About

Regan Kline began her dance training and teaching career in upstate New York, where she attended the State University of New York at Oswego. Regan began teaching in 1989 and has taught dance students, beginner through advanced, both in upstate New York and locally. Regan opened VDC in 1999 and she has brought together a dedicated and enthusiastic team of teachers that are committed to sharing their passion for dance with our dancers. Regan’s mission is to offer children a positive and supportive environment where they can express themselves creatively and grow into strong, confident teenagers and adults.

Lisa Flannery has been a member of the Virginia Dance Center teaching staff since 2007.  Growing up an army brat, Lisa started off in print and commercial work until the first day of ballet class and then was addicted to dance! Training and technique have come from many years of competitions, performing, and taking master classes under Muna Tsung, Frank Hatchett, Nicole Rome, Lauren Graham, and Renee Cheneu to name a few. In addition to teaching her classes at VDC, Lisa is also VDC’s Creative Director. She loves developing our recital storyline and making the story come to life on stage each season!

Andrea Jiles graduated from Shenandoah University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, as well as studies in Psychology and Elementary education and has been dancing for over twenty five years. Ballet was her first love, but she has grown to love all genres. Since beginning to teach dance in 1998, her classes have included ballet, lyrical, pointe, jazz, tap, hip hop and musical theatre from preschool ages through adult. Throughout her dance career, she has had the opportunity to dance the leads in several ballets including Nutcracker, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, and many more in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Andrea began teaching at VDC in 2011 and loves working with our dancers.

Originally from Atlanta, Elizabeth (Liz) Nahser received the majority of her training at the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, and also studied at the American Ballet Theatre and the Cleveland San Jose Ballet. Liz is a graduate of Mercyhurst College, Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and concentrations in performance, teaching, and choreography. Liz has performed with several professional ballet companies, including the Manassas Dance Company and Lake Erie Ballet. Her classical repertoire includes La Bayadere, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Giselle, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Paquita, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. This is Liz’s 19th year teaching at VDC!

Jessica Petchenick is originally from Northern Virginia and has been dancing since the age of three. She is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, and modern dance. Jessica attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA and graduated with degrees in Psychology and Dance. Jessica has been teaching dance to children, as well as managing a local studio, since 2012. When she’s not dancing, Jessica enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 daughters and dog. She is thrilled to be part of the VDC team as Director of Operations and a teacher!

Tammy Taylor acquired a B.A. in Sociology from Norfolk State University, while studying dance at various dance institutions throughout the Hampton Roads region. Tammy has held several dance instructor positions in the Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia area. Tammy has also written and implemented a dance program for children, teens and adults. She started teaching at VDC in 2015 and loves sharing her passion for Hip Hop with our dancers.

Erin began dance class at VDC at age 5, during our second year of operation, and has continued dancing at VDC ever since. Erin was a dedicated dance student and she studied multiple styles of dance throughout college. She has a strong background in Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Theater Dance and Hip Hop. Erin graduated from George Mason University, with a degree in Public Relations. She recently returned to Manassas after completing the Disney College Program in Orlando, FL. Erin began teaching at VDC in 2017, after working for 4 years as an assistant and substitute teacher. Erin was the first VDC Alumni to be hired as VDC staff!

Renata McLaughlin has a B.F.A. in dance performance and education from Towson University and an M.F.A. in dance performance and choreography from Mills College. She has a wide variety of experience in teaching dance and has performed regionally with several Baltimore-based modern dance companies. Renata has taught various ballet, pointe, lyrical and jazz classes for VDC and loves sharing her passion for dance with our dancers.

Reghan Scheatzlevwas born and grew up in Manassas. She began dance classes at Virginia Dance Center when she was just three years old! Reghan studied a wide variety of dance styles, such as Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Pointe, Theater Dance, and Hip-Hop, before ultimately focusing her area of study on Ballet, Pointe, and Variations. Reghan is excited to join the VDC staff and to begin working with our dancers!

Destiny Howell is from Puerto Rico, but moved around the states a lot with her military mother. Destiny focused almost exclusively on Hip Hop throughout her years of dancing, but studied Ballet and Jazz when she was younger. She fell in love with the style of Popping/Animation, as well as choreography. Destiny currently dances on two competitive OPEN teams at Adrenaline Studio, Rage and Fusion, and also coaches half-year teams and teaches various styles of Hip Hop. DC is excited to have Destiny join our staff and she looks forward to sharing her Hip Hop expertise with our dancers.