At Artistry In Motion (AIM), our mission is to foster a life-long love of the performing arts. When teaching any genre, style, or age group, we strive to provide exceptional leadership to our students, building talent, and developing life skills, such as discipline, commitment, and respect. We believe a person never has to stop learning, so we work hard to ensure our approach extends to our students of all ages, from children to adults. We’d love you to be a part of our studio and join our mission to positively impact our community through performing arts.

Tamara Zink
Studio Director & Owner/Competition Director/Instructor/Choreographer/Private Coach & Mentor/Cleaner/Travel Coach/Dancer

Tamara Zink has been the Studio Director and Owner of Artistry in Motion Dance & Performing Arts Studio for 12 years and has been instructing dance for over 40 years.

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Bonni Dichone
Assistant to the Director & Instructor: Ballet, Heels, Musical Theatre
Bonni Dichone has been dancing for over 35 years and teaching dance for over 25 years. She is a multi-hyphenate creative based in the Pacific Northwest. Her training includes classical…
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Chantelle Pianetta
Guest Master Teacher Ballet, YAGP Coaching, Zoom Privates
Chantelle Pianetta, originally from San Francisco Bay Area, began dancing at age 5 at the Contra Costa Ballet Centre. By age 14, she was invited to train at the School…
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Jaimie Goodwin
Guest Faculty/Choreographer
Jaimie Goodwin is a performer, choreographer, mentor, and co-founder of Relative Motion, a revolutionary dance technique training program. She can be recognized from SYTYCD both as a contestant and an…
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Brittany Mains
Resident Guest Faculty, Contemporary, Lyrical, Industry Jazz, Hip Hop Fusion/Choreographer
Brittany Mains – Master teacher, performer, and choreographer draws from her 15 years of dance training when in front of a classroom or on a stage. With a focus on…
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Paul Grover
Tap Faculty, Choreographer

Paul has been dancing from the age of 3 starting in the basement of his home where his mother taught dance.

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Lexi Dysart
Guest Master Faculty/Contemporary/Choreographer
Lexi Dysart is a versatile and accomplished dancer who has trained extensively in various styles, with a specialization in Contemporary and Improvisation. Her diverse training background includes institutions such as…
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Ryan Maw
Guest Master Faculty: Tap/Hip Hop/Industry Film 
Ryan Maw is a professional tap dancer/choreographer that has been a part of choreography teams on movies for Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Disney Plus. Since the young age of 13,…
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Christina Wladimirov
Guest Master Faculty/Lyrical/Jazz/Choreographer
Christina Wladimirov is both a teacher and choreographer, dedicating over twenty-seven years to sharing her passion and love for dance with her students. As a former professional dancer, she firmly…
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Rachel Hopkins
Resident Master Faculty/Contemporary/Musical Theatre/Choreographer
Rachel Hopkins Faculty/Choreographer: Contemporary/Musical Theatre/Strength Training/and More Rachael Hopkins Rockwell is a Central Florida native, who grew up dancing and competing in the competition and convention circuit. She trained extensively…
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Sarah Bollig Dorn
Ballet Faculty/Adult Program
Sarah Bollig Dorn started dance classes in kindergarten when her parents decided it was their best shot at working out all her little kid energy. She grew up in Kansas,…
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Melissa Scholten
Ballet Faculty/Adult Program
Melissa Scholten has been dancing for over 40 years and teaching dance for over 20 years.  She took mostly ballet as a young student, dancing in a Regional Dance America…
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Sarah Glesk
Ballet Faculty
Sarah Glesk is a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator from Spokane, WA. She has been teaching at Artistry in Motion since 2015 and is currently a dance adjunct faculty member…
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Krystal Metzger
Acro Director/Instructor: Acro/Jazz/Lyrical/Ballet
Krystal began dancing here in Spokane at a young age and quickly realized the joy dance brought to her. During her dance training years, she regularly attended workshops and competitions…
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Cassandra Pianetta
Guest Faculty Yoga/Ballet/Cheer
Cassandra Pianetta is a dancer, yoga instructor, singer, and mental health therapist currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cassandra has more than 27 years of experience in dance…
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Piper Adams
Competition Assistant & Instructor: Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tap
Piper Adams is a Spokane native who has been dancing locally for 18 years. She is on faculty as a teacher, choreographer, and competition assistant. Piper is cross trained in…
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Kate Wilson
Children's Faculty
Kate Wilson has been part of the AIM family for almost ten years, where she has danced and competed with the team.  Throughout her time in the competitive space, she…
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Anna Onishi
Hip Hop & Children's Faculty
Anna Onishi hails from Lake Oswego, Oregon and has lived in the Portland area her whole life. She started dancing at a young age at a local studio and trained…
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Belinda Geren
Acting
Belinda Geren is thrilled to be part of the Artistry in Motion faculty, teaching the acting classes. She studied acting with Barta Hiener at BYU and Stan Williams at SFCC…
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