JENNIFER COLBY

Co-owner and artistic director, she is well-known across the United States (and Canada) as one of the best young teachers, choreographers, and costume designers for young dancers. She has been one of the youngest members of the nation’s two leading organizations of dance teachers, Dance Masters of America and Dance Educators of America for ten years. Members of her studio’s performing group, the Jennifer Colby Dancers, have a record of winning that is unsurpassed for a studio's first ten years of existence. Jennifer herself has been recognized with numerous choreography and costuming awards, served as a competition judge for American Dance Awards, Dance Explosion, Star Systems, and for Dance Masters of America National Title and Performing Arts competitions across the United States and Canada, and choreographed for other dance studios and professional industrial shows. She was Performing Arts Competition Director for five years for Dance Masters of America Florida Chapter 2, directing competitions with hundreds of entries each March and November. She is proudest that her Jennifer Colby Dancers excel in all forms of dance from ballet to hip-hop and that their versatility extends to regularly winning awards for technique, showmanship, and musical interpretation in their dancing.

JUAN SANCHEZ

Our Ballet Master teaching classes for our most advanced dancers. Juan is truly one of America's most sought after ballet teachers, travelling across the nation almost every weekend to teach for such prestigious organizations as Dance Educators of America, Headliners, and Dance Olympus. Juan's own education included most of the great names in American Ballet, including being protégé to Robert Christopher. He has performed with leading companies such as Joffrey, Alvin Ailey, Connecticut Ballet, and Eglevsky Ballet.

WANDA VARGAS

Wanda is a former Disney dancer at the Magic Kingdom performing in parades and numerous special events! She received her early training at the Blanco Ballet School, Bailos-Dance Company, and Ballet Municipal, all in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and is now in her seventh year at the Colby Center as one of our most popular teachers.

JUNIOR FACULTY

ELIZABETH DURHAM, LACEY MOORE, EPSI SELLAS

Our Junior Faculty Members have all been at the Colby Center for at least five years, first as members of the JCDs and now as teachers. They are also all full-time students at the University of Central Florida.