Meet Our STAFF
Jolene and Glen Mollerick are the proud directors of Stars Studio. Affectionately known as Mama Jojo and Papa Glen, the couple has three daughters (Miss Hannah, Miss Sarah and Miss Alanah) who are instructors and choreographers at the dance studio. It was their daughter's passion for dance and teaching that led them to open Stars Studio in 2008.
They modeled their studio after La Maison de la Danse, a dance company that was owned by their former trainer Miss Ronnie. Miss Ronnie operated the business for over 40 years. Like the Mollerick's, she has taught several students, including many of our instructors.
Opening Stars Studio, it was imperative to the Mollerick's to offer a learning environment with a community feel...many dancers consider Stars Studio their "second home"! We specialize in (and currently offer) tap, jazz, pointe, and ballet classes to both creational and pre-professional dancers. As the studio gained more notoriety, they added hip-hop, poms, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater, ballet technique, leaps and turns, toning and stretch classes to their list of courses. Whether the goal is to dance recreationally and perform in our annual recital, or to dance pre-professionally/competitively, we are honored to help your dancer's reach their potential!
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A Growing Family
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The theme of "family" is held with the utmost importance to the Mollerick's. They have three beautiful daughters who began dancing at a young age. The trio now teaches and choreographs routines at the studio. They also have a wonderful staff of instructors, assistants, and front office support members who regard each other as family.
Their innovative approach to dance classes, coupled with their annual recital keeps winning the hearts of theircustomers. Due to the kind referrals of their patrons, their business grows yearly. In April 2015, they were thrilled to meet this demand by opening our fourth studio, expanding our existing space from 4,200 sq. ft. to 6,500 sq. ft.
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INSTRUCTORS BIOGRAPHIES
Kaila Thomas - Miss Kaila is currently teaching second grade at an elementary school with the Anne Arundel County Public School System. She danced competitively since the age of 7 and quickly realized her passion for teaching and choreography. Kaila is a two-time national dance champion in 2003 & 2007! She was a team member for TEAM USA with Stars Studio! When she is not busy raising a little ballerina of her own, Kaila enjoys choreographing dances for the Stars Studio Competition Team.
Dawn Macey-Boyette - Miss Dawn has been dancing since the age of 5. She has been teaching dance for over 40 years. Miss Dawn has extensive theatrical and gymnastics training. She was founder, director and choreographer for the La Maison De La Danse competition team for 24 years. Miss Dawn is a nationally and internationally award winning choreographer, and has taught as a Master Teacher at national dance conventions. Many of her students have gone on to careers in the dance field, earned college scholarships for dance and internships with such companies as the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Dawn also works with special needs children for the Anne Arundel Public School System.
Terrianne Etta - In integral part of our teaching staff, Miss Terrianne stepped up to substitute several times this year, giving her all to several hip hop, contemporary, poms and core classes. Terrianne has been a powerful force on our prestigious competition team, graduating in 2019...we are so happy she is still proud to be affiliated with Stars Studio!
Nicole Guiliano - Miss Nicole has been dancing since the age of 3 and is proficient in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, modern, lyrical and hip-hop. Nicole made it to Las Vegas on the award winning dance show “So You Think You Can Dance”. Miss Nicole is one of our team choreographers and a Senior Specialist, Tech Project Manager at AT&T Mobility
Ebone Glenn - A graduating senior at Meade High School, Miss Ebone has not only enjoyed being the Captain of the MHS dance team since she was a sophomore, she has also been an integral team member on Stars Studio's elite Competition Team. Although, Miss Ebone will be attending classes at Towson University, she plans to come back in the fall and continue teaching at Stars!
Elrody Martin - Working full-time in property management, Mr. Elrody enjoys teaching his hip-hop, poms and contemporary classes. He is also an award winning choreographer for our acclaimed competition team. Mr. Elrody wants to wish all of the dancers “nothing but pointed toes and a bouquet of success. Go, Stars!” Mr. Elrody will be returning to teach Hip-Hop and Poms classes for our 2020-2021 season at Stars Studio!
Alex Mazurowski - Taking on Tuesday and Thursday night hip-hop, poms and core classes, Miss Alex was “up to the challenge”. Miss Alex is a member of the Towson University Fusion Dance Team, where she is a Junior. Previously, Miss Alex was a member of our prestigious Stars Studio Competition Team, graduating in 2019. Miss Alex is excited to be able to come back and teach for us in the 2020-2021 dance season!
Alanah Mollerick - A 2015 graduate of Hammond High School, where she was Captain of Dance Company, Alanah has enjoyed teaching at Stars! A recent graduate of Paul Mitchell The School, and a licensed cosmetologist, Miss Alanah is an integral part of our teaching staff as well as a team choreographer. Miss Alanah has also taken on an operations position with Stars Studio, and she has enjoyed learning the business side.
Glen Mollerick - Also known as “Top Prop Pop”, Mr. Glen enjoys being a part of the teaching staff and watching the students in his toning classes gain strength and endurance!
Hannah (Mollerick) Manley - A former Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen, Miss Hannah earned her BFA in dance performance and a K-12 teaching certification from Towson University. Hannah is currently an Assistant Controller with Aerotek. She enjoys both recreational and competitive dance and is not only a national award winning dance champion, but she is world-ranked as well. She has choreographed dances for Walt Disney World, Hammond High School and is currently the director of our award winning Stars Studio Competition Team! Hannah has competed on the Miss Maryland stage, and she has won the the coveted preliminary talent award several times, placing her in the top 5.
Sarah Mollerick - Miss Sarah has enjoyed teaching at Stars Studio, and she loves watching the dancer’s learn and grow, especially when the dancers have "moved up" an age level, and she gets to surprise them by subbing! Sarah is currently employed full-time at Aerotek as a Recruiter, specializing in Science and Healthcare. Miss Sarah is looking forward to teaching teaching again in the Fall, 2020!
Laura Murphy - Miss Laura is a Stars Studio alumni (2013). She a 2017 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a B.A. in Dance, Biology, Pre-Med. She is currently employed as SARE Director at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Laura enjoys teaching pointe and ballet technique at Stars Studio. It's always nice to have our alumni come full circle!
Special thanks to Our Volunteer Teaching Assistants…
Irene Borchardt, Denese Bryant, Lawren Bryant, Cassidy Cipolla, Tierney Clites, Alyssa Flage, Angelina Taliaferro & Olivia Wofford
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Our 2019-2020 Competition Team
Ava Bailey, Haley Bateman, Taylor Baucum, Irene Borchardt, Denese Bryant, Lawren Bryant, Cassidy Cipolla, Tierney Clites, Nicole Connaughton, Naomi Estrada, Terrianne Etta, Alyssa Flage, Lindsay Gimbert, Ebone Glenn, Maria Gomez, Taylor Gomez, Felizia Hedenberg, Aminah Johnson, Iliana Johnson, Moksha Kande, Daija Kidwell, Jyomalia Lambe, Alex Mazurowski, Kylie McGlothin, Jacqueline Mugerwa, Sydney Rinehardt, Jahnaye Samuel, Angelina Taliaferro, Nevaeh Toppins, Lanae Watson, Olivia Wofford, Eva Worman
Special love and thanks to our team choreographers:
Kaila Carter, Nicole Guiliano, Elrody Martin, Alanah Mollerick & Hannah Mollerick
HUGE SHOUT–OUT of GRATITUDE to FRONT DESK VOLUNTEERS:
Andrea Cipolla, Eileen Flage, Tamiko Gomez, Jocelyn Samuel, Darlene Taliaferro & Michelle Watson!
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