Sarah Gannaway
Areas of expertise include: Vocal

Sarah has been teaching for over 17 years and joined Ms. Marcy in January of 2005. Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Music from the University of Southampton, England. She was the first person in England to be awarded, After examination, two Performer's Certificates on the same day fromTrinity College of Music, London, . She has studied piano, trumpet, recorders, and voice with many prominent London teachers. Sarah has performed throughout England, Belgium, Holland, Austria and Germany in choirs, bands, orchestras and in musicals. She made her stage debut at the age of 3 in a local production of Cinderella. Sarah has also conducted / directed choirs and orchestras and several of her choral and orchestral arrangements have been performed throughout Europe. All of her pupils in England have examination certificates from Trinity College of Music, London and The Royal Academy of Music, London. Sarah also has examination certificates in Ballet from the Royal Ballet in London and was a Regional All-Round Silver Medal gymnast.

Karin Mizell Areas of expertise include Dance Team, Funk, Jazz, and Creative Movement

Karin has been teaching dance for 12 years. Her love for dance team scored her a position as an National Dance Alliance Instructor (NDA), traveling the U.S. teaching high school dance team summer camps. Karin was a dancer/coach/choreographer for the Quad City Thunder Basketball league in Illinois, dancer for the Iowa Barnstormer Arena Football team, and coached an Iowa high school dance team. Karin has most recently worked as an entertainer for Walt Disneyworld parades and shows, as well spending two years in Tokyo, Japan performing in Tokyo Disneyland parades and shows. In 2003 Karin was a featured performer in a televised, New Years Eve, production for Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. She was also an entertainer for Tokyo Disneylands 20 year celebration. Currently, Karin is newly married and settling down in Brooksville, Florida. She has greatly missed her teaching days and can't wait to return to the classroom.

Ms. Michele Palacios
Area of expertise: Children's Performing Arts Groups

           Michele was born and raised in Tampa where she graduated from Tampa Catholic High School. She went on to the University of South Florida and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She is currently a first grade teacher and is the choreographer of the school’s dance team.
            At the age of three, Michele began her dance instruction under the tutelage of Jackie Loto and Marcy Rodriguez at Jackie’s Dance Studio. Growing up Michele participated in fashion shows, pageants, parades, and dance competitions. She has taken master classes from dance celebrities Luigi, Danny Hoctor, and Dupree. As a member of the American All-Star Dance Drill Team, she was selected to dance at Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI as well as perform in Bermuda, Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Disneyland Paris. Michele was also a member of the Tampa Bay Storm cheerleaders for the ’96,’97, and ’98 seasons. For 10 years she was the director and choreographer of Tampa’s original children’s dance troupe “Just Kids” from Jackie’s Dance Studio. The last 3 years under her direction, Just Kids had the honor of performing at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom as part of Disney’s Magic Music Days Program. Michele was one of the original “Just Kids” in 1981 when it was created by Miss Marcy. Michele joined the Suncoast family upon its opening as the choreographer of “Suncoast Kids,” a children’s performing arts group. However, she took a leave of absence to pursue family needs after the first two years.
            Michele is married to her high school sweet heart and has two young girls who love to dance. She is delighted to be back with Ms. Marcy adding many more fond memories.