Instructors


Seth Miller, Artistic Director, Ballet Instructor

Seth's early training began at  the Academy of Classical Ballet under the directorship of Theresa Lee Crawford.  His national training includes such schools as Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet School, and Ballet Austin.  He has also studied at Russia’s famous Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Vail, CO and the Kirov Ballet Academy in Washington, D.C.

Seth began his professional career at age 15 upon being accepted into the Lascu School of Ballet.  As a member of Dance Detroit, under the direction of Iacob Lascu, he performed at the Fox Theatre and Detroit Opera House with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

At age 18, Seth joined the Richmond Ballet Company under directorship of Stoner Winslett and Malcolm Burn.  There he performed in Swan Lake  and RBC’s annual Nutcracker, in addition to touring for their production of Rodeo.

Seth returned to Michigan to become a performer and instructor for Ballet Americana, under the direction of Joy Squire.  He was soon working with Ballet Americana as Rehearsal Master for their full-length productions.  He founded the Livonia Academy of Dance in 2003, where he taught until 2006.  In 2000 he choreographed a theatrical production for Second City’s Training Center.

In addition to his work at Great Technique, Seth is very active in the Downriver area schools.  He teaches dance classes for special needs students at the Lincoln Center and Jo Brighton in Wyandotte.  Seth has also worked as choreographer for Grosse Ile High School’s musicals Oklahoma!, Footloose, Kiss Me, Kate, Little Shop of Horrors, and Bye Bye Birdie. 

In 2006 Seth founded Great Technique Dance Academy in Wyandotte, Michigan, where he is currently in his fifth year as Artisitic Director.


Alexandra Rhodes, Jazz and Tap Instructor

Alexandra began dancing as a young child.  As she advanced she joined Ballet Americana under the direction of Joy Squire, where she received training in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and Tahitian.  She has performed with Ballet Americana in such ballets as Les Sylphides, Coppelia, Graduation Ball, and their renowned annual Nutcracker.  In addition she traveled to St. Louis, Missouri with the company in 2005.

Alexandra has studied with the Milwaukee Ballet School, where she trained intensely in ballet, jazz, modern, Pilates, Slavic, and African dance.  She toured extensively throughout Europe with the International Ballet Ensemble in 2001, and in 2002 returned to Germany to train in Bonn.  While studying Secondary Education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Alexandra took courses in Javanese classical dance.  In 2006 Alexandra founded the Hawaiian dance program at the Livonia Academy of Dance.

In 2009 Alexandra accepted a teaching position at Bell National, an organization developed at Harvard University to serve low-income elementary-aged children in large U.S. cities.  She worked with Bell to develop and teach a hip-hop curriculum during the summer session at Hamtramck Academy.

During the day, Ms. Rhodes is a full-time Math teacher at Annapolis High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.  She now combines her knowledge of educational methods and her experience in dance to form a unique approach to teaching at Great Technique.

Sara Herr-Gaglio, Jazz and Tap Instructor

When she was 3 years old, Sara began dancing under the direction of Cathy Carevic. She later became a performing member of Ballet Americana, where she received extensive training in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and Tahitian.  Joy Squire, artistic director of Ballet Americana, offered Sara a teaching position, which she held from 2000 to 2004.  Sara also taught at Southgate Dance from 2005 through 2007.

Sara’s national training includes instruction at the University of South Carolina Dance Conservatory, Broadway Dance Center in New York City, and Edge Performing Arts in Hollywood, California.  She has studied with choreographers Frank Hatchett, Jermaine Brown, Mia Michaels, Dan Karaty, Joe Tremaine, Geo Hubela, and Wade Robson.

We are pleased to have Sara as a member of our faculty.  With her diverse experience, Sara provides a creative, energetic, and fresh approach to teaching dance at Great Technique.






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Jen Koralewski, Jazz and Tap Instructor

Jen Koralewski received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Point Park University in 2009, with a concentration in jazz.  While at Point Park, Jen received many opportunities to choreograph works on the Conservatory’s dancers.  Jen was also given the privilege to perform in an original work by Ron Tassone and to work with instructors such as Kiesha Lalama-White, Susan Stowe, and Judith Leifer-Bentz.

Jen is currently teaching in the Metro-Detroit area and involved in various projects in the community.  In 2011 she became the founder and company director of Motor City Dance Extension, a professional performance company out of the River Raisin Centre for the Arts in Monroe, Michigan.  Motor City Dance Extension combines her passions for jazz dance, choreography, and teaching.

We are excited that Jen is joining us this season at Great Technique Dance Academy!