Cheer & Tumble Tyme

15 South Clinton
Albia, IA 52531
ph: 641-777-4681
mntdrost@gmail.com

HEHQ

HIGH ENERGY HEADQUARTERS

203 High Ave East & 308 5th Ave Oskaloosa, IA 52577

We've Teamed Up:

Yarkosky & Co Dance Productions and Cheer & Tumble Tyme teamed up to offer the convenience of both dance and tumbling classes in one setting at affordable rates. The two businesses run out of the High Energy Headquarters located in the New Hope building & above the office center. Most classes for children will be located out of our New Hope facility. Classes for Modeling, Zumba, Birthday Parties, etc. will be located out of our facility above the office center. This facility is also the home to OHS & William Penn dance & drill teams.

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Yarkosky & Company Dance Productions

Yarkosky & Company Dance Productions was founded by Chris & Lainee Yarkosky in 2011. Chris had taught dance in the area until moving out of state. Since returning, the desire for pre-professional training for dancers has led to the mother daughter duo to open their own dance production services.

Ms Chris - Chris stepped into a dance studio at age three, and has been dancing ever since. She studied under professional dancer, choreographer, and instructor Barbra Liston out of Chicago,Illinois. Chris was afforded the opportunity to perform dance company work with Ms. Liston which, she believes, opened a whole new world for her love of dance and theater. Chris has been in several dance and theater productions since the young age of 4 when she played one of the Von Trapp children in a high school production of “The Sound of Music”. One of her most memorable performances, as an adult, was the lead role in “Mame”. Chris later joined Ms. Liston as owner of the studio and together shared their passion for dance and theater with their students. Chris has been a studio owner for approximately 25 years. She keeps up with the most recent dance trends by attending teacher workshops, competitions, dance productions, and professional performances. Over the years, Chris has taught dance in Albia, Oskaloosa, Eddyville, Thornburg, andEustis,Florida. She coached the high school dance team at Pella Christian for two years, and currently coaches Oskaloosa, where she began the program several years ago. After moving back to Oskaloosa two years ago, she has returned to the head coach position and is going into her 7th year of coaching the team. Chris has choreographed, in entirety, the Christmas classic Nutcracker, stage performances, in entirety, Peter Pan, Grease, and Sound of Music, to name a few, as well as excerpts from Cats, Annie, Wizard of Oz, etc., dinner theatres, community theatre musicals, high school show choirs and musicals. Chris is very passionate about her work with the Christian dance ministry “In Step” atGatewayChurch in Oskaloosa. She also choreographed for the Christian dance ministry team at Real Life Christian Church while living inFlorida. As a mother of nine children, Chris also works at the Pediatric and Young Adult Clinic in Oskaloosa. Chris has a love of working with children and is very excited to not only be the director of a studio again, but to also offer themed children’s birthday parties and a dance boutique for dancewear needs. All nine of Chris’ children, yes even the boys, have danced, and now, her grandchildren have begun to dance. Daphni and Mary, Chris’ youngest daughters, have been involved in the process of learning the business and will also be an intricate part of the company. As Company Director, Chris’ focus will be vocabulary, technique, progression, creativity, and musicality: all tools necessary to empower the student in the art of dance. These principles assist in developing a well-rounded dancer and performer throughout their pre-professional years.

Ms Lainee - Lainee’s passion for dance took bloom while dancing under the instruction of her mother, Chris, at a young age. Lainee had a passion for dance and was on a mission to perfect her craft. She has taken lessons over the years from teachers all across the country. She has been a semi-finalist several times at the Bill Riley Talent Show during the Iowa State Fair, won scholarships with such companies as West Coast Dance Explosion and Spotlight Dance Competition, along with holding the title of Jr. Miss Spotlight. Her hard work led her to: a role in the Dance Theater of Iowa production of Nutcracker, held yearly at theCivicCenter inDes Moines,Iowa State Dance & Drill Soloist Title, and guest performances for Casting Shadows Productions out ofOrlando,Florida. She was also a member of the award winning Pella Christian Dance & Drill Team for two years when a student at PC. Lainee was a dance performance major atValenciaCollege inOrlando,Florida and won accolades for her student choreographer showcase pieces. Also, while inFlorida, Lainee was a dancer in the dancer/performer job pool at Disney World inOrlando. At the age of 14, Lainee earned a dance position at the prestigiousIdyllwildSchool of the Arts inIdyllwild,California. She was chosen as an Iowa Energy NBA- D 2010 High Energy Dancer. Along with choreographing pieces for theWilliamPennUniversity, Oskaloosa HS, and North Mahaska HS Dance & Drill teams, Lainee also teaches technique classes for various dance teams. Lainee’s dance clinic tour is in its 2nd season. This summer she is traveling around the Midwest teaching for Creative Dance Vision out ofBaraboo,Wisconsin. Lainee is a student atWilliamPennUniversity and captain of the WP dance team. She will be artistic director with Yarkosky & Company and is also available to instruct private lessons throughout the year. Lainee’s love for the art of dance is at its peak when she creates the movement to the music. Lainee is determined to share all her knowledge, with the dance students, through her experiences, instruction and choreography. As the Company’s Artistic Director, Lainee will put all her creative juices to work to further the education of the students and mastermind beautiful pieces of art for the company dance productions.

Ms Shayla – Shayla Schilling started taking dance classes at Cheryl’s School of Dance in Burlington at the age of three and continued until she was in high school. Shayla took tap and jazz, but always took extra tap classes as that was the style of dance she really enjoyed. In 2000 she moved to New Sharon where she accepted a third grade teaching position forNorth Mahaska schools. Since then her and her husband Josh have had two daughters, Addison, who is seven, and Breckyn, who is four. Shayla has worked with the North Mahaska Dance Team for five years and taught tap and hip hop at the YMCA for a year. Shayla is excited to pass on her love for dance!

Ms Mindy - Mindy Hoskinson has had a love for dance since the age of 4. She grew up inWest Des Moines and graduated from the Betty Hill Dance Studio after 15 years of dance training and went on to another year of dance team experience in college. Her dance training includes jazz, tap, ballet lyrical, acrobatics, and competition classes. She was also active in cheerleading and gymnastics while growing up. After college she moved to Oskaloosa to be with her fiancé Ben. They were married in 2002 and have two adorable boys, Logan and Carter, which keep them on their toes. She is currently the receptionist at Hawkeye Real Estate and has a degree fromIowaStateUniversity in Sociology & Criminal Justice. She is eager to bring her passion for dance into the classroom and share it with those around her while watching them grow!

15 South Clinton
Albia, IA 52531
ph: 641-777-4681
mntdrost@gmail.com