Xclaim Centre for the Arts
​Faculty

​INSPIRING EXCELLENCE
​Xclaim’s instructors provide excellence through professional experience and degrees in their fields of expertise, inspiring students to excel both in and out of the studio, becoming young professionals and leaders among their peers...

​Meet our executive administrative and artistic team

Mariah Layne French

Executive and Artistic Director
Lead Instructor: Jazz & Tap Dance
​Adult Modern 

Philip French

Technical Director &
​Production Coordinator
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Amy Schmidt

Administrator
Instructor : Ballet & Ballroom

Naomi Reineke

Administrative Assistant
​Instructor: Ballet & Pre K 

Mary Vickery

Student Outreach Coordinator
​Instructor: Tumbling

John Funk

Lead Instructor: Music
Private Piano & Voice

Ruth Keysor

Lead Instructor: Modern
​Instructor: Ballet

Bethany Lee

Lead Instructor: Ballet & Pointe
Private Pointe

Freddy Ocansey

Lead Instructor: Men's Ballet
Ballet Conditioning 

Megan Blum

Instructor: Holy Yoga ™
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J. Shannon Filmore

Instructor: Hip Hop

Corinne Wood

Instructor: Ballet

Micah French

Apprentice Instructor: Pre Tap

Ella Shaw

Apprentice Instructor: Ballet​