Meet the Faculty

Jill Haskins
STUDIO OWNER | DANCE INSTRUCTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER

Jill Haskins was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She moved around a lot growing up and has lived in many different states across the United States. She attended several dance studios from the age of two through her teen years and has continued her love of dance into adulthood.

Miss Jill has studied most genres of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, musical theatre, broadway, cheer, acro, ballroom, country swing and line dancing. She was also highly involved in theatre, taking acting classes and performing in plays for much of her childhood. Jill participated in drill team and competed in national dance competitions. From 2002 to 2004, Jill was an NFL professional cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals.

She attended Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona where she earned her AA and AGS. She then attended Arizona State University and graduated with a BA in Speech and Hearing Science in 2004. Jill acquired her MA in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Emerson College in December of 2022. She currently works for Wyoming Child and Family Development, Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, and Telecare as a Speech Language Pathologist. With her love for children and passion for dance, owning a dance business has always made sense to her.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." - Steve Jobs

And Jill has found hers.

Miss Jill currently resides in Douglas, WY where she has taught dance for the past twenty years. Jill is married to Tyler and together they have four beautiful children, Hesston (19), Heidi (17), Haven (16) and Holly (14).

Miss Sarah
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

This is Miss Sarah's third year teaching for Jill’s Studio. She was born and raised in Erie, PA and danced for several years when she was young. In high school, Sarah was part of the color guard which is when her love of dance returned.

Sarah received her bachelors degree in Elementary education from Clarion University, followed by her masters degree in Education with a concentration in Special education from Edinboro University. Over the years she has taught a wide variety of age groups and has a true passion for teaching.

Miss Sarah moved to Douglas, Wyoming 5 years ago with her husband, Brian. They have 3 children - Emma (12), Addie (11) and Caleb(9).

Miss Jamie
OFFICE MANAGER

Miss Jamie is the office manager at Jill’s Dance Studio. She has lived in Douglas for 34 years and her daughter, Cellan, was on the Douglas Dolls dance team for six years before graduating high school. Jamie is married, has two children and works at Eastern Wyoming College as the Administrative Specialist. Even though she doesn’t have a dancer at the studio anymore, Jamie still enjoys working here because all of the dancers feel like our own children. She loves to watch them grow in their talents.

Miss Heidi
DANCE INSTRUCTOR 

Miss Heidi was born in Douglas, WY. She has taken dance classes since she was 18 months old. Heidi has been on Company six years. She loves jazz and ballet. Her other hobbies include speech and debate, crafting and reading.

Miss Haven
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

Miss Haven was born in Douglas, WY. She has taken dance classes since the age of two. Haven has been on Company for three years. She loves jazz, hip-hop and ballet. Her other hobbies include volleyball, basketball and hanging out with her friends.

Miss Holly
DANCE INSTRUCTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER

Miss Holly was born in Douglas, WY. Dance has been a part of her life since she was a 1 year old. She enjoys ballet, tap, hip-hop, jazz, acro and cheer.  She has been on dance company for one year.  Holly also plays soccer and volleyball. She loves math, writing, reading and singing.