CHERYLL CUSTER KLEIN IS A BOARD CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER, MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR AND SOUGHT AFTER COMPETITION ADJUDICATOR.  SHE BEGAN TEACHING AT A YOUNG AGE IN 1999, REALIZING IT WAS HER PASSION IN LIFE. SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER IN LYRICAL, CONTEMPORARY, BALLET, JAZZ, ACROBATICS, STRETCHING AND STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUE.

 SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF DANCE MASTERS OF MICHIGAN, CURRENTLY SERVICING AS 1ST VICE PRESIDENT AND FACULTY CHAIR; DANCE MASTERS OF AMERICA, CECCHETTI COUNCIL OF AMERICA AND ITS EASTERN MICHIGAN COMMITTEE.  SHE HAS DANCED HER ENTIRE LIFE COMPETING AND PERFORMING.  

AS AN INSTRUCTOR, SHE HAS CONTINUED HER TRAINING THROUGH THE ANNUAL DANCE TEACHERS SUMMIT, DMA’S TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOL, THE CCA INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS SEMINAR AND THE CECCHETTI DIPLOMA INTENSIVE TO STUDY WITH DIANE VAN SCHOOR OF THE ROYAL BALLET OF LONDON (WHITE LODGE). 

CHERYLL'S STUDENTS HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS WITH HER CHOREOGRAPHY, INCLUDING APPLAUSE TALEN'TS APOGEE AWARD, FDC’S PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS, VIP’S TOP TEN LIST AND CHOREOGRAPHER'S WALK OF FAME , HALL OF FAME’S INDUCTEE AND KARTV’S BEST PERFORMANCE NATIONAL WINNER.  HER STUDENTS HAVE CAPTURED MANY TITLES.  MANY OF HER STUDENTS HAVE PURSUED DANCE BEYOND THEIR STUDIO LIFE, AS INSTRUCTORS, IN COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS & DANCE TEAMS AND IN PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES.

CHERYLL BELIEVES AND HAS PROVEN THAT ANY DEDICATED STUDENT WHO WANTS TO SUCCEED, WILL  THROUGH HER RIGOROUS TECHNIQUE TRAINING AND RELENTLESS ENCOURAGEMENT, SHE CULTIVATES THE WILL TO PERSEVERE.  HER CHOREOGRAPHY IS THE COMBINATION OF HERSELF ALONG WITH THE IDENTITY OF HER DANCERS.  SHE STRIVES TO MAKE EACH PIECE UNIQUE, EXPRESSING THE STRENGTHS OF THE DANCERS AND CHALLENGING THEM TO GAIN COURAGE AND CONQUER THEIR WEAKNESSES

ADDITIONALLY, CHERYLL HOLDS A B.A. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND A B.S. FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, GRADUATING MAGNA CUM LAUDE.  SHE ALSO ENJOYS SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HER SON, LANDON AND HER HUSBAND, FRED.