Our Staff

Audrey Heffner – Owner/Director

Originally from a small town near Cincinnati, Audrey began dancing at the age of 5 and never stopped. She studied pre-professional ballet at a local studio until the age of 16, taking a summer to also study with the Louisville Ballet. She has performed in a number of productions at the Aronoff Center for the Arts in downtown Cincinnati, as well as in The Nutcracker at Music Hall with the Cincinnati Ballet. After high school, she continued dancing with a club while in college. After graduating, Audrey moved to Vandalia and began taking adult ballet classes with us at AAD. She began instructing in the end of the 2015-2016 season and has helped our ballet program grow tremendously!

In the 2026/27 season, Audrey became the new owner of All About Dance. She is so excited to see how this studio continues to grow and serve our wonderful community.

Amber Beard – FORCE Instructor

Amber is originally from Huber Heights and has been dancing since the age of 3. She is well-versed in dance, having experience will all styles including ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and more. She danced at her home studio until graduating high school in 2018. During high school, she was a member of the Wayne High School Warriorette Drill Team, and was an officer her sophomore through senior years. This included teaching and aiding in choreography for the team. Amber has been with AAD since 2018 and has taught a wide range of styles - including ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical.

Kayetlyn Rutherford – Studio Manager & Instructor

Kayetlyn has been involved with all about DANCE since 2018 with daughters who attend the studio. In 2022, Kayetlyn helped us start our tumble/cheer program, and since then it has grown tremendously. She has 10 years of experience in cheer and tumble from her time at Milton-Union Schools. She also helps teach within our pre-k program. Starting in 2025, Kayetlyn was promoted to Studio Manager and runs the front desk, communications and more.

Kim Ticknor – Dance Program Director

Kim, a Vandalia native, graduated from Otterbein College with a BA in Developmental Psychology with a heavy concentration in dance. Employed by the Dublin Dance Center in Columbus in all phases of the organization – with over 1200 students, DDCC provides multiple performance opportunities throughout the year, and proudly sends many dancers on to study at the college level as well as professionally.  She had the pleasure of working with such noted professionals as Billy Bruce, Bruce Terry, Kristina Isabel (of HiJinx dance) and Christina Taylor. Additionally, Kim has served on the staff at Overfield Early Childhood Program in Troy as their Creative Movement Instructor, embodying the Reggio Emilia philosophy of Early Childhood Education into the realm of dance. Kim’s Special Focus – to blend Creative Dance with sound early educational philosophies, along with the principles of educational kinesiology in order to bring the best possible preschool dance experience to Vandalia and the North End. Teaching the whole child, the whole dancer, for a better tomorrow. We are so pleased with our ever-growing preschool program. She is an inspiration to all who meet her and does a remarkable job with our babies!

Karlea McCoy– Spring Recital Director

Karlea has been part of all about DANCE since the studio opened in the fall of 2008. She grew up taking ballet at small studios in Tennessee and Georgia then attended the University of Georgia. After graduating, Karlea moved to the Dayton area to work as a media producer at a local church. God planted her within walking distance of AAD where she immediately enrolled in an adult class! 

Currently, Karlea directs the artistic vision for the annual spring performance. She's fortunate for the opportunity to combine her passions of working with children, educating, creating, and dancing.

Cindy Redolfi – Martial Arts & Mighty Mites Director

Cindy Redolfi is a fourth degree black belt in a Traditional Korean Martial Arts called Kuk Sool Won. Her passion for teaching began in 1980 with teaching horseback riding. She is a PATH Intl. certified Advanced instructor with the Therapeutic Riding Institute teaching special needs individuals. She began her martial arts training in 2003 with her two boys and became the school owner of Kuk Sool Won of Dayton in 2009. She has been teaching the preschool martial arts program – the Mighty Mites – and the intro to martial arts program – the Little Dragons at All About Dance for the past seven years. Martial arts manners and respect is emphasized in each class. Students are challenged each week with obstacle courses, special animal exercises, martial arts kicks and punches as well as martial arts forms and self defense techniques while improving balance, coordination, listening skills and having fun.

