Where dance is a lifestyle.

 Hannah Pasquinzo - Owner/Director        

Hannah Pasquinzo, a Rogers, Arkansas native, has been dancing and performing and teaching in the Northwest Arkansas area for almost 20 years!  Hannah has also studied in New York City, where she worked with Michelle Assaf, Sheila Barker, Michelle Barber, and Alex Hasbany.  On both the regional and national competition circuit, her jazz and lyrical choreography have earned first, second, and third place awards at Dance America, Dance Showcase USA, Hall of Fame, LA Danceforce, Starlight, Starstruck, Talent on Parade and Tremaine. 

Hannah is also a Wellcoaches trained Wellness Coach.  She has a passion for helping people reach their vision of ideal health and wellness - mind, body, and spirit.  For more information on her Wellness Coach offerings, click here.

In addition to being a Wellness Coach, Hannah is a certified Stott Pilates instructor.  She believes very strongly in cross training and sees Pilates as a great way to keep a strong, healthy body.  Click here for information on what services she provides at The Art of Motion and Studio Pilates.    

Hannah is also the owner of Fayetteville Youth Dance Company.  She hopes that through a more stringent program, she can help Northwest Arkansas students receive a pre-professional dance education and all of the benefits that go along with experience in the performance arts: increased confidence, creativity, self-awareness, discipline and physical fitness, to name a few.  For more information, contact us. 

Even after eight years, Hannah still can’t believe that the dream of owning her own dance studio has come true, and she knows that with the help of her amazing staff, The Art of Motion has what it takes to offer the best dance education available in Northwest Arkansas!

Ashley Oeffinger - Assistant Director, Instructor of Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Twinkle Tots, and Twinkle Stars

Ashley's passion for dance started at the age of three in her home state of Texas.  Her training includes ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and musical theatre.  She was also on a competition company from the age of eight to eighteen, including the award-winning company of Dallas Powerhouse of Dance in Dallas, Texas.  Ashley has won numerous awards in both team dances and solos, including first place overall soloist at Crowd Pleasers, MA Dance, Dance Showcase, and Champion Dance national finals in Orlando, Florida.  She was also the captain of her high school drill team, the Coppell Lariettes.  After graduating high school, Ashley moved to New York City for two years where she studied at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway under the direction of acclaimed instructors such as Jason Parsons, Doug Caldwell, Dee Caspary, Michelle Assaf, and Jeff Amsden.  In the past two years, she has had the opportunity to choreograph for Fayetteville Youth Dance Company - groups, duos, trios and solos which have won various awards at competitions such as Tremaine, Hall of Fame, Nuvo, and Dance Showcase USA.  She is now the Assistant Director of Fayetteville Youth Dance Company.  In 2010, Ashley graduated from The U of A with a psychology degree.  She is excited to be a member of the team at The Art of Motion and hopes to instill her love and passion for dance in her students.

Amy Kessler - Insturctor of Ballet

Hannah Eddington - Insturctor of Ballet, Jazz, Kindercombo

Hannah Eddington is in her first year as an instructor at The Art of Motion. She has taken dance since she was 3, and is trained in ballet, tap and jazz. She is a sophomore Honors College student at the University of Arkansas. She is a past captain of the dance team at Benton High School, where she was named an All-American by the Universal Dance Association. She has studied at Shuffles & Ballet II, the official school of Ballet Arkansas, where she was a student of Arleen Sugano, known as Miss A, art director for Ballet Arkansas. Hannah earned the title of Mardi Gras Queen in 2010, where she performed a ballet routine for her talent. She has also taught beginner-level classes at a dance studio in Bryant. Her approach to dance is one of passion and excitement and she hopes to share that with her students.


Amy Pruett - Insturctor of Ballet, Tap

Amy Pruett began her dance training at the age of three in Houston, TX, where she studied at the Houston Ballet Academy.  She moved to Arkansas in 1984 and studied at Ballet Westside Dance Studio and on scholarship with the Springfield Ballet Company.  After graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1996 with a BA in Journalism, she opened her own dance studio in Fayetteville, Allegro Dance Academy.  In 2000, she moved with her husband to Las Vegas to pursue her dance career.  While in Las Vegas, she was a singer and DJ at The Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.  She also taught dance at the number one-rated dance studio in Las Vegas, The Dance Zone, alongside Sabra Johnson, Season Three winner of "So You Think You Can Dance."  Amy has choreographed and performed in many musicals, including Cabaret and The Rocky Horror Show for Ozark Stageworks, Grease for Rogers Little Theatre, How To Succeed... and Annie Get Your Gun for The Nevada Conservatory Theatre and 42nd Street for Musical Actor's Theatre in Las Vegas.  A dance teacher for almost 20 years, Amy is very excited to be bringing her Las Vegas performing and teaching experience to The Art of Motion.  Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful year!

