Meet the Team

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Black and white portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length hair, wearing hoop earrings, a cross necklace, and a sleeveless top, standing against a blurred brick wall background.

Danielle Sorum

Owner, Instructor, & Director

Ms. Danielle career in dance has spanned through thirty-seven years in the industry. Her students’ ages range from 2 to 42 years from beginner to the colligate performer. Earning her BFA(Dance) from Western Michigan University and her MFA(Dance) from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor where she also taught for two years. She studied choreography with Cliff Kueter, Jan Ekert, Peter Sparling, Joel Hall and Frank Hatchett. Serving as the University of Michigan-Flint’s Dance Director for 4 years, she was awarded The Michigan Compact Campus Award for her commitment to the community and her students.

Inspiring younger dancers to move stems from her Early Childhood certifications as well as being a former Preschool Director/Teacher. It is a privilege to be a part of the Linden community for over 27 years where she has lived, raised her family, taught and directed for the previous studio owner. The studio and her choreography have been regionally and nationally recognized and viewed locally on several main stages since 1979.

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Black and white portrait of a woman with dark hair tied back, smiling, with a brick wall in the background.

Ashlynn Feige

Instructor

Ms. Ashlynn is a graduate of the University of Michigan Flint, where she received her Bachelor's degree as their first graduating Dance major in 2017. Before that, she began her dance education at age 3 at the Flint School of Performing Arts. She has been involved in musical theatre through the years and most recently portrayed Mary Poppins in the musical Mary Poppins. Ms. Ashlynn loves to share her music, and dance knowledge with her students.

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A portrait of an elderly woman with short hair, wearing glasses, a patterned top, a necklace, pearl earrings, and a dark jacket, standing in front of a brick wall.

Bethany Lenhart

Distinguished Instructor F.C.C.A.

Mr. Bethany Lenhart ss that on the National Board of Directors for the Cecchetti Council of America(CCA). Bethany served as president of the CCA from 1995-2000 and 2016-2018. She held the office of Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, General Board Chairman of Committees throughout the USA and Liaison Coordinator. She is a Fellow of the Cecchetti Council of America holding the advanced certification FCCA. Miss Lenhart studied with Lena Pelio from three years and beyond and with the CCA coach for the greater Flint area, Enid Ricardeau of Detroit, MI. Miss Lenhart continued her training with Vincenzo Celli in New York, as well as Madam Valentino Preyslavic, George Zorich, Stuart Sebastian, Robert Davis and Iacob Lascu. In 1999, as president of the CCA, she attended the teachers training summer school at the University of College Chichester in England where in 2005 she received the Sylvia Hamer/Margaret Marsh Scholarship. In 2017, again President of the CCA, she represented the CCA at the International Classical Ballet Competition in Florence Italy. Miss Lenhart has choreographed for several regional companies in the USA and Canada. She traveled with the Saginaw Michigan Dance Company taking students to study in Spain, Africa, England, France, Russia, and Finland. Bethany served as the President of the former Flint Ballet Theatre for 28 years bringing in many famous choreographers to teach and set ballet performances. Miss Lenhart also received the Children's Champion Award.

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Black and white portrait of a young woman with long dark hair, smiling, standing against a brick wall. She has a nose ring, tattoos on her arms, and is wearing a strapless top, checkered skirt, and jewelry.

Abbey Tischbein

Instructor

Ms. Abbey has 7 years of dance experience and 9 years of teaching and assisting kids. Ms. Abbey brings passion and creativity to every class. She specializes in teaching Lyrical, Contemporary, and Musical Theater. Ms. Abbey blends expressive movement and strong fitness conditioning into her classes. She works full time and trains to become a certified personal trainer and bodybuilder.

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Black-and-white photo of a young woman with long hair, smiling, wearing a sleeveless top and a necklace, standing in front of a brick wall.

Reagan Wood

Instructor

Ms. Reagan is 23 years old and has danced for 17 years, with 4 years of teaching experience. She has taught many ages, from 2-year-olds through 18-year-olds! In her dance experience, Reagan has performed in Acro, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Pom, and African and Belly dance. She is so excited to join the Linden Dance Academy and watch all the kids grow inside and outside of the dance community.

Shannon Tischbein

Beloved Teacher
Forever Remembered, Never Forgotten

Ms. Shannon had partnered with her Tischbein crew to bring us amazing stage sets and props to our studio. She instructed our youngest dancers through combination levels of Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Lyrical. Her choreography was hailed to be entertaining and innovative. She will be always remembered by the LDA family.