Trish Bourne

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Trish studied danced in Melrose at the Judith Clark Academy of Dance for many years. She was accepted as a dance major at UMASS Amherst and graduated in 1986. Although she earned her degree in Sociology, her love for dance never wavered. She has done choreography  for both Lynnfield and Tewksbury Memorial High Schools. Trish attended and graduated from the Dance Teachers Club of Boston’s Teacher Training Program.  During the challenging year of what is 2020, she was regarded for her courage, heart and resilience . Her hard work and dedication to "the show must go on" was evident as she worked hard, and coached her staff to do the same.  She and her team gave their dancers the tools they needed to continue their training and finish out the year with a series of 13 small recitals held over three evenings at a beautiful outdoor venue.  Trish  was commended for keeping participants and audience members safe and distant.  People appreciated her supplying a safe, clean and compliant place to dance, both on location for recital, and in-studio during recital prep.  People where thankful, that, when all else was cancelled, their children still had their dance schedule in tact, even if remotely.  One parent deemed the culmination of dance year 2020 a complete success.  Trish strives to train her students holistically, for a deeper and more enjoyable experience of dance.  Training strong and healthy dancers has become a mission for Trish.  One of her primary goals is to teach techniques and exercises to keep her dancers injury free.  We hold close our specialty of teaching the youngest dancers while we continue to develop an exceptional program for our older students.  When not teaching or directing you can find Trish running the streets of Tewksbury.  She is an accomplished runner with a marathon best time of 3:18!

Natalie graduated from Salem State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. During her time at Salem State, she was a member of the Repertory Dance Theater. Natalie started her dance training at Tricia's Dance School. She has also trained at The Andover School of Ballet, Dance Expressions, Lorraine Spada School of Dance and Donna Miceli Dance Center where she was a member of Youth Dance Company. She attended Powered By Dance at The Jeannette Neill Dance Studio in Boston. Natalie received multiple scholarships at West Coast Dance Explosion including the opportunity to take classes at their National Finals in Las Vegas. She was an All-Conference field hockey player while at Tewksbury Memorial High School and was one of the leading scorers and two-time offensive player of the year at SSU. Natalie has a successful career in sales at an IT Security company in Lexington.  She is looking forward to another year of inspiring our dancers!

Audrey started dancing at Tricia’s Tots at 2 years old. Once graduated from Tricia’s she danced at Tammy’s Dance Connection for 7 years.  Audrey is an alumni of  Emmanuel College.  While at Emmanuel, she spent four years on their Dance Team.  She was also a part of the Colleges of the Fenway Dance Project. Audrey is currently a grad student studying social work at Boston College.  She has enjoyed being a part of Tricia’s Dance School since a young age. She loves to see dancers grow and become well-rounded performers.

This is Jordan's first year teaching at Tricia's Dance School.  Jordan graduated from Saint Anslem's College in 2019 where she was a member of the dance team and theater company.  Jordan now works as a critical care nurse.  She choreographed Beauty and the Beast and Footloose for Tewksbury Memorial High School.  She was nominated as best choreographer for a high school production for the work she did in Footloose!  We are so happy to have Jordan on board!!

Sammie started dancing at 3 years old.  She trained at Tammy's Dance Connection for 15 years. She is a graduate of Framingham State University where she studied Math and Psychology. She was part of the Framingham State Dance Team for 4 years and was president of the team for her last two years. Sammie enjoys sharing her love for dance with others. Her favorite part of teaching is watching her students grow throughout the year. She’s extremely happy to be a member of the faculty at Tricia’s Dance School.

Tessa has been dancing since she was three years old. As a child, she danced with Studio of Performing Arts. She also studied Irish Step and competed in many Feis. She is a veteran  in the "triple threat" having been cast in several theater productions including Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast. Her favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and tap. She loves sharing her passion of dance with children and others.