Ramona Reuter - Owner/Managing Director

Ramona brings over 35 years of teaching experience to the dance community, including founding and operating her own dance studio at just 20 years old. She is a certified instructor through Dance Masters of America's "Test to Teach" program and has had the honor of teaching master classes for DMA Chapter 8.

Her career includes roles as the dance coordinator for Love Shack/Jillian's in Rochester, NY, and choreographer for the Daisy Dukes Girls. A former NFL cheerleader for the Buffalo Bills, Ramona was also crowned Miss New York USA and competed in Miss USA 1997.

Ramona’s students have followed in her footsteps, cheering for the Buffalo Bills and earning numerous awards for choreography at both regional and national competitions. Her work has received multiple high-score awards, and she has been named “Top Teacher” at several events. Ramona is regularly invited to judge dance competitions and pageants.

In 2005, her tap students received national recognition with the "Overall Entertainment" award and were selected to represent the USA Tap Dance Team in Italy. Her choreography has also been featured at the Finger Lakes Tap Dance Festival, founded by Andrew Nemr and the late Gregory Hines.

Many of Ramona’s students have gone on to perform professionally in Las Vegas, New York City, and internationally. She and her dancers have worked with celebrated artists such as Aaron Tolson, Dr. Jimmy Slyde, Dianne “Lady Di” Walker, Dormeshia Edwards, Michelle Dorrance, Rocky Mendes, Chloe Arnold, and Baakari Wilder.

As a performer, Ramona was a featured dancer with The Beach Boys and a guest performer at the Mrs. America Pageant. She has been highlighted in Oxygen Magazine as the “Future of Fitness” and was featured on the cover of Rochester Healthy Living.

Ramona is the proud recipient of the Georgia Deane Scholarship (2024) and the Dance Masters of America Scholarship (2025).

She remains committed to her own professional development, attending master classes throughout New York and the surrounding areas. Most recently, she participated in the DC Tap Fest under the direction of Chloe Arnold. Ramona is also working toward certification with YPAD (Youth Protection Advocates in Dance).

She holds certifications in personal training, Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), and is a certified teacher through Dance Masters of America.

Ramona is passionate about providing high-quality education and training to her students at Studio East, both in the recreational and competitive dance programs.

Kaitlyn Owens - Instructor 
Kaitlyn attended SUNY  at Brockport for 2 years where she was a BFA dance major.  She graduated in 2016 from School of the Arts where she completed grades 7th through 12th as a dance major.  Starting dance at age 2, Kaitlyn has now been dancing for over 20 years.  She has attended many local dance competitions in Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse and has received many awards.  In 2012 Kaitlyn was in a dance performance with Perry Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in NYC.  She was invited there by a former special guest dance instructor from NYC.  Kaitlyn has dedication, determination and a love for teaching dance.  She is very excited to continue with Miss Ramona who was one of her teachers.


Lex Davis- Instructor

Born in Syracuse, New York, Lex Davis received her training from CMC Dance Company in the styles of jazz, modern, contemporary, and hip hop. Lex was also trained by Fulbright Scholar and international choreographer Danita Emma, studying ballet, pointe, and repertory with her from ages 10-18. She graduated from Nazareth College in May 2020 with duel majors in Dance Studies and Marketing, where she has been focusing on modern and contemporary techniques, in addition to choreography.

In addition to her studies, Lex has performed in the Rochester Fringe Festival 2017-2019, including works by Nazareth College’s Associate Professor in dance Heather Roffe, Broadway actress and dancer Hettie Barnhill, and colleague Caz Lopata-Linn. She has also performed in White Wave’s 2017 DUMBO Dance Festival, the Brockport Alumni Dance Showcase in 2019, and numerous collegiate performances and dance concerts. Lex was a part of a group of students involved in learning repertoire from Koresh Dance Company, and performed the piece “Wet Stones” in February 2020 at Nazareth College. Most recently, she was an artist in collaboration with Hettie Barnhill and Robert Gertler in the creation of the film “a love letter to Brian, Lesley, and Michelle,” with the company Create A Space NOW. The film premiered at SUNY Potsdam in February 2021, was shown in the Rochester Fringe Festival 2021, and has recently been a part of numerous national and international film festivals.

Lex is very excited to start her third season with SEDC, and hopes to share her love of dance with as many students as possible!

Jules Bouchard- Instructor
Jules is an alumni of The Florida Ballet where she studied and received her American Ballet Theatre training certification. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance at Jacksonville University, where worked with many renowned guest artists including Jennifer Archibald, Jon Lehrer, Eric Rivera, Amy Miller, and Susan Dodge. Her work has been chosen to represent Jacksonville University at The American College Dance Association and was chosen to be presented in the Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival. After reviewing her work, she was also chosen to set a new work as an Emerging Choreographer for Sarasota Contemporary Dance. Jules has continued to explore her movement practice and was previously a professional dancer with Jacksonville Dance Theatre. She has been teaching and choreographing dance for several years now and is heavily involved with outreach and growing the dance community.

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Alaina Sprole-Instructor

As a senior double major in Dance and Business Leadership at Nazareth University, Miss Alaina has completed many leadership, teamwork, and teaching courses both related to dance and business. She is also a senior captain of the Nazareth University Dance Team where she choreographs, teaches, leads and succeeds. Just last year under her direction, the team won UDA regionals with a number that was co-choreographed by her. Before coming to Rochester, Miss Alaina grew up in a small town of Camden, New York and danced at Star Performance Dance Centre where she was trained in all styles of dance from the age of 14 on and taught and assisted classes since that age as well She danced from the age of 3 until 14 at another studio where she also assisted and trained in all styles of dance. Miss Alaina has been competing since the age of 6 and will be competing at UDA nationals this year with NDT. Miss Alaina loves to teach and share her experiences with all students. She hopes to continue to grow as a teacher and a student each year, and she is looking forward to her future at SEDC!​

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Mark Malcom-Instructor

Mark Malcom, MFA, has been dancing for over 25 years. During that time, he has gained more than a decade of teaching experience, drawing on his expertise to teach ballet, modern, contemporary, injury prevention, conditioning, and other dance techniques. He has performed with Reformation Dance as a demi-soloist and participated in musical theatre productions at the local regional theatre. Mark has also choreographed for regional conferences in Missouri and pursued independent choreography as his passion in life is dance.

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Miss Jessica-Instructor

Jessica Bealer, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, began her ballet training at the age of 4 at Berks Ballet Theatre Conservatory of Dance. She continued her training there until her junior year of high school. For the 2023-2024 season, she joined Louisville Ballet's Studio Company. Now, she is currently an apprentice at Rochester City Ballet. Jessica has performed in numerous works throughout her training, with "Blue Songs" by Jonathan Phelps and "Giselle as her favorites. She enjoyed performing the Kitri Act I and White Swan variations at YAGP semifinals placing top 12 and top 24. She has also attending prestigious summer intensives, including those at Philadelphia Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Washington School of Ballet, BalletMet, and Kansas City Ballet. Jessica is excited to be a teacher at Studio East Dance Company!​​​