7610 Roosevelt Rd. Suite 102, Forest Park, IL
(708)548-5476 info@principledance.com
Move - Create - Expand
Established 2007
Kimberly Galloway (SHE/HER)
Owner, Artistic Director, & Faculty
Email: kim@principledance.com
Originally from Sidney, Ohio, Kimberly began her dance training at Sharon’s School of Dance under the direction of Sharon Eikenberry. She graduated with honors from Indiana University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Contemporary Dance and a minor in Exercise Science. She has attended summer intensives at Jordan Academy of Dance through Butler University, Cincinnati Ballet, American Dance Festival and the Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance in London, England on a summer study scholarship from the IU Hutton Honors College.
She earned her 200-hour Power Yoga teaching certificate in 2017 and, alongside her Kinesiology degree, enjoys sharing her love of movement in dance and yoga through the scope of safe and mindful movement techniques. She has danced professionally with Project 606 and Trifecta Dance Collective and is currently a freelance professional dancer and choreographer in the Chicago area. She enjoys teaching and choreographing around the Chicago area, and at her home base, Principle Dance, owned by Kim and her husband.
Ryan Galloway (he/him)
Owner, Artistic Director, & Faculty
Email: ryan@principledance.com
Ryan Galloway spent his early years studying tap, jazz, and hip-hop. He performed with the professional troupe Fever Inferno Hip-Hop Squad and also earned many titles at national dance competitions. He was introduced to contemporary dance in college at Indiana University and was quickly cast in many guest works including Paul Taylor's Esplanade, David Parsons' Nascimento Novo, Larry Keigwin's Runway, and Ishan Rustem's Long Story Short. He also performed at the National College Dance Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was awarded the Provost's Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity in the category of Performing and Creative Arts.
Ryan has performed with Elizabeth Shea Dance at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, the American Dance Guild's Festival 2014 at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre, the Midwest Dance Festival, and as a guest with the Indianapolis-based, Dance Kaleidoscope, directed by former Graham dancer David Hochoy. Ryan is currently in his 6th season as a main company member with Giordano Dance Chicago following two seasons as a Senior Performing Associate.
Shari Klyber (she/heR)
Early Development Director & Faculty
Shari brings over 18 years of experience as an educator. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology, and a dual Master's degree in Science and Teaching, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through the Hubbard Street Education Program, Shari trained with Terry Goetz of the Creative Dance Center to study Brain Dance curriculum and its impact on skill development, improvisational problem solving, cognitive growth, and social-emotional connections.
Shari teaches all levels in Principle Dance's Early Development Program, where her background complements Brain Dance and its focus on movement patterns, imaginative play, sensorimotor skills, and dance technique. She has written and directed two original story ballets for Principle Dance's younger dancers. She hopes to help each child form friendships, have fun, develop a solid dance foundation, and experience the same excitement for dance that she had as a child.
Shannon Brodie
Shannon Brodie (she/her)
Faculty, Nutcracker Co-Director
Shannon began her dance training at age four in Downers Grove IL. Her passion for dance then took her to Northern Illinois University where she received her B.F.A. in dance performance. During her training at N.I.U. she had the privilege of performing soloist roles in numerous ballets re-staged by Randall Newsom. She has also performed as a guest artist with Midwest Ballet Academy, Rockford Dance Company, and State Street Dance Studio. In 2007 Shannon joined NoMi Dance company, and as a founding member, she continues to perform with the company. Shannon was honored to be a part of a work titled "Kim" by Joshua Blake Carter, which was selected to be a part of the 2018 Dance for Life show at the Auditorium Theatre. In 2013, Shannon was mentioned in a review of NoMi Dance Company by Tribune critic Sid Smith who wrote: “…a collaboratively fashioned solo for Brodie, bittersweet and smart… toe work and turns, in a backstage scenario boosted by Brodie’s strength and carefully crafted nonchalance…” She has also performed with Winifred Haun and Dancers as a company member, and was a part of the Martha Graham inspired performance series “Vision Faith Desire”. In 2017 she had the opportunity travel with the company to Ludington Michigan as part of a teaching and performing residency with local dance studios. In 2018 Shannon joined Trifecta Dance Collective for their Ingrained collaborative performance series.
In 2015 Shannon set a piece on Nomi as part of an in house collaborative choreographic performance "Instrumental" at the Athenaeum Theatre. She has also set two original pieces on Merkai Dance Company.
Shannon has been teaching dancers of all ages throughout the Chicagoland area since 2006. She has been a guest teacher for Meraki Dance Company and has taught workshops for Wheaton Warrenville South and Plainfield Central Highschool. Shannon continues to enjoy sharing her love for the art of dance with her students.
eduardo zambrana (he/him)
Faculty
Eduardo Zambrana (MFA Choreography and Performance, University of Arizona) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. In his performance career, Eduardo had the privilege to dance with Hawkinsdance, Convergence Ballet Company, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Giordano Dance Chicago where he is currently a Giordano II member.
During his time as a graduate student, Eduardo was awarded the Creative Achievement Award in the College of Fine Arts, representing the School of Dance for demonstrating exceptional creativity and innovation with a passion for the arts. His choreographic commissions include original works for Ten Tiny Dances at Taliesin West (AZ) and Dance Kaleidoscope Spirit & Place Festival (IN). Eduardo has also presented his choreography at The University of Arizona,
Breaking Ground Festival (AZ), Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival (UT), and
FlorenceDanceOnScreen (Italy).
brianna west (she/her)
Front Office Manager
Email: info@principledance.com - Phone: (708) 548 - 5476
Caroline Marrero (she/her)
Marketing & Social Media Assistant