Meet the Staff at Studio One Dance Co.
Kelly Skaggs
Owner, Studio & Competitive Company Director & Educator
Kelly began dancing in Illinois at the age of 3. She moved to the Waukesha area and danced competitively with Accent on Dance for 5 years. In 1992, she began teaching at the YWCA in Waukesha, where she mastered the art of teaching dance under the instruction of Faye Quam Heimrel. Kelly is a college graduate from Winona State University in Minnesota with a Bachelors of Science in Business and Dance, with an emphasis in Management. While at Winona State, Kelly choreographed all 4 years for Dancescape, the Dance Department's annual showcase, attended ACDFA, and was the President of Dance Society. She had the opportunity to work with Margolis Brown and Co, Doug Verone, Kim Neil Nolfsinger, and James Sewall Ballet Company. After graduating, Kelly became the Dance Director at the YWCA in Waukesha until 2004 when it closed it's doors. Kelly opened Studio One Dance Company in July, 2004 with 2 dance studios. In 2006, Kelly expanded her space with the addition of a 3rd dance studio, small practice space and opened Dance Couture, Etc. to offer her clientele the ease of shopping for all their dancewear needs. In January of 2012, a 4th studio and Yoga space were added and allowed room for our new student lounge. On any given day you'll find Kelly wearing a variety of hats...Wife, Mother, Business Owner, and Dance Instructor...LIFE IS GOOD!
Betsy Kujath
Office Manager, Competitive Co. Assistant
Betsy Kujath is from Mondovi, WI. She began studio dancing at age 11 at Dance with Grace School of Dance. She continued studio dancing through high school and was on the varsity dance team at Mondovi High School for four years. Betsy attended Carroll University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. While at Carroll, Betsy was on the dance team, the Blaze, for four years and served as team captain for two years. Betsy began teaching at the Waukesha YWCA in 2003. She joined Studio One Dance Company when its’ doors first opened in 2004! In addition to teaching, Betsy has coached high school, college, and semi-professional dance teams for ten years. Betsy is married and is the proud mother of two sons and a daughter, a SODC dancer!
Ashley Tomaszewski
Artistic director, Dance Educator
Ashley is a graduate of Butler University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy, having graduated in May 2018 cum laude with departmental honors in dance. She has trained at various companies during previous summers, including Missouri Contemporary Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet under Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson.
Ashley’s performance experience ranges from classical to contemporary works. Ashley’s classical performance roles include those from The Nutcracker, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake,Giselle, Paquita, and excerpts from The Little Humpbacked Horse and Les Sylphides. Her contemporary performance experience includes original works by Marek Cholewa and Cynthia Pratt-including StreamLines, a project that was part of a grant from the National Science Foundation to address environmental issues with Indianapolis waterways. Ashley also performed as the soloist in The Yellow Wallpaper, which was the recipient of a JCA collaborative grant and featured music by Jeremy Gruner and choreography by Sarah Morris. During her time at Butler, Ashley was also able to perform as a principal in Derek Reid’s Finding Wings and as a soloist in Susan McGuire’s Largo. Additionally, Ashley had the opportunity to perform abroad in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic as a soloist in Eliza Woitinnek’s When That Happened It Was Now.
Ashley’s choreography was recently performed in Europe during the summer of 2018. Performed by dancers of ButlerBallet, her works Self-protocol and Duet of Five were performed in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Ashley is currently Associate Artistic Director and Company Artist with Water Street Dance Milwaukee. She is also a G2 artist with Geometry Dance Company in Los Angeles, CA.
Her most recent choreographic commissions include Water Street Dance Milwaukee’s Trainee Program (2021) and Tarantism Unfolds Contemporary (2021). She was a selected choreographer for T2’s SPRINGbreak Choreo Fest 2022, as well as a selected choreographer for MashUp Contemporary Dance’s International Women’s Day Festival-where she presented her work, “Busy and Important,” in Los Angeles in March 2022. She also participated as a choreographer for L.A. Contemporary Dance Choreo Lab: 04 in July 2022.
Ashley is also Artistic Director of Studio One Dance Company in Wales, WI.
andy zavadsky
Dance Educator
Andy Zavadsky started his dance career at age 3 where he studied ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. By the age of 8, he entered into the competitive world where he began winning Titles for his outstanding technique and showmanship. Upon graduation of high school, he attended the University of Alabama under the direction of Cornelius Carter & Lawrence Jackson on a full academic and athletic scholarship. He double majored and received his Bachelor of Arts in dance and exercise science in May 2020. During this time, he found his passion for teaching and choreography. He has set numerous studio pieces throughout the United States, received choreography awards and won national titles for his work. He currently judges for Fly Dance Competition. Based now in Madison, WI, he is excited to continue his passion of dance back in the studio and in the competitive circuit.
Lindsay Stevens
Dance Educator
A University of Minnesota alumni, Lindsay M. Stevens is a dance artist and educator based in Milwaukee, WI. While in Minneapolis she had the pleasure of working with members of the Trisha Brown Dance Company and Merce Cunningham Dance company. Over the last decade, she has enjoyed presenting original work at dance festivals and events in Phoenix, Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and New York City. Currently, she teaches at Studio One and you can find her choreographing and performing in various theaters in the Milwaukee area.
Jacki Wendorf
Dance Educator
Ms. Jacki has 2 roles at the dance studio: instructor and dance mom! Spending most of her high school and college career on competitive dance teams, she felt the desire to be back in the studio after her girls started attending classes at Studio One. Throughout college, Ms. Jacki taught at a dance studio in Lacrosse, Wisconsin and was an instructor for Wisconsin Dance Camps. Most notably, she is the founding creative director and choreographer of "Follies", an end of the summer show, at the Good Times Summer Day Camp. Incorporating her love of fitness and training into her little dancers, she focuses on strength to promote foundational skills and injury prevention. Ms. Jacki specializes in jazz, hip hop, pom and kick and holds a MuvMethond flexibility certification.
Dani Westphal
Dance Educator
Dani has been dancing since age 3. Her backgrounds of styles include tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, funk and pom. She competed regionally and nationally for 15 years winning scholarships for her dancing. During that time, she was on the Waukesha South Varsity Pom team for 4 years and captain for 3 years. Her passion and love for dance is visible through her choreography, which has won awards both regionally and nationally. She began teaching recreational/competitive dance at age 15 at a studio in Brookfield: From there she became the Tap Program Director at Studio One where she rapidly grew the program from 7 to 65 dancers in one year. Dani continued to thrive as an instructor and choreographer as she brought the team multiple 1st place awards in various competitions. She loves kids and finds that there's nothing like experiencing a child gain confidence in themselves and passion for the art of dance. She is very excited to be welcomed back to the SODC family!