Instructors

Kirsten Iiams
Kirsten has been happy to call Chan her home for the past 12 years, performing in over 20 productions as a featured dancer. She has also performed with Ballet of the Dolls, Red River Dance and Performing Company, at Radio City Music Hall, Equity Library Theatre, Art Park, theatres in Russia and on the seas in between. Kirsten was Co-Artistic and School Director for Bismarck Dance Theatre from 1993-97. She has taught and choreographed for BDT, RRD+PC, Riverside Ballet Arts, Trollwood Performing Arts, Sleepy Hollow, as well as doing in-school residencies and guest teaching around the state. Her training includes The Joffrey Ballet, Hartford Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Riverside Ballet Arts, and Ballet Folk. She believes that dance is an expression of life, is great exercise, and should be just plain fun.

Julianne Mundale
A Minnesota native, Julianne has performed in over 30 professional musical theatre productions locally and nationally. They include: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Disney Attractions, The Guthrie Theater, Buffalo Gal Productions, ICE International, The Design Group, Ruby's Cabaret, Troupe America, and Children's Theatre Company. Favorite roles include: Anita in West Side Story, Lady in Green in Singin' in the Rain, Anytime Annie in 42nd Street, Tess in Crazy for You, and Cassandra the cat in CATS. She began dancing at age five and knew by age nine that she wanted a life in the arts. Julianne has been an instructor / choreographer for numerous dance studios in Musical Theatre, Rhythm & Broadway Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical & Contemporary disciplines, and has choreographed over 20 musicals for regional, community theatre, and high school productions. She is a staff member with Hennepin Theatre Trust Artistic Staff, instructor with Momentum School of Dance and the choreographer for Cretin-Derham Hall, Chanhassen and St. Louis Park high schools. She is currently performing Jesus Christ Superstar at CDT and will be playing the role of Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray starting in August. Julianne is a member of Actors' Equity Association.