Polly Boeneke, owner, continues to be a proven talent leader. As an 
international choreographer she led her dancers to be the first American team ever to perform in Gorky, Russia, in addition to the team serving as dance Goodwill Ambassadors to Denmark, Sweden and England. Polly has choreographed hundreds of broadway musicals, shows, plays, TV commercials, Beauty Pageants, competition dances winning numerous awards. She a certified member and past president of Florida Dance Masters Association, Certified member of Dance Educators Association and continues to be involved with community functions in the Jacksonville and surrounding area.
Dayna Williams started off her dancing at the age of 3 and has been dancing every since. Miss Dayna began instructing dance at the Polly B Dance Academy since the age of 17, and began performing in musicals such as Music Man with YBAG, Sound of Music and numerous dramas at Players by the Sea. She began her education at the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts Dance program and completed her dance education at Jacksonville University, B'way Dance Center and took acting/voice at the H.B. Company. She has performed in musicals including Pippin, By By Birdie, Lil Abner, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the opera, Daughter of the Regiment. Dayna owned and operated her own studio in New York before returning to Jacksonville. Each year her choreography receives overall high score awards at all competitions. Her daughter Drue is one of the Polly B Dancers.
Suzan Phipps moved to Florida in 1988 from Connecticut where she owned a dance studio for 12 years. She has worked with several theatre and community groups as well as working with Special Olympics as a gymnastics and skiing coach. Suzan trained as a teacher with Dance Educators of America and furthered her studies with Jacqueline Anderson in the Cecchetti Ballet Method. She holds an intermediate certificate awarded by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, Cecchetti Society Branch, London, England. She has a BA in English from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. She is completing her 15th year at Polly B where her choreography has won many overall awards.
Traci Fasanelli, a Jacksonville native, obtained 11 years of dance and acrobatic training from Buddy Sherwood. She participated in numerous performances in Jacksonville, attended conventions and competed on an individual basis, winning first place awards and recognition for choreography. Traci graduated from Jacksonville University with a B.S. in Business Management and minor in Psychology.
Hali Avener started dancing at age 3. A native of Bellefonte, PA, she began at the Kennedy Dance Center From there, Hali continued her training at the Cameron Dance Center and Pofahl's Dance Studio in Gainesville , FL. Her expertise includes Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Modern. Hali performed with Next Generation, the resident company of Pofahlʼs and danced professionally with Dance Alive!, Pofahl's state touring company. Her summers were spent studying under Mia Michaels at Steps, Broadway Dance Center in New York City , at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Sarasota Ballet. Hali attended the New World School for the Arts, in Miami . An instructor for many years, Haliʼs most recent teaching duties were Ballet, Tap and Jazz at Pofahl's Dance Studio.
Drue Williams has been dancing since the age of 2 learning from choreographers from across the country as well as studying at her mother's studio (Dayna Williams) in New York and her Grandmother's studio (Polly B Dance Academy) in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She has been studying lyrical,jazz,hip hop,ballet,tap,and musical theatre for over14 years, but her all time favorite would have to be jazz or lyrical. Drue has been in numerous dance competitions with the Polly B Dance Academy and has won many awards and scholarships and was recently selected to be a part of the Starpower Powerpack Dance team, part of the Nease pantherette Dance team, has traveled to England to dance, and was the lead in the Sleeping Beauty ballet.
Regan Shenk grew up in San Diago, California. She has been dancing for 19 years and teaching for the last 8 years where she won "Best of The West" for four years in a row at the Showstoppers National Dance Competition. In high school, she competed with her cheer team winning 1st in the nation in 2001 with Regan being labeled top USA Cheerleader. She has performed at Sea World with the Fusion Force Dance team. Her choreography has won top honors at many competitions over the years plus outstanding awards while at Polly B.
April Wexelman started her career in Los Angeles. She was awarded the California Arts Scholar Award at fourteen and was a scholarship student at California School for the Arts. She also was a scholarship student with both the Houston Ballet for two years and The Kirov Ballet in Washington DC. She performed lead roles with the Malibu Ballet, Conejo Civic Ballet, California Dance Theatre and the Atlanta based contemporary company Phyzix. Her repertory includes leads in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphide, Stars and Stripes, Carmen, Don Quixote, Paquita and Le Bayedere along with many contemporary ballets. Her TV work includes dancing for Dick Clark's Rockin’ New Year's Eve Special, and MTV’s Malibu House Party. She recently created new hybrid classes such as Cardio Ballet, Weighted Barre and Lyrical Ballet. After recently moving to Jacksonville, she will continue her career in teaching and dancing.
Alexis I. Hollie - I’ve been dancing since I was a young girl. Born and raised in Jacksonville Florida, I grew up in a family of Puerto-Rican and African-American descent where dancing was a normal activity in our daily lives. From these two rich cultures I have been able to infuse the Latin flavor into my hip hop style of dance. Dancing is an art form of which I’m very passionate about. I like to think of myself as a natural because though I’ve never had any formal training, I feel that I possess a raw talent that allows me to succeed in the world of dance. I have performed as a backup dancer for several local artists including Fatal the Maskman, Tara King, and Promise. In addition, I have attended numerous hip hop workshops and worked with world renowned choreographers such as Dave Scott (choreographed the movie, Stomp the Yard), Chuck Maldonado (choreographed for Missy Elliott and the movie Step Up 2), Dion Watson (choreographer and dancer for Fergie), Spellman Sisters, Free, Jaffar, and Bizzy! Currently I am a hip hop instructor for UNF and KJ Productions
Danielle Williams (Bio will be posted soon!)
Lisa Powell, Office Manager and Instructor
Tammy Pramuka, Assistant Office Manager
Bob Boeneke, Co-owner
