Meet Our Professional Dance Instructors

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Edie Bongiovi Lawler - "Miss Edie"

Miss Edie grew up taking lessons in tap, jazz, and ballet at Broadway Dance Studio from Miss Dorothy, where she later went on to teach. In 2009, Miss Edie became Partners with Miss Dorothy. In 2015, Miss Dorothy passed the baton and Miss Edie and her husband, Eddie took over the Studio. Some of Miss Edie’s credits include community theatre performances of Anything Goes (as one of Reno Sweeney’s Angels), Follies (as the Young Stella), and supporting cast in Gigi. Edie also appeared in the television special celebrating the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Celebration, which was performed at Giant Stadium. Edie is passionate about teaching and passing along her love of dance. She currently teaches tap, jazz, toddlers, and first wedding dances which continues to be extremely rewarding.

Brandon Bongiovi - "Mr. Brandon"

Brandon has been teaching at Broadway Dance Studio since 2009. He began by taking classes at the studio and started teaching an all boys Hip Hop class. From there, he went on to teach adult Hip Hop and adult lyrical jazz classes. Brandon was born and raised in New York. He continues his dance training by taking classes at several Manhattan studios.

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Andrea Redman - "Miss Andrea"

Andrea is an Award-Winning Choreographer & Master Teacher holds a B.A. in Dance from Oakland University. Andrea has trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop and tap; she possesses vast experience in dance training and teaching. Andrea was the Director of the Andrea Redman Dance Academy in Michigan, in addition to Children’s Rehearsal Director of the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. She has had professional training with master teachers Nancy Bielski, Suzi Taylor, Joe Lanteri and Michael Vernon and at the Richmond Ballet School, Princeton Ballet School, Pennsylvania Ballet Academy and the Kirov Ballet School. Andrea has danced professionally with the Eglevsky Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania and Russian Ballet Theatre of Delaware. Her teaching credits include Steps on Broadway and Rebecca Kelly Kids Co-Motion, and she is the Recipient of several Choreography Awards. Andrea’s students are now dancing on Broadway with the Radio City Rockettes, performing on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and are members of several ballet companies. Her students have also been invited to the finals of the Youth America Grand Prix.

Adelina Bracero - "Miss Adelina"

Miss Adelina has been dancing since the age of 2 and is still a Broadway Dance Studio dancer as well as a teacher for 5 years. Adelina is trained in many styles including: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, and Modern. She has a passion for creating fun and engaging choreography and strives to create a welcome and inclusive environment where students feel inspired to express themselves.

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