DANCE TEACHERS’ CLUB OF BOSTON
October Meeting ~ Performing Arts Program
Open Meeting
Performing Arts Program
October 15th, 2023
Center Stage Performing Arts Studio
507 Furnace Brook Parkway, Quincy, MA
9:00 – 10:15 POUND with Jenn Amara
10:30 – 11:30 Commercial Jazz with Christina Belinski
11:30 – 12:15 Business Meeting (Members Only)
12:15 – 1:15 Contemporary Movement with Christine Belinsky
1:15 – 2:30 Hip Hop with Stephanie Brewster
This meeting is open to Non Member Teachers at a rate of $100 for the meeting.
2023 ~ October Faculty Bio’s
Jennifer Amara
Hello teachers and welcome to a new and exciting dance season! My name is Jennifer Amara and I grew up in East Bridgewater where I began dancing at my godmother's studio Paula Coffey Dance Center. Dance has always been a part of my life with not only my godmother being my dance teacher but my mother as well and now we are lucky enough to have worked together for 20+ years. My dance career has brought me to my love of Tap dancing, to Dean College as a dance major, receiving the Gregory Hine's Tap Scholarship, dancing with Break the Floor in NYC, my love of Tap Dogs, teaching children and adults of all ages and being a part of many different studios. In 2015, I became licensed to teach POUND and shortly after I became licensed to teach Generation POUND. "POUND is a cardio jam-session designed to release the rockstar within us all while promoting total-body fitness. Instead of listening to the music, you become the music in this full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movement." "Generation POUND was created not just as workout geared towards to kids, but a MOVEMENT that aims to change the concept of health and fitness for today's youth. The program fuses movement and music to improve focus, coordination, physical fitness and teamwork skills for "Rockstars in training"."
POUND has completely changed my life and filled my heart. I continue to teach POUND weekly in a fitness studio in Plymouth where I have lived for the past 7 years with my husband and daughter. I have taught at dance studios as part of their summer programs. With my classes we have raised money for Alzheimers, T1D, The Sydney Craven Memorial Fund, raised money for a local daycare/preschool to provide them with supplies for their classroom and GLOW classes as well!!!!
Generation POUND has a very special place in my heart. During the summer of 2015, I began teaching classes to the kids in my neigbhorhood during the summer months and after a few years my husband and I started our own summer camps. For the past 3 years, my husband and I have created 5 camps for children ranging in ages 4-9 years old. I also run a yearly Christmas Workshop for the kiddos in Plymouth. Generation POUND has also opened up the doors for creating T(w)een Nights for the 10-13 year olds. Generation POUND is an amazing experience for the kids because it not only allows them to move their bodies and learn about health and fitness but I also incorporate activities that work on both fine and gross motor skills. We also will have obstacles, games, holiday activities, treats, crafts and tons and tons of fun!!!
I am so excited to meet all of you on Sunday, October 15th and I am looking forward to waking you and moving those bodies!!! Please bring your sneakers, comfortable clothing to work out in, a yoga mat, water and a SMILE!!! POUND is for everyBODY and I can't wait to show you!
Christina Belinsky
Christina is a dancer, choreographer, film maker, and dance educator currently based in the Western Mountains of Maine. She is a graduate of Dean College with an A.A. in Dance and University of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Modern Dance Performance and the Award for Most Outstanding Performance in Modern Dance. Her career spans many genres of dance from ballet to musical theatre, concert dance to television and film. Favorite performance credits include 1st Broadway National Tour of Finding Neverland (Ensemble/ Peter Pan cover), the National tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Dance Captain/Swing), the International tour of The Aluminum Show (Dance Captain/Swing) and HBO’s The Gilded Age and Westworld. She has had the honor of working with industry leaders such as Andy Blankenbuehler, Mia Michaels, Karla Garcia, Stephanie Klemmons, Joey Pizzi, and John Carrafa.
Christina has been a guest teacher at Broadway Dance Center, Think Tank NYC, New York City's Stage Door Connections as well various universities, studios and dance conventions throughout the country. Christina is the 2023 recipient of the New England Dance Fund Choreographer's Grant. Her choreography has been presented at The Joci Awards, Philadelphia’s Drake Theater, Think Tank NYC, New Hampshire’s Majestic Theater and Palace Theatre, Cambridge’s The Dance Complex and Third Life Choreographers’ Series, and Built On Stilts Performing Arts Festival on Martha’s Vineyard. Christina’s dance films have been screened at the 50th Dance On Camera Festival at Lincoln Center, American Dance Festival’s Movies By Movers, SXSW Music and Film Festival, Acadia Dance Festival (Audience Choice Award) and more. As the director of cinematography, she has had the honor of working alongside Boston-based artist and choreographer, Nailah Randall-Bellinger, on dance films commissioned by Harvard University Committee on the Arts as well the Cambridge Arts Council. She is the proud creator of Artists In Motion Apparel, an upcycled hand silk-screen printed dance studio-to-streetwear clothing brand promoting sustainability, creativity, and community. To shop, visit @artistsinmotionapparel on Instagram. Christina is a member of Actors' Equity, represented by CESD Talent Agency and is currently on the roster of judges with Impact Dance Adjudicators.
www.christinabelinsky.com @christinabelinsky
Stephanie Brewster
Stephanie Brewster has a 26 year dancing history. She started teaching classes independently in 2012 and has successfully lead weekly recreational classes, summer camps, and day-long workshops. Stephanie has extensive experience choreographing and cleaning competitive dance numbers. Ms. Brewster has a background in Tap, Jazz, and Ballet, winning several scholarships and awards for her performance and choreography in these styles.
Stephanie started her Hip Hop training as a senior in high school. She continues to attend weekly classes, workshops and master classes in order to broaden her Hip Hop education and deepen her passion for this style of movement.
Stephanie has recently fallen in love with heels, which combines Hip Hop and Jazz technique, as well as her love of all things shoes! When Stephanie is not dancing, she can be found practicing as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in Boston.
Stephanie is thrilled to get back to teaching after her hiatus spent as a dance student and working with the Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston Members.
