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WELCOME TO IGNITE
IGNITE Dance & Yoga offers movement classes to all ages and abilities. IGNITE is the premiere studio in Snoqualmie Valley and Carnation, offering the highest level of dance and yoga education in the most supportive and positive environment
OUR LOCATIONS
Welcome to our studios located in the heart of North Bend and Carnation, WA.
NORTH BEND
472 East North Bend Way
North Bend, WA 98045
(425) 292-9880
info@ignitedanceandyoga.com
WE OFFER
With an emphasis on community, we promote artistry and athleticism to foster individual growth through recreational dance and yoga classes for movers of all ages.
RECREATIONAL DANCE
Recreational Dance in Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and/or Hip-Hop routines.
DANCE TEAM
Compete in regional dance competitions in Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and/or Hip-Hop routines.
ADULT YOGA & DANCE
Adult Vinyasa, Yin, Gentle Yoga, YogaStrong, Barre Fusion and Dance classes.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We host Dance Family Days, Yoga Events & Workshops and much more throughout the year.
PRIVATE CLASSES
Private Youth Dance Classes & Private Adult Yoga Classes. Email us for more information.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Let us host your Birthday party with your choice of fun, engaging instruction - Dance, Art or Creative
DANCE CAMP
Dance Camps offer an exciting experience for young dancers ages 3 -5 and 6 - 11! Join us for dancing, singing, acting, arts & crafts, memory book creations and more.
SPACE RENTAL
IGNITE’S 5 spacious studios are available for hourly and daily rental.
Visit your local studio to learn more about what we offer!
OUR DANCERS
IGNITE Dance & Yoga was to become a place that people of all ages and all abilities could thrive, feeling supported and challenged in a safe and loving environment.
MEET OUR TEAM
At IGNITE we are family. Our instructors are highly experienced in their respective fields coming from a range of backgrounds and provide vast knowledge in the areas they teach. We are thrilled to have such a talented staff mentoring our students.
KATIE BLACK
Owner of IGNITE Dance & Yoga North Bend & Carnation
With 23 years of teaching experience, and ten years working as a professional dancer, Katie’s career in dance has taken her all over the world. In 2010, local families urged Katie to open her own studio locally, and put down roots. With tremendous support of the Snoqualmie Valley community, friends, and family, IGNITE opened and is now celebrating its 13th season! Katie is ecstatic to be partnering with Co-Director and long time friend Brittany Mains in opening IGNITE Dance Carnation in March of 2023!
Katie’s passion for dance grew from her gymnastics background, into training in all styles of dance, voice, and acting, also sparking her interest in yoga, in which she became certified through 8 Limbs Yoga Center and Yoga Alliance. Her professional work highlights include dancer and aerialist for Holland America - Dance Captain and Company Manager, Assistant Choreographer to Patti Columbo and John Charron, Assistant Casting Director - Stiletto Entertainment, dancer with Lionel Richie at the Wynn Hotel opening in Las Vegas, dancer and vocalist in “42nd Street”, dancer and gymnast with Doucette Entertainment, National Dance Competition Adjudicator, and Master Class Instructor/Choreographer. Katie has been recognized nationally for her choreography through the Industry Dance Awards and national competitions, as well as local acknowledgement for excellence in teaching. She is also proud to be serving as a board member for the Washington State Dance Studio Owners Coalition.
Katie is grateful for her incredible IGNITE staff and families that she has gotten to know as her own over the last 13 years, and IGNITE couldn’t exist without! She is thrilled to be sharing her passion for dance and life with her two daughters and husband, whose support she is forever grateful. Katie hopes to continue inspiring passion and strength for all students to follow their dreams, and make a positive difference!
With 23 years of teaching experience, and ten years working as a professional dancer, Katie’s career in dance has taken her all over the world. In 2010, local families urged Katie to open her own studio locally, and put down roots. With tremendous support of the Snoqualmie Valley community, friends, and family, IGNITE opened and is now celebrating its 13th season! Katie is ecstatic to be partnering with Co-Director and long time friend Brittany Mains in opening IGNITE Dance Carnation in March of 2023!
Katie’s passion for dance grew from her gymnastics background, into training in all styles of dance, voice, and acting, also sparking her interest in yoga, in which she became certified through 8 Limbs Yoga Center and Yoga Alliance. Her professional work highlights include dancer and aerialist for Holland America - Dance Captain and Company Manager, Assistant Choreographer to Patti Columbo and John Charron, Assistant Casting Director - Stiletto Entertainment, dancer with Lionel Richie at the Wynn Hotel opening in Las Vegas, dancer and vocalist in “42nd Street”, dancer and gymnast with Doucette Entertainment, National Dance Competition Adjudicator, and Master Class Instructor/Choreographer. Katie has been recognized nationally for her choreography through the Industry Dance Awards and national competitions, as well as local acknowledgement for excellence in teaching. She is also proud to be serving as a board member for the Washington State Dance Studio Owners Coalition.
