Staff

Profiles of people working for Johnston Dance.

Jeanne Chelsen

Jeanne Chelsen, owner of Johnston Dance Academy, is a life time member of the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters and is certified to teach ballet, jazz, tap and pointe. She is a former student of her mother, Betty Dybdahl, and Beth Gaynes of Omaha, Nebraska. Jeanne attended business school before opening her own dance studios in Corning, Red Oak, Creston, and Carlisle.

Tami Thompson

Tami Thompson is a small business owner, stay-at-home, homeschooling mom whose oldest daughter has been at JDA for eight years and her son will be starting his fourth year this fall. In her spare time, she enjoys fitness, reading, rubber-stamping and scrapbooking.

Angi Moss

Angi Moss is a busy mother of 4 children and very active in many activities including church, lactation education, childbirth education, and homeschooling. She is the office manager at Moss Family Chiropractic in Ankeny. Three of her four children have danced at JDA for over two years. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, scrapbooking, sewing, and reading.

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson started dancing at the age of 3 in Ankeny, Iowa. He was a member of Performing Edge dance company and competed in numerous competitions from age 8 during which he won scholarships including a 2 week scholarship to the Joffery Ballet School. Alex had performance opportunities including Dracula and was a finalist in the Iowa State Fair's Bill Riley Talent Competition.

Jenna Freeman

Jenna Freeman has been dancing for over 20 years. She has a BA in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship with an emphasis in dance from the University of Iowa. In addition to studying dance with the professors at U of I she has also studied with faculty at Arizona State University and Iowa State University, and was a member of the Oklahoma City University Pep Stars Dance Team.

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