Shannon was born with her feet in ballet shoes! Growing up in her mothers studio in Raynham, Massachusetts she knew dancing was her lifetime calling.  As a senior in high school she was recruited to dance for a company in Germany in the Worlds Dance Championship.

Shannon went on to graduate Suma Cum Laude from Dean College in Franklin, MA with a dual-degree in Dance and Business, while being a member of their dance team and company.  Her love for dancing never died. After finishing        college she went on to dance at Mohegan sun for the WNBA CT Sun where she served as the team captain for three of her five years with them. Some of her highlights have been performing on national television with Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift!

In 2013 she decided to set down her roots and open Dance Expressions RI- holding the name of her mothers studio. While in the studio she shares her passion and love for all types of dance and gives every dancer the opportunity to succeed and thrive in their own ways. When she hangs up her dance shoes, Shannon stays busy with her husband and three active amazing little boys!

Angel Correia has been dancing since she could walk, cultivating her passion for dance at a young age in her mother and sister’s dance studios. She learned the foundational steps of Acro, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, and Hip Hop. While training at Dance Expressions RI, she participated in countless competitions around New England, won many awards, and placed as a top soloist.

Dancing on stage isn’t her only passion, she’s developed a love for creating routines for other dancers. Her love for creating began in middle school with school plays, and her visions have consistently grown bigger and better. After graduating high school, she joined the teaching staff at Dance Expressions RI. Her choreography has won overall highest scoring routines, entertainment awards, technique awards, and choreography awards at regional and national competitions. Her award-winning routines specialize in Acro, Contemporary, Jazz, and Hip Hop.

Angel currently performs and trains with the professional dance crew Liv3lihood, competing at events such as Elements, Prelude, and various World of Dance locations including Boston, New York, and the World of Dance Finals in LA, where her crew won first in the U.S. and fourth in the world. She has also been featured in concept videos and has choreographed for New England dance shows. Angel continues to train in various styles with professional choreographers in the dance industry to become a better mover and teacher. She strives to share her love and passion for dance with her students and guide them to become better movers and artists.

Nicole started dancing at the age of  seven and danced competitively for eight years.  She graduated in 2011 from Jacqueline Walsh School for the Performing Arts where she majored in dance and  studied  ballet and modern dance. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Communications with a focus in Public Relations from Rhode Island College and currently works as an Assistant Director at a child care center in Warwick.

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Nicole began teaching alongside Mrs. Shannon in 2011 at the Feinstein Scholar Dance Academy in Cranston RI, and has been a part of Dance Expressions RI since the beginning. She brings an enthusiastic creative teaching style, passion and patience for dancers of all ages.

Carly's love for dance started from the age of three at Michelle Goodwins School of Dance in Massachusetts. During her time there she attended annual conventions, summer intensives and competitions. She trained in all styles including Pointe and Musical Theatre. She joined their Performing Arts Company and traveled to perform at Fourth of July parades, Senior Centers, and Walt Disney World. Here she also played the lead role of Moana in the 2019 studio showcase.

She became a certified dance teacher at the Dance Teachers Club of Boston training school in 2022. In this program she studied ballet, tap, jazz, and child development. Carly began teaching dance at Michelle Goodwins in 2021 and Dance Expressions in 2023 and fell in love with it! She is excited to continue sharing her passion for dance. Beyond her instructional role, Carly further nurtures her love for dance at Salve Regina University, where she actively contributes to the dance club. Here, she showcases her choreography and performs in bi-annual showcases, perpetuating her dedication to the art form.

Margot grew up in San Jose, California, where she trained at Los Gatos Ballet under Marcie Ryken for ten years. After high school, she spent three years in the Graduate Program at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, where she performed roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Nikiya in La Bayadere.
Margot also performed with the company in Terrence Orr's Swan Lake, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, La Bayadère, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. She joined Dayton Ballet in 2016, where she danced for five seasons, performing roles including Daisy in Ron Cunningham's The Great Gatsby, Odette in Septime Webre's Swan Lake, and other notable works by JiFf Kylián, Amy Seiwert, and Jessica Lang, among others. Margot is currently dancing with Newport Contemporary Ballet in Newport, Rl, and is excited to be part of Dance Expressions, where she can motivate and encourage all dancers through ballet.

Hope Cooper is a dancer based out of New Hampshire. She was classically trained since the age of three in Ballet, Tap, and Jazz from 2006 - 2021. She has performed in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for the halftime show as well as other performances throughout those years. Once she was 16, she started training in Boston. She put her focus into contemporary and different street styles where she found her inner artist.
 

Hope found her love for choreography and creating movement for herself and others. In 2021, she started teaching classes along the east coast. She has choreographed for shows including Connect, Liv3 On Thr3e, and more. She currently dances in Rhode Island and trains with professional dance crew known as Liv3lihood. She performs at shows and competitions around New England such as Elements, World of Dance, etc. Hope is continuing to learn and grow to become a better artist and teacher everyday.