Katie is grateful for her incredible IGNITE staff and families that she has gotten to know as her own over the last 13 years, and IGNITE couldn’t exist without! She is thrilled to be sharing her passion for dance and life with her two daughters and husband, whose support she is forever grateful. Katie hopes to continue inspiring passion and strength for all students to follow their dreams, and make a positive difference!
PAMELA ALLEN
IGNITE Dance Team Co-Director | Carnation Studio Manager | Yoga Instructor
Pamela Allen is a Pacific Northwest native and accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer. Pamela has a lengthy career of teaching that includes titles such as Artistic Director of Synergy Performing Company, Owner/Director of Turning Pointe Dance Academy, serving as the director of the Tri-Cities Dance Association, choreographer/instructor for Universal Dance Association, department head for the ballet, tap, and jazz departments, guest choreographer for the Academy of Children’s Theater, The Tri-Cities Juneteenth Pageant and many more. Pamela has also been a guest speaker across the Pacific Northwest and West Coast on dance choreography, technique, and dance program development. Pamela is one of the original Co-Founders of Beat BangerZ founded in 2010 in Portland Oregon. As a co-founder and member of Beat BangerZ, Pamela has choreographed and performed internationally, sharing her passion for the percussive art form of tap. In 2015 Pamela co-founded the non profit organization, Portland Tap Alliance. This organization supported and funded the rebirth of the legendary Portland Tap Dance Festival and partnered with other artistic based non profit organizations to promote the arts. Pamela continues working to create opportunities to expose the communities of the Pacific Northwest to the tap art form and support talented artists who continue to do the same. Pamela is known for giving fun, inspirational and technique building classes.
Pamela’s passion for the visual arts has opened a path for expanding her knowledge in Yoga. As a student of yoga for over 20 years, she began her practice with Bikram yoga for the first 10 years then went on to study a variety of yoga teachings. In 2018 through YogaBody Yoga Teachers College, Pamela became a certified Yoga Trapeze instructor which is the leading inversion and suspension trainer world wide. Pamela is continuing her yoga certification with a special focus on Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Iyangar, hot Yoga and gravity yoga. Pamela has donated much of her time and choreography to other nonprofit organizations in the community furthering the exposure of dance and yoga education of the youth.
Pamela Allen is a Pacific Northwest native and accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer. Pamela has a lengthy career of teaching that includes titles such as Artistic Director of Synergy Performing Company, Owner/Director of Turning Pointe Dance Academy, serving as the director of the Tri-Cities Dance Association, choreographer/instructor for Universal Dance Association, department head for the ballet, tap, and jazz departments, guest choreographer for the Academy of Children’s Theater, The Tri-Cities Juneteenth Pageant and many more. Pamela has also been a guest speaker across the Pacific Northwest and West Coast on dance choreography, technique, and dance program development. Pamela is one of the original Co-Founders of Beat BangerZ founded in 2010 in Portland Oregon. As a co-founder and member of Beat BangerZ, Pamela has choreographed and performed internationally, sharing her passion for the percussive art form of tap. In 2015 Pamela co-founded the non profit organization, Portland Tap Alliance. This organization supported and funded the rebirth of the legendary Portland Tap Dance Festival and partnered with other artistic based non profit organizations to promote the arts. Pamela continues working to create opportunities to expose the communities of the Pacific Northwest to the tap art form and support talented artists who continue to do the same. Pamela is known for giving fun, inspirational and technique building classes.
Pamela’s passion for the visual arts has opened a path for expanding her knowledge in Yoga. As a student of yoga for over 20 years, she began her practice with Bikram yoga for the first 10 years then went on to study a variety of yoga teachings. In 2018 through YogaBody Yoga Teachers College, Pamela became a certified Yoga Trapeze instructor which is the leading inversion and suspension trainer world wide. Pamela is continuing her yoga certification with a special focus on Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Iyangar, hot Yoga and gravity yoga. Pamela has donated much of her time and choreography to other nonprofit organizations in the community furthering the exposure of dance and yoga education of the youth.
LISA WIESS
IGNITE North Bend Studio Manager
HEIDI DICKINSON
IGNITE Adult Yoga & Dance Manager | Front Desk
CODY HANSEN
Hip Hop Instructor |
Cody is a Seattle native who began formal studio training in hip hop at Alderwood Dance Spectrum in 2005 under Kontagious Movement’s Megan X. From there, Cody worked as a dance captain and choreographer for Kontagious Performing Company, later training with some of Seattle’s most elite companies including The Connection’s PG Fam (Kolanie Marks, Andrew Faulkner, The T-Twins), Luscious & Vicious/Purple Lemonade (Ron Smith) and The Bad Kids (Shumon Wood).
