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Meet our staff

Ms. Stefani Hynes

  • Owner and director of D & S DANCE COMPANY

  • Kindergarten teacher in the WF School district with an undergrad and graduate degree in education

  • Has received choreography awards for musical theater, jazz, hip hop and lyrical

  • Numberous first place/highest score wins

  • Technique awards received for students

  • Danced competitively throughout middle school and high school taking home many first place and special awards for solo.duo.trio.group

  • WF Varsity Rockette for all 4 years of HS and was honored to be a captain senior year

  • Continued to teach recreational and competitive dance at Donna's Dance Center after HS graduation

  • In an effort to keep our dance family together, created this new company to present opportunities to our dancers and to allow them to stay together as a cohesive group

Miss Kristina Lingg

  • Miss Kristina Grew up competing in dance

  • Working on a business degree

  • Serves as our DSDC book keeper and substitute dance teacher when need be

  • Participated in Long Island Ballet school at a young age and performed the Nutcracker 

  • Was a WF varsity rockette freshman year of HS

  • Always lending a helping hand in choreography/technique

  • Serves as our "moral support" and biggest cheerleader for DSDC

Ms. Donna Santomassino

  • Formally the owner/director of Donna's Dance Center (in business over 21 years)

  • Co-owner/director of D & S DANCE COMPANY

  • Tap teacher for DSDC

  • Has received choreography awards for tap and musical theater

  • Grew up with a love for tap and continued to explore many other dance styles before opening up her own studio

  • Choreographed many HS musicals for WFHS

  • Continues to teach tap technique throughout the week

  • Received numerous first place/highest scoring numbers for solo/duo/trio/group dances

  • Store manager of LUCKY BRAND JEANS

Miss Christina Prince

  • Miss Chrissy also grew up in the competitive dance world

  • Went on to graduate from Hunter University with an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies and Political Science and a graduate degree from City College in public administration

  • Currently continuing her education with another masters in teaching from LIU Brooklyn

  • Participated in WF Varsity Rockettes freshman and sophmore year of high school and then went onto the theater and performed in HS Musicals throughout her HS career 

  • Always lending a helping hand in choreography/technique

  • Serves as our "moral support" and biggest cheerleader for DSDC

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