Libby, studio co-owner and the School Director, began her dancing career at a very young age and has over 40 years of professional teaching experience. She graduated from Sumter High, attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri majoring in dance, and then went to Brigham Young University in PMiss Libby is the studio co-owner and the School Director.  She began her dancing career at a very young age and has over 40 years of professional teaching experience.  Libby graduated from Sumter High, and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she majored in dance.  She then continued her education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Libby has worked with students in productions throughout the Sumter School District and with Gifted and Talented programs and has judged several local talent contests as well.  She shares her love of dance with anyone who walks through the door!  You may see Miss Libby volunteering her time at the Sumter Little Theater, local schools, retirement homes and she always loves a parade!  She teaches K5 through second grade tap & jazz.
rovo, Utah. Libby has worked with students in School District 17 productions, School District 2 Gifted and Talented programs and judged several local talent contests to name a few. She shares her love of dance with anyone who walks through the door! You may see Miss Libby volunteering her time at the Sumter Little Theater, local school districts, retirement homes and she always loves a parade! She teaches K5 through second grade tap & jazz.

Jennifer began dancing at age three and was one of Miss Libby’s first students when the studio opened in 1989.  She was a member of the original Super Stars competition group with the Rising Stars and was also a member of the Columbia City Jazz Company in Columbia, SC.
Jennifer graduated from Oklahoma City University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance.  After graduation, she moved to New York City where she continued her training as a dancer, singer, and actress.
Upon relocation to Sumter, Jennifer returned to Miss Libby’s staff as the Director for the Rising Stars competitive dance team, from 2007-2017.  “Miss Jen” has previously served on the staff of Coker College in Hartsville, SC as an adjunct instructor of dance.  She currently serves as the Director of The Companies at Miss Libby’s.  Jennifer choreographs holiday programs, school district events, and was the winner of the last Dancing with the Stars of Sumter.
 Jennifer is married to our Ninja Warrior Director, Seth Reimer, and is the proud mother to J.T. (Ninja Warrior) and Kinslee Reimer (dancer & gymnast).

Torri has been dancing for twenty-two years.  Her journey began in her small hometown of Frazier Park, California with The Dance Studio.  There she studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, and pointe.  She worked her way from a young student to an assistant teacher and, eventually, a teacher of ballet, tap, and jazz.  Her passion for dance only increased after attending summer intensives at the Quinte Ballet School in Ontario Canada and at the San Diego Ballet.  As a member of The Dance Studio’s competition team, Torri had the privilege of traveling throughout Southern California for competitions and conventions; such as Tremaine, Star Bound, Kids Artistic Revue, and Show Stoppers.  Her team won numerous awards and invitations to nationals.
Torri’s dance journey next took her to Eugene, Oregon where she became a “Duck”.  There she attended the University of Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Modern Dance.  During her time at the UO, she was able to participate in faculty and student dance concerts.  She became an active member of the on-campus club, Dance Oregon.  With Dance Oregon, she was able to travel to Wisconsin, California, and Montana for the American College Dance Festival.  Torri was part of several dance projects at the University of Oregon including choreographing her own piece for her senior project, focusing on the impact and uses of unison.  Post-graduation, Torri began teaching with All That Dance Company in Eugene, Oregon.  Teaching all ages the fundamentals of ballet, she re-discovered her passion for teaching.
Her marriage to Brandon Cole, a member of the United States Air Force, led her dance journey to Sumter, South Carolina where she is eager to teach, inspire, and share her passion of dance at Miss Libby’s School of Dance and Gymnastics.

Miss Holly has been an instructor at Miss Libby’s from the beginning.  YES, the entire 30 years.  While living in Charleston, she studied ballet with Robert Ivey Ballet Company.
Holly teaches three afternoons a week at Miss Libby’s. Her students range in age from two-eight years of age.
Holly is also employed at Oakland Primary School.  Her 27-year-old son, Caleb is a graduate of The Citadel and now attends CIU in Columbia.  Additionally, he serves as the youth minister at Grace Baptist Church.  Miss Holly’s daughter, 24-year-old Savannah Grace, grew up dancing at Miss Libby’s and is a recent graduate of the USC School of Nursing.

Dance has been an important part of Fran’s life for as long as she can remember.  She spent most of her free time from elementary school through college in a dance class.
Growing up, her dance teachers were her idols and she aspired to be the dance teacher who creates in her students the same love of dance as she has.
As an adult, she has been fortunate to share her love of dance in many ways, as a dance school teacher, a show choir choreographer, and with various school and church musicals.
Fran’s expectations are for her students to try hard, have fun, get some physical activity, gain self-confidence, and develop a love and appreciation for dance that will continue throughout their lives.  

Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Jordan began her dance training at the age of three under the direction of William Starrett and Mariclare Miranda at the Columbia Conservatory of Dance.  She later joined the Columbia City Ballet’s Junior company (CCBII) and the Conservatory’s competition team.  Through the years she furthered her education at many dance camps, including the South Carolina Governors School of Arts and Humanities, the New York City Rockettes, and summers with the Adrenaline Dance Staff.  In 2008, Jordan was crowned Senior Miss Dance at Kids Artistic Revue and Senior Miss Superstar at Star Systems.  Jordan is a member of the Columbia City Ballet and is entering her eleventh season as a Coryphée.  She is excited to continue her training and pass that knowledge on to her students at Miss Libby’s.

Miss Jill began dancing at the age of three and in her teens, was a member of Miss Libby’s Senior Company.   While in junior high and high school she was a cheerleader for Laurence Manning Academy and performed in the ballet “The Nutcracker”.  In 1993, Jill was given her first opportunity, through Miss Libby’s, to teach dance before heading to the University of South Carolina where she earned her degree in Theater, Speech and Dance.
While at USC, Jill performed three years for the dance team and was Captain her senior year.  After graduating, she was given the opportunity to head the Theater Group at Palmetto School of Performing Arts for two years, as well as teaching many dance and acrobatic classes.  In 2001, she moved to North Carolina and continued teaching dance at numerous dance schools.  Jill received her certification for teaching Fit Kids in 2008 while working in North Carolina.  In that same year, Jill choreographed the winning contemporary routine for Teen Miss Dance.
For three consecutive years, she was chosen to choreograph the dance numbers for the Singing Christmas Tree, and volunteered her time to local Church Praise Dance Groups.  In addition to teaching & choreographing, she enjoys judging for collegiate dance teams as well as high school dance and cheer-leading tryouts.  She has won numerous awards for her choreography, as well as having high scoring soloist and group routines at local, regional and national dance competitions.  
After twenty-five years of teaching tap, jazz, ballet, point, cheer, lyrical, hip hop and modern she is pleased to have settled in Sumter, where it all began. 

Ariel is a South Carolina native who began dancing at age two and performed with Miss Libby’s School of Dance and Gymnastics for sixteen years.  By age nine, she earned a spot on the Rising Stars of Sumter competition team where she received training in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, music theatre, and hip hop.  As a Rising Star, Ariel performed as entertainment with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line as well as the Miss South Carolina Teen Pageant.
In 2010, Ariel enrolled at Oklahoma City University as an Entertainment Business major.  While attending OCU, she was chosen to perform in several audition pieces.  She also worked with Oklahoma City University’s American Spirit Dance Company as an assistant sound technician on their “Home for the Holidays” production.  At OCU, she gained knowledge and experience in soundboard operation, performing, and putting together a large-scale show.
Ariel is currently Artistic Director of the Rising Stars of Sumter, the competitive dance team at Miss Libby’s School of Dance.  She also serves as the choreographer for the Sumter High School Show Choir.  Ariel hopes that sharing her love for dance and knowledge in the arts will help inspire her students to become artists who never settle for less than their best.

Rebecca Osteen grew up in Sumter.  She has been with Miss Libby since the age of six.  Rebecca was an original member of the Mini Company, the Junior, Junior Teen, and Senior Companies, as well as competing with the Rising Stars.  She began teaching dance since the fall of 2001 and is proficient in tap, ballet, and jazz.
Rebecca graduated with a BA in Early Childhood Education from USC Upstate and is National Board Certified.  She currently teaches kindergarten at Millwood Elementary School.  Rebecca is married to Cory Osteen and they have a daughter, Camdyn, and a son, Easton.

At the age of two, Jamila began dancing at Rhonda Burke School of Dance in Columbus, Ohio.  After moving to South Carolina, she continued her dance training at Dee Crump School of Dance and was a member of the Eboni Dance Theatre, a pre-professional ballet company.
Jamila moved to Sumter in 1995 and enrolled at Miss Libby’s School of Dance.  She was a member of the Company teams and an original member of the Rising Stars Competition Team.  While at Sumter High School, Jamila was a member of the cheerleading and dance teams.  During her senior year, she was selected to perform at the NFL Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii and received third place and a college scholarship at the All-American Cheer and Dance national competition.
After high school, Jamila attended NC State University, where she was a member of the dance team.  During her summers away from college, Jamila was employed Champion Cheer and Dance as a head instructor and lead choreographer.  As a choreographer, Jamila composed all of the summer camp cheer and dance material and was able to travel to Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Hawaii to teach her choreography to high school cheer and dance teams.
Since relocating to Columbia, Jamila has choreographed numerous solo, duo, trio and group dances at high schools and dance studios throughout North and South Carolina.  Her choreography consistently receives overall awards and high score achievements.  Jamila is eager to continue sharing her love of dance and performance at her home studio.