Marlaina has been dancing and performing her entire life. She has over 30 yrs of training in dance and pageants and credits both for who she is today. As a child and teenager she held many titles in the state and through out New England for the RI.TE.E.N system, Americas National Teenager system and RI  Jr Miss Scholarship system. Throughout her many years of competing she won numerous titles, talent awards, scholarships and attended modeling schools.  Marlaina is also the Director of the  New England Perfect Face Scholarship System and The RI Director of the Us of America National Pageant.

Marlaina has always been involved in the arts as it is her passion. She attended St Mary Academy Bay View where she was a BVA player and a dancer in their very well known Cabaret. In 1994 she was selected by the UCA/UDA organization to perform in London, England in their nationally known Lord Mayors Day Parade representing RI as one of the 4 teens selected and the USA t this very Honorable event in England.

Under her direction since 2008 TTPAC has achieved numerous  Platinum , High Gold and gold dance awards and Title winner and overall placements. Her company has been approved and accredited by the Better Business Bureau and has become know and referred to as RI's award winning Talent Prep studio.  Some of her alumni have  gone on to dance for elite college dance companies and become choreographers. In 2010, after only 2 years as a competitive dance studio TTPAC achieved the highest ranking award for their Seuss production in which they received a PLATINUM  and at a another competition was honored with the award for the most entertaining routine!  TTPAC was also the ONLY team selected to the National All Star team!

 Her students have become some of New England's top talent and in at the NE Talent awards in September she was honored when her student/daughter  Alexis won Ne Best Under 16 Dancer of the year and  Kayleigh Mullen won Best Under 16 Model of the year!

In 2011 TTPAC was honored by SYTYCD judge Mary Murphy when she chose them as New England Best Dance Team after the team performed their production Beautiful Nightmare.   In just their 3rd year of being a competitive dance company the team earned several  Over all High score , High Pt, Title awards and judges awards at regional competitions and  the right to be refereed to as New England's Best Dance team in 2011!

Miss Laina is the proud Mom of 4 children; her twin daughters (14) are competitive dancers and National  pageant title holders who share her passion for the arts and her son (9) is a talented black belt club member and model for Model club Inc. . In 2009 Marlaina and her husband, Russell, became legal guardians to a  young man who was a student of hers since the age of 5. Spencer is a permanent part of her family and now at  18 he is  serving our country in the Marines. She has served as a judge for many pageants and talent competitions and feels that every child should be given the opportunity to explore their creative vision.
                        The concept of this company has been based on that belief.                                                       

             

Ashley's education comes from her 18 + years of training at local studios, Dance Unlimited and Dance Artistry  under the instruction of both studios talented directors. Ashley brings her love and knowledge of dance to the students at TTPAC.  Her routines have placed in over all high scores at competitions and have won special awards give out by the judges. Most recently her one of her routines was  awarded The Broadway Connection Award for Most Broadway Bound performer out of Hundreds of competitors and over 45 studios! Her students have won many talent titles under her instruction and recently was honored when her students and choreography was awarded Best Under 16 Dancer of the Year in New England!

 Miss Ashley, along with other TTPAC teachers participate in workshops,training and master classes offered by Professional Teachers organizations and Guest Instructors. Miss Ashley has studied under Dante Sciarra , Kelly Canone, Jodi Lynn Papa, Nikki Apostole and Sarah K maintaining her education .

Kelly Cannone has been an arts educator for more than 25 years. Throughout the last two decades she served on The Arts Advocate of RI, Dance Teachers Club of Connecticut, Dance Masters of America, The Arts Advocate of Rhode Island, and was a Board Member of the Warwick Consortium of the Arts & Humanities. In 1981 she founded Dance Artistry, Inc. in Warwick, RI and became owner of the studio Dancer Magazine called “One of the four most successful studios in America.” She started her own dance company the Dance Artistry Dancers, a non-profit organization, for ages seven to twenty, who perform all across the United States. They have also performed internationally in a cultural exchange program visiting Copenhagen, Denmark, and Minsk and Moscow, Russia.

Mrs Caitlin Jacques -Miss Caitlin has over 18 years of dance education, competing and training.  She is an award winning dancer and has taken classes in North Carolina under well known dance instructors in ballet and tap.

