THAT'S DANCIN - Key Persons


Debra A. Nizza

Job Titles:
  • Artistic Director
  • Owner
Debra A. Nizza is a highly qualified and energetic director who has shared her knowledge and passion for dance professionally for over thirty years. She has won numerous awards for choreography at competitions. Many of her dancers have gone on to work in the professional world. She is completely dedicated to her students, she spends many hours in her studio motivating and encouraging them. Debra loves her work and her enthusiasm is contagious. She has built her dance studio as a family oriented business and has added her two daughters Heather and Kristen's teaching skills to her dance education. She is always open to new ideas and innovations in dance.

Heather Palma

Job Titles:
  • Studio Manager
Heather has been dancing since the age of three. In her younger years her main teacher was her mom Debra Nizza. She continued her education graduating with a BA in dance. She attended Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance furthering her modern training, as well as furthering her ballet training at the Eglevsky Ballet. Heather teaches recreational classes and is responsible for competition classes and choreography for different ages on the award winning NYC All Star Competition team. Many of Heather's competitive students have won regional and national titles. She is recognized as an award winning Choreographer. Her love for dance is passed on to all her students.

Kristen Black

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Studio Manager