Staff

Amanda Ferguson

Baton & Color Guard Instructor

Amanda is finished her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration: Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Mount Aloysius College. She started at Wolf’s joining the Wolf’s Twirlers team and has been twirling for over 10 years. While twirling on a competitive team she joined Central Cambria’s Marching Band color guard for 5 years, and now is the Assistant Coach for the group. She currently works at Wolf’s Performing Arts and teaches Competitive and Recreational Baton and Color guard classes.

Caitlin Felker

Hip Hop Instructor

Caitlin has worked with famous Hip Hop dancers Nick Bass, Chase Bienz, D-trix from America's Best Dance Crew and Melody from So You Think You Can Dance among many others. Caitlin instructs both recreational hip hop classes and competitive hip hop teams (State & National Champions) with Wolf's.

Sierra Gdula (Kosmac)

Ballet/Pointe/Contemporary

Sierra is a dancer and choreographer from Western Pennsylvania. She began her training at Johnstown Concert Ballet and attended several summer dance intensives including Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and North Carolina Dance Theater. She studied at the Richard E. Raugh Conservatory (Pittsburgh Musical Theater) and concluded her training in the dance department at Marymount Manhattan College. Sierra has danced in various professional performances including The King and I at Mountain Playhouse, Jesus Christ Superstar and Phantom of the Opera with Pittsburgh Musical Theater, and Monty Python's Spamalot at Park Playhouse in Albany, NY. She has performed with modern dance companies such as Mary Miller Dance Company and Geeksdanz, based in Pittsburgh. At Marymount Manhattan, she danced in several showcases and was honored to have worked under the direction of Alexander Brady and Rika Okamoto in Twyla Tharp’s Sweet Fields. Sierra is a founder, artistic director, and choreographer of Johnstown’s own Apex Dance Company.

Kerin Stager

Dance, Cheer & Adult Fitness Instructor

Kerin Stager, mother of dancers/ twirlers Mykenzie and Brooke Stager, has been teaching with us since 2010. Kerin has 11+ years of previous experience in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and Lyrical having danced at Charlene's School of Dance as well as 12+ years of experience in cheer having performed on a nationally-ranked team as well as instructed cheer clinics for Cheer USA, a cheer company based out of Chicago. She was invited by the Universal Cheer Association to cheer at the Orange Bowl and in England for the Queen. Kerin also earned her Aerobics Instructor Certification from the American Sports and Fitness Association. Kerin currently instructs Ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical,"Mommy and Me", and Creative Movement.

Michelle Plush

Advanced Twirling Insturctor

Michelle Plush has grown up with a baton in her hand twirling for the past 25+ years. Michelle began with the marching corp, the Fishertown Ridgettes (which she also instructed) from Bedford County and then went on to twirl at Chestnut Ridge High School. She's studied under WVU feature twirler, Linda Castrovilla, and Pam and PJ Maierhofer (Penn State’s Blue Sapphire for the past 5 years and National Twirling Champion). Michelle also held the position of feature twirler at the California University of PA from 2000-2004. Michelle is skilled at 1-2-3-4 batons, 1-2-3 fire, 1-2 hoops, ribbon and swing flag.

Michaela Hanlon

Baton & Dance Instructor

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Laura Wolf

Director

Laura Wolf is the Director of Wolf's Performing Arts and Wolf's Twirlers, which she founded in 2000. Laura is a graduate of Penn State University, where she studied International Politics, business and dance and performed for four years as a member of the "Touch of Blue" majorette squad with the Penn State Blue Band. Laura’s other performing credits include 3 years touring with the Drum Corps International Finalist, Suncoast Sound Drum and Bugle corps out of St. Petersburg, Florida, the Winter Guard International World Champions, Blessed Sacrament Color Guard out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the WGI University Class Champions, Penn State Syndicate and WGI finalist Threshold of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Since then, Laura has had the honor of instructing award-winning performing arts groups including dance teams, color guards, cheer teams and majorette groups, both indoors and out, for over 26 years.

Dorothy Bailey

Fundraising Coordinator

Dorothy, mother of dancers Allison and Amber Bailey and Branch Manager of the S&T Bank in the Mini Mall, is our new Fundraising Coordinator. Dorothy took over the position of Fundraising Coordinator in May of 2013.

Ramona Hanlon

Office Assistant

Ramona Hanlon, mother of Lenee, Michaela and Jenelle, has been a twirler, dancer and cheer Mom for many, many years. Ramona is a great help in all artistic projects for our studio and will be available to answer questions, help with payments and assist parents during class times.

Tracy Eckenrode

Office Assistant

Tracy Eckenrod is the mother of Amanda and Brandy Eckenrod - long time twirlers with Wolf's! Tracy has graciously agreed to help us with our office assistant work overflow and can be found at practices most days of the week.