AMP SPRING DANCE SESSION

Program Director & Instructor

Jenn Sheldon

Wife & mom of 6. I love to learn & throw myself out there even when I have no idea what I am doing. My dream job would be a full time children’s theater director. Directing Frozen Jr & Frozen Summer Camp was an amazing opportunity for me. I loved it!

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Started dance at age 5 with Reggie as my instructor & years later, was hired at her studio as a jazz dance teacher. (I love working with AMP. I think it’s one of the best organizations in Pipestone).

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Choreography: -Lion King Jr, Moana Jr, The Greatest Showman, & some of Frozen Jr. Choreographed individual music-Roar, Shake It Off, Firework & Billie Jean

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 “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Picasso

AMP Board Secretary & Instructor

Linsey Prunty

I’m a Black Hills native, South Dakota State University grad with a Bachelors in Interior Design. I moved to Pipestone in 2013 and started teaching dance at Reggie Gorter Performing Arts Studio in that same year, got married in 2014, and opened my business, LC Design, in 2017. Since, my business had flourished until I closed it in 2022 after having our baby, Sawyer; now I sit on 4 boards, including Arts & Mentoring Project. This fall we moved to our family farrow to finish hog and crop farm near Ward, SD where I am a pretty great domestic engineer and farm wife.

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I was in all the dance camps in elementary school, but didn’t go all in and take classes until 7th grade. I took ballet, jazz, liturgical, hip-hop, and tap at Tina’s Dance Studio in Belle Fourche, SD. There we won some dance competitions, I attended some South Dakota Dance Network workshops, and I assisted with some of the younger classes. Fast forward to 2013, I felt dance calling me back when I saw Reggie’s ad in the paper and met with her; it just felt right. At her studio I taught ballet, jazz, hip-hop and assisted with other classes and instructors to produce winter and spring recitals. I taught there until she closed the doors to pursue Arts & Mentoring Project and here we are again! 

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I look forward to sharing my love for dance with our community again and sharing a fun, creative, positive space with students and instructors. The memories, friendships, and character building from the arts and dance last a lifetime and I cannot wait to build them with our students. 

Cheer Instructor

Mariah Swanson

My name is Mariah Swanson. My family consists of my husband, Michael and our two black labs! I work at the Pipestone ALC and coach cheerleading at PAS. I was a cheerleader in high school and have now been coaching cheerleading for 3 years. I am very excited to teach cheerleading to all different age groups and for Pipestone & surrounding areas to have this opportunity!

Dance Instructor

Jennifer Beltz

I am an elementary school teacher with a love for books, gardening, baking, animals, and the outdoors. I grew up in the Twin Cities and started dance at the age of three. I continued through college and was the captain of the dance team at St. Catherine’s University. My favorite form of dance was ballet, but I have practiced tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop too. I am very excited to get back into dance and share this passion with the little ones in Pipestone.

Preschool Dance Instructor

Laura Wurster

I am a mother of four amazing kids. I am an

Early Childhood Special Education teacher and I love working with kids and seeing them learn new things!

I took ballet, lyrical and jazz dance my junior and senior years of high school. I danced

on the Dakota State University Dance Team for four years; where we competed in

competitions, taught dance for camps in the community and performed at all home

basketball games. I danced on the Sioux Falls Storm Dance team for one year. I also

was a part of the Mom’s Dance group for two years when Ashley Castro taught dance in

Pipestone.

I cannot wait to get into the studio and see kids dancing again! It brings me so much joy to see kids enjoying dance.

Dance Instructor

Shelby Moeller

Hi, I’m Shelby! Mom to two little girls, Blakely (3) & Camryn (almost 2) and married to a farmer. I danced for 13 years in my hometown and am excited to get to know all of the dancers this spring

AMP Board Chair, Program Administration

Reggie Gorter

Bio coming.