Tiffin Bennett—Director

Tiffin received her degree in Dance Education, and went on to dance professionally for eight years with Burch Mann's American Folk Ballet. She then turned her attention to teaching full-time, which she has done for over 25 years. With her experience in Ballet, Musical Theatre, and Tap, she taught for major schools in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Boise (where she held the position of Lower School Director, for both Ballet Idaho Academy of Dance, and Eagle Performing Arts Center), and more recently in Pocatello.  Two years ago, she added to her repertoire by certifying as a Barre Fitness Instructor, so that in addition to the dance classes that she teaches, she could also help those who wished to work on strength, coordination, and balance. Recently, she was featured in the IBBFA blog, as well as an article for the Idaho State Journal (see links below).

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INSTRUCTORS:

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Deanna Chambers

Deanna has been dancing since she was five years old.  She studied primarily Russian (Vaganova) Ballet when she was younger and then expanded her studies in high school and college to include Modern, Tap, Jazz, Character, and Musical Theatre, among others.  Deanna has performed many dance roles over the years with some of her favorites being Giselle, Myrtha, Black Swan, Snow Queen, and the Sugarplum Fairy.  Aside from dance, Deanna has enjoyed performing in such shows as Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Jekyl & Hyde, Dracula, and Grease (to name only a few), with two of her favorites being the Wicked Witch of the West and Tiger Lily.  Deanna was introduced to Miss Tiffin during the first year of Scrooge and has enjoyed her continued participation in the show, and association on and off stage.  Some of Deanna’s other hobbies include reading, road biking, scrapbooking, Harry Potter and cats.

Karin Frederickson

Karin is a graduate student at Idaho State University. She is from Corvallis, Oregon where she trained in Ballet (Cecchetti, Vaganova, and RAD methods), Jazz, Modern, Tap, and Musical Theatre styles. Karin’s love of performing led her to dance in many projects; her favorites included the ballets The Nutcracker and Cinderella, and the musicals Cats, and West Side Story. After receiving her Honors B.S. in Health Sciences at ISU, Karin remains a student in the Master’s of Occupational Therapy Program. As an instructor, Karin enjoys bringing both the technical discipline and the joy of dance to the forefront of every class. She is truly grateful to have the opportunity to teach and is thankful for all the wonderful teachers who inspired her own dancing for nearly the last 20 years.

Susannah Mann

Susannah is so excited to be back to teach for her fifth year of teaching with Miss Tiffin’s Ballet.  She trained in classic Vagonova technique for fifteen years in the area, as well as Jazz and Modern with Idaho State University. She is currently working on her Master’s of Arts Teaching through ISU and will be done next August. When she is not in school, Susannah loves hiking and sailing, and being outside with her family and two dogs. She also loves baking. She loves this form of art and storytelling and hopes to pass on that passion to a new generation of dancers.

Brita Prusse

Brita has been dancing as long as she could walk and is very excited to be a part of the faculty at Miss Tiffin's Ballet! She received her BFA from BYU Idaho, with a minor in Theatre and Dance, where she was also on the college Swing Team from 2005 until her graduation. She loves the curriculum structure here at Miss Tiffin’s Ballet, and how it helps her shape young students into successful dancers. Brita brings an enthusiasm for Ballet into the classroom, which cannot help but be absorbed by her students. This allows her to instill those crucial, early seeds of proper technique, while nurturing their emergent love for the art.  When not in the dance studio, Brita's other loves include her wonderful husband and four beautiful children.

Amanda Stubblefield

Amanda began her training first at Brindusa-Moore Ballet Academy in Classical Ballet and Pointe. During her time at BMBA, she competed for two years in the Youth American Grand Prix and performed principal roles with the studio including Odile, Sugar Plum Fairy, and Denial in an original work by Constantine Apetri, to name a few. Amanda continued her dance training at the university level, graduating suma cum laude with a BA in Dance: Choreography and Performance from Idaho State University in May 2019. At ISU, she expanded her technical repertory to include Modern, Jazz, Contemporary and Character styles in addition to continuing her Classical Ballet training. Through ISU guest residencies and attended summer programs, she has trained with the Northwest Dance Project, Falcon Dance Company, SALT Contemporary Dance, LEDBoise, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Amanda has performed in numerous Dance Faculty Concerts as well at the Idaho Dance Education Organization and American College Dance Association Northwest Conferences. She has presented her work at the ACDA Northwest Conferences, where her work, "To the Core," (2019) was selected to be performed in the conference’s prestigious Gala Concert. Amanda has performed locally with Idaho State University’s iMove Dance Company, Extendance Company, KDeihl Danceworks, and The Company Dance Collaboration.

Grace Wright

Grace has been dancing since she was 5 years old. Over the years she has developed an overwhelming love for dance of all styles (but mostly Ballet). Dance taught her so much more than just technique and choreography; it has taught life lessons like teamwork, how to implement corrections, instilled self-confidence, and has also led to lasting friendships. Grace loves to share her joy of dancing with others and hopes that her excitement for teaching will help others be able to find joy in dance as well. She is currently a student at Idaho State University working towards an Honors Marketing degree with minors in Psychology and Visual Media. When she is not dancing or studying, Grace enjoys playing sports, reading, and playing guitar. 

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