ABOUT OUR STAFF
ERIN JUDD AMENDOLA
Studio Owner/Artistic Director
Erin has been studying all genres of dance for over 35 years with many different dance studios and companies, focusing on Modern, Tap, and Ballet. While growing up and learning to dance here on Long Island, Erin received many awards from competitions and traveled often to attend dance seminars to take master classes. She graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology from SUNY New Paltz, where her work was chosen every semester to be in the annual Fresh Dance show. Ms. Amendola was also selected to perform at the annual AAHPERD Benefit in Philadelphia with other selected students representing her alma mater. Before leaving college, she studied abroad for a semester in Urbino, Italy, for Modern dance. She was also a member of EMIAJ, Ltd. Modern Dance Company for several years, with whom she performed in the annual 'Dancers Responding to Aids' Benefit in NYC. Erin is so proud of how far the Studio East Competition Team has come since she began this journey. In 2019, 2024 & 2025 the studio was given the ADCC Studio of Excellence award and she has received 12 humbling awards for her choreography for pieces that the kids so beautifully performed. Erin is currently a member and Co-Director of Where the Lines Overlap Dance Company and the momma of two crazy little guys – Rhys and Milo.
TIFFANY BEREZNY
Tumbling, Lyrical, Contemporary
Tiffany has been studying dance for over 35 years. She attended SUNY Purchase and graduated with a major in Liberal Studies and a minor in Women's Studies. Tiffany was a member of the dance team while in college and trained with many professional teachers. After college, Tiffany taught at studios in Suffolk County, where she taught Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Lyrical & Tumbling recreational & competitively. She choreographed for many regional & national competitions where her work won various first-place awards and high-scoring medals. She has also earned several Choreography Awards as well, including a couple just last month for her pieces “Ghosts That We Knew’ & ‘Where Are We’. Tiffany is a member and choreographer for Where the Lines Overlap Dance Company and the mom of two adorable little girls, Piper & Addison.
SAMANTHA GRAVIANO
Competition Team Choreographer
Samantha has been studying dance for over 20 years. She attended the University of Hartford where she became Captain of the Division I dance team. Samantha has taught at studios across Suffolk and Nassau County, Connecticut and New York City. She has received numerous first place, high scoring and choreography awards for her regional and national routines. Samantha founded her own nonprofit dance company in June of 2019, SLG Dance Company, where she raises funds for local charities. She is currently a proud member and choreographer for the Where the Lines Overlap Dance Company. Samantha currently serves as the Community Outreach Coordinator with the Suffolk County Police Department where she works to make a difference throughout the community.
AMANDA LOVETT
Ballet
Amanda has been dancing for over 35 years and is beyond excited to back at Studio East teaching again! Enrolled in dance at the age of four, she studied classical ballet, jazz, and tap at various studios in Maine and New York. In high school, she continued her dance training and was selected to choreograph for the cheerleading and kick-line teams. Amanda recently graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and currently works as a structural engineer.
ESMERALDA MONTEMORANO
Hip Hop
Esmeralda has been dancing since she was 4 years old. Since she took on the role of Competition Team Teacher, she has earned several Choreography & Entertainment Awards at various competitions across the country. Most recently, she was given a Choreography Award for piece ‘Monsters Inc.’. Esmeralda became a first-time mother to her daughter Ryann in 2017 and hopes her daughter will follow in her footsteps and have the same passion for dance. She is currently a member and choreographer for Where the Lines Overlap Dance Company as well.
GRETA PETERS
Ballet, Tiny Dancers, Tumbling
Greta has been dancing for 21 years and was a competitive dancer on the Studio East competition team. She contributes at her former studio by teaching young dancers in ballet, tumbling, tap, jazz and is a substitute teacher for many classes. Greta has also been a member of Where the Lines Overlap for 11 years. Greta graduated from St. Joseph’s University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Psychology. She is now focusing on completing her masters degree in Childhood Special Education in Severe and Multiple Disabilities. Besides working with young children in the dance studio, Greta is teaching in an Elementary School as a 5th grade math specialist.
TIFFANY ROBINSON
Competition Team Choreographer
Dance plays a significant role in Tiffany's life. Once introduced to dance by her sister Blair, she never looked back and has enjoyed every minute of it. She has taken classes at local studios, Broadway Dance Center, and Ailey to learn all different dance styles such as hip hop, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, and ballet. Tiffany has performed in various competitions, winning platinum, first place medals and, other special awards. She was elated to receive a Choreography Award for her competition team piece ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ In 2024 . Tiffany has a BA in Social Welfare and has been a member and choreographer for Where the Lines Overlap dance company since 2011. She has three beautiful children, one of which, Aaliyah, can be seen all over the Studio East stage!!
TAYLOR WILSON
Jazz, Tap, Musical Theater
Taylor has been dancing since the age of six, competing since the age of eight, and began teaching dance at seventeen. She has trained in all genres but her heart belongs to tap. Throughout high school, she was a member of the William Floyd Varsity Rockettes and the Elite Dancers Competition Team. Taylor is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University New York and an alumni of the St. Joseph’s Dance Team. She is now an elementary school teacher and has continued to teach dance. Taylor’s passion for dance still shines as she is a company member of Where the Lines Overlap and SLG Dance Company.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Blair Robinson
1982 - 2021
Blair spent over 20 years dancing and more than 15 years teaching hip hop, tap, and jazz at studios throughout Suffolk County. She taught at Studio East, Stars on Stage Dance Academy, and North Fork Academy of Dance at Mainstage, along with many others. She taught competition-level hip hop, tap, and jazz. In 2007, her Hip Hop Performing Group was named National Champions at Dance America National Dance Competition. In 2018 her hip hop trio won first place overall at the Spirit of Dance nationals, and her hip hop team was one of 8 numbers selected, out of a few hundred, to perform at a dance gala. In 2021, her co-choreographed piece, entitled ‘Welcome to Wakanda’ received an “Entertainment Award” at Believe National Talent Competition. Blair has been sought out to choreograph weddings, fashion shows, and other various events. In early 2019, Blair choreographed for an upcoming rap artist, No $leep. She also coached him for live performances for the BET Weekend Teen experience, choreography, and casting for his music video. After graduating from Dowling College with a B.B.A. in Business Management, Blair founded Where the Lines Overlap Dance Company in 2011, which is a non for profit organization that allows dancers to continue their dance career after high school.
Blair will always be with us.
Our Most Beloved Angel
