Miss Bryanna - Owner / Director

Since Dance Theatre opened its doors in Wellington in 2008, Bryanna has strived to make Dance Theatre a studio that is warm and welcoming to each and every student that walks through the door. Bryanna has always been passionate about dancing and to be able to watch the students grow in their dance education at Dance Theatre has been an amazing journey over the years. Bryanna studied Business and Management at Palm Beach State College when she moved to Florida with her family in 1989 from Upstate New York. Bryanna is married to Howie and is mom to Jesse, Tayler & Jordan.

Miss Kimberly - Artistic Director

Currently serves as Artistic Director at Dance Theatre. Originally from North Carolina, Kimberly received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance and Drama from East Carolina University. Upon graduation she continued her dance training under scholarship at NC School of the Arts, the American Conservatory of Dance and Gus Giordano Dance Chicago. She has extensive pageant experience earning her numerous titles, awards, and scholarships. Kimberly developed quite a diverse performance career with Ballet and Musical Theatre companies and traveled the world choreographing and performing on Crown and Cunard Cruise Lines. She is a member of the Actor's Equity Association. Some of her dance highlights here at Dance Theatre include leading the Dance team to many titles and top awards such as Grand Champions at Starbound Nationals and Showstoppers, Top Finalist in the International Dance Challenge Senior Division, numerous Best Choreography awards, and opening number for the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Adding to that list in November Kimberly will be leading another talented group of our dancers to perform in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Currently in her 22nd season here at Dance Theatre.

Miss Sam - DTX Team Director

Samantha Ricciardi (Miss Sam) is a seasoned dance teacher and choreographer with over 16 years of experience. Miss Sam has been honing her craft since she was 3 years old, getting her earlier training from the premier studio in Long Island, NY, taught by Tina Ciardullo, and eventually working with professionals from all over the US. Miss Sam began competitively dancing at the age of 7 and has always had a passion for choreography and working with kids. Miss Sam continued her training in Jazz, Musical Theatre, Hip hop, and burlesque while living in LA. She's worked at a few of the larger studios in the area, and once she found her home with the Dance Theater family, she hasn’t looked back.

Miss Brittany - DTX Team Director

Miss Brittany was born and raised in New Jersey where she cultivated her early dance education and formed her passion for the art form. Her education began at The Dance Stop Dance Educational Center under the direction of Gina Forcella. During her training she had the opportunity to study under Gina Forcella, Sara Pyun, Ann Marie Felber, Mike Minery, Al Blackstone, Thang Doa, and Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich. Before relocating to Florida, Miss Brittany attended the Fine Performing Arts Academy at Howell High School under the direction of Lisa Twamely. Upon relocating Miss Brittany graduated from Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Dance and began to make the shift from performer to teacher. She began teaching and choreographing for multiple locations across Palm Beach County, before taking over the Wellington High School Dance Team as head coach in 2011. Under her direction, The Royals Dance Team achieved numerous State Title Placements in Pom, Jazz and soloists, national placements in Pom and Jazz and soloists, and an invitation to perform at the Sugar Bowl in 2013. Miss Brittany transitioned to faculty staff at Dance Theatre at Wellington in 2019, with a main focuses in contemporary, lyrical, and technical training. Over the years Miss Brittany has choreographed numerous pieces for the DTX Team, landing top judicial marks, placements, titles, special awards and choreography awards. Known for her hands-on tough-love approach to teaching and mentoring, you can find Miss Brittany working with our DTX team developing them into athletically strong dancers and well as mindful and productive young artists.

Miss Danielle

Danielle Ramos was born in NY and moved to Fl when she was 18 yrs old. Danielle started competitive gymnastics at the age of 5. She was a level 10 gymnast, one step below elite, and went on to compete in the Jr. olympics at the age of 17. Danielle has won many 1st place medals and trophies. In addition, Danielle was the vault and floor champion in the state of NY in 1988. The same year Danielle competed in the Empire State Games in Canada, Danielle took home the gold medal in the all around. Danielle loves teaching acro classes of all ages and levels. Danielle is also mom to Jaiden.

Miss Giuliana

Giuliana has been dancing for over 19 years. She is a Dance Theatre alumni where she competed on the DTX team. During her time with Dance Theatre she performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Giuliana is a graduate from the University of Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. While studying at UF she participated in numerous faculty works as well as student and guest artists in residency works. She was hand selected to be a part of a Dance Company titled MOD under the direction of Trent D. Williams. She was chosen to be a part of the University Scholars Program where she was able to participate in undergraduate research. She studied the phenomenon of overthinking and its effects on dancers, which was coupled with a choreographic work titled, "The More I Think About It." This fall she will be studying for her Master's in Mass Communications with a specialization in Digital Strategy at UF. She is excited to be back home and have the opportunity to teach the next generation of dancers.

