About Us
Caroline and Caitlin grew up dancing in Marblehead for the Young Dance Company of America under the tutelage of Professional Broadway dancer, Bill Haggett. There they studied tap, jazz, ballet and broadway dance and had the opportunity to perform in many venues such as the Boston Hatch Shell on the Esplande, Boston City Hall Plaza, the Governor’s Christmas Party, the Boston Common Christmas Tree Lighting, Salem Willows, Disney World and many more. During their time at the Young Dance Company, they gained valuable insights, including the importance of community, positive reinforcement, prioritizing progress over perfection, and the connection between mind and body. Both have continued their love of learning and teaching dance over the years and are so excited to join together to bring all they know to this dynamic new dance company to Marblehead.
Caroline Bock
Co-Owner/Teacher
Caitlin Vasiliou
Co-Owner/Teacher
Guest Teacher/Hip Hop Choreographer
Liana Veda
Liana's background includes over 25 years of professional dance experience, having studied everything from Ballet to Funk, and Hip Hop to Latin, and has more than twenty years of professional work to her credit. She has traveled to many different corners of the world teaching different styles to of Master Classes to instructors and students of all levels. As a proud member on Phunk Phenomenon, featured on the tv program, "America's Best Dance Crew," Liana featured was a Boston Celtics dancer, choreographer and coach for “Lil’ Phunk;” their Official Children’s Dance Team for over a decade.
Throughout her career, Liana has been able to share stages with such artists as Brittney Spears, TLC, Lil’ Jon, Pitbull, Don Omar, Sean Paul, Timbaland, Shaggy and Daddy Yankee just to name a few. In addition, she has choreographed concert tours for artists such as Khriz y Angel, Wibal y Alex, Baby Ranks, and many more. Off the stage, Liana also had a wonderful time creating and providing choreography for the "Dance Twister," and "Just Dance" games.
Kristen Phelps
Teacher
Kristen began her dance training when she was 3. At the age of 9, she began training with Arlene Gilbert at The Jasper School of Dance in Rhode Island. There she studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and pointe and was an assistant teacher for preschool and kindergarten level classes. Kristen had the opportunity to perform with the Jasper Ballet at many different fundraising events as well as under Nancy McAuliffe's tutelage at Rhode Island's Ballet Theatre.
Kristen has a masters degree in education from Pace University and a graduate certificate in Behavior Analysis. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2023 and has been working with children with special needs for about 7 years. Kristen is very excited to be a part of Marblehead Dance Company and to be sharing her love of dance to children of all abilities.
Cortney Cummings
Cortney grew up in Marblehead. She began dancing at the age of 3 with Miss Bell. At the age of 8 she began dancing with The Young Dance Company of America with Bill Hagget. She danced with the company through to high school graduation. While dancing with the company she had the opportunity to perform at Disney world, Boston’s City Hall Plaza, and The Boston Esplanade. She was able to attend workshops led by Bob Fosse trained dancers.
Cortney has a Bachelor of Science from Salve Regina University and her Master of Education. She is a 6th grade teacher in Marblehead, where she has been teaching for 20 years.
Both of her daughters currently dance with Marblehead Dance Company and Cortney is extremely excited to get back to dancing and share her love of it with other children.
Gordon Andrews
Student Teacher
Gordon Andrews is a passionate dancer with over 10 years of experience in various styles including Hip-Hop, Broadway Jazz, and Tap. Gordon started dancing at the age of five and has trained with the most sought-after hip-hop instructors and choreographers in New York City at the Joffrey Ballet School. In addition, he has danced and has been a part of Phunk Phenomenon in Everett, Massachusetts.
He excels at connecting with and mentoring younger dancers while creating an inclusive and supportive dance environment. In his free time, Gordon enjoys mixing music, drumming, and staying up-to-date with the latest trends in the world of dance and music.
Erin Pelikhov
Substitute Teacher/Production Assistant
Erin Pelikhov has performed and taught many styles of dance throughout Massachusetts for over 25 years. She trained at Paulette’s Ballet Studio in Newton, and has a BA in New Media, with a minor in dance, from Emerson College.
Erin is currently on the board of directors at Marblehead Little Theatre (MLT), where she has produced many shows and choreographed the 2024 Spring musical, Something Rotten. She also performed as a featured dancer in several musicals at MLT and at Stage 284 in Hamilton.
Erin is the former Assistant Director and dancer with Forty Steps Dance, a modern dance company in Nahant. She performed in the featured tap-dance role as “Mother Ginger” in Tony Williams’ Urban Nutcracker, and has performed with companies such as Firelech Jewish Musical Theater, Jhumka Dance Company and on Boston’s Lady Panthers Dance Team.
Erin has taught tap dance, jazz, ballet, preschool dance and tumbling classes to all ages at Paulette’s Ballet Studio (Newton), Lucky Ten Young Talent Studio (Brighton), CardioTap NYC (Boston), Dance Dimensions (Nahant), and the JCCNS (Marblehead).
Erin currently works as a Graphic and Web Designer at the JCC in Marblehead. She lives with her husband and twins, who frequently perform in musicals and compete in gymnastics.