The Corrine Gangi Dance Center

Meet Our Teachers

Wanda Hoagland Wanda, our Dance Director, is a dedicated and inspiring instructor with a varied and extensive background as a professional dancer and dance teacher. A talented and gifted choreographer, Wanda was recently appointed Choreographer of the Mrs. New Jersey America Pageant and is frequently asked to judge other pageants. Immersing herself in the disciplines of dance and gymnastics since childhood, she proceeded to win numerous scholarships and awards recognizing her accomplishments - honors from Dance Masters of America and Dance Olympics included. Wanda's intensive training in all dance disciplines led to her dancing roles in two movies: Eddie and the Cruisers and Video Wars. Resorts International, USO, and several television shows are also included in her professional experience. Wanda is a choreographer for the DancElectric Dance Company and students of the Corrine Gangi Dance Center have benefited from her motivating instruction for over 20 years.

Stephanie Dill Stephanie, a student of dance for over 30 years, has been teaching a wide variety of dance disciplines (tap, jazz, ballet, Irish step, modern, lyrical and children's classes) for the last 22 years. She enjoys working with students of all ages, from the very young to adults. This South Jersey native has taught at many area schools as well as in Delaware and Michigan. Among her dance instructors she lists: Ilsetraut Dinshah, Sandy DiLeo, Rhonda Rabbers, Nancy Meyers-Gitlin and Janine Cappello with whom she studied the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus and the fine works of Martha Graham. As a member and choreographer of The Studio Dance Theatre, Stephanie performed leading roles in Hansel and Gretel and The Nutcracker. She updates her dancing techniques by attending workshops and teacher seminars conducted by Professional Dance Teachers Association and Dance Makers, Inc. and she is an active member of the International Teachers of Dance, Inc. Stephanie is a choreographer for DancElectric and has just completed her ninth successful year on the faculty of the Corrine Gangi Dance Center.

Eisa Jackson Eisa has studied many forms of dance for more than 20 years and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Temple University. Currently, she is a member of the Philadelphia Civic Ballet Company and Underground Danceworks. She has performed at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and recently at the Garden State Dance Festival. Eisa has many impressive accomplishments: she was selected as a summer apprentice to Chicago's River North Dance Company; she received a bronze medal in dance at the National Finals of the NAACP Afro-American Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics; she was crowned Gloucester County Junior Miss and First Runner-Up in the New Jersey Junior Miss program; and she graduated from Washington Township High School as valedictorian of her class. Eisa has studied dance with well-known teachers such as Debra DiNote, Carla Craig Krochak and Patti Harris. She is a DancElectric choreographer and has been a valuable asset to the Corrine Gangi Dance Center for ten years. Eisa is now a member of the Washington Township High School faculty teaching dance.

Darla Thompson Darla has been studying dance at the Corrine Gangi Dance Center for the past 22 years, training in the areas of tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, modern and Irish-step. After four years of assistant teaching, she has now completed her eighth year as a full member of our faculty. Darla holds a B.A. degree in Theatre with a Child Drama Specialization and Dance Minor from Rowan University. She is currently working full-time as Registration Manager for Vindico Medical Education. For the past four years, Darla has volunteered for Thinking Globally, a student exchange program, through which she's had the opportunity to teach American dance culture to international teenagers. Darla is a DancElectric Company choreographer.

Teresa Warren Teresa began her dance training 20 years ago, and has studied advanced jazz and ballet with us for the last twelve. She continually learns new dance techniques and regularly attends workshops to hone her skills. Her gifted dance abilities led to her involvement in local musical productions of Anything Goes, in which Teresa had the lead dance role, and The Wizard of Oz which she choreographed. A multi-talented young lady, she has been a cheerleader, written for a Rutgers University publication, acted as music editor for the Gleaner, and has had her poetry published. She is a member and guest choreographer of DancElectric and is beginning her twelfth year teaching tap, jazz, ballet, Irish step and hip-hop with the Corrine Gangi Dance Center.