05/20/2026
The BodyCraft team just got a bit more sparkly!
✨ Welcoming BodyCraft Assistant Director, Toree Wilson | ✨
You may know her as a Bare Bait Dance Company Member or have seen her teaching dance at your local dance studio, AND now….we are thrilled to have Toree on board as a BodyCraft instructor and part of the leadership team with Rachel Oliver Young.
💥 Creativity, questioning, and groundedness…
Learn more about Toree's background, her teaching values, and what is making her most excited about the development of BodyCraft at the Westside Theater!
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Us: Let’s start by talking a little bit about your background. You grew up in a rural community with a family dance studio, correct?
Toree Wilson: Yeah! I grew up in rural Iowa, and my mom owned a dance studio in the town next to our small town of 200 people. I started dancing when I was three because that’s just the thing you do when your mom owns a dance studio, but I didn't get really interested in dance until I was around twelve years old. When I got into high school, I was asked to be a student teacher, and so I assisted in many of the beginning youth classes.
During that time, I really realized that these little humans that I am surrounded by all the time have a voice. They wanted to tell me things because I was someone important in their life, and I think my love for teaching grew from that point......
CONTINUE READING our conversation with Toree on A Deep Dive - WT Blog!
➡️🔗 Click "Creativity, questioning, and groundedness…" in bio
💥 REGISTRATION IS OPEN for both BodyCraft Summer Camp (one month away!) and our Fall 2026 BodyCraft: Youth ChoreoLAB classes!!
➡️🔗 Link in bio or visit thewestsidetheater.com/bodycraft
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