SANDY CHARLES is the director of Pointe By Pointe, Inc., which she founded in 2005. She received her training from Norma Ferrara Gelose in Buffalo, NY. She studied ballet primarily in the Cecchetti method. The Cecchetti Council of America evaluated her through graded practical exams. She further trained by attending classes at various studios in Western New York where she trained in the Russian and French methods. She has performed in several musical theatre productions and portrayed "Anita" in West Side Story at the University of Buffalo.

She taught ballet at the Alleluia School of Dance that was formerly located in Allegany County. Sandy has attended teacher's training workshops at the National Ballet of Canada. She is currently teaching ballet and jazz classes at the studio for Pointe By Pointe students and for Houghton College students. She feels privileged and blessed to share her passion for the dance arts with all of her students.

MONICA MC CRAY has been dancing for 14 years. She began her training with Long's School of Dance in Erie, PA. She also studied with Miss Lucy's School of Dance and at Joyce Tinsman's Dance Factory, both in Corry, PA. Monica continued her dance training with Sandy Charles at the Alleluia School of Dance and at Pointe By Pointe. Monica is a 2005 graduate of Houghton College with a degree in Elementary Education.

While attending Houghton College, Monica taught in the community ballet program. She directed Guys and Dolls for the Corry Community Theatre and also performed in Signin' in the Rain. In the summer of 2007 she danced the role of "Cha-Cha Digregoria" in Grease. Monica has been a substituted teacher and a class assistant at Pointe By Pointe. She is looking forward to teaching Ballet and the Worship/Lyrical class at Pointe By Pointe.

ANNA STEWART has studied ballet for eight years. She received her training at the Alleluia School of Dance and at Pointe By Pointe. Anna has also studied ballet at the Central School of Ballet and at the Islington Ballet School which are located in London, England. She participated in a Summer Intensive at Ballet Magnificat! and she attended a Summer Intensive at the American Academy of Ballet in the summer of 2007. She has attended jazz and hip-hop classes and was the assistant teacher for jazz at Pointe By Pointe.

She has performed in productions for the Shortract Town Theater. She portrayed the "Fiddler" in Fiddler on the Roof and was in the teen chorus for the production of Bye Bye Birdie. Anna has also performed with the Houghton College Philharmonic Orchestra in The Nutcracker and in Peter and the Wolf. Anna recently choreographed the ballroom scene in Cinderella for Houghton Academy. She will be teaching Beginning and Continuing Jazz at Pointe By Pointe.