Dance Educators

Owner, Artistic Director, Instructor & Choreographer

Hayley Stovcik's dance education began at the age of 3 in ballet, tap and jazz classes; with baton, acrobatics, modern, lyrical, hip hop, Pointe, voice and violin being added to her weekly repertoire of lessons soon after. She started dancing competitively in elementary school, and continued to do so until graduating from high school in 2003. Outside of the dance studio, Hayley was a four year member and captain of the Strongsville High School Dance Team and was cast as a performer in Sesame Street...Live! By way of the Universal Dance Association (UDA), Hayley was chosen and danced in the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 2002. From 2003-2004, Hayley attended Baldwin Wallace University while majoring in Criminal Justice, performed for both the Football and Basketball seasons on the BWU dance team and was cast in numerous student and faculty dance concerts and recitals. In 2004, Hayley transferred to Ohio University in order to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She auditioned and was accepted into the acclaimed Ohio University School of Dance; where she studied dance history, theory, stage production, Pilates, jazz and African technique in addition to her required daily dance schedule, which consisted of ballet, modern and composition lab classes. In 2007, Hayley graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ohio University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Dance Choreography and Performance. After graduating from college, Hayley worked as a Business Development Specialist and Transportation Broker for the Allen Lund Company, through which she became a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club. She has taught dance locally, at both a competitive and recreational level, since 2007; and her work has been recognized with Overall High Score, Ultimate Precision, Best in Show, Ultimate Showmanship, Best Technique, Most Entertaining, Video of the Week, Most Crowd Pleasing, Top Choreography and Title Soloist awards at both a regional and national level. Hayley enjoys sharing her love of dance, appreciation for diverse opportunities in education and many years of experience with the students of Caliber Dance Company. Her goal is to guide her students on a path of excellence as well-rounded young artists, performers and people. At a community level, Hayley has choreographed for both GE Lighting and the United Way of Greater Cleveland's nationally recognized campaign kickoffs and anniversaries, is a member of both the Strongsville and North Royalton Chambers of Commerce and is a Meals on Wheels and Berea Animal Rescue volunteer. Hayley is certified in Cize Live fitness instruction, Acrobatic Arts (Module I & Professional Curriculum Aerial and Back Handspring Training), Alixa Flexibility (Modules I, II, III & IV) and Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT). She is also a certified AcroDance Pre-School Teacher through Acrobatic Arts. In November 2021, Hayley was elected as a member of the Strongsville City School Board.

Competition Team Director, Instructor & Choreographer

Emily Sindyla has been dancing since she was three years old.  She studied Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and Musical Theater.  As she continued to grow as a dancer, she competed and won Regional and National first place titles for solos and group numbers.  She then began to teach, sharing her love for dance with others. After graduating from Strongsville High School in 2015, she attended Bowling Green State University, studying Dance and Business Administration.  Emily had many performances for Bowling Green’s Performing Arts Program.  She competed nationally with the BGSU Dance Team and was an avid member of University Dance Alliance (UDA).  As a member of the Gamma Tau chapter of Delta Zeta, she held leadership roles through her four years in addition to choreographing for Greek Sing.  In 2019, Emily graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University.  Emily moved back to her hometown, starting her career at Equitable Advisors as well as teaching at Caliber Dance Company.  In addition to teaching, Emily has choreographed for many local community theater productions including Hello Dolly, Frozen Kids, Seussical Kids, and Annie.  Emily continues to support the performing arts by choreographing at Independence Community Theater and The Brecksville Theatre, where she began performing at the age of three.  Emily’s work has been recognized with Overall High Score, Top Choreography, Most Entertaining, Most Crowd Pleasing, and Title Soloist awards.  Emily puts her heart and soul into teaching her students at Caliber Dance Company.  Caliber is her second home.  She hopes to continue to encourage her students to be the best version of themselves, while teaching them how to grow and learn in and outside of the studio.  Emily teaches Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theater, Ballet, Tumbling and is the Competition Team Director for the High Caliber Competition Team.

Instructor & Choreographer

Patience Collazo is a dancer currently based in Columbus, Ohio studying dance at The Ohio State University. Patience has been dancing for over a decade, and has many experiences with diverse and esteemed dance teachers and professors over the years. She has studied many different techniques such as the Cunningham technique and the Alexander technique. She has choreographed for Ohio State’s dance club, Dance Connection, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School dance team, and for many others. She has also won many awards for her dancing over the years including high point awards and judges choice awards.

Instructor & Choreographer

Kelly Saucier began dancing at the age of four and quickly moved on to dancing competitively just two years later at the age of six. She has trained in a diverse range of styles with many experienced dance instructors in the Akron/Cleveland areas. Her areas of training include Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theater, Ballet, Pointe, Hip Hop, Pom, and Acro. Kelly attended the University of Akron where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. After receiving her degree, she continued her education earning a Reading Endorsement and a Master’s Degree in Literacy Education. Her education has led her to become a Kindergarten teacher for Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools. During her time at the University of Akron, she continued her dance career with the University of Akron Dance Team where she performed at football games, basketball games, special events, and competed at the National level. Kelly has attended camps and Collegiate Nationals with Universal Dance Association and the National Dance Alliance as well as many other conventions and competitions throughout her dance career. To continue her dance training, Kelly participated in her first showcase with Cleveland Dance Project (CDP) in 2021 and plans to continue growing and performing with CDP in the future. Kelly loves getting to combine her two passions of education and dance through being a dance instructor and she works hard to continue to learn and grow as both an educator and a dancer. Kelly hopes to inspire her students to continue to learn, grow, and work hard both in and out of the dance studio!  

Instructor & Choreographer

At three years old, Nicole Ziska took her first dance class, and she hasn’t stopped dancing since! Spending five years taking classes before beginning to dance competitively, Nicole had a lot of childhood dance experience in both studio and all-star dance settings. Nicole danced competitively for six years, gaining experience in hip-hop and modern/contemporary dance before graduating high school. In college, Nicole took several dance classes where she learned how to choreograph on herself and others as well as improv and find new, unique ways to shape bodies during movement. She was also hired and performed with MorrisonDance at an interactive and thrilling event “Area MT” at the Museum of Contemporary Art during her final semester. Throughout the summers of 2017 and 2018 Nicole spent time in Los Angeles, California, attending conventions and learning under some of the industry’s best such as Tricia Miranda, Brian Friedman, Janelle Ginestra, Sean Lew, and more. The experiences fueled her passion and creativity for choreography and she accredits a lot of her success to the lessons she learned while in classes with them. She is currently in her third year of coaching and choreographing for all-star dance and is coming off of a wonderful last season with her teams. She believes positivity and optimism go far when teaching young dancers and always strives to go above and beyond in teaching them more than just steps. She loves choreographing and teaching contemporary and hip-hop and prides herself in her ability to groove and add swag and unique choreography to routines. She’s so excited to see what Caliber has in store for her and cannot wait to share her passion for dance with all of you!