Cody has worked as a resident and guest choreographer, instructor and coach at multiple Washington and Oregon studios since 2011 in both competitive and recreational capacities. Some of Cody’s client base consists of Equity and Agency-signed dancers as well as former, current and prospective NFL cheerleaders, specializing in competitive choreography and audition prep.
Cody’s professional credits include backup dancing for Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 8 TV personality Robbie Turner and choreography for Vietnamese pop artist Minh Thanh. Cody has also worked as a professional dancer in Seattle, cast in multiple resident productions (Le Faux, MX.) as well as local institutions such as Westlake’s Sign of the Times (Justin Williams, Grant Cabebe).
Cody is a Seattle native who began formal studio training in hip hop at Alderwood Dance Spectrum in 2005 under Kontagious Movement’s Megan X. From there, Cody worked as a dance captain and choreographer for Kontagious Performing Company, later training with some of Seattle’s most elite companies including The Connection’s PG Fam (Kolanie Marks, Andrew Faulkner, The T-Twins), Luscious & Vicious/Purple Lemonade (Ron Smith) and The Bad Kids (Shumon Wood).
Cody has worked as a resident and guest choreographer, instructor and coach at multiple Washington and Oregon studios since 2011 in both competitive and recreational capacities. Some of Cody’s client base consists of Equity and Agency-signed dancers as well as former, current and prospective NFL cheerleaders, specializing in competitive choreography and audition prep.
Cody’s professional credits include backup dancing for Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 8 TV personality Robbie Turner and choreography for Vietnamese pop artist Minh Thanh. Cody has also worked as a professional dancer in Seattle, cast in multiple resident productions (Le Faux, MX.) as well as local institutions such as Westlake’s Sign of the Times (Justin Williams, Grant Cabebe).
ALEXANDRA ROMANIS
Ballet Director | Instructor
Ale has been teaching dance and fitness for over 10 years. She is passionate about building a ballet program for IGNITE focused on high quality training for dancers as athletes. Ale is a recognized ABT Affiliate teacher. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in all levels of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. In 2023 she successfully presented 36 IGNITE dancers for ABT exams. In addition, she is a certified Acrobatic Arts instructor, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Sugarfoot Therapy instructor. Her passion for movement expands to fitness and she teaches barre, she is a Level 2 certified Lagree Instructor, Pre/Postnatal Performance Training Specialist, and an ACSM certified Personal Trainer.
In addition to teaching dance and fitness Ale’s choreographic works have been seen at Velocity Dance Center (Seattle, WA), Seattle International Dance Festival, Theorist Fest (Austin, TX), Film Festivals, and Texas State University. She was on the production team for international dance tours, large scale fundraisers, and events (The Stranger Genius Awards (Seattle), Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), and more.
Ale graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas State University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and received several academic dance division scholarships. She performed inter/nationally and worked with choreographers Kim Lusk, Khambatta Dance Company, Amy Johnson, Dylan Ward, Ilona Roth, zoe | juniper, and Merge Dance Company. Her dance films have screened at Seattle Transmedia Independent Film Festival (2016), Seattle True Independent Film Festival (2015), Texas State University’s Opening Door Dance Theater (2014) and San Souci Film Festival showing in Austin (2011).
Ale has been teaching dance and fitness for over 10 years. She is passionate about building a ballet program for IGNITE focused on high quality training for dancers as athletes. Ale is a recognized ABT Affiliate teacher. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in all levels of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. In 2023 she successfully presented 36 IGNITE dancers for ABT exams. In addition, she is a certified Acrobatic Arts instructor, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Sugarfoot Therapy instructor. Her passion for movement expands to fitness and she teaches barre, she is a Level 2 certified Lagree Instructor, Pre/Postnatal Performance Training Specialist, and an ACSM certified Personal Trainer.
In addition to teaching dance and fitness Ale’s choreographic works have been seen at Velocity Dance Center (Seattle, WA), Seattle International Dance Festival, Theorist Fest (Austin, TX), Film Festivals, and Texas State University. She was on the production team for international dance tours, large scale fundraisers, and events (The Stranger Genius Awards (Seattle), Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), and more.
Ale graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas State University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and received several academic dance division scholarships. She performed inter/nationally and worked with choreographers Kim Lusk, Khambatta Dance Company, Amy Johnson, Dylan Ward, Ilona Roth, zoe | juniper, and Merge Dance Company. Her dance films have screened at Seattle Transmedia Independent Film Festival (2016), Seattle True Independent Film Festival (2015), Texas State University’s Opening Door Dance Theater (2014) and San Souci Film Festival showing in Austin (2011).
