EGC Dance Instructors

Lauren Reilly

Lauren began dancing at the age of 3 and has now been dancing for over 30 years. Lauren's Dance background includes: Madame Helena, Dance Experience & Dancer's Alley / Link Movement Arts. Her teaching styles include Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Musical Theater, and Jazz. Miss Lauren has been teaching at Elmira Gymnastics Club for 10 years.  

Linda Jeffery

Linda is from New Jersey where she started taking gymnastics at age 2, followed by ballet, theater performances and cheerleading. In college she studied dance as an elective including the styles: jazz, ballet, ribbon and hip hop. At this time she also started her work at EGC, followed by the Corning YMCA and Intensity Cheer Elite as a gymnastics instructor. She also coached cheerleading for 3 years in Campbell NY. Linda really enjoys dancing all the time (just ask her kids). Her goal is to encourage everyone to express themselves through dance. "Dancing just makes you feel good. So Let's Dance!"

Denise Pronti

Denise grew up in Buffalo, NY. She started her love of
dance at the age of 3. She is still actively studying
and growing her passion for dance with her heart
leaning towards ballet and pointe. Denise went to
college at SUNY Geneseo, majoring in Elementary
Education with a concentration in dance. She then
began teaching at local dance schools such as The
Valley School of Dance, Leslie’s School of Dance,
Dancers Alley and now EGC. Denise is also a first
grade teacher at Ridge Road Elementary and is married with two beautiful daughters.

Lily Barr

Lily started dancing when she was 2 years old and has loved it ever since. In 18 years of dancing, she has danced at Dancer's Alley, LINK Movement Arts Center, and recently at Elmira Gymnastics Club. Lily has always enjoyed Ballet and Tap as her main styles of dance, however, she has experience in jazz, musical theater, hip-hop, and lyrical. Dancing has always been such an integral part of Lily's life and she is excited to keep her dance career going as an instructor at Elmira Gymnastics Club.