Faculty


 

BETH ITH, Director

Rhythm & Soul Competition Team Choreographer

Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip Hop • Turns & Progressions

Beth has been dancing since the age of three in Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet, and Hip Hop.  She found her passion for Tap dancing, very early on, and since, focused on excelling in the technique and different styles of Tap.  Beth’s teaching journey started at Studio 1 Dance Studio (owned by her mom, Sue Warter) when she was 18 yrs old.  She stayed teaching at Studio 1 for over 15 years as well as other local dance studios along the way where she taught Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Turns & Progressions. She is a certified member of both Dance Educators of America (DEA) and Dance Masters of America (DMA).  Beth’s choreography has been recognized at both regional and national dance competitions.  2024 She received Choreographer of the Year Award and RSDS received Studio of the Year at KAR Las Vegas Nationals. She prides herself in the quality and age-appropriate choreography she creates with clean technical execution by her students. Beth has seen her students go on to pursue dance careers with appearances on Dancing with the Stars, GLEE, So You Think You Can Dance, the movie Fame, Emmy Awards, Video Music Awards, and the television show Bunheads.  Many of her student’s further their dance training after high school in dance programs all over the United States, as well as, in professional performing companies.  She is part of the KAR Judging panel and has judged and taught master Tap classes all around the US.  She truly loves dance and finds fulfillment in passing on her love and knowledge to students and seeing their love for dance grow. In 2013, Beth started RSDS and her new dance journey as Owner of Rhythm & Soul Dance Studio and Director of their Competition Team.

 

EMILY ANSTICE

Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Hip Hop

Emily has been dancing since the age of three and has been trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet/Pointe, Lyrical, Modern, Clogging, Theatrical and Hip Hop. She grew up doing many competitions and won many top awards, and high scores with Act One Dance Studio and Barclay Shelton Dance Center, where she finished dancing her senior year in high school. Emily took a few years off from dancing but was given an amazing opportunity back into the dance world with Rhythm and Soul Dance Studio for the last 3 months of the 2017-2018 dance season.  In Emily’s free time she can be found hanging out with her two bulldog puppies, Lola and Levi and husband Cameron. Emily is very excited to start this new adventure with Rhythm and Soul Dance Studio and looks forward to sharing her love for dance with her students.

 

 

KRISTEN HOFFMAN

Ballet • Pointe • Acro

Miss Kristen began her dance training at the age of three. She received her formal training at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Walnut Hill, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She was a company member with Olympic Ballet Theatre and a member of the Professional Division at Spectrum Dance Theatre. In addition to her extensive dance training, she is also a certified Pilates instructor. Kristen competed at the national level in rhythmic gymnastics for six years and was a member of the Lake Stevens High School Cheer Squad from 2011 to 2013. She has performed in a number of ballets including Coppélia, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker with both Pacific Northwest Ballet and Olympic Ballet Theatre. From 2016 through 2024, she owned and operated Premiere Studios NW in Lake Stevens and Stanwood, which is when she met Miss Beth. During which time, she and her staff were able to produce a number of well rounded, award-winning dancers, instructors and choreographers. Most of which are still active in the dance industry. Although that chapter came to a close, Kristen has been able to take those experiences and continue to apply them towards her teaching career. With a deep understanding of movement, technique, and conditioning, Kristen is passionate about helping dancers develop and realize their full potential. She applies her expertise to her teaching, focusing on building strong, healthy, and well-rounded dancers.  Miss Kristen is excited to begin training RSDS ballet dancers!

 

AMY J. JONES

Rhythm & Soul Competition Team Choreographer

Ballet • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip Hop

Amy began dancing at the age of three. She grew up doing several dance competitions, receiving many awards along with scholarships to Tremaine and The Edge in Los Angeles. Amy was named the 1992 Jr. Miss Dance of the Pacific Northwest and 1st runner up in the 1994 Miss Dance of the Pacific Northwest Competition. She trained for two years in the World Arts and Cultures Department at UCLA before moving to New York and continuing her training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Amy performed with the Fred Benjamin Dance Company in New York then moved on to tour nationally with the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Company for three years. She is a talented choreographer who has been recognized regionally and nationally for her unique style. Amy is a proud mom to her son, Rylin and daughter, Ramseigh. Amy has been part of the RSDS family since 2013 and believes Rhythm & Soul Dance Studio is an inspiring place to grow as a choreographer and dancer.

 

COURTNEY KROYMANN

Ballet • Jazz • Lyrical
Courtney has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She grew up in Vancouver, WA dancing with Schell Dance Studio. Her dance training includes Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical and Pointe. Her childhood was spent in the dance studio and competing at various dance competitions across the state. She is a graduate of the University of Washington in Oceanography and loves to spend time near the water. A mother of two, Courtney love’s sharing her love of dance with her daughter.

 

 

 

PAISLEY WEST

Ballet • Contemporary • Pointe

Paisley began dancing at the age of three and has been trained in ballet, pointe, lyrical, tap, jazz, modern, and hip hop. She joined the competition team at Studio I (directed by Beth Ith) in Woodinville at age 10, winning high score overall for her pointe solo, Coppelia, a few years later. She attended the Summer Dance Lab 5-week summer intensive for 2 consecutive years at the Whitman College in Walla Walla to further her classical training and went on to study at the University of Washington while dancing professionally with Seattle-based contemporary group, 3rd Shift. In 2018, she moved to LA to work-study at Millenium Dance Complex, working as a background actor, and performed for the 2020 SuperBowl Pregame Show. Returning to Seattle, Paisley finds most of her time in a studio as a certified hot yoga instructor and is looking forward to tying up her pointe shoes once again to continue her dance journey with the RSDS family!