Miss Ria

Ria is a professional dancer as well as a choreographer and teacher. Her dance training began at the age of 4. She has trained in numerous styles such as jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, ballroom, and pointe. Sam has been in movies, music videos, & has worked with artists such as Pitbul, Amara La Negra, Prince Royce, DJ Khaled, Venus & Serena Williams, and Farruko. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the industry, which she loves to bring to her classroom and share with her students. She brings a fun and energetic atmosphere to her classes and rehearsals. Her pieces have won outstanding performance awards.

Miss Pauline

Pauline Bradford has been dancing since the age of seven. She started in a private studio where she completed a graded examination which earned her a certificate from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) which is a UK-based examination board specializing in dance education training, with an emphasis on classical ballet. She also has extensive training in tap, modern, jazz, lyrical, and pointe. She attended Bak Middle School of the Arts and Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts where she had the opportunity to work with many great artists. She aspired to be a professional cheerleader, and cheered for the Mako semi-professional cheerleading team for over 3 years. She has performed at many different public charity events around the county.

Miss Gigi

Giovanna Costa started dancing at the age of 10. She immediately fell in love with the art of dance. She began taking on the dance world at a young age by participating in competitions, shows, performances and conventions. Currently Giovanna is a member of the Hoodlums Company Crew, an award winning hip hop troupe. In 2022, they had the honor of performing at World of Dance in Los Angeles.

Giovanna has performed in the Nutcracker as well as Alice in Wonderland where she played the role of the Red Queen. Giovanna has also performed at many local events in our community.

Giovanna loves to share her passion for dance with her students. Giovanna appreciates all styles of dance and is excited to work with her students to achieve their dance goals.

Miss Kayla

Kayla Grammerstorf is a dance performer, choreographer, and educator originally from the Philadelphia region. She is a recent graduate of Muhlenberg College where she pursued degrees in Dance Performance and Accounting. Kayla has been trained in Classical and Contemporary Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Pointe, Tap, and Hip-Hop. She was involved in a tap company based in Philadelphia called Footwerx and had the opportunity to perform at the Wilma Theater, Arts Bank Theater, and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. At Muhlenberg College, Kayla had the chance to work with artists Heidi Cruz-Austin, Karen Dearborn, Natalie Gotter, Randall Anthony Smith, guest artist Melanie George, and several student choreographers. Kayla has choreographed five musicals for the Phoenixville Area Middle School and multiple dance pieces for studios in the Philadelphia area. As a choreographer and educator, she strives to create an environment for dancers to grow and find their voice in her movement.

Miss Kat

Kat Lane began dancing when she was three years old and began dancing competitively when she was nine. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, acro, musical theater, and pointe.

In 2017, Kat began working as an assistant dance teacher and has worked under nine dance teachers since that time. Kat is very grateful for the years she spent assisting because she learned a wide variety of classroom management techniques that she regularly uses today. Kat teaches with an emphasis on safe stretching.

Kat is the DTX Dance Team Captain for the 2024-2025 season. She looks forward to helping her fellow dancers reach their goals and attain personal growth both inside and outside of the studio.

Kat aspires to be a studio owner one day.

Miss Cassie

Cassie is a proud alumna of Dance Theatre, having joined at the age of 11. She quickly became a dedicated member of the DTX competition team. One of her most memorable experiences was performing in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with her fellow team members. Since then, Cassie has remained deeply involved with Dance Theatre. She began teaching summer campers during her senior year of high school and has continued every summer since. Now, as she finishes her final semester of college online, Cassie is excited to join the Dance Theatre team as an instructor. She is currently pursuing a degree in Exercise Science at the University of South Florida, which she skillfully integrates into her dance instruction. Certified in Barre and Pilates, Cassie is eager to introduce these disciplines to her classes. With a strong foundation in fitness, she is committed to enhancing dancers' strength and overall performance in the classroom.

