About

A little about Tre Bella's...

Change in Ownership in Summer of 2022

Tre Bella's first opened under the direction of Shannon, Aaron, and their three daughters (Morganne, Isabella, and Brooklynn) in the summer of 2014. They wanted their daughters to have the opportunity to dance in a nurturing and positive environment while navigating through their high school years. Tre Bella's has been like a second home to their girls and so many other young dancers within the community. Now that her second daughter has graduated high school, Shannon and her family have made the very difficult decision to turn the studio over to a new owner, who will continue to grow Tre Bella's Dance Studio.

Meet The New Owner

Meet Miss Bri!

Miss Briana Mitchell grew up in Lansing, NY where she graduated High School from. Her dance journey began as a little girl in a combo class with a dream of owning a studio some day. She spent countless hours in the studio training, assisting classes, making memories and building relationships with her teammates and instructors. When Bri was 14 she began assisting combo classes. Her senior year she choreographed group dances, duets, and solos that she took to competition. During her undergrad she was a head coach for the Twisters All-Star Cheerleading Team, choreographing routines for three different levels, and becoming a USASF certified coach. Bri has choreographed for several school plays, talent shows, and parades. Bri graduated from SUNY Cortland with a dual bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education / Childhood Education in 2019.

Bri has been a member of TBDS for a year now and has made a huge impact in the lives of many students. In addition to her commitment to the studio over the year, Bri was also a first year teacher at Newfield Elementary school, teaching first grade. Next year, in addition to becoming the director of Tre Bella's, she will be teaching second grade. Bri truly cares about each and every one of the students in her classroom, whether that's in the classroom at school or in the dance studio, which can be observed while watching her teach. She feels blessed to have this opportunity to make her dreams a reality and grateful for the trust and support that the Tre Bella's family has given her.

Meet Our Staff

Meet Miss Angelina!

Miss Angelina grew up in New Jersey where she graduated at Clearview Regional High School. She started dancing at age four and danced for fourteen years on the competitive team at DANCE! By Debra DiNote. Angelina learned many styles including ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, musical theater, acro, lyrical, modern and hip hop. She also taught dance to young dancers throughout high school.

Miss Angelina is now a freshman at Ithaca College and is working on a B.A. in Television-Radio production with a minor in dance and marketing. Angelina is a part of Ithaca College’s Pulse Hip Hop team and is currently the treasurer of the team. Angelina loves being apart of the Tre Bella's family and loves helping young dancers develop a love for dance.

Meet Miss Madeleine!

Miss Madeleine grew up in Lansing, New York, and graduated from Lansing High School with an advanced diploma. She began dancing at the age of 3 at Armstrong School of Dance and fell in love. Over the years she got to perform with the Moscow Ballet and danced in several musicals through her time in grade school. She then moved to the Next Jennaration where she competed for 6 years and was part of winning several world championships. Madeleine was trained in many dance styles including jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theatre. She also has experience in gymnastics and cheerleading.

After graduating high school, Madeleine became a student at Ithaca College and is completing a Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in health. She continued to follow her love for dance by joining the largest dance club at Ithaca College, IC Unbound, who she performed with for several years up until the pandemic. During the pandemic, she became a Zumba certified teacher and led a music and movement program for nursing home residents.

Madeleine also has a passion for working with kids and has done so for over 6 years in various settings. She is so excited to be part of the Tre Bellas team where she can combine her love for dance and her passion for working with kids.

Substitutes!

Meet Miss Claire!

Miss Claire grew up in Houston, Texas where she graduated from The Post Oak High School. Miss Claire started her dance career at 6 years old and danced, taught, volunteered, and competed with Robin's Dance Studio. During her time with RDS she trained in various styles including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, musical theatre, contemporary and has a new found love for hip-hop and heels.

Miss Claire is currently a senior at Ithaca College where she will earn her degree in politics with a minor in anthropology. She is currently the president of IC Unbound, Ithaca College's largest and longest running dance company. Miss Claire looks forward to dancing with Tre Bella's!

Meet Miss Kara!

Miss Kara Skrubis grew up in Granby, CT, where she started dancing at the age of 3. While in Connecticut, Kara studied ballet, modern, and jazz at the Hartt School for four years under Samantha Dunster. Kara then went on to study ballet at Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory under Victoria Mazzarelli, Eleanor D'antuono, Joan Kunsch, and Tim Melady. She now studies in the company at Ithaca Ballet under artistic director Cindy Reid. Kara has also spent her summers at From Studio to Stage at the Hartt School with notable teachers Alicia Alonso, Xiomara Reyes, Rinat Imaev and Angel Corella; Bossov Ballet Theatre in Maine under Natalya Getman, and Neglia Ballet in Buffalo under Sergio Neglia. Kara has been dancing on pointe for almost 9 years now.

Kara is currently a senior at Ithaca High school, and expects to continue her dancing in college next year. When she is not dancing, Kara works with Cornell Catering, and enjoys photography on the side. Miss Kara loves spreading her love of ballet to young dancers!