Emily Hanley Biography

Emily Hanley has studied dance at Happy Feet Dance School for the past thirteen years. Her training includes tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, break dancing, improvisation and West African dance. In addition to her continuous daily study, Emily has taken master classes from Mark Mendonca, Jason Samuels Smith, and Chloe Arnold at Happy Feet.

In addition to her study of dance, Emily has been involved in theater for the past nine years. She has extensive experience in acting, directing, stage management, costume design, voice, and stage combat.

 Emily instructs two elementary school age classes in tap and jazz dance at Happy Feet. She is a senior at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley and recently auditioned and was accepted into the dance department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Emily will be attending UCLA in the fall.