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Jenny O'Brien

Jenny is the owner and director of DDA. She started dancing at age 3 and hasn't stopped since. She started teaching when she was 18 under the direction of her dance teacher of 15 years, and in 2012 followed her dream of opening a studio. This season marked her 20th year of teaching!

Jenny is very involved in the the community and makes sure DDA is a part of every event. She is also actively involved in the International Dance Entrepreneurs Association and in April was a featured studio owner on a "Dancing Through Tough Times" episode with Rhee Gold to discuss running a virtual studio. She has written numerous articles for Dance Studio Life Magazine, and was a panelist at her Alma Mater's (Illinois State) Communication Week. She loves sharing her journey and inspiring others to follow their dream. Dance is so much more than the steps.

Geneva Aboites

Geneva trained at the distinguished School of Ballet Arizona under Kee-Juan Han. She spent her summers attending intensives at Ballet Magnificat and Texas Christian University. Geneva graduated from TCU in May 2007 as Cum Laude with a BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance.

JacLyn Allott

JacLyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northern Illinois University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. JacLyn is an ABT (American Ballet Theatre) Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT National Training Curriculum.

Katie Behrens

Katie has been teaching for over 22 years. As a youth Katie studied at St. Charles School of Dance and Northern Illinois University. She was accepted to study at the Chicago Academy for the Arts; Homer Bryant Ballet Chicago and Hubbard Street Dance Company Chicago.