Kelli Bertone

Assistant Director/teacher

Kelli started her dance career at the age of two at the Academy of Dance. When she was eight she began an extensive study of dance that has taken her to New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and Honolulu, Hawaii.

In ballet, she has studied with the American Ballet Theater;in jazz, with Joe Tremaine, Terry Lindholm, Marcia Lane and Jackie Slight; in tap, with Savion Glover, Charlie McGowen and Al Gilbert;in hip hop with Dave Carter, Gino Vaccaro and Ivan Dudinsky. She has also appeared on the main stage in Branson Missouri's, Silver City Theme Park as a member of the Dance Sensations national dance troupe. Kelli has done most of the choreography for the Academy dance competitions and extra performances. She also does costume design, and is costume coordinator for the over 3,000 costumes of the Academy Performing Arts Co. dance troupe.