ABOUT US

Jill's Dance Studio debuted in 2007 and currently has over one hundred students enrolled. We are very excited to be offering dance classes to Douglas and the surrounding communities, and specialize in providing quality instruction at affordable rates.

With our new and current instructors, Jill's Dance Studio has a combined total of over forty years of experience in dance. We offer classes to children ages 2 and up as well as to adults. Classes offered include Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Cheer, Boys Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Turns Jumps Leaps and Flexibility, Lyrical, Dance Team Ballet, Beginning Cheer (ages 2-5), Creative Movement (ages 2-3), Pointe (invitation only), Million Dollar Babies (ages 4-5) and Dance Team (audition only). We are offering adult dance classes through the community education programs at Eastern Wyoming College.  Those classes include Zumba and Pilates/Ballet as well as our couple/partner classes Ballroom and Country Swing. Visit our Class Schedule page to view class times and dates.

At Jill's we can keep you dancing all year 'round! Our studio offers two dance recitals per season as well as summer dance classes and camps. Additionally, the Important Dates section of our Web site conveniently lists activities and their dates to keep you abreast of events throughout the year.

Jill's is also proud to feature our audition-only dance team; the Douglas Dolls. This team instills a sense of camaraderie among the dancers while giving them the opportunity to perform at events within the community.

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MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Jill Haskins - Instructor, Choreographer, Owner

Jill has over twenty years of dance experience including national competitions for drill team as well as all types of studio dance including tap, jazz and ballet. She's originally from Houston, Texas where she competed nationally while dancing on drill teams since the age of five in jazz, pom, military and high kicks. Jill has also trained in the area of ballroom dancing for over five years.
Jill moved to Phoenix, AZ where she completed her Bachelor's degree in speech and hearing science at Arizona State University. She worked in the Phoenix school districts for over six years as a speech therapist.
Jill was an NFL cheerleader for the 2002 and 2003 football seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. As an NFL cheerleader she gained a lot of experience with community events, volunteer work and summer camps for children.
In her spare time she enjoys reading, quilting and spending time with her husband, three year old son, two and one year old daughters. She is expecting her fourth child in November.

Grace Herrick - Instructor

Meet Grace Herrick,
She has been involved in dance since she was ten years old. Grace comes from a very large family, she is the second oldest of seven kids, so she has always enjoyed working with kids. This will be Grace's fourth year teaching at Jill's Dance Studio. Grace keeps busy by driving a School Bus for seven years now and is enjoying her second year of having her daughters at home doing on-line schooling. She loves spending weekends with her husband and two daughters at their family cabin and jet skiing at the lake. Grace is very passionate about health and fitness, so she really does enjoy being a dance instructor.

Shaunna Owens - Instructor

Shaunna was born and raised here in Douglas. She took both Jazz and Tap as a child and was involved in Vollyball, Basketball, and Track throughout Middle School and High School. She has her Associate Degree in Business and is currently working as the Marketing Assistant at Memorial Hospital of Converse County. She enjoyed teaching Creative Movement last year and is looking forward to teaching it again this dance year in addition to Million Dollar Babies. Shaunna loves working with the younger dancers as they are always excited about class and full of energy and a love for dancing.
Shaunna enjoys spending quality time with her husband, 3 year old son and 9 month old daughter, being a Mary Kay consultant, reading, watching football, and being with family and friends.

Mandi Pollock - Instructor

Mandi is a Wyoming and Nebraska native. She was involved in drill team and/or cheerleading since she was 12 yrs old. She has a Bachelor degree in Finance and a Master's in Elementary Education. Currently, Mandi is a K-3rd Rural School Teacher at White School in Converse County School District. It is her destiny to work with children and looks forward to to teaching the Beg. cheer class this fall.

Mandi is married and has a 1yr old son and 4yr old daugther. She enjoys watching sports, (addicted to football), taking pictures, reading, and spending time laughing with family and friends.