Meet Camp Telaphiba’s Staff Members
Camp Telaphiba’s dance teachers, camp counselors and supporting staff are committed to creating the most fun and safe environment for campers to grow and explore. With year-round training from top dance studios from around the country, Camp Telaphiba provides dance expertise for campers to sharpen their dance skills while having FUN! Interested in joining our staff? Apply here!
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Brandy
Chief Dream Navigator & Head of Camp - 11th Year Staff
Brandy has been a part of Camp T from the very beginning and has loved watching it grow into what it is today! She works at Camp T year round to make it the best it can be for our campers.
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Lisa
Founder & Chief Dreamer - 11th Year Staff
Lisa is so proud of what she has created at Camp Telaphiba, and loves sharing her passion for dance with staff and campers alike. She has 37 years of dance experience and 33 years of teaching experience, including choreographing for high school and college dance teams, and performing professionally with the Denver Nuggets, Denver Broncos, in a Las Vegas Revue and at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Lisa has owned dance studios for 22 years, and mentors dance studio owners nationwide with More Than Just Great Dancing.
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Shawna
Camp Nurse - 5th Year Staff
Nurse Shawna is mom of two, wife, and a Nurse of 17 years. Outside of dance camp, Nurse Shawna works at a level one Trauma Center in the Step Down/ICU. She enjoys traveling, spending quality time with family and friends, and being her kids biggest cheerleader in everything they do. Nurse Shawna absolutely loves making sure your kiddos stay healthy and safe at camp.
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Madison
Camp Counselor / Keeper - 4th Year Staff
Originally from Illinois, Madison is a dancer, teacher and aspiring choreographer. She recently graduated from Chapman University where she double majored in dance and communication studies. After college, she plans to move to California to pursue a career in commercial dance.
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Kaleigh
Camp Counselor / Keeper - 3rd Year Staff
Kaleigh is from the Chicagoland area of Illinois. She currently attends the University of South Alabama as a biomedical major. Kaleigh is on her college dance team and teaches at a local dance studio. She has attended camp for the last seven years, first as a camper and then a CIT!
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Clare B.
Camp Counselor - 4th Year Staff
Clare is from Illinois and recently graduated from llinois State University as a dance education major. This will be her ninth year attending Camp Telaphiba. She was introduced to camp by Miss Pam Simpson and fell in love, and was a camper for 6 years before she becoming a CIT, and then a camp counselor!
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Eva
Camp Counselor - 4th Year Staff
Eva recently completed her professional semester at Broadway Dance Center and is excited to pursue her professional dance career when she moves to NYC in the fall! In addition to dance, Eva is expanding her photography business, and enjoys hiking and exploring the great outdoors whenever she can. She also spend lots of time with her border collie, Pippin!
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Payton
Camp Counselor - 3rd Year Staff
Payton is from Texas and has been dancing for 16 years! This summer will be her eighth year at camp. Payton recently graduated from Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, where she danced on the dance team and graduated with honors with an associates degree!
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Claire C.
Camp Counselor - 2nd Year Staff
Claire was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ and is recently graduated with her BFA in dance at the University of Arizona (bear down!). Claire has been teaching dance for three years, and is happy her career has led her to Camp Telaphiba!
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Miranda
Camp Counselor - 2nd year staff
Miranda is from Phoenix, Arizona. She has been dancing for 21 years and teaching for 6. Her favorite styles are Jazz and Contemporary. She is incredibly excited to combine her passions of dance and the outdoors at Camp Telaphiba this summer!