Beginner Fusion Pro

Kaitlin O’Neill is a New York City–based dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor who brings her love of movement and professional performance experience to Fusion Exercise. Originally from Groton, South Dakota, she earned her Dance and Marketing degrees from Minnesota State University, Mankato and grew up training extensively in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, clogging, rhythmic gymnastics, pointe, theater, and sense moving to NYC has trained heavily in precision styles and Pro Dance.

Kaitlin’s performance credits include in Mamma Mia, Newsies, The Happy Elf, and was part of the original production of The Sunkicks Holiday Spectacular, choreographed by Rhonda Malkin. Most recently, she performed in Winter in the Air with Dublin Worldwide Productions. Kaitlin also had the honor of serving as Assistant Choreographer to Rhonda Malkin in creating an on-field routine for the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, and she advanced to the semifinal round for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Crowned Miss South Dakota in 2021, Kaitlin represented her state at the 100th Anniversary Miss America Competition and earned the Top Talent Award at her state competition. In addition to her performance career, she teaches with DanceBody in NYC and continues to judge, choreograph, and teach for studios and competitions nationwide.

At Fusion Exercise, Kaitlin leads Beginner Fusion Pro Dance—an upbeat, NBA and NFL–inspired class that invites dancers of all levels to learn pro-style choreography, build confidence, and experience the energy of performance in a fun and supportive environment.

Stay in touch with Kaitlin Instagram: @katleeeeeeen Tik Tok: @TheKaitlinONeill

Int/Adv Fusion Tap

Jill's Intermediate/Advanced Fusion Heels Tap classes will challenge your brain and body! We warm up and learn a technical drill each week that works our coordination in heels. We then  travel across the floor and refine our pullbacks and wings. Class culminates with a combo that is both technically and rhythmically challenging. Upper body movement is often incorporated and we always know every count to each sound we make! 

Beg/Int Fusion Tap

Danielle’s Fusion Tap class helps dancers feel strong and confident in heeled tap shoes while deepening their technical foundation. Each class begins with a high-energy, rhythm-driven warm-up, followed by drills that sharpen clarity, balance, and control, with a focus on essentials like wings, pullbacks, and rolling shuffles. Across-the-floor exercises emphasize weight shift technique unique to heels, and class wraps with a dynamic combination that brings everything together.

Along with a focus on growth, Danielle makes it her goal to ensure every dancer smiles and enjoys the process. With her positive and supportive teaching style, dancers leave class feeling energized, accomplished, and motivated to keep growing!

Danielle Jackman is a New York City-based tap dancer, instructor, and musical theatre performer. She has appeared in numerous musical productions across the country. Recent performance credits include Anything Goes at The Muny (choreographed by Jared Grimes), 42nd Street at Goodspeed Opera House (choreographed by Randy Skinner), A Christmas Carol at Tuacahn Performing Arts Center (choreographed by Mara Newbery Greer), Guys & Dolls at Sharon Playhouse (choreographed by Justin Boccitto), and more. Danielle has also performed internationally as a dancer with Princess Cruises. Her choreography was featured in Mary Poppins at Penobscot Theatre Company, and the Princess Cruises annual production, Holiday Wishes on The Grand Princess in 2023. She has also taught tap classes at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Ballet Arts, The Studio at Hoboken, and Latin Groove Dance Academy.

Danielle was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she began her training at DeKalb School of the Arts. She continued her studies in Musical Theatre and Dance at Columbia College Chicago. Since moving to NYC, she has grown as both a professional performer and teacher. One of Danielle’s greatest joys is sharing her knowledge and passion with students, fostering a healthy, fun, and productive learning environment.

Fusion Ballet

Kristi Smith is an AEA dancer/performer originally from Allentown, PA now residing in NYC for the past 20 years. She has had the privilege of working both in the musical theater realm as well as the contemporary dance world.  She has loved performing regionally across the US, her favorite credits being Mamma Mia, Beauty and the Beast, The Music Man, On the Town, and Billy Elliot. When not performing, Kristi is a rehearsal director for RWS Global, teaching and rehearsing shows going out on Holland America Cruise lines(specializing in Step One Dance Company) and Azamara Cruise lines as well as teaching classes in musical theater, jazz and ballet in the city and neighboring states. She has had the opportunity to work as a choreographer and assistant choreographer on cruiseship and musical theater shows and loves collaborating with others to bring artists' most authentic selves to the work. She loves enhancing musicality and storytelling in all that she does.

