Miki is a native of Schenectady, NY and holds an Education degree from the Univ. of ND. She is a Certified Dance Instructor with Dance Masters of America and Dance Educators of America. Miki has owned and directed Miki’s School of Dance for 46 years. Miki has organized the Lake Region School for the Performing Arts for over 20 years and has choreographed 36 productions at Fort Totten Little Theater. Her dancers have performed professionally, nationally and globally, and have been accepted into many prestigious summer programs and Universities around the country. Her students have been awarded in regional and national competitions as well as many local and stage pageant titles. She is the proud mother of five and lives in Penn with her husband Dwight.
Kelcee began dancing at the age of 4 at Mikis School of Dance where she danced and competed winning many awards. She continued her college dance training at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and Columbia College in Chicago. Kelcee began teaching at Miki’s School of Dance in 2013. She currently teaches dances of all ages in the pre-school, elementary and pre-professional program. She has started several new dance programs at MSOD including Ballroom, Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance. Her choreography work can also be viewed on the stage at FTLT and DLHS musicals.
Kinsey has been teaching at Miki’s School of Dance since 2009. Although she studied ballet, lyrical, jazz and broadway styles of dance, her favorite has always been tap. Kinsey has created some amazing tricky rhythms and tap routines which have earned Platinum Awards for the MSOD dancers. Kinsey enrolled in dance at the age of 3 and continued to dance until graduation. Kinsey attended Concordia College on an orchestra scholarship and studied dance at Moorehead State University. She is married to Adam who is the “prop master” creating boxes, treasure chest, piano, pool table or whatever Kinsey needs for her tap routines. They have four wonderful children who are all active in the studio.
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Erin Clementich, and I grew up dancing at Miki’s School of Dance, which has been like a second home to me for many years. I recently graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Arts Management, and I’m passionate about sharing my love of dance with the next generation.
Miki Noltimier has been an incredible mentor and support system throughout my journey, encouraging me to pursue a career in dance and providing me with valuable opportunities to teach—especially during the summer. I’m so grateful to be back at the studio, where it all started, and to help inspire young dancers just like I was once inspired.
It is the wish that this program presents students with opportunity to thrive as trained artists in the field of dance. Through commitment and hard work students are taught to strive for excellence with their art and themselves.
Kinsey Malarkey, Miki Noltimier, Kelcee Ewert
Erin Clementich