RECITAL 2023 – Our Instructors & Staff Made Our Recital One To Remember for our Dancers as we celebrated our 21th Season!
Keri Leemkuil – Kramer
Dance Director and Owner
Keri Leemkuil-Kramer Director and founder of the Hudson Dance Academy. Established in 2002 has grown from a handful of classes to the beautiful, inviting and enriching studio it is today. Keri has more than 39 years of experience as a...
Beth Kirby
Dance Faculty
Beth Kirby began dancing at the age of 3, she danced for Northern Force Dance Company and then proceeded to dance on the NDSU Hip Hop Team. Beth has studied under instructors from Juilliard as well as SYTYCD choreographer Mandy...
Alexis Heruth
Dance Faculty
Alexis Heruth started her dance career when she was three years old at Woodbury Dance Center, which lead her to continue at arts high school, Perpich Center for the Arts Education and Minnesota State University Mankato. While at MSU, Alexis...
Sara Schindler
Dance Faculty
Sara Schindler has been dancing since she was 7 years old. She danced for Hudson Dance Academy for 10 years and competitively for 5 years, winning numerous awards and then proceeded onto the University of Eau-Claire dance team. Finishing off...
Lydia Bjorhus
Dance Faculty
Lydia Bjorhus began dancing at age 6. She danced at several different area studios before finding her dance family at Hudson Dance Academy in 2002. While competing on HDA’s competition line, Lydia studied a variety of styles, including (but not limited to)...
Johanna Ruud
Acro Faculty
Johanna started gymnastics at a young age at the Eau Claire YMCA. She went on to compete both gymnastics and diving at the Varsity level. She has over 15 years of coaching experience and was the gymnastics director and the...
Amber Lange
Dance Faculty
Amber Lange has been dancing and fulfilling her passion since the young age of 4. Amber has her degree in Dance and Management with a minor in Arts Administration from Gustavus Adolphus College. Amber danced as a member of the...
Alysha Grant
Dance Faculty
Alysha began her dance training at age four in Byron, Minnesota. Alysha was nominated and selected for the Minnesota All-State Jazz performance. Alysha studied ballet pre-professionally with the Ballet Blake studio in Rochester, Minnesota. She studied with the Kansas City...
Cassandra Smith
Dance Faculty
Cassandra Smith is originally from Hudson, WI. She has been studying dance for over 24 years and competed with H.D.A.'s national championship competition team for over 7 years. She has performed in many cities including New York City and Orlando....
Emilia Krueger
Dance Faculty
Emilia Allegro graduated from Hudson High School and currently lives in Hudson with her husband.Emilia has danced at Hudson Dance Academy since she was 12, and while in high school she was a member of our competition line. Prior to...
Trey Barber
Hip Hop Choreographer
Trey brings his own signature style to The Hudson Dance Academy. Trey has worked with Jesse McCartney, Jamie Lynn Sigler and Radio Disney artist LMNT. Trey’s choreography has been featured on HBO Family, ABC’s The View, NBC, ESPN, and the...
Michaela Martini
Choreographer
Michaela Martini has been involved in dance as a former dancer and choreographer for 26 years. She grew up dancing at Metro Dance Center in Arden Hills, MN and then spent her collegiate career dancing for the national champion University...