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The Beginning of Rhythm Dance Center
Rhythm Dance Center was founded in YEAR by Jessica Pennington... etc
Our Director
Miss Chamoni is the owner/director at Rhythm Dance Center. She enjoys sharing her passion with each student at RDC. Miss Chamoni has performed with the Worcester Youth Ballet and the Bermuda Civic Ballet prior to earning her Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Performance from the University of Hartford. She has been a member of the Cecchetti Council of America for several years and has been teaching for over 20 years at studios throughout Mass. RI and CT. She is mom to Aniena (21), Angelo(19), and Eli (16).
Miss Chamoni

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Teacher
This is Miss Lauren's 13th year teaching at RDC. She is an absolute delight with the little ones~ you may also recognize her as summer camp director at Hidden Hills, or the kindergarten teacher at Wawaloam Elementary School! Miss Lauren began dance herself at a very young age, and keeps her classes current by attending local conventions when she is not working one of her many jobs. Her favorite dance discipline is tap!
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Miss Allie is a graduate of Rhode Island College. She holds a bachelors in theater and a bachelors in dance performance. Miss Allie has choreographed and performed in several musicals since graduating. A teacher of numerous dance styles, she had done residences at both public and private high schools. She has performed with Barefoot Production Dance Company. Also, spent years dancing with Mystic Moves Company performing at the Coast Guard Academy and Dragons Egg. She hopes to soon get her masters in theater. Miss Allie is the mother of Jacoby (3).
Miss Allie

Miss Sayde

Teacher
Miss Sayde has been dancing since she was 2 years old and joined the RDC family at the age of 4. Her teaching journey started in 2020 which made her love for dance grow through her students. She teaches techniques in hip hop and lyrical which are her favorite styles of dance. Recently she has had her first child Henry and is excited for her future with her family.
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Miss Jenna is a former student of RDC, where she took ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and modern. She joined us in 2021, where she currently teaches lyrical and Jazz. She graduated from CCRI with an associates degree in arts. She is currently enlisted in the Rhode Island Air National Guard and is also working toward her bachelors degree in criminal justice.
Miss Jenna

Miss Kaelyn
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Miss Jess
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Substitute Teacher
At the age of eight her parents enrolled her at The Studio, A Dance and Performing Arts Center in Narragansett, where one of her many teachers was RDC owner, Miss. Chamoni. Heather went on to study dance at the college level at Slippery Rock University, graduating in May 2012 with a BA in Dance. While at college she both performed and choreographed for SRUDT, the Jazz/Tap concert, and the Senior Synthesis concerts. She stayed in Pittsburgh and began teaching at Richelle Lyn School of Dance, where she was able to teach many different styles, ages, and levels.
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Miss Jenn
Office Staff
Miss Jenn is our office manager and can answer any questions you may have. She is mom to 4; Ashley, Lizzie, Emily, and Otto.
Office Staff
​Eli is 17 and a senior at Chariho Regional High School. They've been dancing most of their life and currently work as an RDC receptionist. Eli can answer any question you might have.
Eli
Our Helpers
At RDC we have our older or alumni dancers come and help with our younger classes. We want to give our young dancers strong role models to look up to during their dance careers.
Assistant Teachers
Miss Charlotte Kona, Miss Kali Clidence, Mis Josie Flynn, Miss Elloise Gavitt, Miss Violet Richardson, Miss Sienna Stelik, Miss Clare Titus, Miss Penny Vieira & Eli Simone. ​
Demonstrators
Alexandra DeJoseph & Reese Bowder
