My name is Alyssa Worick, I am the owner and director for On Pointe Dance Centre. I am a certified dance instructor in many genres, skills and techniques. I love dance and how it provides motivational life lessons to children and young adults. I have owned the for 5 years and have been teaching at On Pointe Dance Centre since 2005. I was introduced to the world of dance through clogging. I was on a competitive clogging company and a competitive dance company my entire adolescence. My favorite genres to teach are Lyrical and Tap. Recital season is my favorite because it brings out the best in all of our dancers and I love to watch them help each other and grow. My goal is to always provide a positive environment while teaching our youth dance skills and techniques that not only enhance their lives but also their own goals within.

My name is Jori Thompson.  I have been teaching at On Pointe Dance Centre for 15 years.  I started as the strength and conditioning coach on Saturday mornings, and began teaching competition dancers three years later.  I teach Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and Contemporary.  I also teach Acro and help progress our Leaps and Turns program.  My favorite thing about being a dance teacher is helping dancers achieve their personal goals and drawing out their personalities.  I love seeing our dancer grow in confidence, musicality, and skills.  On Pointe Dance Centre is the most amazing studio, we promote healthy body image, camaraderie, and most importantly excellent technique.  Looking forward to another great year!

Lauren Kloos started dancing at the age of 3. She studied different styles including ballet, pointe, lyrical, tap, jazz, clogging, and musical theatre. She danced with Dance Inspiration for 7 years and participated in The Company and the Nebraska Pride Cloggers winning several local and national team awards. She also participated in the teachers assistant program and grew to love teaching others how to dance. She went on to continue dancing at the prestigious school of the arts at Oklahoma City University where she studied dance pedagogy. Her education included ballet, tap, jazz, stagecraft, dance history, and dance nutrition. While attending OKCU she had the opportunity to perform in the annual showcase and studied under Debbie Allen, Jo Rowan and Mary Price Boday. Lauren has been a business owner and mom for the last 10 years and is excited to get back to her roots and share her love for dance. She is passionate about helping others learn and grow, not only in the area of dance and in the studio, but also in life! “Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion” -Martha Grahm.

My name is Michela, I danced at OPDC my entire childhood and have had the privilege to teach the last few years. I am a first year first grade teacher so I am currently taking a year off from teaching dance to help in the shop. I love this studio and everything it embodies. I am so excited for an amazing year ahead!

I have been a part of the OPDC family since 2005 when my oldest daughter (Miss Michela) started dancing here. I was a room mom the first 5 years and then became head room mom. I started working in the shop in 2010 and moved up to shop manager in 2022. I enjoy meeting all the dance families and watching the dances grow and mature. I especially love I get to work my own family here; my oldest daughter teaches (Miss Michela), my youngest daughter works in the shop (Miss Nikki) and my fiancé builds props and does maintenance (Mr.Jason/Jaydog).

Hello my name is Miss Nikki and I work in the office. I have worked at opdc for 4 years now and I do alot of background work but most importantly I rhinestone most of the costumes. I am attending metro for culinary school in fall of 2024 and I am excited to see where the future takes me.

Hello, I am Bethany Krenzer and this will be my first year teaching at On Pointe Dance Centre, where I previously a student from age 4 until I graduated high school. I went on to dance for Nebraska Wesleyan University's Gold Rush Dance Team and has the opportunity to serve as team caption my senior year. I am very excited to continue my dance journey and the back at On Pointe this year!

My name is Kenzie Brown and this will be my first official year as a teacher for On Pointe Dance Centre. I have been dancing for 14 years now and I am currently still dancing at the University of Nebraska Omaha on The Omaha Dance team! I have trained extensively in various styles, including ballet, tap, lyrical, hip-hop, pointe, and jazz. I have been a competitive dancer for now 9 years and I still compete at UDA College nationals with my current team! My passion for dance extends beyond performances; I love sharing my knowledge and enthusiasm with others. My favorite styles to teach are hip-hop and lyrical! My goal in my classes is to create a fun, encouraging environment and for the dancers to leave each class feeling they learned something new!

Hi, my name is Trish Blaschko. I sell Real Estate by day as a Residential Realtor and get my groove on at night by teaching dance! I have had the privilege to teach at On Pointe Dance Centre since the studio opened over 20 years ago! I have been involved with dance & performance in some capacity almost my entire life. I started dance classes when I was three and continued throughout college, then joined the OPDC staff a few years after graduation. I got my degrees from (Southwest) Missouri State University where Theater was one of my minors and I performed Children’s Theater with a travelling troupe in Springfield, Missouri. At OPDC, I was originally hired as the Theater teacher which branched into also teaching dance and getting certified to teach yoga classes as well. I currently teach Theater, Leaps, Turns & Jumps, and Jazz classes on Monday nights at OPDC and write the script every year for my Theater students to perform at recital. When I am not writing or in the classroom or showing houses, I am busy raising my three kiddos. It has been a great blessing to be able to share my On Pointe experience with my two daughters, who have been taking lessons at OPDC since they were two. I may not be the best at putting stage makeup on my girls, but I am very good at teaching Theatrical Performance to my students, and I love seeing them SHINE!

I’m Asia I am studying nursing as my major at UNO! I've been dancing since I was 2 years old both recreationally and competitively. I am so excited to be a new teacher at On Pointe!

My name is Maddy Coble and I work part- time at OPDC dance shop.  My background includes working with children and families and I love bringing some of my skills and knowledge to the dance studio.

I am a mother of three beautiful daughters. I officially became a “dance mom” five years ago when we first joined OPDC and currently two of my daughters dance at OPDC. When we aren’t at dance, we love to spend time with family, traveling, and enjoying movie nights.