Miss Glynis School of Dance
Meet Our Teachers
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Our teachers have all grown up dancing, have a passion for dance and for teaching. Lead by Miss Glynis herself, our teachers are all dedicated to teaching our dancers to love dance, themselves, and respect each other.
Lead Dance Instructor
Mrs Morgan (Morgan Gaylor Henry)
Morgan grew up in this very studio, formally known as Patsy Morris School of Dance, starting at the age of 2 and is still dancing today in our adult class. She was a student teacher under Miss Glynis and Miss Patsy before graduating college and becoming a lead teacher in 2011. She was a competitive gymnast for several years as a preteen, she has competed with the National Association of Dance and Affliated Arts, she was part of the dance ensembles in her high school musicals, she participated in Color Guard and Marching band for 6 years and was co-captian her junior year and captain her senior year, and she attended the Capital Area School for the Arts focused in dance. She graduated from Gannon University with her Bacherlor's degree in Early Childhood Education. Modern and tap are two of her favorite genres. She is married with two daughters and is a Captain in the PA Army National Guard. When she is not dancing, she is with her family, hiking, and reading to name a few.
Added bonus- Mrs Morgan is coming to SATURDAY mornings this year with two additional class times available for dancers
Lead Dance Instructor
Miss Randi (Randi Bateman)
Randi has danced with the studio since she was 3 years old. She started as a student teacher when she was 13, under Miss Patsy. She attended Kutztown University where she received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary education and Early Childhood Education. She also has her Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages through Messiah College. She missed dancing greatly while pursing her degrees and always found a way back to the studio. She expanded her dance education through Dance Masters of America's Teacher Training School, spending one
week each summer for 5 years atending Master level teaching workshops and classes. This training certified me to teach Tap and Modern, and better prepared
me to teach Jazz and Ballet. I love to teach and dancing makes me feel good.
Advanced Ballet and Point
Mrs Izzy (Isobel Dottle Poole)
Izzy began dancing at the age of 3, with Anita Kissinger and Margaret McCann. When she was 9 yrs.old, she started classical ballet training for 9 years with the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She has studied and performed with the Pennsylvania Ballet ballet, modern, character and jazz; she also studied with the Allegheny Dance Company, where she was awarded the gold medal for both, ballet and character.
For many years, she had the pleasure of taking classes with a world class faculty at the Northeast Regional Dance Festivals. At sixteen she started teaching for 2 years at CPYB. She went on to teach advanced ballet and pointe at the Harrisburg Academy of Dance and Company where she was also ballet mistress.
She was the artistic director for the Milton Hershey School's after school dance program, and was the advanced ballet and pointe teacher at McCann's School of Dance. She has taught advanced ballet and pointe at Miss Glynis' School of Dance for the last 3 years.
Guest teacher classes include: ballet and pointe with Margaret McCann's School of Dance; Advanced ballet, pointe and choreography with the Greater Dover Dance Academy and the Harrisburg Dance Conservatory.
Some performances include: The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, La Sylphide, Cinderella, Carmina Burana ( with the Pennsylvania Ballet.) A Midsummer Night's Dream, and numerous ballets with guest artist's from around the world.
She has choreographed over one hundred dance pieces during her career and conducted numerous private lessons.
Dance Assistant
Miss Natasha
Natasha started dancing with Miss Patsy School of dance when she was 4 years old. She danced through high school and joined the dance team in college. Natasha graduated from Shippensburg University with her Bachelor's degree in Art & Design. She enjoyed dancing so much, she came back to the studio foloowing graduation and is currently enjoying our adult class. Her favorite genres of dance are contemporary and hip hop which she did a lot of in college. She enjoys journaling and painting, and collects mini statues of elephants from around the world. She works for Landmark Health as a care coordinator. She also serves in the PA Army National Guard as a Supply Specialist.
Student Teacher
Miranda Gaylor
Miranda started dancing when she was 2 years old with MIss Glynis and Mrs Morgan. She started student teaching the last 2 years, and is going into 8th grade. She likes to spend time with her friends, running for track and cross country. Her favorite dance genre is jazz. She hopes to further her education and become a Marine Biologist one
Student Teacher
Riana Jackson
Riana has been dancing since 2009, at the age of three, and has been a student teacher since 2017, assisting with the younger dancers. She describes herself as quiet, shy, and very reserved, but when she get on the stage to dance the shyness disappears. She is entering her senior year of high school. Riana is also a cheerleader for Susquehanna Twp. High School, where her dancing skills have helped with learning the dances in cheerleading and has assisted with creating choreographed dances as a cheerleader. Riana's goal after high school is to attend nursing school and become a nurse practitioner. When she is not dancing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as reading and shopping.