CVDA is thrilled to welcome Rae Polivka to our faculty. Rae moved to McMinnville in August 2016 from Chicago to join her husband, Caleb, who was hired to be the general manager at The Oak. As fate would have it, Kristen and Francisco were chatting with Caleb one...
Amanda McConaghey, a Chehalem Valley Dance Academy alum, is our featured instructor this month. It is so special when our former dancers transition into gifted teachers, and share their time and talents, mentoring other dancers at our studio. We are grateful to have...
Let’s get to know Casey Hostetler, the first feature for our Instructor Spotlight posts of 2016. Casey is an energetic, ambitious college grad who is and has been very involved in the McMinnville and Newberg communities. She also has some big dreams and plans for her...
This month we’re happy to feature Courtney Joel for our instructor spotlight. Courtney graduated from McMinnville High School in June, where she was very involved in choir, acting, and volunteer projects in addition to dance. She’s worn the hats of dance student and...
We are thrilled to feature Holly Derville-Teer for our Instructor Spotlight this month. CVDA’s story as we know it begins with Holly. After performing full time post college for several years, Holly moved back to Oregon and sent resumes to every dance studio she could...
Chehalem Valley Dance Academy is excited to feature Charissa Fuller for our Instructor Spotlight this month. Charissa, now a college sophomore, started dancing at CVDA when she was 7 years old. She spent 9 years dancing on the Performing Company. After graduating from...
