Broadway North (Faculty)

Heidi Noyes

Owner and Director at Broadway North, from a very early age Heidi knew she wanted to teach dance, growing up in Elaine Quinn’s dance studio, competing and helping out whenever she could. At age 16 she spent two summers attending training in New York City at Dance Educators of America, and became a certified dance instructor. Heidi opened her studio at age 18, with Mrs. Quinn’s blessing and guidance and then toured Nationwide with Dance Caravan “Caravan’s Kids” as a teacher’s assistant over the summer of 1993. Over the last sixteen years, her solo and group competitors have won various State and National competitions with Dance Olympus, Dance America, On Stage America, Star Quest, Headliners, Creations Dance, Star Bound, Dance USA, NYLA, and Miss New Hampshire Pageants. Students from Broadway North performed in the 1998 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and each year, are given the opportunity to perform in Holiday Shows, local festivals and parades, Miss New Hampshire preliminary shows as well as the Broadway North Christmas and spring recitals. Heidi was named the over-all talent winner at the 1997 and 1998 Miss New Hampshire Pageants. She competed for the title of Miss America in 1998 and completed her year of service as Miss New Hampshire 1998, where she was the recipient of over $37,000 in scholarships while competing. Heidi enjoys attending master classes wherever she can and performed from 1999-2006 with the cast of Miss New Hampshire Dancers and in 2007 she was asked to and accepted to be a co-choreograph for their annual show in April. Heidi accepted the challenge and had a blast! She resides in Gilford with her husband Marc and their 5 year old son, Trey and 2 year old daughter Anya.

Leo Donahue

Leo has been dancing for over twenty years. He has been a teacher for fifteen years and formerly owner of his own studio City Dance in Manchester. His competitive students have won various titles and over-all awards. Leo is the recipient of many choreography awards for his innovative Jazz, Modern and Lyrical pieces. During the competition season Leo acts as a Judicature for various competitions nationwide. Leo was the choreographer for the 2003 Performance team of 96 dancers. In his spare time he enjoys taking master classes throughout New England. He resides in Derry with his wife and three daughters.

Christy Dunn

Dancing since the age of 3, with both Elaine Quinn and Heidi Noyes-Bourgeois, Christy has been a teacher at Broadway North for seven years. She was a member of the UNH dance team for four years and a 2005 graduate from the University, Christy came to Broadway North as a full time teacher in 2005! Christy has also competed and held various Miss NH America preliminary titles, and competed in the State program four times. This year she was asked to co-direct the Miss Merrimack Valley/Granite Sate Scholorship Program. She also competed in the Miss USA pageant in October 2007 where she was first runner up. Students at Broadway North enjoy Christy’s instruction in Pre Ballet, Adult Tap, Beginner-Advanced Tap and Jazz, and Competition Jazz. Christy was a member of the Manchester Wolves “Lady Wolf Pack Dancers” in 2007. Christy became Miss New Hampshire USA 2009 and competed in the Miss USA Pagaent in Las Vegas, NV in April 2009. Christy has accepted the challange of becoming Broadway North’s Competition Manager for the 2010/2011 Dance Year.

Amy Wool-Ketell

Amy Wool-Kettell returns to us from Massachusetts where she became the first graduate from Dean College with a B.A. in Dance. At Dean College, she was a member of the Dean Dance Company, the Dance Team, and Dance Cabaret, where she performed in the musical production of “42nd Street”. Her awards include the Gregory Hines Tap Scholarship, the Carrie Grant Chilson Award for Excellance in Music and Dance, Dean College Trustees Award for Dance and the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Showcase Scholarship. Also, she has resided in Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, and Boston where she has trained with well know instructors such as Gus Giordano, Adrienne Hawkins, Savion Glover, Mike Minery, Brenda Buffalino, LaVaughn Robinson, Drika Overton, Josh Hilberman, and Diane Walker. She has been a teacher and choreographer at various dance studios throughout Maassachusetts. She is also a former student of Elaine Quinn whom she studied under for 15 years. Amy and her husband Mike welcomed a baby girl Mya in February 2010.

Phyllis Drennan

Phyllis comes to Broadway North fom NYC where she has trained with notable tap and jazz instructors such as Lynda Gache, Phil Black, Michael Owens, Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett and Celia Marta. She studied ballet with Anastasia Brusnitsyna, Nadia Zhivotenko and Robert Christopher. She has taught work shops at St. Paul School as well as Boces Culturial Art Center and has worked with several dance organizations. Her stage work consists of – Hello Broadway and 42nd Street. She has choreographed the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as well as a portion of the 1996 Super Bowl. Phylis has had students go on to perform professionally in Stomp, Swing, Tap Dance Kid, Tap Dogs, The Gene Kelly Story, Disney World Japan, Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. We look forward to having Phyllis share her knowledge and enthusiasm for Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop with our students again next year.