Class Schedule
Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O'Shea
Karen Kazanchi 
Karen Kazanci has an M.A. in education and holds an elementary teaching credential. She has over 10 years of experience working with kids and teens in environmental education, team building, classroom teaching, and yoga. She practices an approach of teaching that fosters creativity, imagination, curiosity, and individuality in her students. Karen believes that children are more responsive when the classroom is lively, high energy, and fun. By drawing on her experience in the environmental field, team building, yoga, and dance, Karen creates a trusting, engaging, and creative atmosphere where kids feel comfortable to be themselves, while learning to be part of a larger community. She is certified through Rainbow Kids Yoga, Mini Yogis, and received her 200 hr. certification through the White Lotus Foundation.
Joanne Voors
Joanne
knows how much dance and music can mean to a child. She herself started dancing at the age of three, and loved everything about it. By age 7 she was already interested in pursuing dance as her future and by age 9 was well underway with her studies with the Royal Academy of Dance in England. She studied as a student teacher and achieved her dance and theater arts associates with RAD, as well as the National Association of teachers of Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. Still at a young age Joanne took a job with Madam Bluebelle out of Paris and Don Arden in the US and moved to Las Vegas to perform in great shows, such as Jubilee at Bally’s and Hello Hollywood Hello. She also performed in the Lido de Paris, the Moulin Rouge and the Follies Bergere. She then moved to New York City and began her quest to conquer Musical Theater. Performing in shows like Anything Goes, Crazy for You, Will Roger’s Follies and 42nd Street were a highlight in her career. Other professional credits include the 1988 Bob Hope Pre Olympic special and the Olympics show in the Seoul Korea and performing with many great musical stars like Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Carol Channing, Jermaine Jackson, and Gloria Estefan. Joanne completes her professional career as a performer while cruising around the world for several years, on cruise ships for Crystal Cruises, Royal Viking, Cunard and NCL. She loved traveling and of course the variety of shows she was able to perform and help teach. Now she brings this wealth of experience and her genuine love of children to all of her dance classes and looks forward to sharing with you and your children.
Karen Franchot
Got kids? Got questions? Get answers!
Karen’s TogetherTime program
offers parents or nannies, and their children, ages 1- 4, an opportunity to
play and learn together while enjoying each other’s company AND an opportunity
to ask and get answers to all the questions about raising children.
A BS in Early Childhood
Education, an MA in Human Development, 30 years in the preschool classroom, and
10 years as a parent coach have provided Karen with the expertise needed to
create an atmosphere of trust, respect, and camaraderie for all participants.
The children enjoy an hour of
art activities, playdoh, stories, and songs with their grown-ups, and then an
hour of playtime supervised by TogetherTime’s teacher Hannah. Karen and the
adults gather for an hour of guided, focused conversation where your questions
about raising children are asked and answered.
Karen’s warmth and genuine love of children and
families will guide and support you in the wonderful adventure of raising
children
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