Our Teachers

Gayle T. Lang, Director

has been dancing since the tiny age of two. At age seven, Gayle won her first title as Dance Masters of America Petite Miss Dance of NYC. Miss Gayle is no stranger to the competition circuit. As a competitor, she has received over 350 titles and first place awards at regional and national levels in classical ballet, pointe, lyrical, tap, jazz and acrobatics. Lang was also a finalist in the Miss Vermont/Miss America Pageant. One of her most memorable wins includes a First Place Gold Medal in Ballet/Lyrical at Dance Educators of America National Competition held at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. As a judge for many years, she is well known for her positive criticism and the competitors love taking her convention classes. She is currently on faculty at Castleton State College as the Professor/Instructor of the Dance Department ... more

Gayle has studied with some fabulous instructors from the NYC Ballet, Boston Ballet, along with Kay Welch, Frank Hatchett, Charles Kelley, Douglas Wassell, David Howard, Patricia McBride, Gregory Hines, Gus Giordano and many more! Lang became a professional at a young age. At eight, she was discovered in NYC by a talent agent. After doing an audition screen test, she was offered the lead role in a major motion picture filmed in Europe. Gayle is considered a triple threat in the entertainment world (dancer, singer, & actress). Shes performed at Busch Gardens as well as toured with them during the off season. She continued on to Opryland USA, Nashville, TN again a dancer/singer and was hired by Opryland Talent Agency to do TV commercials (shown nationwide), photo shoots, advertisements and industrials performing with such legends as Barbara & Louise Mandrell. Lang performed at the Grand Ole Opry with Lee Greenwood, Roy Acuff, Porter Wagner and more. As a teacher for over 30 years, Miss Gayles experience, professionalism and quality of teaching has produced wonderful dancers, in which some have gone on to Broadway, major ballet companies, movies including Center Stage & winning top awards in many prestigious dance competitions. Most recently, she received overall high score choreography award and first place overall Excellence Teacher of the Year award. Her goals are to give each student proper training, the opportunity to learn, grow and nurture into wonderful students, and if they choose, beautifully trained professional dancers. Miss Gayle teaches Pointe, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, Acrobatics, Private Lessons and is the Director and Choreographer of the Grand Performance Junior & Senior Competition Team.

Amethyst Colomb

Miss Amethyst has been dancing for 20 years. Her first taste of dance came from the world of Ballet at the age of five under the direction of the late Mary Byrne. From that first moment, she was in love! At the age of 12, she began tap class and her love for dance grew even more. Three years later, when Colomb knew she wanted to take dance to a whole new level, she became an official member of the Grand Performance family. Tap, Jazz, Ballet and pointe were among many of the genres of dance she partook in. Miss Amethyst thrived at Grand Performance, and three years later was an Award winning member of the Grand Performance Senior Dance Company.

Her love for dance has only grown and will continue to grow, especially in the joy of being a teacher. Miss Amethyst is excited to be back for her 7th year as an instructor in Hip Hop as well as a substitute teacher in Ballet, Tap & Jazz. 

Don't be surprised if you see a huge smile on her face when she is taking Miss Gayle's Advanced classes along side her dancing buddies Miss Trish, Miss Nicole, Miss Julia & Mr. Mitch

Julia Varian

Miss Julia stared dancing at the young age of four and has studied under the direction of Gayle T. Lang fourteen years ago when she estalished her studio in Rutland, VT.  Varian was one of the original members of the Grand Performance Senior Dance Company.  With the company, she traveled to multiple competitions including "Jump", a competition in Boston, MA that included a master class with the season one winner "So You Think You Can Dance", Nick Lazzarini. After graduation, Miss Julia went on to earn her B.M. in Music Education at the University of Maine and in the future, plans to continue on to graduate school.  At the age of 21 she returned to AADGP and is so proud to be a part of the studio once again.  She is a avid supporter of the fine arts and feels it is a essential part of a student's life.  All About Dance is so excited to have her bubbly personality and great knowledge of dance & music touch the lives of all our dancers and staff.

Kelly Gaiotti

has been dancing since the young age of 3. She attended many summer intensives with Dimitri Roudnov and was a member of the Melange Dance Company as a teenager. Kelly is a graduate of Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama with a B.A. in Dance under the direction of Diana Green. While there she performed in the 2000 Southeast ACDFA Gala performance and at the Kennedy Center for the performing arts in Washington, D.C. While in college she developed a passion for Dance Medicine and Injury Prevention, and went on to receive a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh. Still an active member of IADMS, she is fluent in the continued advancements in dance medicine and importance of good technique for preventing injuries in young adolescents. Kelly currently works as a physical therapist in the Rutland area and is also a new mom! Gaiotti has been a part of the All About Dance family,with Miss Gayle, for several years continuing her training in Advanced Ballet Technique class. She also performs locally with Vital Spark North under the direction of Erika Schmidt. Miss Kelly is excited to become part of the studio to share her passion for dance and knowledge of injury prevention. Miss Kelly will be teaching Intermediate/Advanced Ballet.

Mitchell Rosengarten

has performed at Carnegie Hall and has been honored to work with such legendary people as Betty Buckley, Bebe Neuworth, Ann Reinking, Marylou Henner and Angela Lansbury to name a few. Some of his credits include: Broadway/National Tours of West Side Story (Chino/Baby John u/s), Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing, Chicago and Applause starring Stefanie Powers. A few of his favorite roles include: Paul in A Chorus Line, Tommy Djilas in The Music Man, and the Fiddler in Fiddler On The Roof. I am looking forward to continue working with the next generations of dancers in the safe and healthy environment that Miss Gayle promotes in her studio! Mr. Mitch will be teaching Jazz, Adult Jazz and Private Lessons.

Nicole Moore

started dancing when she was 11 and realized she had a passion for dance at the age of 16.  She is a graduate from Dean College with a B.A in Dance.  Nicole has performed in numerous student choreography shows at Dean College and performed in the musicals Chicago, God Spell, and Rocky Horror Picture Show as well as professionally at Busch Garden, VA.  Miss Nicole was a member of Brek the Silence Hip Hop team for two years and has attended The Rockette Summer Intensive in NYC.

Nicole is excited to join All About Dance @ Grand Performance in the fall for the third year and share her passion for dance with the great dancers here.

Trish Young

has been studying dance under the direction of Miss Gayle for over ten years. Miss Trish is a member of the Grand Performance Sr. Dance Competition Team. Last year she took home 1st place over all in the Jazz category as well as 1st place High Score Award (20 & up). Miss Trish has several years of experience teaching Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Pre-Class. Young graduated from Castleton State College in 2011 with a degree in Broadcasting. She married to her soldier in the spring of 2011!  We are excited to have Miss Trish's contagious smile and bubbly personality return teaching a pre-class and several BEG/INT Tap, Jazz and Ballet classes.