studio owner & instructor

Miss Shayna has over 30 years of dance experience with a strong focus on pre-professional and competitive dance. She began her dance training under her mother, Helene Joy Chapman at the early age of 2. Her passion for dance grew immensely and by the age of 14 was selected to tour the country with the Dance Olympus faculty and performed in the closing show in each city. 

By the time she was 17 years old, Shayna was teaching at the YMCA, local elementary schools as well as her mother’s dance studio - Helene Joy School of Dance. She continued to teach dance to multiple dance studios in Massachusetts for several years, building her dance resume and touching the lives of thousands of students she had the pleasure of working with. After winning a national dance competition in 2007 with her self-choreographed solo, she was awarded the "Future Star Award" and was featured in Dance Spirit Magazine. 

In 2011, Shayna became the Company Director of the On Your Toes Dance & Theatre Company in Acton, MA. She has trained many students who have competed regionally, nationally and also invited to compete in the World Dance Championship where her students placed in the top 15 in the World. She is incredibly passionate about teaching dance and crafting creative and unique choreography for each student. 

Miss Sarina has been dancing for over 30 years and has been teaching since she was 14 years old. She was the captain of her high school dance team and was asked to perform as a Lyrical soloist at The World’s Fair and Mayfair in Cambridge, MA. When she was 21 years old she took over The Dance Center of Waltham as the owner and artistic director. She decided on moving on from that studio and continue teaching and choreographing for recreational and competitive students across Massachusetts for all ages. More recently she has been specializing in teaching the youngest of dancers, focusing on caregiver/child and preschool dance classes as well as the lead singer of the Rock-A-Baby music classes in Newton, MA. When Sarina is not dancing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and brand new baby girl.

Miss Whitney started dancing as a young girl and continued dancing throughout her high school years as a competitive dancer.  She studied many forms of dance including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary and Hip Hop. In 2009, her  competitive hip hop team placed third in the country and first in the region. 

Whitney has always had a passion and love for not only dance but early childhood education. She has taught dance to several after school programs along with working with children in daycare and other children's services. She enjoys working with children of all ages and instilling a positive role model in their lives. 

Whitney is excited to be  a part of the Shine On Community as the Hip Hop Instructor for our younger dancers.

Miss Amanda is originally from East Boston Massachusetts, where she started dancing at the age of 5. She grew up attending conventions and dancing competitively at Sheila Rosanio’s School of Dance and Gymnastics. She studied the art of commercial dancing at Phunk Phenomenon Dance Complex and Green Street Studios. Amanda continues to take various amounts of master classes from choreographers as well as assisting them. 

Amanda has traveled on tour across the United States and internationally working for worldwide leader in dance competitions, Starpower National Talent Competition. Being on tour has given her the opportunity to travel and encounter the most amazing dancers and choreographers. 

With over 5 years of teaching experience she continues to specialize in hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, jazz and acrobatics/tumble. Amanda hopes to share her creative concepts and visualizations with her students of Shine On!

Miss Jen is a dance educator, choreographer, producer and performer based in Malden, Massachusetts. She is the founder and director of OnStage Dance Company, a performance group for adult dancers and emerging choreographers. Jen is passionate about providing outlets for creativity and collaboration - producing performances, dance festivals and showcases in her local community. She is also a member of the Malden Cultural Council and a consultant for Disrupt Dance and Leap N' Learn.

A dance educator with over 15 years of teaching experience, Jen loves challenging her students to embrace their curiosity and explore their own artistic voice through movement.