Miranda Tims - Instructor of Hip Hop, Twinkle Tots

Miranda has been a student at The Art of Motion since its humble beginnings in 2003!  She has training in ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop.  She was also a founding member of Fayetteville Youth Dance Company where her solos, duos and groups won awards at competitions like LA Danceforce, Tremaine, Nuvo, Hall of Fame and Dance Showcase USA to name a few.  She served as captain of the Fayetteville High School Dance Team during her senior year.  Miranda's teaching experience began a few years ago with a class or two at The Art of Motion, and she is a natural!  She will be a Freshman at the U of A this year, and she couldn't be more excited to stay involved at The Art of Motion!



Savvy Shields - Instructor of Pom Prep

Stasi McMurchy - Insturctor of Ballet, Hip Hop, Kindercombo

Cassie Horne - Receptionist

Cassie Horne is very excited to be a new member of The Art of Motion team! She was raised here in Fayetteville, AR where she has stayed to continue school at the University of Arkansas. She is currently a senior, double majoring in Psychology and a combined major of Sociology and Anthropology. She loves kids of all ages and enjoys working with them on a daily basis. Upon receiving her undergraduate, she plans to stay in Northwest Arkansas and further her education in realationship therapy.

Kendy Bowman - Substitute Extraordinaire!

Kendy Bowman is originally from Wichita , KS and has spent most of her life dancing.  She took her first class at the age of 5 and fell in love.  Throughout high school, she trained in modern, ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, lyrical, and served as captain on her high school dance team.  She then went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in Modern Dance from Wichita State University where her choreography was nominated for performance in The American College Dance Festival.  She has performed with Mid-America Dance Theatre (KS), Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre (KS), Wichita State University (KS), WSU Dance Team (KS), Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre (KS), Legends in Concert (SC), Circle of Praise (AR), and performed choreography of Alithea Mime Theatre (OH).   She was also a cheerleader for The Wichita Warlords (semi-pro football) and the Wichita Wings (semi-pro soccer).  Currently, she leads the Children’s Praise Ministry at First Baptist Church in Springdale, helps with choreography for local elementary students, and sells real estate for Keller Williams Realty.  She has been on staff at The Art of Motion for three years now and has experience teaching everything from Twinkle Tots and Kindercombo to Ballet and Hip Hop.  Kendy has a great passion for dance and is excited to continue teaching at The Art of Motion.

The Art of Motion is now in its 9th season!  It started out as a vision--a vision that combined two of Hannah's biggest passions: dance and children.  That vision became a reality in August of 2003.  After 8 years of teaching Northwest Arkansas' youth, Hannah and her staff couldn't be more excited about the talent they have to work with!

Not only do we care about your children, but as role models and artists, our diverse group of highly qualified teachers is one of the best in Northwest Arkansas. Our dedication to age appropriate music, costuming and performances guarantee a family friendly environment for all.

Come check out what The Art of Motion has to offer.  Become a member of the family!

Testimonials

"We love your studio, and we love you and your staff! My daughter is always so excited to go to dance class. When she comes back, she always shows us what she learned.  Thanks a million for your passion for dance!"

-Lucirene

"My daughters started dancing at The Art of Motion four years ago.  They both had taken lessons elsewhere.  They liked dance okay, but they were not crazy about it.  At their first recital, I was blown away with the level of dance of not only my daughters but of the older dancers as well.  My daughters had actually learned some real dance skills, and, moreover, I could see the types of dancers that they could become.  Now, four years later, both of my daughters are on the Company, and both have grown significantly not only as dancers but as young women.  They have won several dance competitions and scholarships and have been cast in roles with professional dance companies.  My oldest now dreams of going to Julliard, and she just might make it!"

-Marti