Elyse Erdman

Elyse Erdman is the Director of Raven School of Dance and is a junior from Wichita, KS. Elyse is studying Theology and Education. Elyse has danced since she was 3 and has trained and competed in all styles of dance, including hip hop, jazz, pointe, ballet, contemporary, and tap. Elyse will be teaching Ballet/Tap Combo 1 and running all the behind-the-scenes of the studio!

Jenna Murrow

Jenna Murrow is the Assistant Director of Raven School of Dance. She is a sophomore from Broomfield, CO, studying marketing and management. Jenna has trained in Pom, hip hop, and gameday styles of dance. She was on her varsity high school dance team as well as captain her senior year. Jenna will be the Advanced Hip Hop teacher!

Giselle Glotzbach

Gigi Glotzbach is a senior from Lemont, IL, studying Finance and minoring in Mathematics. This is Gigi’s third year as a teacher, and she is teaching Tiny Tots 2 and Pom Technique! Gigi has trained in all styles of dance, such as jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, music theatre, pom, and acro. Before joining the Raven Dance Team, Gigi was also on her high school’s dance team!

Cecilia Bixenman

Cesa Bixenman is a senior from Littleton, CO, studying Marketing and minoring in Theology. Cesa is one of the captains of the dance team and has trained in tap, ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop. Back at home, Cesa has experience in teaching the same age group she teaches now at RSD! Tiny Tots 1!

Elizabeth Gignoux

Lizzie will be assisting Miss Gigi in Tiny Tots 2 this year! Lizzie is a senior from Phoenix, AZ. Lizzie is studying Accounting. This is her 11th year dancing styles such as ballet, jazz, hip hop, and acro! Lizzie competed for 9 years before coming to Benedictine!

Ashley Anderson

Ashley Anderson is a Senior 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. This is Ashley’s third year on the team and will be teaching Ballet/Tap Combo 2 and assisting in Beginning Hip Hop!

Madeline Glotzbach

This is Maddie’s second year teaching for Raven School of Dance. Maddie will be teaching Lyrical/Jazz as well as Beginning Hip Hop! Maddie is a junior from Lemont, IL, studying Marketing. Before coming to BC and joining the Raven Dance Team, Maddie trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, music theatre, acro, and pointe! Maddie competed for her studio as well as her high school dance team!

Halle Pavlik

Halle Pavlik is a junior from Topeka, KS, studying psychology. This is Halle’s 3rd year as a teacher, and she is teaching Advanced Ballet for the semester before she goes abroad in the spring! Halle has trained in various styles such as ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, and Broadway jazz!

Cara Gomez

Cara is a sophomore from Overland Park, KS, and is a nursing major! Cara will be assisting Miss Cesa in Tiny Tots 2 this year. Cara has danced since she was five years old and has competed and performed with her studio, high school dance team, and now the Raven Dance Team! Miss Cara is so excited to be back with the dances and to help them grow!

Grace Dauby

Grace Dauby is a sophomore from Elletsville, IN. Grace is an Evangelization and Catechesis major planning to minor in business and dance. Grace has been dancing for 16 years in styles such as lyrical, jazz, contemporary, ballet, modern, acro, and tap.  At home, Grace was an assistant teacher and choreographer for four years. This year, Grace will assist Miss Ashley in Ballet/Tap Combo 2 before going abroad in the Spring!

Rachel Schmidt

Miss Rachel is a sophomore from Wichita, KS, and plans to study Theology. Rachel loves ballet, jazz, and pointe and has performed in over 20 musicals! Rachel is excited to spend the fall teaching Beginning/Intermediate Ballet before spending the Spring studying in Italy!

Elinor Willet

Miss Elinor is a sophomore from Southern California. Elinor has been dancing for many years before transferring and joining Benedictine’s Dance Team! Elinor plans to study Criminology and is a member of ROTC. Elinor will be assisting Miss Cesa with Miss Cara in the Tiny Tots 1 class and is so excited!

Therese Tamburro

Therese Tamburro is a freshman pursuing a degree in Nursing. Therse has danced for 10 years, teaching for 2 of those at her home studio in California! Therese’s favorite styles of dance are hip hop, contemporary, and tap! Therese will be assisting Miss Elyse in Ballet/Tap Combo 1!

Bridgette Hand

Bridgette Hand is a freshman from Wichita, KS! Bridgette is excited to spend her first year teaching with Miss Halle in advanced ballet! Miss Bridgette has trained heavily in ballet since she was four years old and cannot wait to meet all the RSD students!

Christa Rotar

Christa Rotar is a freshman from Ione, California. This is Christa’s 15th season dancing with her favorite style of dance being Lyrical/Jazz. Christa is studying Civil Engineering and is excited to assist in Beginning/Intermediate Ballet on Wednesday nights with Miss Rachel!