Kerri Gregg – SPARKS Instructor

With a lifelong love of dance and a background in early childhood education, Kerri brings both experience and a passion for working with children to the classroom. She began dancing at age 7 and has trained in a variety of styles, including tap, jazz, ballet and pointe, lyrical, contemporary, and modern. Over the years, she has participated in dance conventions and recitals and gained experience in both choreography and teaching.

A former Montessori teacher with a degree in Early Childhood Education, Kerri loves bringing dance, movement and learning together in ways that help young dancers grow in confidence and creativity. She is excited to join the All About Dance team for the 2026-27 season!

Grace Maxwell – SPARKS & FORCE Instructor

Grace has danced with All About Dance since she was in pre-school and recently graduated high school graduate. While at AAD, she danced as part of our intensive ballet program, also focusing on jazz and contemporary. Grace is currently attending Wright State University to study dance. Grace has been a student teacher at AAD for more than 6 years and is excited to take on her own classes! 

Bri Montoya – SPARKS & FORCE Instructor

Ms. Bri began dancing at the age of 3, and hasn’t stopped since. She has danced all different styles of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, kick-line, tap & more – even Hawaiian! Bri joined our studio as a student in the 2022-23 season. She graduated high school in 2023 and then joined the AAD staff and has grown immensely as an instructor over the last 3 seasons.

Kayliann Sullivan – Martial Arts Instructor, SPARKS Tumble Instructor

Kayliann, known by the kids as Miss K, has been a part of Kuk Sool Won since 2023, and has started testing for her black belt as of 2025. She joined All About DANCE in the 2024-25 season, and absolutely loves connecting with the kids by teaching KSW. Miss K has always dreamt of teaching martial arts, and getting to help students grow in their skills now is a dream come true.

Bethany Farrier – FORCE Ballet Instructor

Bethany was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, graduating from Vandalia Butler high school and pursuing an education in graphic design at Sinclair. While working towards her degree, she began taking ballet classes as an extra curricular and has continued to dance as a hobby at AAD. Since joining the studio as a ballet student, Bethany has added jazz, tap and contemporary to her dance vocabulary and supported AAD with graphic design and marketing, as well as filling in for teachers as needed. In the 2024-25 season, she joined us as a ballet instructor, working with our Intensive Ballet Students.

Megan Hall – FORCE Instructor

Megan is from a small town in Northwest Ohio where she started taking dance classes at the age of 5. She danced all through high school and college, growing her skills in many styles, including ballet & pointe, tap, and jazz. Megan has taught dance basics to younger students since high school. Once she completed her degree at Wright State University, she moved to Vandalia and is excited to join us for the 2025-26 season to continue her love for dance and teaching.

Elizabeth Shinlever – FORCE Hip Hop Instructor

Elizabeth is a former student of all about DANCE and has since returned bringing with her various skills and technique surrounding Hip Hop. She has been running our Hip Hop program for the last few years and we've seen tremendous growth with our hip hop students. We are so grateful to have her on board!

Rachael Vocke – FORCE Pre-Pointe Instructor

Rachael has been part of the AAD Family for more than eight years. She began her own dance journey as an adult and has since earned her pointe shoes through years of dedication and hard work.

Rachael is a PTA (Physical Therapy Assistant), which allows her to bring a unique understanding of anatomy, strength and proper body mechanics to our Pre-Pointe program. She uses her expertise to help dancers build the specific strength, stability, and technique needed to safely prepare for pointe work.

Annabelle White – FORCE Instructor

Annabelle is a former all about DANCE student who is currently studying dance at Wright State University. With her strong knowledge in many various dance styles, she is an incredibly gifted choreographer and we are so glad to have her talents with us!

Laurie Wilson – FORCE Instructor

More info to come!