years. She is passionate about teaching and helping kids to become the best they can.
Kate is a mom to two little girls. She spends her free time swimming, boating, spray tanning, and traveling. She loves the dancers at The Spot and is excited for another great season!
Kimberly Johnson
Kimberly Nichole Johnson has been teaching for over a decade with a strong foundation in classical ballet pedagogy, classical music and group exercise. She founded and currently directs the Gem State Ballet Ensemble which has been featured in “The Potato Movie” documentary, performed with local professional dance companies, been featured in print media and regularly collaborates with local community based organizations. In the years prior to teaching dance she taught Suzuki Violin lessons and worked in early childhood education.
Kimberly is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3. She has received additional teacher training from Runqiao Du Ballet Coaching (DuCon), the Suzuki Association Of The Americas as well as from Patricia Blair with Ballet Chicago. Kimberly also holds certifications in Progressing Ballet Technique, American Barre Technique as well as Principles of Dance, Dancer Injury Prevention, Dancer Nutrition and Pre Pointe Assessment through NDEO and Harkness Center for Dance Injuries.
Although Kimberly has studied at a number of different studios, she has spent over a decade training at Ballet Idaho where she is currently a teacher for the academy, Learning Through Dance Outreach Program, the Adult Division and an assistant to dancers backstage during professional productions. She also teaches pointe technique at Inspired Dance Studio. She has choreographed for YAGP competitors, Explore Dance Company, Gem State Ballet Ensemble, Canyon Dance Academy, Ballet Idaho’s Children’s Division and Dance Unlimited where she taught intermediate and advanced ballet levels from 2021-2024.
Kimberly is very excited to return to The Spot for another season of teaching technique, pre pointe and pointe!
Maggie Frederiksen
Maggie was first introduced to dance when she was offered a scholarship with Ballet Idaho in 4th grade, and has been dancing ever since! She became passionate about dance during her time on Columbia High School’s dance team and minored in dance at BYU-Idaho. Maggie continues to explore movement and mindfulness through yoga asand loves being able to incorporate her knowledge into classes. She loves being able to teach students to trust themselves in their bodies and to be more comfortable in their movement.
Pariss Paul
Pariss is an Idaho native and began dancing at age 3. Her early training includes performing with Dance Dimensions in Boise, and then she continued the majority of her training at Kennedy School of Dance in Nampa.
Pariss was a 4 year member of the Skyview Blue Angels Dance Team from 2007-2011. During this time, she served as a two year council member and her team won two state championships.
She also performed with the Elite Dance Company throughout high school, along with competing in various solo competitions.
After high school, Pariss danced for the Idaho Stampede Spirit Dance Team for 3 years, and has also choreographed and taught for different studios in the Treasure Valley.
Currently, Pariss is an Assistant Director for Fuse Dance Collaboration, a Boise based dance company.
Pariss graduated from Boise State University in 2015 , earning a B.A. in Communication. She is happily married to her husband and they are proud fur parents to the sweetest pup.
Pariss is excited for her 2nd season with The Spot and being able to continue sharing her passion of dance with her students.
Taylor Breazeale
Taylor grew up in California and did competitive dance from ages 4-18. After high school she went on to be a Mainline Dancer at Boise State University where she danced for 3 years. She coached high school dance in the area from 2016-2024. She finds so much passion and love in teaching and always loves watching each child grow in dance and in life. Taylor is married to her husband Brant and they have two adorable fur babies, River and Boone.
Torie Kinghorn
Victoria Fuhriman
Victoria has been teaching at the spot since 2022 and this season she’s teaching technique, turns, and lyrical classes; as well as directing our Teen Team. She graduated Columbia High School where she was co-captain and captain of her dance team under the direction of Andrea Williams- Rhodes and Jack Markham. Victoria is also a hairstylist and feels so blessed to get to have both her passions as jobs. She’s so excited to watch these kids grow and can’t wait for what this season holds!