Head Coach: Tennille Hahn

Tennille Hahn has been a dancer all her life and took charge of the Pingree Dance Program in 2014. Tennille Hahn began dancing when she was three years old. She fell in love with dance and began studying multiple genres including tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, and musical theatre. Her creative abilities and passion in both the Performing and Visual Arts began to grow rapidly by the time she was in high school and continued into college. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem State University in 2007, majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in Dance. Tennille was presented with Presidential Arts Scholarships in dance and had won the Creativity Award for her choreography seen in multiple dance productions at SSU. Tennille served as President, Treasurer, and Public Relations Representative in her years with the Repertory Dance Theatre. Within the Visual Arts Department Tennille received the Merit Award, Excellence in Painting Award, and Excellence in Graphic Design Award. Since graduating from SSU Tennille has expanded her growth as a dance teaching professional and has taught at over twenty Dance Studios in the North Shore area. Tennille also travels to numerous dance conferences and conventions across the US. She is a former Boston Cannons Dance Team member, Zumba Instructor, and member of the Dance Teachers Club of Boston. Currently Tennille is a Professor and Dance Team Coach at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. Tennille continues to study and show her love for dance and hopes to share that with all her students

Assistant Coach: Ally Babula 

Ally began dancing in childhood and competed across Massachusetts and New England in her adolescent years with Center Stage Dance Studio in Melrose. In addition to competing in various styles including jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, pointe, modern, and contemporary, Ally danced annually in Melrose Youth Ballet's production of the Nutcracker and various summer galas. Ally is also a certified dance instructor through the Dance Teachers Club of Boston. While Ally did not go on to teach studio dance, she is extremely appreciative of the opportunity to share her passion for the art with the Pingree community. This is Ally’s second year as assistant coach and she looks forward to working with students and watching them grow in both skill and confidence in the years to come.