METTS Dance Teachers
Christine Ziemba
Christine’s mom put her in dance at the age of 4 because she always walked on her toes. Christine has been dancing ever since! Christine was a tenured dancer and dance teacher prior to opening up METTS Dance in 2002. Christine has danced for area studios,...
Sarah J. Ziemba
Sarah has been dancing at METTS Dance since she was 1 ½ years old. Sarah has trained under the studio owner as well as taken part in area Dance Teacher Trainings. Sarah is currently working on her 500-Hour Aerial Yoga certificate after obtaining her 50-Hour.
Kaylan Ruiz
Kaylan has been dancing since she was 6 years old in her hometown of Port Jefferson Station, NY. Kaylan instantly fell in love with Creative Movement and continued her dance training through college. Kaylan holds a bachelor’s degree in childhood/special...
Marissa Ries
Marissa has been part of the METTS Dance Family since it opened. Marissa started dancing at the age of 2. She took tap, jazz ballet, lyrical. Marissa not only performed in community events but also danced in area competitions. In addition to being a dance teacher,...
Abbigail Martin
Abby has been with METTS Dance since she was 3 years old. During her time as a dancer, she took ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip-hop classes. As a Teacher at METTS Dance, Abby teaches Mini METTS 3 and can be seen as a Co-Teacher for Hip Hop. Abby is very happy that...
Sharon Horton
Miss Sharon’s love for dance was sparked when she took gymnastics as a young girl. Her skills were soon transferred to dance in; acro, ballet, jazz, lyrical and modern. The teenaged Miss Sharon worked part-time jobs after school to pay for her dance classes and...
Eleanor Fish
Eleanor “Ella” Fish is a dancer, choreographer, and recent graduate with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Dance Studio Administration from SUNY Fredonia. She began dancing at the age of 3 and grew up as a competitive dancer where she performed in many recitals and...
Elizabeth DeJoseph
Elizabeth began dancing at METTS Dance at the age of 4. Elizabeth studied primarily jazz, tap, ballet and lyrical while also taking hip-hop, jazz funk and musical theatre. Elizabeth began assisting at METTS Dance in Middle School. In 2020, Elizabeth chose...
Lauren Cooperdock
Lauren has been part of METTS Dance since the age of 3. Lauren took class every night of the week in every style offered. Lauren started assisting Mini METTS in Middle School. During this time, Lauren discovered her love for her tap and knew this was a passion she...
Riley Babel
Riley Schmigel-Babel started dance at age 5 and throughout the years has trained and competed in Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, and Hip Hop. She continued her dance education at SUNY Brockport to obtain a Bachelor of Science for her studies in...