About
Our Studio
ESTABLISHED 1975
At Miss Chris School of Dance, we have over Fifty years of excellence in dance and acrobatic training. For three generations, we have provided an inspiring and inviting environment for students to come and learn various dance styles safely. We are conveniently located in Berlin, NJ, and serve families from Camden, Gloucester, Burlington, and Atlantic counties. Please request a free consult and become a part of our dance family!
Our Faculty
Miss Allison
Miss Allison has been dancing for 14 years at Miss Chris. Her training includes Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Lyrical. Miss Allison has been with our Tap Ensemble and has completed for 3 years. She has also completed the 5-year Teaching Training Program at MCSOD. This year she is attending Rowan College at Burlington County for two years, and then transferring to Rowan University to finish her major in Early Education. We welcome Miss Allison to our Staff and know your children will enjoy classes as much as she enjoys teaching them.
Miss Amber
Amber Dawn Hongsermeier is a dancer, dance educator, and choreographer living in South Jersey. Originally from Grand Island, NE she has lived in Las Vegas, Japan, and New Jersey where she has worked as a model, performance artist, and professional dancer for a variety of dance companies and film projects. In May of 2015, she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she received the Porter Award for excellence in dance artistry and choreography. While at Rutgers, she taught undergraduate Ballet classes as a Teaching Assistant for the Dance Program. She graduated from Rutgers University at New Brunswick with her MFA in Fine Arts in Dance. Amber is excited for her 6th year at Miss Chris School of Dance!
Miss Aniyah
Miss Aniyah has been dancing and performing with Miss Chris since she was 8 years old. Her Dance genres have included Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, and Hip-Hop. Among her strong suits are Tap and Hip-Hop, in which she has been on our Competition Team for 5 years. She just completed her 5-year Teacher Training Program this year. Miss Aniyah has also completed a Dog-Training Class from Pet Smart and currently works for them. We welcome her to our Staff as our Tap II and Wee Hop Teacher. She is also a member of "L3GACY" Dance!
Miss Kayla
Miss Kayla’s dance journey began at her mother’s dance studio, Miss Chris School of Dance, at the age of 2 where she took classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, and Pointe. She was a member of the studio’s competition team which, at the age of 18, she became the team’s director where she has won numerous high score and specialty awards for her choreography. Her students have also received many scholarships and have gone on to perform on Broadway and dance for Philadelphia Soul Dance Team, Jr. Sixers Dancers as well as the Philadelphia Flyers Ice Girls. Miss Kayla participated in a five year teacher training program and began teaching full time in 2003. Her true passion for dance didn’t erupt until she started going to conventions where she has learned from choreographers such as Brian Friedman, Jamal Sims, Tyce Diorio, Travis Wall, LaurieAnn Gibson, Stacey Tookey, Joe Lanteri, Joey Dowling, Wade Robson and more. Her professional studies include a BA in Hospitality and Tourism Mgmt. Miss Kayla currently lives in Florida where she teaches dance part time and works full time for Disney but comes back to NJ to set choreography and teach classes.
Miss Kristine
Miss Kristine has been on staff forever and is now entering her 20th year of teaching. She is a graduate of Juniata College, where she received her B.A. degree, studied abroad in Mexico, and is currently working for the State of NJ in Human Resources. She completed her Teacher Training with Jay Dash Dance Conventions and Miss Chris School of Dance and earned her Teaching Certificate and has also taken part in the Training for our Student Teachers. Kris teaches our Baby Rhythm I, Tap I and Lyrical I classes. She has also taught our Tap Ensemble in the past. You can always count on something surprising and “Fun” in her choreography. We are always excited and honored to welcome her back.
Mr Sam
Mr Sam 'Is In The House" for his 3rd year with our Studio. Sam comes to us with much under his belt. He is a Professional Dancer, Choreographer, Lyricist and songwriter. In addition to owning his own dance company, “L3GACY” Urban Dance Co, he also plays Semi Pro basketball. He will be teaching our Hip-Hop classes and Company. Sam doesn’t command attention, he’s just somehow “Magical”. The students are once again enjoying his classes tremendously.