instructors

 Kendal Ware (director) received a minor in Dance Performance and a major in business management from Minnesota State University Mankato. She was a member of the University Repertory for three years and performed in numerous shows. She has owned and operated NLDA for eleven years. She attends dance conventions annually to continue her dance education and has attended the Dance Life Teacher Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a CLi Certified Instructor. She is also a third-grade teacher and has a B.S. in Elementary Education. 

 Kiala Rae Velde (assistant director) has been dancing for over 30 years. She has been at NLDA for 7 years and previously worked in Las Vegas at the Fern Adair Conservatory of the Arts, which was named the top dance studio in Nevada.  She has studied dance at Minnesota State University Mankato, University of Nevada Las Vegas and Point Park University in Pittsburgh.  She worked with Donny Osmond while residing in Las Vegas. She has earned top choreography honors at many dance competitions throughout Nevada, California and Minnesota. She continues her education in dance by attending conventions. and is also a CLi Certified Instructor. She resides in Perham, MN with her husband, daughter and son. 

Katelyn Colliton (assistant director) has been dancing with NLDA from the beginning. She was one of Kendal's first students in 2006. Katelyn was an NLDA intern for 3 years during high school. She was on our elite competition team. She has been an instructor at NLDA for 5 years. She resides in Perham, MN.