Metropolitan DanCentre and Ballet Company
at The Sports Club Of Novi

Our Mission at The Sports Club

• Our DanCentre and Ballet Academy is committed to providing
  our students with the best teaching staff, training,
  choreography and dance facilities in the area.
  
  
• We provide individual attention and quality instruction to all our
  students, whether recreational or competitive, in a positive, caring
  and fun environment.

Why Dance at The Sports Club?

• We are a full service dance studio offering a complete range of
  dance classes in jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, pointe, modern,
  leaps and turns and boys-only classes for pre-school students
  through adults.
  
  
• Our programs and classes will exceed your expectations,
  whether you are a recreational dancer or a competitive dancer.
  
  
• We offer morning, afternoon and evening classes.
  
  
• We look forward to sharing the joy of dance with you and
  your children.

The Best Staff in Michigan: – Over 100 years of teaching experience with kids – Ballet Mistress of 2008 Canadian Ice Dance Gold Medalists – A Radio City Rockette – Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Member – Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Dance – Choreographers of current television commercials Fabulous one-day May recital at Novi High School Annual Holiday performance Produced numerous college dance scholarship recipients and regional competition award winners       Here is Our Staff!

Pam Binsfeld has been teaching dance for over 6 years. She has studied and is trained in tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop and Hawaiian. Pam traveled nationally with Joel Ruminer’s Dance Camp as a Dance Camp Kid, assisting master teachers such as Marcus Alford and Tom Alexander.   Lisa Bottesi has been a dance teacher for over 25 years. She formerly co-owned a successful dance studio in Fraser, Michigan for 10 years. Lisa has had the opportunity to study dance from several master teachers including Joe Tremaine, Gregg Russell and Van Porter. Her students have won several awards. However, she is most proud of the joy and positive self-esteem children receive learning the art of dance. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in education.   Denise Caston has been a Radio City Rockette since 1997 and toured nationally with the Tony Award winning musical, Crazy For You. She has performed the choreography of Savion Glover and has performed on tour in Australia. Teaching credits include Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, both in New York.   Alicia Cutaia is a current member of the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and previously danced with Hubbard Street Dance 2 Chicago and Giordano 2 Jazz Dance Chicago. She received a double BFA cum laude in Jazz & Ballet at Point Park University. Along with performing, Alicia is a teacher of many forms of dance conducting master classes in across the country.   Amy Gillihan has been a dance teacher for 16 years. She performed in local television shows, The Frank Hatchett Showcase and The Michigan Rap Awards. Amy also performed with The World Aids Coalition and at The World Expo. Most recently she choreographed a local television commercial. As a teacher her students have won many regional and national awards with some students going on to dance on cruise lines and Sesame Street Live.   Jan McDonald received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Dance, has performed professionally with the Indianapolis Ballet, the Atlanta Ballet, and the Dayton Ballet. She was awarded scholarships to the Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet and the Pennsylvania Ballet Schools. Her students have been accepted into schools such as the Joffery and American Ballet Theatre and have had performance opportunities with the Cincinnati Ballet, The Kirov, International Ballet Theatre and the Joffery. Many have also received college scholarships in Dance.   Olena Morgan graduated with honors from the Ukraine Cultural College and the University of Arts in Kiev with degrees in teaching and choreography. She performed internationally with the Cherkaschanka Folk Company. Olena was the founder and performed wit the company “Interballet” which toured 11 countries. She has trained students in the Vaganova ballet technique and character dance for over 20 years. Olena is the ballet mistress for the 2007 Canadian Gold Medalists in Ice Dance, the U.S. National Pairs Gold Medalist and the World Junior Champions in Ice Dance.