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Nikki Martin

Barre Fitness Instructor 

Student Teachers

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Alyssa Woolcott

Student Instructor

Alyssa has been dancing with WVDS since she was 8 years old. Alyssa then quickly moved into a class helper position. By the age of 14 she started to teach Demi ballet and level 1 dance under the instruction of the teachers. Now Alyssa is teaching solo for Demi ballet, Hip hop 1 and Jazz 1. She has taken instruction from WVDS, Joffrey Ballet School of Long Beach CA, Joffrey Ballet School of Las Vegas NV, and Eugene Ballet Academy. We are so proud of Alyssa and blessed to have her apart of our studio.

Our Staff

Experienced Masters

Brittney Deptuch

Owner & Director

Brittney received her dance training on awarded scholarships from the Eugene Ballet Academy, Oregon Ballet Academy, and Portland Festival Ballet. Brittney had the honor of studying under John Magnus former Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet Company in New York City. She spent her summer months dancing at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre‘s JKO School in New York City, Harid Conservatory in Florida, and Magnus Midwest in Michigan. After many taxing years her dream came true and she danced professionally until she found a new passion for teaching. Brittney has taught at the Eugene Ballet Academy, Southlane Ballet Academy and Excape Dance. The past 4 years She has been the Director and Choreographer for West Valley Dance Studio when she helped open the studio in 2017.

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Jani Patrick

Assistant Director /Instructor

Jani Patrick began her dance training when she entered high school and auditioned for the varsity dance team. She performed and competed for the Elmira high school dance team for four years earning awards and varsity letters. Jani's talent helped her team to excel and bring back awards and trophies from major dance competitions and Oregon State high school competitions. She also had the privilege of performing for the Portland Trailblazers and their amazing fans. During the summers she attended the University Dance Camp out of Memphis Tennessee. There she perfected her technique, studying and performed many different dance genres, along with learning how to choreograph and teach. After high school Jani went onto Western Oregon University where she majored in dance. During college she danced on the Western Oregon University dance team. After college Jani move to Wyoming and obtained a job at Starvalley high school as a dance coach. In 2012 Jani returned to back to Oregon. She has been with West Valley Dance Studio since 2017.

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