Miss Mileyka

Born into a Puerto Rican family, Mileyka Mateo began her early ballet studies at the age of 3. As a young dancer, she was the first prize winner at many prestigious dance competitions including the Regional winner at the "Youth America Grand Prix" Competition for both the Classical Ballet and Contemporary divisions in North Carolina and was a finalist in the New York City Finals before her dance career even took off. She has trained on full scholarships year round at The School of American Ballet Theatre & Miami City Ballet. A casting director from New York City spotted Mateo in a youtube video and shortly after flew her to New York City and casted her in Arthur Laurent's Revival of West Side Story on Broadway as a shark girl role of "Bebecita" on Broadway. She has also danced for many artists such as Rick Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, J Balvin Daddy Yankee. Mileyka has also appeared on Regis & Kelly, Dancing With the Stars, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tony Awards, Good Morning America, The Disney Channel and other hit Television shows. Mileyka was casted as a principal dancer in Univision's latin version of Dancing With The Stars, "Mira Quien Baila." That year she also joined the Ballet/Contemporary Company of "Ballet Hispanico" located in New York City for a few seasons. Mileyka made her debut in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular's Rockettes Holiday show as a featured ensemble dancer in New York City. She has also been spotted in Stephen Spielberg's hot new Television series "SMASH" as a principal dancer.

She has had the pleasure of being a model of So Danca's Model Ambassador Campaign for dance wear. Mileyka's NBA credits include dancing for the Orlando Magic NBA Team. She has also enjoyed performing at Walt Disney World as an equity performer. Her most favorite career highlight has been being able to perform with Shakira & Jennifer Lopez in Miami's Super Bowl LIV in 2020. She is currently a dancer worldwide for Latin sensation Natti Natasha. Her most recent credit was performing in the Formula 1 opening ceremony with Jbalvin in Las Vegas.

Mileyka continues looking forward to what the future holds as she continues to strive forward in her dance career.

Miss Jordan

Jordan began dancing when Dance Theatre opened its doors in Wellington in 2008. During her 13 years at Dance Theatre, she was trained in Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre. She competed on the DTX team, where she performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2016. While in high school, Jordan was captain of her dance team at Wellington High School, leading her team through the season, teaching 20+ Pom dances, and implementing conditioning sessions. Jordan continued her dance education in Gainesville, FL, where she continued taking classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Musical Theatre, and Heels at Gainesville Movement Studio. While in Gainesville, she competed in multiple inter-fraternity dance competitions with her sorority, and choreographed routines in Hip Hop, Jazz, and Musical Theatre.

In 2025, Jordan graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, and extensive knowledge regarding exercise science and how the body reacts to movement. Jordan received her Barre fitness certification in 2022, which she uses alongside her degree to focus on proper strength training and injury prevention techniques with her dancers. She aims to one day get her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, continuing to focus on injury prevention and rehabilitation in dancers.

Miss Amy

Amy is originally from NJ where she began her dance training at an early age. She spent many years competing before graduating High School. While in college she began teaching dance and earned her bachelors degree in psychology. She has experience teaching preschool - High School classes and spent 5 years choreographing award winning competition pieces before moving to Florida. Since moving to Florida she has earned her CDA, as well as her 40 hour child care training certification, allowing her to become a pre-school teacher. She has continued teaching dance with a focus on pre-school and in 2015 opened her own company, First Steps Dance & Tumbling. First Steps started in preschools and can now be found in Country Clubs, Summer Camps and other kid friendly locations. Over the last few years, Amy created a Mommy And Me class and began teaching Pop Up classes throughout Palm Beach County. Most recently, Amy put her passion for barre class to good use and in 2023 became a certified instructor.

It has been quite a journey, shifting from children's classes to adult classes, but well worth it. Amy is currently working on her AcroDance pre-school certification and is excited to bring all her new knowledge to Dance Theatre at Wellington!

Miss Siobhan

Siobhan was born and raised in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, where her passion for both dance and gymnastics began at an early age. A highly accomplished competitive gymnast, she became a Level 10 Junior Olympic National All-Around Champion by the age of 16.

Siobhan received her dance training at the Berkshire Dance Theatre, where she studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and acrobatics. She is classically trained and holds the highest-level certification in Acrobatic Arts, a discipline in which she specializes.

Siobhan earned a partial scholarship to Dean College School of Dance, where she graduated with a BFA in Performing Arts. During her senior year, she was accepted into the prestigious Alvin Ailey Independent Study program in New York City. After graduation, she moved to the Bay Area of California to pursue a professional career in dance and acrobatics.

Her professional credits include training with Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Cirque du Soleil. She performed with the Stacey Prince Company from 2008–2011 and was an acrobatic arts soloist with the SF Union from 2012–2015. Siobhan also performed as the Russian dancer in The Nutcracker with Peninsula Ballet Theatre and appeared as an acrobatic dancer with Cirque du Soleil across the Bay Area and throughout California.

In addition to her performance career, Siobhan brings over 15 years of teaching experience to the studio. She is passionate about helping young dancers grow in strength, confidence, and artistry, and is thrilled to be a part of the Dance Theatre at Wellington faculty.