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Macy Comrie is a professional Ballet dancer with over 25 years of dance experience, and has trained dancers for over 10 years. At 15, she was accepted to train under world renowned Prima Ballerina Gelsey Kirkland, and went on to train under internationally known Danseur Sergio Neglia until 2012. Upon graduating High School, Macy was accepted as a professional Ballet dancer with Dance Theatre of Tennessee. There, she enjoyed performing many principal and soloist roles including Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, the Peasant Pas De Deux in Giselle, and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker.

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Macy performed with Walt Disney World while continuing her passion for teaching dance to young aspirants. After sustaining a considerable injury, Macy turned to Pilates where she was able to successfully recover and became a Contemporary Pilates Instructor. She found that teaching Pilates to dancers helped tremendously with injury prevention. Macy still loves to perform and she hopes to grow the performance community in Ocala by sharing her passion and knowledge of dance to others.

Juliana Landry began dancing in 2006 in Ocala, Florida, receiving training in ballet, lyrical, and jazz. At the age of twelve, she fell in love with ballet and soon shifted her focus to strictly training in classical ballet. During this time, Juliana was able to attend a summer intensive as well as numerous private lessons offered by The Joffrey Ballet. She participated in various workshops and intensives with many different professional companies, including Ballet Magnificat.

After graduating high school, Juliana received her Associate of Arts in Dance at Santa Fe College, studying under the direction of Jessie Dominguez, Alora Haynes, and Mellisa Brenner while receiving training in ballet, modern, jazz, and dance composition. At Santa Fe College, she was awarded the Fine Arts Scholarship for her dancing abilities, work ethics, and leadership qualities. Throughout her years of training, Juliana was able to perform numerous principal and soloist roles in various productions, including Paquita and Giselle. She hopes to share her great love for ballet with her students as she teaches technique that will aid them with all styles of dance and work ethics that will benefit them with whatever career they choose to pursue.

Jeanna Koppa has several years of office administrative experience. She currently works as an administrative receptionist at a retirement home located in Happy Valley, Oregon. Prior to her administrative experience, she spent four years working with special needs children in Post Falls, Idaho were she and her husband raised three wonderful children. She has a passion for ballet and its deeply traditional art form and in  the past has supported the arts by volunteering and attending many ballet performances. She's delighted to be a part of Coeur Ballet Academy and experience the growth of the young and aspiring dancers!