Instructors with Experience
Heather Osborn
Like most dancers, Heather began her dance training while in elementary school. She started with a community ed program and eventually moving to a local studio where she learned jazz, tap, and ballet. Once Heather started high school, she became a member of both the performance and competitive dance teams, adding both hip hop and pom to her repertoire. After High school, she continued her dance training at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and eventually started choreographing for Unity High School of Balsam Lake WI and Saint Croix Falls High School dance teams, as well as working with the local dance studio in Osceola, WI. Over the past two years, Heather has been working locally with dancers aged 3 and up. Teaching them technique and choreographing recital pieces. Some of Heather’s favorite dance memories are performing during the Minnesota Timberwolves games and competing with her High School competition team at the WACPC state championships. After her 20 plus years of choreographing, teaching, and learning about the art of dance Heather is looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with the Chequamegon bay area community as not only an instructor but the owner of Elevé Elite Dance Academy.
Desi Niewinski
Desi began dancing at the age of 3 at Summit School of Dance (now Summit Dance Shoppe) in Plymouth, Minnesota. She was trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, and started competitive dancing at the age of 7. In high school she attended Main Street School of Performing Arts (now Performing Institute of Minnesota) to obtain a dance arts endorsement. In high school she developed more skills in ballet and modern technique, choreography skills, improvisation classes, and attended multiple workshops in ballroom and belly dance. She was a member of the high school's dance company and National Dance Honors Society. In college she was a member of the Northland College Dance Team, and in graduate school was a member of the SMAG dance collective. She has previously worked at Saint Paul City Ballet, instructing 3-6 year olds in ballet technique, and has previously taught jazz, ballet, tap, and lyrical classes at En Pointe Dance Company and Ashland School of Dance. Desi is a microbiologist for the Lake Superior Research Institute in Superior, WI and lives in Washburn, WI. After 26 years of dancing and teaching Desi is incredibly excited to teach at Elevè Elite Dance Academy! Desi will be teaching tap and would love to choreograph solos/duets/trios this year.
Amanda Johnson
Amanda began the art of dance in Ashland at the age of 3. When she reached the age of 7 she began competing and began taking classes anywhere she could. Throughout her dance journey, Amanda studied the styles of ballet, lyrical, pointe, jazz, and tap. Throughout her training in high school, she further developed skills in modern dance, character dance, pas de deux, ballroom, and pom. Some notable moments in her dance career were when she danced with the Minnesota Ballet, was a member of the University of Wisconsin Superior Dance Team, and performed at ESPN’s Capital One Bowl. Amanda has previously instructed ages 3-16 in a variety of styles, at local studios and public schools, as well as lead workshops for Camp Carnival on Carnival Cruise Lines, and RAF Lakenheath Air Force Base Youth Center in England. Amanda is a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician, recently moved back to Chequamegon Bay area. She currently works in hospitality management and is SO excited to get back in the studio after a few years off! She is most excited about sharing her love for classical ballet technique and choreography. In addition to teaching group classes, Amanda is available for private lessons and would love to work with students ready to learn the art of pre-pointe/pointe.
Junior Instructors
Lillian Wroblewski
Lillian began her dance journey at the age of 3 in Virginia, MN. Lillian has always had a passion for dance and dreams of being a performer on Broadway or for Disney. Lillian had exposure to teaching during the 2021-2022 dance season and is excited to bring her passion to the younger students. We can't wait to see what the new season brings her way.