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Dance

Dance students perform their Lessons and Carols routine for their classmates

The Dance Program at Saint Joseph's encourages students to use the medium of dance to create and express.

Goals of the Dance Program

  • Introduce students to the role that dance has played in cultures throughout history, both nationally and internationally.
  • Help students become familiar and improve upon their movement, coordination, skill development, and musicality.
  • Students learn ballet, tap, jazz, and modern dance
Tami Kiser

Tami Kiser brings over four decades of dance experience to our program, including more than 20 years of dedicated teaching at Saint Joseph’s. Her rich background in the dance world includes teaching at the legendary Pittsburgh studio where Gene Kelly began his career, as well as early competitive coaching alongside top industry figures like Abby Lee Miller (Dance Moms). Beyond her classroom instruction, Tami regularly choreographs Saint Joseph’s middle and high school musical productions.

Tami firmly believes that dance is for everyone and takes great joy in helping students prove to themselves what they can achieve. Her curriculum covers foundational performance styles—including ballet, tap, and contemporary—while also equipping students with versatile social dances. From mastering the waltz for a formal event to dancing swing, salsa, merengue, or country line dancing, her goal is to ensure every student feels confident on any dance floor, anywhere in the world.