Susan has danced professionally before deciding to come home and settle down. She has performed for many different things and companies. She worked and was Dance captain for the former American Entertainment Production company which is now RWS and for Paul Osborne Productions.

From Amusement Park shows to School Rock
performances, Cruise Ships, Industrials for Sony, John Deere and many more, Susan has seen and done a lot in her years in the business. She was even on a video on MTV back in the day! Once she came home and opened her studio she decided to finish up her Dance Masters and become a current member of Dance Masters of America; Chapter 8.

Susan also holds a degree in Theatre Arts and continues to do work with some local children’s theatre groups as well. Her passion has always been for the children and dance and this truly shows through in everything she does.

Rene Heitzenrater is a native of Buffalo, NY and has worked as a dancer and choreographer for film, television and stage.  She performed at the Michael Landon Awards in NYC, the MTV Movie Awards with the Pussycat Dolls in LA, and choreographed and performed in France for the Cannes Music Festival.  She choreographed for world renowned record label, Del Oro Music in Studio City, CA.  Rene has been seen on T.V. in shows such as The West Wing, Charmed, ER, American Dreams, a judge on Dance Moms and in the movies The Italian Job, Oh Baby! and Freaky Friday.

Musical Performances include  A Chorus Line (Sheila), the Wild Party (Nadine), Anything Goes (Purity), Oklahoma!, The Who’s Tommy (Sally Simpson) and West Side Story under the coaching of George Chakiris.  Rene graduated with a BFA in dance and continued performing, training and auditioning in Los Angeles.  After re-routing back to the East Coast, she teaches Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap and continues to adjudicate and teach master classes throughout the US and Canada.  Rene became a master GYROTONIC@ exercise method and has discover a way to heal past injuries and improve the skeletal structure, gain muscle tone and strengthen the cardiovascular system.  She also has certification in Booty Barre and Ultra Barre.  This year Rene’ joined the faculty at Mount St. Mary’s Academy, teaching dance and Musical theatre.  She is thrilled to pass along her knowledge to the high school students.  Her most rewarding accomplishment by far is being a mom to two very active children!

Andrew Delo is an internationally recognized and award-winning director/choreographer, and educator. He served on the faculty of Peking University in Beijing, where he was the founding director of The Future Dance Ensemble, and instructed in music theatre and dance. His commercial work in China includes the national tours of Avenue Q (Show of the Year, China National Musical Theatre Awards, 5 year run), Man of Lamancha (1st national), revising How to Succeed in Business…, and doctoring I, Musical.

He was invited to choreograph So You Think You Can Dance, all of the dancers for the World FIBA tournament, 5 seasons of the CCTV5 CBA/NBA Cheerleader competition, for which he also served as co-creative director, and at Hong Kong Disneyland. He developed and/or choreographed projects for Hyundai (Shenzhen Auto Show), Swire Hotels (The Opposite House, Beijing), and various embassies and diplomatic projects throughout China. During his 13 years in Asia, he was responsible for more than two dozen productions, and trained the children for the SevenAges/RSC production of Matilda. Mr. Delo’s students have continued their studies at the Yale School of Drama, Berklee School of Music, Seoul National University and Manhattan School of Music, amongst others, and performed on Broadway, the West End, and Shanghai. 

Domestically, Mr. Delo choreographed the 5-year Chicago run of Naked Boys Singing!, industrials for M&T Bank, Seneca Niagara Casino, the films The Dissection of Thanksgiving and Outing Riley, and productions of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, The Taffetas, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Rocky Horror Show, Hair, and countless others. He has been a guest artistfor various engagements at The University at Buffalo, in Buffalo Public Schools, and as a judge for national dance competitions.

Years ago, he performed in regional Equity houses throughout the USA and on tour, in productions of Gypsy (Tulsa), Hair (Berger), Evita (Magaldi), Jesus Christ Superstar (Annas), and as a certain 8’2” yellow feathered individual in Sesame Street Live. He has worked tirelessly throughout China with his dance company, and the support of PKU, to change hearts and minds in hospitals, for how HIV, and patients living with HIV, are treated. He continues to be inspired by, and works with when possible, MindLeaps, a dance program for at-risk youth in Kigali, Rwanda.

“Abhi-Shake – hailing from India, is a passionate dance artist & is equipped with 23+ years of performing experience.Before leaving India in 2013, he appeared as a contestant and winner in 4 Indian TV dance shows and has worked as a backdrop dancer in panjabi music videos. He has performed with a Canadian bollywood crew for NBA Raptors Half-Time show in 2013 and has conducted dance workshops in Canada, India & USA.Currently he teaches HipHop, Bhangra, Bhangra-Hop, Bollywood & Bolly-Hop in Buffalo, NY studios and runs a dance entertainment and education YouTube channel : @abhi-shakeHis favorite dance style is Lyrical HipHop. His hobbies are sports, biking, reading, spending time in nature & thinking about food..”

Lydia was born and raised in Northeast Ohio and began dancing when she was five years old. She studied ballet and pointe all the way through highschool. Lydia attended summer intensives at Ballet Magnificat, and after graduation she joined Light of the World Ballet (LWB) in Syracuse, New York. While there she participated in full time professional dance training, teacher training, and also performed with the company throughout New York, and also overseas in Israel. Upon completing LWB’s trainee program she returned to her home state of Ohio. Lydia began teaching at her former studio (Rabbit Run Community Arts Association) and was hired as their Dance Department Coordinator for three seasons. During that time she began doing her own teaching and founded Inspired Movement Dance Studio. She spent 6 years serving as director and teacher, and the studio is still going strong. In 2023, the opportunity to move to WNY presented itself. She has since enjoyed being involved in the dance scene here through performances with Greater Niagara Ballet Company, and teaching at local studios.

This will be our 5th season with Miss Amanda as part of our Time to Dance family. Miss Amanda teaches our BB1 and BB2 programs as well as Baton. Prior to joining our TTD family, Amanda danced and twirled baton with Niagara Royalettes for over 17 years as well as assisted classes at the studio. Her love for dance and baton started at age 5 and she hasn’t stopped ever since. Over the years, she took Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Hip Hop and Baton Classes as well as competed with the Senior Baton Competition Team and twirled in many parades. Amanda graduated from Niagara University with a degree in Tourism and Destination Management and a minor in Italian Studies and Dance. Outside of the studio, Amanda currently works at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Lead Customer Service Representative. Amanda is also a Certified Travel Consultant specializing in Disney Destinations and Universal Parks & Resorts.

Colin has been dancing since the age of 2 and has never stopped.  Currently on staff as a teacher and choreographer at Time to Dance for several years now.  His professional career began at a young age.  Besides the many awards, titles and scholarships won at dance competitions and conventions throughout his younger years, he has also been awarded many opportunities.  He has been Fritz , mouse, jester and a Bon Bon Boy in the Nutcracker, All Star Performer for Hall of Fame, A Lost Boy in Peter Pan at Artpark, Featured Artist in Under Armour commercial, performer at the Dance Teacher Summit Fashion Forward, American Ballet Theatre (ABT) scholarships for full summers ( 2 years) Summer at Joffrey as well on scholarship and for Pre-professional Program, LIV Travel Team and was accepted to CLI Conservatory in Massachusetts.  He is thrilled to be part of the Time to Dance faculty again this season!