Tina Lindle

Tina Lindle is from Eldridge, Iowa and has studied dance for more than 20 years with 30 years of teaching experience in directing and owning the nationally ranked Tina’s Dance Studio, Inc. She is a certified dance teacher and member of Dance Masters of America as a graduate of the program at Kent State University in Ohio. She danced with the Cassandra Manning Ballet Theater with numerous roles in The Nutcracker, Paquita and Stars And Stripes. She has trained and studied with some of the top teachers and choreographers across the country. As a young dancer and twirler Tina won numerous awards and titles and couldn’t hold back her desire to teach others, and today her students are winning top honors and scholarships in the dance industry. Tina has been recognized as a top choreographer numerous times, as well as Top Studio and recipient of the Studio Of Excellence Award by the Association of Dance Conventions & Competitions. Over the years she has done choreography for school musicals, Countryside Community Theater’s Little Shop of Horrors, Miss Valley Fair Pageants, Miss Scott County Pageants, Paul Mitchell, Showcase Cinemas & more. She is a visiting artist guest teacher at 5 elementary schools and has choreographed for studios across the Midwest. Recently she has been on the judging panel for many different competitions, pageants and events. Miss Tina’s dance companies have been selected to perform in Disney World, Carnival Cruise Line, New York City & Los Angeles as well as being sought out for roles and positions in the professional industry of dance and television programming. She is the founder of the Annual Holiday Spectacular for the Iowa Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as the Quad City Dance Network. She is proud to be a Hope Studio for
Dancers Against Cancer. Additionally she has developed the SHARING THE ART Scholarship Foundation through her studio that recognizes young students with high academics and gives them the opportunity to train in the art of dance. Most recently Tina was recognized by being inducted into the North Scott Community School District Hall ofExcellence. She is sought after as a guest speaker and recently nominated as an Iowa Unsung Hero for developing programs such as the Austars! for children with Autism to dance, too. She continues to oversee and guide her faculty of more than a dozen professional instructors to help their students learn to put their heart into everything they do!