Specialties
The curriculum offered at Premier Dance Academy is intended to build a strong foundation for all dancers. A foundation that will be beneficial to those that wish to someday pursue a career as a professional dancer as well as the students interested in exploring the art of dance in a fun and exciting atmosphere. No matter the intent of any parent or student attending Premier Dance Academy, one thing will be constant; the training obtained here will provide each student with proficient coordination skills, commitment, responsibility, well developed motivational skills, a sound sense of rhythm, timing, and musical phrasing, and the ability to work as a team, all while nurturing a sense of accomplishment and self confidence.
History
Established in 2006.
Premier has been providing superior quality instruction to students all over the Tampa Bay area for 14 years.
Meet the Business Owner: Tonya G.
Tonya L. Guldenpfennig, a Virginia native, began her dance training at age two under the direction of Ray Hollingsworth, creator of Dance Troupe, Inc. Miss Tonya has studied with such masters as Gregory Hines, Debbie Dee, Bob Rizzo, Gregg Russell, and Charles Kelly to name a few. In addition to teaching technique classes in studio settings, she has also choreographed for numerous High School drama and community theatre musicals in Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. She has had many students go on to pursue professional dance careers, appear in music videos, on film, and become teachers themselves!
Miss Tonya has been honored on both Regional and National levels for her Award Winning Choreography as well as being recognized and commended for her care and concern to the details of costuming, music selection, and choreography that is geared appropriately to the age of her dancers. In addition to her many awards for her dancers' technical expertise, she has been recognized by