Fusion Ballet

Taylor Gordon is an international dancer, creator, and educator based in NYC since 2005. She’s been the Resident Director for Dublin Worldwide Productions since 2019 and has staged and performed in their shows in Tokyo, Taiwan, Manila, and across North America and looks forward to her 9th season performing with them this Christmas. Taylor recently attended Dance Lab NY’s Broadway Choreography Intensive & has assisted several Broadway choreographers as a Show Supervisor for RWS Global.

Performance credits include: Metropolitan Opera Ballet (Lincoln Center), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (4 seasons), Angelina Ballerina (off-Broadway), Kennedy Center, & Carnegie Hall, Exit12 Dance Company, Black Iris Project. Choreography credits include: Princeton University, STEPS Beyond Foundation, Dixon Place, “Juliette’s Miracle” film, Jazz Choreography Enterprises, Uptown Rising, Asian-American Film Awards, Women in Motion, Queens Outdoor Dance Festival. Teaching: NY Film Academy, United Nations Ballet Club, BDC, India, Japan, Indonesia. Featured in NYTimes, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX5, The Times of India, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, & Dance Teacher Magazine. www.taylorjgordon.com

Fusion Ballet

Ashley is a 4th generation dancer who has taken her love of ballet to Broadway. She danced professionally with Verb ballets before turning to theater where she toured A Chorus Line as Kristine nationally and internationally. A graduate of Point Park University, Ashley combines both her love of theater and ballet in class with a strong technical base with an upbeat and performative class. Other favorite credits include multiple Victoria's Secret commercials, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Law and Order SVU, and regional credits spanning from Jersey Boys to Sister Act. Ashley is a certified intimacy director and choreographer in addition to performing.

Visit http://www.ashleydklinger.com for more info.

Fusion Pro teacher and sub

Alex Landry is a professional performer based in New York City. She began her career in Chicago as a member of the Luvabulls dance team, where she performed at home games and was featured in a solo at the NBA All-Star Game. After moving to New York, Alex joined the Knicks City Dancers, performing at Madison Square Garden, and has since expanded her career beyond the basketball court. Her credits include performances at The Plaza, in Times Square, and with renowned groups such as the Sarafinas and Creative Streak Entertainment.

At Fusion, Alex teaches and subs for Fusion Pro classes, bringing her professional performance experience and high-energy style to every class.

Acting Coach

Rachel Klein (Acting Coach) is an NYC based theatre director specializing in new musical development. West End: Bettie Page, Queen of Pin Ups, the Musical (The Lyric Theatre). Off-Broadway: The Gospel According to Heather (Theatre 555; starring Katey Sagal); Red Roses, Green Gold (Minetta Lane Theatre/ft. the music of the Grateful Dead); Around the World in 80 Days (The Davenport Theatre); The Anthem (Lynn Redgrave Theatre). Selected NYC: Tink! (NYMF); More Than All the World (Theatre for the New City); Circus of Circus (The House of Yes). Selected Regional & International: Spells of the Sea (Kennedy Center/2024 season); Esther: A New Dance Musical (starring Sharna Burgess of Dancing With the Stars); I Was a Teenage She-Devil (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) The Suffragist (starring Nancy Opel), Dead Certain (composer: Air Supply's Graham Russell); 54 the Musical (starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Frankie Grande). Selected Workshops & Readings: High Priest (Paul Iacono’s meditation on the Warhol Factory); Helen (Starring Bonnie Milligan), Gotham Rogues (starring Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, and Brooks Ashmanskas). Ms. Klein is a proud member of SDC, & a founding member of Iconoclast Theatre Collective.

At Fusion Exercise, Rachel helps actors prepare for auditions and also offers private coaching for all levels of acting.

Vocal Coach

Ed Goldschneider is a New York City–based Music Director, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Vocal Coach. He was the Conductor for the original Broadway run of Urinetown and served as Substitute Conductor for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Avenue Q. His Broadway credits also include Company, Ain’t Too Proud, In Transit, Sunset Boulevard, On the Town, Legally Blonde, Grey Gardens, Chita Rivera – The Dancer’s Life, and Wicked. For 18 seasons, Ed worked on the Radio City Christmas Spectacular as a rehearsal/orchestra pianist and conductor.

Off-Broadway, Ed was the Music Director for the record-breaking 11-year run of NEWSical the Musical, along with productions such as The Streets of New York, When Pigs Fly, Finian’s Rainbow, Bonnie and Clyde, The Fantasticks, Altar Boys, The Boys from Syracuse, and Dames at Sea. He has also toured nationally with Rent, West Side Story, and It’s a Grand Night for Singing, and conducted regional symphony orchestras while on tour with Cirque Musica Wonderland.

A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, Ed has also completed Levels I, II, and III of The Lovetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™.