Meet the Instructors
Our 2024-2025 Team
Our studio is entirely student-led and taught exclusively by the members of the Raven Dance Team.
Paige
Rolf
Paige Rolf is the Director of Raven School of Dance this year. She is from West Point, NE, and she plans to graduate in May with a degree in Exercise Science – Sports Management with minors in Dance and Business Management. She has trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern, lyrical/contemporary, pointe, and pom and was a member of her high school’s cheer and dance team. At her home studio, she was an assistant for 6 years and taught for 2 years. She will be teaching the Lyrical/Jazz class this year!
Elyse Erdman
Elyse Erdman is the Assistant Director of Raven School of Dance. She is a sophomore from Wichita, KS planning to study Evangelization and Catechesis. She has been dancing for 17 years and has trained in pointe, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, pom, and hip hop. At her home studio, she was an assistant teacher for 5 years. Elyse will be studying abroad in the fall but will assist a few classes in the spring!
Anna Buchmeier
Anna Buchmeier is a senior from Littleton, CO majoring in Business with a minor in Dance! Growing up attending conventions and competitions, Anna has been trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary/lyrical, pointe, hip hop, and tap. She will be teaching Ballet/Tap Combo 1!
Molly Thomas
Molly Kay Thomas is a senior studying Mathematic Education with a minor in Dance. She’s been dancing her whole life, and her experience varies includes being a part of ballet and jazz companies, competition team, theater productions, and dance team. This is her 4rd year teaching at RSD, and she’ll be teaching Advanced Hip Hop!
Jessica Pammenter
Jessica Pammenter is a senior from Garden City, KS. She is double majoring in Secondary Education and English, with a minor in Dance. She has trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, musical theatre, pointe, contemporary, and acting at her home studio. She has been teaching for 8 years and has taught ages 3 to 16. She has also choreographed and directed multiple scenes for productions and recitals. This year she will be teaching Advanced Ballet!
Ashley Anderson
Ashley Anderson is a junior from Topeka, KS majoring in Elementary Education. She has trained in jazz, ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop, and pom. She began dancing at age 3 and began competing at age 12. Ashley has performed in various ballet productions as well as several sporting events such as Miami Heat and Harlem Globe Trotters games! She will be the teacher of Ballet/Tap Combo 2 this year!
Cesa Bixenman
Cesa Bixenman is a junior from Littleton, CO. She is majoring in Marketing with a minor in Dance. Cesa has trained in tap, ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, pom, pointe, and competitive gymnastics. At her home gymnastics center, Cesa taught tiny tots and upper level gymnastics for 2 years. At her home dance studio, Cesa taught hip hop classes for 1 year. She will be teaching Tiny Tots 1 this year!
Lizzie Gignoux
Lizzie Gignoux is a junior from Phoenix, AZ, majoring in Accounting. She has been dancing for 11 years and trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical/contemporary, and acro/gymnastics. She was a competitive dancer for 2 years and has been a part of many performances/recitals through those years. Miss Lizzie will be assisting Beginning Hip Hop this year!
Gigi Glotzbach
Gigi Glotzbach is a junior from Lemont, IL majoring in Finance with a minor in Mathematics. She has trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern, pointe, acrobatics, musical theater, and pom. She was also a member of her high school’s dance team. Miss Gigi is excited to be teaching Tiny Tots 2 and Pom Technique/Dance Team Prep this year!
Ceci Mowery
Ceci Mowery is a junior from Phoenix, AZ. She is majoring in Secondary Education and Theology. She’s been dancing for 17 years and has trained in ballet, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, acrobatics, contemporary, and pointe. She was also a member of her high school’s varsity cheer team for 3 years. Miss Ceci will be the teacher for Beginning Hip Hop!
Anna Gomez
Anna Gomez is a sophomore from Overland Park, KS studying Nursing. She has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, hip hop, pointe, and pom and was a member of her high school’s dance team. Anna began dancing at age 3 and has participated in competitive teams and performing groups. She will be teaching the Ballet/Tap Combo 1 class this year!
Anya Moorehouse
Anya Moorehouse is a sophomore Nursing major from Sunapee, NH. She has been taking ballet since she was 3 years old and is ecstatic to share her love for this art form with her students. Additionally, she is trained in pointe, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, tap, musical theatre, hip hop, pom, and ballroom. She will be assistant teaching Advanced Ballet this year!
Halle Pavlik
Halle Pavlik is a sophomore from Topeka, KS. She is currently undecided but is working on a minor in dance. She has been dancing for 15 years and is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, pointe, liturgical, and Broadway jazz. She was a varsity cheerleader all 4 years of high school and was captain her junior and senior years. Halle had assisted and taught at her home studio, and she will be the teacher for Beginning/Intermediate Ballet this year!
Cora Woodring
Cora Woodring is a sophomore from State College, PA. She is doing a double major in Exercise Science and Psychology with a minor in Dance. She has trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern, lyrical, contemporary, and pointe. She has been dancing since the age of 2 and has done competitive dancing for 15 years. She danced on her high school dance team serving as co-captain for 3 years and taught at her home studio for 6 years. She will be the assistant for Ballet/Tap Combo 2 and Tiny Tots 2!
Grace Dauby
Grace Dauby is a freshman from Ellettsville IN. She is currently undecided but plans to minor in dance. She has been dancing for 15 years and is trained in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, tap, acro, and in various circus arts. At her home studio she was an assistant teacher and choreographer for three years. She will be the assistant teacher for ballet and tap combo one.
Sophia Gassett
Sophia Gassett is a Freshman from Kansas City, MO and plans to major in Special Education. She has been dancing for 15 years with styles including jazz, lyrical, ballet, pointe, musical theatre, pom, etc. She was also part of her high school dance team. Miss Sophia is so excited to begin teaching at Raven School of Dance and can’t wait to meet all the dancers!
Jenna Murrow
Jenna Murrow is a freshman from Broomfield, CO and plans to major in Marketing. She has trained in pom, hip hop, and gameday. She was on her varsity high school dance team and was captain her senior year. Jenna will be an assistant in Beginning Hip Hop.
Cara Gomez
Cara Gomez is a freshman from Kansas City and plans on studying nursing. She has been dancing for 12 years with all styles including, lyrical, jazz, and contemporary. She was also a member of her high school varsity dance team for all four years. Cara is so excited to assist with Lyrical Jazz classes this year!
Rachel Schmidt
Rachel Schmidt is a freshman majoring in Theology with a minor in dance. In her hometown of Wichita KS, Rachel performed in musical theatre for eleven years and danced at a studio for six years. She has trained in ballet, pointe, partnering, tap, jazz, and musical theatre. Rachel has taught various theatre and dance classes and is excited to begin teaching at Raven School of Dance!