JESSICA AMANS
Dance Instructor
Jessica found her love for dance throughout her 8 years of competitive cheer. At age 15, she found herself searching for something more. When IGNITE opened, Jessica’s knowledge of dance was focused only on Hip Hop. With the help and influence of her instructors, that knowledge expanded to all different styles of dance. She has competed in many styles, including Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary. Jessica is currently sharing with others her love and passion for dance by teaching all different ages of Hip Hop. She is also the manager, and a choreographer for the IGNITE competition team. She loves being involved with the kid’s growth, and feels incredibly lucky to be a part of the IGNITE family.
Jessica found her love for dance throughout her 8 years of competitive cheer. At age 15, she found herself searching for something more. When IGNITE opened, Jessica’s knowledge of dance was focused only on Hip Hop. With the help and influence of her instructors, that knowledge expanded to all different styles of dance. She has competed in many styles, including Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary. Jessica is currently sharing with others her love and passion for dance by teaching all different ages of Hip Hop. She is also the manager, and a choreographer for the IGNITE competition team. She loves being involved with the kid’s growth, and feels incredibly lucky to be a part of the IGNITE family.
JESSICA TURCIOUS
Dance Instructor
Jessica Turcios, originally from Edgewood, Washington, started dancing at the age of three. She later became a teacher, choreographer, and performer who trained in various styles. After much hard work and dedication, under the guidance of Deborah Hays, Jessica was awarded the lead role in the ballet, Cinderella. Jessica studied dance at Loyola Marymount University under the direction of choreographers Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo, Telka Kostek, Mark Tomasic, Denise Leitner, Jason Myhre, and Paige Porter. She has also had the privilege of working closely with and performing works by Lillian Barbeito, Co-Artistic Director of the LA based company BODYTRAFFIC. Jessica graduated LMU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and a Minor in Business. After graduating she had the opportunity to teach and perform at several studios in Folsom, California. She is now newly certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and is currently teaching back in her home state of Washington.
Jessica Turcios, originally from Edgewood, Washington, started dancing at the age of three. She later became a teacher, choreographer, and performer who trained in various styles. After much hard work and dedication, under the guidance of Deborah Hays, Jessica was awarded the lead role in the ballet, Cinderella. Jessica studied dance at Loyola Marymount University under the direction of choreographers Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo, Telka Kostek, Mark Tomasic, Denise Leitner, Jason Myhre, and Paige Porter. She has also had the privilege of working closely with and performing works by Lillian Barbeito, Co-Artistic Director of the LA based company BODYTRAFFIC. Jessica graduated LMU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and a Minor in Business. After graduating she had the opportunity to teach and perform at several studios in Folsom, California. She is now newly certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and is currently teaching back in her home state of Washington.
ANGIE ABABURKO
Youth & Adult Dance & Barre Fusion Instructor
I began my dance adventure in Port Angeles, WA studying Ballet, Gymnastics and Cheer at the age of 5 and through my youth. I continued to dance through high school being a part of the Rider Angels Dance Team which focused on Jazz and Modern dance styles. Moving to the Seattle area I furthered my dance studies and eventually became a part of a Contemporary Performing Company. Dance has healed my life in many ways and my passion is to teach people to learn how to use dance to create happiness in their everyday lives. My goal is to make everybody feel welcomed and free in my classes to express and truly find themselves. In my free time aside from dancing I consider myself somewhat of a movie nerd and enjoy spending time with family and friends, and of course my 3 cats. When weather and time allows it I love being on the Peninsula in the woods or near the ocean in California.
I began my dance adventure in Port Angeles, WA studying Ballet, Gymnastics and Cheer at the age of 5 and through my youth. I continued to dance through high school being a part of the Rider Angels Dance Team which focused on Jazz and Modern dance styles. Moving to the Seattle area I furthered my dance studies and eventually became a part of a Contemporary Performing Company. Dance has healed my life in many ways and my passion is to teach people to learn how to use dance to create happiness in their everyday lives. My goal is to make everybody feel welcomed and free in my classes to express and truly find themselves. In my free time aside from dancing I consider myself somewhat of a movie nerd and enjoy spending time with family and friends, and of course my 3 cats. When weather and time allows it I love being on the Peninsula in the woods or near the ocean in California.
HANNAH BRINTALL
Dance Instructor
PARKER WIESS
Dance Instructor
MATTEO MIGLIORE
Dance Instructor
JULIE WENDLETON
Front Desk
ANDREA ZIER
Front Desk
ANNE GRANDERSON
Front Desk
TESTIMONIALS
SARAH C. | REC DANCE STUDENT | AGE 3
“We love IGNITE! Our daughter started dancing there at the age of 2 last year, She has loved every minute of it and i can't image her stopping at any point. the teachers are so great with all ages, including the ones. the atmosphere is welcoming and inclusive, and the staff make everything easy to coordinate. We recommend IGNITE to any and all of our friends who have young kids who are looking for activity that helps our kids grow strong and kinder."
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