Miss Caitlin is a graduate and member of Dance Teachers club of Boston where she excl ed in Tap scoring a 98% !  Miss Caitlin provides  a teaching method of discipline and formal Ballet Training to the Company .  In 2010  Miss Caitlin had two of her solos place in the top 15 High Point solos out of 41! They achieved a ranking of 4th and 11th . Her Jr tap routine "Jailhouse Rock " also won its  division and now she is a Platinum award winning choreographer  .Her students have won many talent titles under her instruction a s well a special judges awards.  Miss Caitlin was just married this past April to her husband Mike.

   

  

Miss Brittney Allspach
Miss Brittney is joining our staff and comes to us with many years of professional dance training under her belt. Official bio to come

Miss Meryn Flynn-

Miss Meryn is TTPAC's vocal coach.She is also a actress and  comedian with several community theater groups and comedy clubs.  She was recently hired as a cast member for the Renaissance fair .Meryn has been singing and performing her entire life and attends classes in music and arts .Miss Meryn was just nominated and won her 1st Theater award  in 2011. She has several vocal students that train with her from all over New England and her private sessions are in big demand at the studio .

  Miss Jessica Carr

Alisha Habershaw-   Sr Teacher in Training -

Alisha is 17 years old and has been training under Miss Laina since she was 5 years old. She is a award winning dancer and was the 1st Miss Triple Threat title holder in 2008. Her love for dance is contagious and brings passion to every piece.  Alisha has been awarded several judges awards for her passion and stage presence .She has studied under Dante Sciarra , Sarah K  , Kelly Connone on several occasions and will attend Dance teachers club of Boston . Alisha was selected to the Teacher in training program in 2009 and will complete it in 2011. She is an assistant in many of the toddler- Pre k classes and in rec ballet /lyrical classes. Alisha attends West Warwick High school and is a Sr there.

            

The 4th generation of dancers in their family the Rapoza twins are Miss Laina's 14 year old daughters. Dancing since the age of 3 the Rapoza girls have trained in ballet, tap, acro, jazz, lyrical and more. The twins have trained with master instructor Dante Sciarra , Kelly Cannone , Sarah K , Channing Cooke and Peter Sabisono of SYTYCD and continue to challenge them selves in their dance education. They began competing in competitions at the age of 6 and have won many awards with their former studio's group routines and as soloist on the regional and national level. This year both girls received High Golds for their solos and group routines under TTPAC!

 Both are members of the Jr National Honor Society and share a passion for performing.  Alexis enjoys  lyrical and ballet and plans  to attend Dance Teachers Club Of Boston  and UDA camps, following in the foot steps of her mother. She was just recently crowned Americas Yankee Miss Talent Pre teen for 2009 this OCT and in Feb was crowned RI Cinderella Over all Talent title winner, photogenic winner and Over all Teen title winner!  Alexis is also RI Jr Miss Us of America 2010 and Competed at the national pageant this august placing overall (4th) in comp card. Recently she was just awarded top talent at ACP pageant and won a bid to nationals . She placed in the TOP 10 semi finalists. Alexis was named and won Best Under 16 Dancer of the year in New England in 2010! The future is bright for Lexi and this year she has already achieved top placement at local dance competitions placing with Platinum awards, judges awards and overall high scores.

Ashlee lives, sleeps and breaths tap! She is a talented theater student and has headlined many plays/musicals such as Annie and our own Broadway Bound Cabaret. She will be competing for her first talent title in March and this year took on the responsibility of designing all of the Seuss Production props. Ashlee achieved the highest ranking solos yet for TTPAC in 2010 where she placed 4th out of 41 solos and was less then a pt from Platinum! Ashlee was recently selected as New England Jr Miss Us Of America and  competed at nationals this summer.Ashlee recently was just selected Top Talent at the ACP pageant and also won a bid to nationals . Ashlee won Americas Liberty Miss Jr Talent in September 2010 for her TAP SOLO!  Both girls are teen Company Members of TTPAC and assist in many combo classes.

          

Miss Ciera Mazza   Official Bio to come

Miss Wendy Baker  TTPAC office manager
bio coming soon