Meet Our Staff
Sara DiPasqua-Owner/Instructor
Sara has been training extensively and performing for over 34 years in Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Pilates, Barre Fitness, Modern, Musical Theater, Hip-hop, and Tap. She has taught at studios in Chester and Delaware County. She has also choreographed for different theater groups including Upper Darby Summer Stage. She attended Rider University as a Fine Arts Major for Dance. Sara has performed in the 2015, 2016 and 2018 6ABC Thanksgiving Day Parade, Disney World and Hershey Park, as well as other local parades and Nutcracker performances. Sara is certified by The Pulse Teacher Workshop. Sara was fortunate to train under famous choreographers such as Wade Robson, Chris Judd , Dave Scott and Dee Caspary. Her passion for dance has lead her to pursue a career in teaching where she wants to show her love of dance to students of all ages. She instructs children to adults in all styles of dance for leisure, competitions, performances, weddings and other social functions. Her passion for dance is contagious and she keeps her dancers moving as a creative and innovative choreographer, Sara encourages her students while inspiring them with her enthusiasm and dedication.
It has always been Sara’s passion to own her own studio. She thought her dreams where over when she had spinal fusion due to scoliosis. She was jokingly called the bionic dancer. Her dedication and perseverance shows that if you put your heart and mind to it then you can achieve it!
When she is not living at the studio she enjoys spending time with her children Gianna, Madelyn and Maclin as well as her husband Rick!
Rosemarie- Instructor
Rosemarie has taught all over Chester and Delaware County for over 20 years. She has taught many award winning routines at various competitions. She is a certified instructor and member of Dance Masters of America, and has also served on the Board of Directors with the Pennsylvania Association of Dance Teachers. She has performed in many dance productions, competitions,TV infomercials and charity events. Sara calls her the "Tap Guru".
Mackenzie~ Instructor
Mackenzie has been dancing since the age of 3, studying Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, and more. She grew up dancing with Bloomsburg School of Dance in Bloomsburg, PA before attending DeSales University as a double major in Dance and Business Administration. Mackenzie is excited to be a part of the IPAC staff and share the joys of dance with students and the community.
Steph-Instructor
Steph has been dancing since the age of three, studying Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, HIp-Hop and Contemporary. She was a student teacher at Premiere Dance Studio while in high school. She later went on to be a captain of the Marywood Dance Team in college, where she choreographed a number of pieces, ranging from basketball halftime dances to recital routines. Steph has always dreamed of becoming a dance teacher and is looking forward to sharing her love of dance with the students at IPAC!
Rachel~ Instructor
Rachel grew up training and competing in a variety of styles. Rachel received a dance scholarship to attend Bucknell University and recently graduated with a BA in Psychology and minors in Dance and Management. At Bucknell, Rachell was student director and PR representative for the Bucknell Dance Company, a choreographer for the Bucknell Dance Showcase and a Teaching Assistant for the Theater and Dance Department. She also had the opportunity to work with guest artists from BalletX, the New York City Ballet and Broadway Dance Center. When she isn't dancing Rachel enjoys going to pilates classes and working at her job in digital marketing Rachel looks forward to continuing to express her passion for dance through teaching!
Alaina-Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ashley-Instructor
Ashley has trained in multiple styles since a young age. She loves to make her classes fun for the students and watching them become better dancers. She is excited to be a part of the IPAC staff.
Alison- Summer Instructor
Alison is a Senior Dance and English-Creative Writing double major at Franklin & Marshall College. In college, she has studied modern dance, hip-hop, flamenco, flow arts and AfroLatin contemporary. She has choreographed for the Franklin & Marshall Dance Company and her choreography has been performed at the American College Dance Association. Prior to college, Alison practiced ballet, jazz,lyrical, contemporary and hip-hop. While teaching, she enjoys fostering her students' creativity in the studio and loves engaging with the IPAC community. Alison is excited to be a part of IPAC.
