{"id":5299,"date":"2018-12-27T04:40:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredastairedan.wpengine.com\/default\/?page_id=5299"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:08:36","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5299\" class=\"elementor elementor-5299\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32160033 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"32160033\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de89ee4\" data-id=\"3de89ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cc723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83cc723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Studio Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6863e1cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6863e1cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51a9090c\" data-id=\"51a9090c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd46894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd46894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals &amp; Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab08df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab08df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our friendly staff and talented Dance Instructors can help you realize your dance goals \u2013 and you\u2019ll have lots of fun doing it! Browse this page to meet our team of certified Dance Pros and learn about their qualifications and experience. 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Dance Instructor<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_text\">With more than two decades of dance experience, Alessandra\u00a0brings a rich background in ballet, tap, and...<\/div>        \t<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_link\">\n          <a class=\" \" href='https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/member\/alessandra-rabadi-dance-instructor\/'>Read More<\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/member\/julia-kennedy-front-desk\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/05\/Julia-e1778714807348.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/05\/Julia-e1778714807348.jpg\" alt=\"Julia\" width=\"745\" height=\"733\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/member\/julia-kennedy-front-desk\/\">Julia Kennedy - Front Desk Manager<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_text\">Julia brings bright energy, creativity, and a lot of laughter to the studio. She\u2019s known for always having...<\/div>        \t<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_link\">\n          <a class=\" \" href='https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/dutchess\/member\/julia-kennedy-front-desk\/'>Read More<\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Post Blocks -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Studio Team Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals &amp; Staff Our friendly staff and talented Dance Instructors can help you realize your dance goals \u2013 and you\u2019ll have lots of fun doing it! Browse this page to meet our team of certified Dance Pros and learn about their qualifications and experience. 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