Our Teachers
Studio Founder & Owner -
Pre Pointe/Pointe - Advanced Ballet - Ballet & Worship Dance Teacher
Doris Ann Shirk
Doris Ann has been dancing ever since she was seven years old. She started dancing at the Lancaster Recreation Commission in their dance program under the instruction of Miss. Eloise Dirk. She advanced onto Pointe at a young age, participated in the Nutcracker, StarPower competitions and helped teach multiple younger classes. Always involved in inspirational choreography dances at church and various school performances; inspiring others through dance has been a passion for years. She attended the Lancaster School of Ballet under the instruction of Viktor Yeliohin for a short time before going on tour with a Christian touring company The Continental Singers as a singer, dancer and assistant director and toured across America and to New Zealand & Thailand. She has years of experience working with young children as it is her passion to see them grow in confidence in themselves and who God made them to be.
Ballet & Worship Dance Teacher
Beth Whitworth
Beth has been dancing since she was five years old and grew up studying ballet, jazz, and lyrical at Encore Dance Studio in Lancaster. She then went on to dance and teach with the Acclamation Dance Ministry at Messiah College (now University). With a degree in Elementary Education, Mrs. Beth has worked as a teacher for many years in a variety of different positions in both public and private schools. Most recently, she has served as a Private Tutor/Homeschool Teacher for her own three children! Mrs. Beth has enjoyed teaching dance as well for various groups and ministries through the years. She is grateful to continue using her God-given gifts of teaching, discipleship, and dance for His glory! “Let them praise His name with dancing!” -Psalm 149:3
Contemporary Dance Teacher
Andrea Calderon
Andrea is very excited to be teaching at Doris Ann’s Dance Studio this year! Andrea grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and holds a BFA in Performing Arts/Dance from Western Kentucky University. Andrea has performed, taught, and choreographed around the country over the past 20 years. Teaching credits include Dove Dance Studio (Oklahoma City), Cavod Academy, Viktor Yeliohin's International Ballet Academy, Lancaster Bible College, and Sight & Sound Conservatory. Currently Andrea also teaches at Premiere Danse Academy and The Lancaster Academy of Performing Arts. Performance credits include five years with the award winning show Country Tonite in Pigeon Forge, TN (Matt Davenport Productions) and Branson, MO (Starlite Entertainment) as a featured dancer. She also spent two years working with her husband at Fee/Hedrick Entertainment, where she performed in The Miracle, Joseph... Dreamcoat, and Christmas at the Smoky Mountain Opry. Locally she has been seen with Servant Stage Company, PRiMA Theatre Company, The Magic and Wonder Show, and as a back-up dancer for Weird Al Yankovic at The American Music Theatre. Andrea feels very blessed and grateful to God that she has been living out her dream of dancing and sharing the joy of dance with others! When not teaching, Andrea is usually having fun and dancing with her husband (Wally), their two daughters (Joyanna & Juliet), and their two cats (Fred & Ginger). Psalms 149:3
Mommy and Me - Creative Movement
& Ballet Teacher
Jennifer Forren
Jennifer is praising God for introducing her to Doris Ann’s Dance studio! Jennifer took tap, jazz and hip hop at a very young age and stopped dancing, but God has brought her joy and passion of dance back into her life and she has been choreographing and teaching Christ center dances to all the children at her church now for the past 5 years. She has three different groups she teaches, 3-6year old girls, 7-13 year old girls and also a group of young girls and boys of the church! She has helped teach at Doris Ann’s dance studio as of 2023 and also has substituted and lead her own Creative Movement classes. Her two daughters dance at Doris Ann’s Dance studio and she also has a son at home. Her husband is a preacher at church and encourages others through his words and Jennifer is excited to do the same but with dance! She can’t wait to dance with Joy for Jesus with her students!
Jazz Teacher
Savannah Weber
Savannah has been helping to teach at Doris Anns Dance Studio since the very beginning! She has been dancing since she was 3 at True Beauty in Quarryville and has experience dancing tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and ballet. She currently loves taking jazz, lyrical and hip-hop classes at True Beauty and turns and leaps technique training classes at Debbie's School of dance. She has helped to teach pre ballet, ballet & worship dance and tap & jazz classes. She absolutely loves to dance and so enjoys helping teach our little dancers!
Tap & Jazz Combo - Jazz Teacher
Keeley Kreider
Keeley started dancing when she was four years old and has loved dance ever since. At ten years old she joined the competition team at Andrea's Academy of Dance. She has won multiple awards dancing ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and more. She is a 2024 Solanco graduate and plans to take college classes through HACC. Keeley also plans to continue working on her family’s dairy farm. Keeley is currently serving as the 2023-2024 Solanco Fair Queen and finished top 5 at the state pageant. In high school she was very active in the school’s FFA chapter, winning many awards and competing with cattle throughout Pennsylvania. This is her second year teaching at Doris Ann’s Dance Studio and she is so thankful that God led her to this studio. She is so excited to empower and connect with the girls throughout the year. Keeley is eager to teach about the joy that comes through praising the Lord with dancing!