Owner/Artistic Director

Badass bitch with a heart of gold.

Conditioning/Technique & Contemporary

Jocelyn has been the Director of Dance at the Grier School for more than 20 years, which also includes the Grier Dance Summer Intensive Program. Jocelyn created the Grier Gala 15 years ago and enjoys presenting artists and companies such as Lars Lubovitch, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Koresh Dance Company, BareDance, Qui Danse, Giordano Company, Ate9, DanceWorks Chicago, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Rennie Harris PureMovement,

and many more. She is also the founder of Motion Dance Competition and Convention. Jocelyn danced professionally with Maxine Sherman Company, Theatre West Virginia, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean. She was a dance major at Point Park University and on full scholarship at Steps on Broadway. Her choreography has been selected at Reverb, Jazz Dance World Congress, Dancing Under The Stars Festival, and Steps Lab. She also has taught at Point Park International Summer Intensive, National High School Dance Festival, Rock West School, In-Motion Bermuda, Millennium Dance Complex, The Koresh School, Whir wind Summer Intensive, Slippery Rock University, Koresh Artist Showcase, Maries School (Monterrey, Mexico), DanceForce and Flash Dance (Mexico City). Mrs. Hrzic was also the Executive Director of August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble and Agent for Lehrer Dance.

Ballet, Pointe & Conditioning/Technique

Erin is a Pennsylvania native who was trained in the art of classical ballet beginning at age 3. Mrs. Myers has studied all disciplines of dance with a concentration on ballet. She has studied with numerous ballet companies including Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, American Repertory Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Ballet Youth Ballet, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, among several others.

Mrs. Myers has been educating dancers for close to 25 years and has taught and choreographed at countless studios throughout her career.

As well as dance, Erin has participated in numerous team sports throughout her secondary and collegiate career. These include volleyball, swim team, cheerleading, gymnastics, and wrestling.

After obtaining her B.A. from Albright College, she worked as a Personal Trainer and fitness instructor locally and abroad. Erin trained under the guidance of a Physical Therapist in the unique form of functional-movement-based yoga where she received her teaching certification.

Erin’s approach to dance education is based on anatomical alignment, proper body mechanics, classical technique and the science behind injury prevention.

When not teaching, Mrs. Myers works as an OR Nurse at UPMC Altoona. Her hobbies include stand up paddle boarding, trail running, and hiking with her husband Jim.

On a personal note, Erin is more than honored to be on the staff at LDC. She could not be more proud of her former student Sydni for taking on this new and exciting role!

Ballet & Pointe

Anna DeRubeis began dancing at the age of 6 and has studied Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Tap, and Hip-Hop. Anna received her B.F.A in Dance with a concentration in performance and choreography, and her B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Slippery Rock University. During her time with Slippery Rock University, Anna worked closely with choreographers such as Jesse Factor, Francene Ott, Chitra Subramaniam, Lindsay Fisher Viatori, Jaya Mani, and Nora Ambrosio in repertory and guest artist pieces. Anna previously trained at summer intensive programs including Pittsburgh Youth Ballet, The Rock School for Dance, Ballet Met, Princeton Ballet School, and FORGE Summer Dance Intensive. She has also attended workshops including the American Dance Festival in Clevland, John Hopkins Peabody Institute, and Dance Masters of America. Anna has been trained under Lindsay Fisher Viatori, Jesse Factor, Jennifer Keller, Jennifer Byran, Connor Killian-Weigand, Jamale Graves, Brandon Porter and others. As a choreographer, Anna has created solo and ensemble works that have been presented at the collegiate level. As a dance instructor, Anna has had the pleasure of teaching ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, jazz, and hip-hop classes to competitive and recreational dance students. Anna is also currently a Kindergarten teacher with Altoona Area School District. She is looking forward to sharing her passion of dance with her students.

Jazz & HipHop

Cydnee Gittel is currently a senior at Pennsylvania State University. She has been dancing since she was 3, competitively since the age of 9. She has trained in all genres including African! Was apart of Jasmin Yahne School of Dance where she was dance captain from 2016-2020.   In 2019, she won her first National Championship at StarQuest for their senior group praise dance with this studio. In addition she went to Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts majoring in dance where she performed in the CAPA dance company from 2017-2020 and was dance captain in her senior year from 2019-2020. She has been an assistant dance teacher for her dance studio and has choreographed for multiple student choreography shows held at CAPA

Tap & Musical Theatre

Dina Afzal is an instructor choreographer with a knack for creative costuming, concepts and elaborate props. She is a self-published

Children's Author and also currently works as a Senior Staff Accountant. She earned her B.S. in Accounting from Saint Francis College in 2000 after graduating as the Valedictorian of the Penn Cambria High School Class of 1996. With over 7 years of dance teaching experience, Dina puts her heart and creative touch into all of her routines. She feels truly blessed to have passed down her love and passion for dance to her daughter, Gia Afzal, and to be able to continue to teach and encourage Gia as well as all of her students.

Assistant Teacher / Jazz & Hiphop

Sophia Sanchez has been dancing since the age of four. She has trained under Sydni Piner through her competitive dance years. Sophia has participated in various dance intensives to include The Hollywood Summer Tour in Los Angeles and the London Spring Tour in England. She has also participated in many dance conventions and competitions. 2022 & 2023 Starquest Regional Senior Emerging Artist & 2023 Senior Miss That’s Entertainment dance titles are among her personal accomplishments. Her competition team, directed by Sydni Piner, have also won numerous adjudicated, overall, and studio awards. She recently graduated from Hollidaysburg Are Senior High School and is looking forward to share her personal style and knowledge with the students at Legacy Dance Complex.