About the Owner
Mady Thelen grew up in Wood River, Nebraska, and began dance at the age of 4 at The Dance Company in Grand Island. She danced there for 14 years and then went on to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she received a B.A. in Dance. Here she studied modern and ballet techniques, anatomy/kinesiology, pedagogy, and many more areas. Her choreography was featured in multiple different dance shows across campus and she performed across the Midwest at 3 different ACDA conferences. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City where she danced professionally for 4 years. Mady was a member of a Modern Dance Company called City in Motion. Here she performed and stage-managed in multiple other gigs around the city, including Cerca Trova’s dance company, Open Stage at the J, and was a singer/dancer for an amusement park. Aside from performing she taught multiple different dance and fitness classes throughout the week. Mady teaches ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and acro/tumbling classes to all ages. With this, she has choreographed award-winning dances and taught across the city at different studios and school programs. She also has a passion for helping people with their fitness, she teaches HIIT, Barre, and Strength/Stretch classes. Seniors have a special place in her heart as well. She taught a dance movement class to people with Parkinson’s Disease that focused on fine motor skills, balance, flexibility, and full-body movements. Mady is also a certified Rock Steady Boxing Instructor that focuses on fighting back against the disease. She is certified in Enhanced fitness which is a Senior Fitness program to keep us moving into the later stages of life. Mady is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and would love to help people of all ages in their fitness journey to a healthier life. She has owned MomenTum Dance Academy since 2021 and is excited for the studio’s future!
Certifications:
ACE Personal Trainer
BA in Dance from UNL
Barre Intensity Certification
Rock Steady Boxing coach
Enhanced Fitness
Acrobatic Arts
Meet the Team
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Chloe Hohman
Chloe grew up in Omaha, NE where she started dancing at 3 years old and has participated in recreational dance classes, competition dance, and high school dance team. Chloe has experience in jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical, acro, hip hop, pom, and clogging. Chloe’s favorite dance memory is when she danced with her studio in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 2012. Chloe moved to Holdrege in 2023 and began teaching classes at MomenTum Dance Academy.
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Lizzie Johnson
Lizzie has had a love for dance since she was three! She began dancing at Lynette’s Dance Studio in Columbus, taking ballet, tap, modern, jazz, hip hop, point and dancing in the audition group, Lynette’s Passe. She also danced pom, jazz and kick-line while on her high school dance team. In college Lizzie choreographed, attended Ballet 1 at UNL and became an avid Zumba goer. After college Lizzie became certified in Zumba and taught ballet, tap, jazz and tumbling for Let’s Dance in Minden/Kearney. Now she helps at Momentum wherever needed including choreographing, helping back stage, teaching Creative Movement, PreK Ballet Tap and coaching competition. Lizzie lives on a farm with her husband and their two small children.
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Lauryn Ivey
Hii!! I’m Lauryn Ivey! I’m from Holdrege Nebraska and recently moved back!! I started dancing when I was 4 years old and I love all types of dance!! I participated in recreational dance classes and high school dance team. Doing jazz, ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop, pom, kick, and clogging. I also loved working at the studio during junior high and high school!! One of my favorite things about dance was the amazing recitals we would have every year!! I spend my days now doing hair in downtown Holdrege! I am so excited to be a part of MomenTum and start dance!!
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Shelby Holmes
Hi friends, I’m miss Shelby. This will be my third year teaching at Momentum Dance Academy! I’m a Holdrege native who trained at a local studio for 10 years practicing ballet, point, tap, hip hop and jazz.
In recent years I’ve been part of a local yoga studio and instructed barre fitness classes.
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Katie Luthy
I am a lifelong fitness fanatic and excited to join Momentum Dance academy as a new group fitness instructor!
Growing up I have always embraced a passion for health and wellness. As a Physician Assistant I have had the opportunity to help patients with their health for the past 12 years and I am looking forward to expanding into the exercise and fitness arena.
Come join me on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am for Body Blast, where all fitness levels, beginner to advanced are welcome!
