Kay Williams Prunty - Owner/Director/Choreographer/Teacher
B.A. Theatre/Dance - Luther College, Decorah, IA 1995
B.A. Public Communication - Luther College, Decorah, IA 1995
- Opened The Dance Academy - Kay Williams Prunty in 1996
Over 100 National & State 1st place Dance Championship Titles
Miss Minnesota American Pre-teen 1984
- Miss Minnesota American Co-Ed 1989
- Ballet, Contemporary Modern, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Pointe, Tap, Tumbling-Acrobatics, Worship/Litergical
- Contact: 507-360-9078 kay@kaysacademy.com
Sam Goldsmith Becker - Teacher/Assistant
- M.S. K-12 School Counseling - SDSU, Brookings, SD
- B.S. Social Studies Education - U of M Duluth, Duluth, MN
- B.A. Psychology - U of M Duluth, Duluth, MN
- Teaches US History, AP US History, Geography, Psychology, and AP Psychology - Worthington High School
- Studio dance education at Summit School of Dance, Twin Cities
- Former Worthington Trojette Dance Team Coach 1994-2000, 1st state appearance in '96-'97
- Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Kick
Caitlin Werder - Teacher/Assistant
- English as a Second Language - Bethel University, St.Paul, MN
- ELL Teacher at Worthington Public Schools
- 14 years of studio & competive dance for Butterfield Dance Studio, Maple Grove, MN
- Worthington Trojette Dance Team Head Coach, 2015-present. MSHSL State Tournament appearances: 2016, 2017
- Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Modern, Hip hop, Youth Jazz
Julianne Hinkelday - Teacher/Assistant
Hannah Stenzel - Teacher/Assistant
Class Assistants:
Bailey Ahlquist
Kalea Appel
Jackie Banegas
Aria Larson
Grace McGaughey
Allyson Meinders
Kya Nickel
McKenna Prunty
Front Desk:
Mark Prunty
Melissa Visser
Jill Williams
The Dance Academy
