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Miss Cheyenne Martinek
lead Teacher, Director





Miss Cheyenne Martinek has grown up in Kitsap County, dancing for the last 18+ years and working professionally with children for the last 5. She has an Associates and a Technical Degree in Early Childhood Education from Olympic College and is certified through NAMC in Montessori Education. She is also certified in Anne Green Gilbert’s Creative Dance (Brain Dance) program, and has danced pre-professionally with ballet companies Dance Ensemble Northwest and JPB. Growing up in a military family, Miss Cheyenne understands the unique needs of many families in the Bremerton community. She loves to encourage children to be creative, express themselves and develop a love for learning and the arts.



Miss Alyssa Balstad
Assistant teacher





Miss Alyssa has been dancing since she was about 4. She danced at NSD for 10 years, graduating class of 2021. Her favorite styles are ballet, lyrical, and modern. She is going to Grand Canyon University and is enrolled in their College of Education program. She is planning on getting her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education within the next 2-3 years.