BCS Instructors

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Gina Horan - Director/ Instructor

Mrs. Gina  has been a dancer for 39 years. She is well versed in all forms of dance including jazz, ballet, tap, modern, hip-hop & lyrical. She started dancing at The Dance  Project of Whitestone in Queens NY. Gina attended the performing arts  program for dance at Cardozo High School.  While attending college, she  also studied at various studios in NYC such as Broadway Dance Center and Steps to name a few. She started teaching at The  Dance Project of Whitestone at the age of 16 and taught there for 9  years. At the age of 23 , Gina decided to open Broadway City Style Dance  Studio. Mrs. Gina has been the  WHS Musical choreographer since 2018 and for the WMS musical since 2019. She has been a dance teacher since 1997 and a very proud owner of BCS  Dance Studio since 2004. 

"My passion is to share my love of dance while making you smile"

Alexandra Ortiz - Instructor

Ms. Alex  has been studying all styles of dance since she was 4 years old. She is professionally trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Modern.  She grew up participating in several professional dance companies  throughout Westchester and New York City. She also was a competitive  gymnast and participated in competitions throughout the tristate area.  She has participated in off broadway shows, jazz and contemporary  companies, and participated in numerous dance productions throughout  college.
Alex  has a degree in Physical Therapy, Exercise Science, and Kinesiology.  She incorporates her knowledge of the mechanics of the body into her  dance instruction and understands the importance of proper, healthy  dance training to achieve the goals of the students. 
Alex  has been an instructor at BCS Dance studio since 2012. She  is incredibly excited to be at the studio and share her passion for  dance. She loves to get the students engaged and excited to dance and  most importantly have a ton of fun. 

Elise Capozzi - Instructor

Ms. Elise has been dancing since she was 5 years old and has 

experience in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop,

contemporary, and lyrical. She was a dancer at BCS Dance Studio for 8 years before she went off to college, where she continued her dance education.While a student at BCS, she enjoyed being a student teacher for many years. Her passion for education expanded

beyond the world of dance. Elise graduated from 

Salve Regina University in 2019 with a dual Bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education Grades 1-6 with a minor in dance.

Throughout her four years in the dance program at 

Salve Regina, she had the opportunity to take

ballet, modern, and jazz classes from dynamic instructors 

such as Lindsay Guarino, Melody Gamba, and Kimberly Calore-Sedlak. 

These instructors, as well as her dance peers, challenged

Elise to reach her potential as a dancer and choreographer. In addition to her dance minor, sheparticipated in Salve Regina’s SRU Dance club 

for all four years and performed in eight

productions. Elise choreographed three tap pieces and a lyrical piece during her time in the club.

She is currently a graduate student at Manhattanville College in the Literacy Birth-Grade 6program and will graduate in May of 2021. Elise is very excited to return to BCS as an instructorand is looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with students of all ages.

Kelly Horan  - Instructor

Ms. Kelly started dancing at the age of 2 years old. She is well versed in Ballet, Jazz, & Tap. She has studied dance at BCS Dance Studio along with Broadway Dance Center and has attended workshops with the Radio City Rockettes. Kelly has been a featured dancer for her school musicals since the age of 12 and has aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. 

She has a passion of dance and loves sharing it with children. She  loves  being  able  to  pass  on  her  dance  skills  to  younger  kids, and  teach  them  something  they  can  use  for  years  to  come.  Her skill and caring nature brings a smile to our students faces and encourages them to be outstanding little dancers. Along  with  teaching  at  BCS,  she  is  currently  attending  Fordham  University. She is a  member  and  Dance  Captain of  the  Dance  Co-Op  team  at  Fordham,  which  allows  her  to  learn  more  about  leading  in  a  positive  atmosphere,  and  allows  her  to  continue  learning different  dance  styles.