Faculty

Grace Aglialoro

Grace Aglialoro is a 21 year old Senior at Saint Joseph’s University. She has been studying dance since she was 2 years old and was a dancer at Tricia Sloan Dance Center in Wenonah, New Jersey. She trained in all styles and had a focus in ballet. I performed in many performances such as “The Nutcracker,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Aladdin.” She is still continuing her dance journey in college as the Co-President of SJU Club Dance. Grace gets many opportunities to continue her growth as a dancer and choreographer through this organization. She looks forward to this new journey at Dancexpress and cannot wait for this upcoming season!

Ally Dyer

Ally is a recent Villanova University graduate, and now works full-time at Villanova's advancement communications team. During her undergraduate years, Ally danced on the Villanova University Dance Team. From philanthropic events on campus to the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, she had the privilege of performing and representing her university on both a local and national level. Ally is originally from the St. Louis area, where she trained and competed in various dance styles under the creative vision of Tonya Reed-Simon at B. Elite Dance Academy (BEDA). Jazz and hip-hop became her favorite styles there. Through countless masterclasses and performances, Ally developed her passion for dancing, choreographing, and teaching. She is excited to carry that forward as she begins this role at DXP, and looks forward to dancing with everyone soon!

Madison Eichert

Madison has been dancing at Dancexpress since she was 3, and has been teaching since she was 13. She has taken tap, jazz, and ballet every year, but trained intensely in ballet for 6 years. In the past 3 years, Madison has fell in love with hip-hop from taking classes with Matt Steffanina, Dana Alexa, at the Pulse and most recently Rosero McCoy. In the summer of 2014, she went to L.A. and took classes at Millenium Dance Complex, and IDA Hollywood for more dance experience. She has also competed with Dancexpress multiple times throughout her journey with us. Madison looks forward to teaching while she finishes out her college degree at Eastern University.

Tori Johns

Tori Johns is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She attended Manheim Township High School, where she was a member of the dance team all four years and served as captain for two. Tori has trained in numerous styles of dance at Encore Dance Center and was selected to participate at a young age in their performance company. Alongside this she has also participated as one of Emme Dance Collectives trainees. Currently, Tori is entering her second year at Saint Joseph’s University, where she is a sophomore on the dance team. She is incredibly excited to be part of the Dancexpress family! Tori loves working with kids and is looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with each and every student. She is so excited to build meaningful connections and help young dancers.

Leann Josiban

Captivated by movement, LeAnn Josiban began her dance journey at the age of nine in the Philadelphia area. She has trained in various styles, and performed for many local events. Later, she graduated from University of the Arts, receiving her BFA in Dance, Summa Cum Laude. During her time at UArts, LeAnn had been fortunate to work with numerous artists, including Paul Matteson, Curt Haworth, and Gary Jeter with a focus on somatic movement. Upon her final year, she diversified her movement qualities by studying under Wayne David, Uwazi Zamani, and Pape Ibrahima N’diaye. LeAnn continues to challenge herself by engaging in new skills within circus arts. In practice, she pushes vigorously to find new pathways of expression and embrace feelings of liberation. LeAnn is very excited to be a part of the Dancexpress family!

Peyton McCue

Hello! My name is Peyton McCue, I am a 21 year old senior at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. My dance journey began at Premiere Dance Studio where I studied all levels of dance. I am blessed to have been apart of the Premiere Performance Team for 10 years, representing my studio competitively alongside my best friends. Here I fell in love with ballet and lyrical which have continued to be my favorite styles to this day. At my home studio I had student teaching opportunities in ballet and tap which sparked my love for teaching dance. As I transitioned to college I joined the Saint Joseph’s University Dance Club where I have continued to train and choreograph for my peers. College is where I discovered you can be a devoted student, volunteer, sorority girl, a member of multiple clubs and still be able to dance! Finding that “work”/ dance balance has been so important to me and i’ve found a new and ever growing passion for dance again! I have been lucky to choreograph and teach for other studios in the Philly area and I am so excited to continue my journey at Dancexpress!! 

Floyd McLean, Jr.

Floyd McLean, Jr., originally from East Orange NJ, began his pre-professional dance training at the age of 13 at Sharron Miller’s Academy for The Performing Arts In Montclair, NJ. He has trained with residencies/intensives such as The Dance Theater of Harlem, Ballet Hispanico, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, NYU Future Dancers/Dance Makers, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

He received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from Point Park University in 2018, with a concentration in Modern Dance where he was awarded the Don Craig Scholarship. During his time in college, he has trained with and danced for numerous choreographers and also found his love for choreography while enrolled in school! Choreography is now a huge passion of his and he plans to do it in a larger scale. After graduation, he began his first season with Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s DBDT: Encore! Under the direction of Nycole Ray, he has performed works by choreographers including Rennie Harris, Kate Skarpetowska, Joshua Peugh, Christopher Huggins, and many more. He is so excited to be in Philadelphia and beginning his first season with Philadanco and teaching at DANCEXPRESS too:-))

Isla Neizgoda

A passionate rhythm tap artist and educator, Isla Neizgoda brings over a decade of teaching experience across a variety of settings, from dance studios to the collegiate level. Originally from Minneapolis, she trained with Keane Sense of Rhythm and helped establish their Young Professional Company. Isla holds degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and Spanish Studies and has studied tap dance under numerous master teachers. She’s also the co-founder of Fourth Dimension Tap Company, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the tap dance community.

Linda OKeefe

Linda OKeefe has been teaching at DancExpress for over 15 years . Dancing and teaching the students brings her joy and it’s always a good day to dance especially at DancExpress!! 

Audrey Munson

Hello my name is Audrey and I am student at Drexel University! I started dancing when I was 4 at the Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia. When I was 16 I got invited to train at the School of American Ballet in New York City. I trained there for 3 years and was able to do perform many of George Balanchine’s works such as “Raymonda Variations,” “Western Symphony,” and “La source”. I have also performed George Balanchine’s “Serenade” for the New York City Ballet during their 90th anniversary. I have attended summer intensives at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Indiana Univeristy- Jacob’s School of Music. I am so excited to start teaching at Dancexpress !! 

Taylor Ruppe

Taylor Ruppe, born and raised in Philadelphia, has been dancing since the age of 2. While growing up in her childhood studio, she took up tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip hop, and contemporary styles of dance. After high school, Taylor went to The University of the Sciences and joined the hip hop group, iNERT!A, where she later became the director for 3 years. Additionally, she joined the hip hop/ contemporary group, Strictly Funk, at the University of Pennsylvania for 2 years. Taylor couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the Dancexpress faculty where she can inspire her students to cultivate their love and passion of dance.

Julia Vacca

Miss Julia Vacca has been dancing since the age of 3 and began competing at 7 with Kay’s Act 2 Dance Studio. She has trained in a variety of styles and developed a strong passion for both performing and teaching. She is now going into her second year as a member of the nationally ranked Saint Joseph’s University Dance Team, where she continues to grow as both a dancer and teammate. In addition to her dance background, Miss Julia has received her certification as a tumbling coach with Finish Strong at Kay’s Loft, where she helps students build strength, coordination, and confidence. She is dedicated to creating a positive and encouraging environment for all of her students and is excited to share her love for dance and tumbling at the studio.

Brittany Wright

Brittany Leticia Wright, a recent graduate of Towson university and company member of Philadanco looks forward to sharing her knowledge and passion of dance. While learning from the creativity and exploration of the students. Let’s have a wonderful year!