About Kathy's School of Dance in Durand, MI
meet our staff members!
Miss Becki
Becki Zvonek-Love is the owner and director of Kathy’s School of Dance in Durand, MI. Miss Becki began her dance education in the very same studio she now owns. She has received numerous awards and scholarships for performance, choreography, and studio management. Miss Becki is a certified teacher member of the National Cecchetti Council of America. Miss Becki strives every day to provide the tools, training, and techniques for her students to become bigger, better, and stronger in dance and life. Miss Becki is also the Vice President of Flint City Pits – a foster-based dog rescue, where she coordinates and collaborates with organizations across Michigan working to find loving for homeless dogs.
Miss Casey
Miss Casey has been dancing for the majority of her life and has been teaching at KSD since 2007. She studied dance at the University of Michigan-Flint and is trained in various types of dance including Cecchetti & Russian ballet, jazz, tap, and modern. Miss Casey teaches mostly recreational classes, but loves being a part of everything the studio has to offer. She is passionate about her students and she enjoys watching how they grow and master new techniques year after year. When she’s not at the studio she enjoys spending time with her family, bike riding, and traveling.
Miss Danielle
Miss Danielle has been with KSD longer than any student has been alive! She started dancing at age 3 at KSD! She loves everything about the studio life! The family we are, the fun we have, the atmosphere we bring to the community! She loves teaching all types of style KSD offers! From seeing the littles have their first to the seniors having their last and everything in between!
Miss Jamie
Miss Jamie has been dancing all her life and has been teaching at KSD since 2006. Miss Jamie brings a wealth of creativity and knowledge to our lyrical, gymnastics, and hip hop programs. Her choreography has earned top scores and numerous awards at both regional and national competitions. Miss Jamie not only shares her love of dance with her students, but also with her two children who are dancers at KSD.
Miss Molly
Miss Molly has been teaching at KSD for 4 years. She started dancing at the age of 6 and hasn't stopped since! She trained in the Metro-Detroit area and continued at MSU as a coordinator and choreographer for MSU Dance Club. After graduating, Miss Molly worked at studios across Michigan, specializing in tap, jazz, and hip hop, until she found her home here at Kathy's!
When Miss Molly isn't here teaching dance, she's at school teaching! She is a special education, elementary teacher in Okemos. She loves working with children and instilling in them confidence, strength, and knowledge. Tap trivia is one of her favorite dance activities!
Miss Lily
From growing up as a dancer here to now teaching the next generation, KSD has always been a big part of Lily’s life. She started assistant teaching in high school and now has the joy of leading some of her own classes—watching these kids fall in love with dance just like she did. It never feels like work for Lily when she’s doing what she loves.
Miss Allison
Allison has been passionate about dance since the age of three, and her love for the art form has only grown over the years. Right after graduating high school, she began teaching dance and quickly discovered how much she enjoys sharing her knowledge with dancers of all ages. Currently pursuing a degree in Agribusiness at MSU, Allison balances her time between working at KSD and helping on her family’s cash crop farm. Whether in the studio or in the field, her dedication, hard work, and love for teaching shine through in everything she does.
Miss Megan
Megan’s love for dance started at a young age and her passion grew upon receiving her B.F.A. in Dance Theatre Performance from Marygrove College, where she graduated with honors. She is a senior company member with ConteXture Dance Detroit, and is honored to be a part of the incredibly talented dance community throughout Detroit. Amidst her career, Megan has had the privilege to work with many incredible instructors and choreographers including Kevin Iega-Jeff, Kiki Lucas, Meredith Dincolo, Brian Hare, and Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson. She has performed in numerous festivals and showcases across the nation including, Midwest RAD fest, Brighton Dance Festival, the Art Lab J Dance Race, American College Dance Festival, Motor City Choreography Collective, & Dumbo Dance Festival in NYC. While her love for dance began with performing, it has grown into a fervor for teaching and choreography, where she is inspired to share her knowledge with the next generation of dance artists. She has taught and choreographed for college and high school dance programs, as well as numerous competitive studios across Michigan. Her teaching style is rooted in the belief that all people are capable of achieving exceptional things when given the appropriate tools. In her classes she aims to help her students grow their passion by demonstrating safe and effective exercises to develop both strong technical roots, as well as a deeper understanding for how to mature their emotional artistry. Megan accredits the best parts of who she is, as both a human and dancer, to what she has learned from teaching children.
