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 and Competition Team Director. In 2023 she began a new adventure as a competition judge for Kids Artistic Review and Rainbow dance competitions.

 

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.  Emily is a busy mom to three little ones and truly loves sharing dance with all her students at Rhythm and Soul Dance Studio.

 

JULIANA CATON

Acro

Juliana has a background in gymnastics, which she started at the age of two.  She grew up in Vancouver, Wa and trained at Naydenov gymnastics up through level 10, with some ballet and dance classes offered by the gym along the way.  She then competed for Columbia River HS, until she graduated. She went to college at the University of Arizona and coached at Springs Gymnastics in Tucson, Az, working with the preschool, rec and pre team programs. When she moved back up to Washington in 2008 she taught preschool and took a break from gymnastics until 2021 when she started participating in adult gymnastics and began adult gym competitions in 2023, which has renewed her love of the sport.  Recently she has been training in Acro yoga and is excited to start working more with Acro dance and teaching again!  Juliana has three kids, one of whom is also a dancer at RSDS and can’t wait to be in mom’s acro class.

 
 

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 • Tap
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.