Instructors & Staff

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Mrs. Liz has been living in Brevard County, FL since 1952. She began her dance training at Jim Trevelen's School of Dance and Ebsen School of Dance and Royal Studios in Orlando. Her summers were spent studying in New York City at Ballet Russe and June Taylor School of Dance. She received her Dance Masters of America Teaching certification in 1958, which is the same year the Dussich Dance Studio began its inception. Along with the study, she began the Brevard Dance Company and initiated the Lecture Demonstration Dance Program in Brevard County Schools and has trained and coached many professionals dancers and teachers through the studio as well as through Florida Dance Masters. Currently, Mrs. Liz is the membership chairperson for Florida Dance Masters and is the author of the FDM Ballet Syllabus and Dictionary. Mrs. Liz still teaches many of the adult classes here at the studio. 

Mrs. Anna Bevilacqua Spangler was born and raised in Brevard County and started dance at the age of 2 and began teaching at the age of 16. She has had the opportunity to study with Ray & Rhee Gold, Jo  Rowan, Gus Giordano,  and Bob Kimball & Luigi. She is a graduate of Merritt Island High School and Brevard Community College, (Now Eastern Florida State College).  She attended Oklahoma City University for two years with studies in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Voice, Piano and Musical Theater.  While in Oklahoma, she was a member of the AMERICAN SPIRIT Dance Company and performed on stage with Tony Award Winner, Pearl Bailey.  After Returning to Florida, Anna danced as a Mexican Dancer for Walt Disney World at Epcot for one year and performed with local theaters in several plays.  She also has helped with school choirs in setting and conducting musical productions for school and local performances.  Anna officially returned to Dussich Dance Studio in 1999, teaching Preschool, Combo, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theater.  In 2016, she stepped down from her teaching role to become Office/Business Manager at Dussich.

Mr. Al was born in Maine but grew up in New York. He attended college in Maine, where he majored in Science and was introduced to dance. While in college, he studied modern dance with a former member of Martha Graham's Dance Company and performed with the college dance company. After college, he moved to Florida and began studying ballet and jazz and performed with a group that later became Ft. Lauderdale Civic Ballet. In 1960, he moved to Melbourne but retired from performing dance in 1962. Five years later, he was contacted by Dussich Dance Studio to assist with teaching the Swan Lake Pas De Deux for their annual recital. After this, Mr. Al began teaching at Dussich and in 1972, he became co-owner. He joined the Dance Masters of America and continued his studies of dance with Ron Daniels, David Howard, Patsy Swazy, Gus Giordarno and many others. He performed for many years with the Brevard Dance Company but retired for the second and final time in 1986, becoming the Business Manager for the studio. Today, Mr. Al still assist with Business Management responsibilities at the studio and is also the annual dance recital emcee.

David began dancing at the age of 15 at the World of Dance studio in Fayetteville, NC. He attended numerous summer dance intensives as well as competed nationally, winning two national titles in Contemporary/Lyrical. He continued his study of dance while attending the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where he minored in Dance and was also a Varsity Cheerleader. After college, David accepted a position as the Assistant Cheer and Dance Coach for Methodist College, while also choreographing for pro-amateur football and hockey dance teams. David appeared on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance and qualified passed his Atlanta audition.  In 2009, David relocated to Florida and has been teaching in the area ever since. He has also assisted the Merritt Island High School Dance team as a coach and choreographer. David has been teaching at Dussich Dance Studio for the past 5 years, as well as traveling nationally and internationally to teach master classes and judge dance competitions for companies such as DX Events, Varsity Brands, CCC, Jamfest Japan, FutureCheer UK and the prestigious USASF Dance Worlds.

Ms. Ashley began dancing at Dussich Dance Studio at the age of 5. From 1991-2003, her love for dance grew in the study of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and pas de deux. At the age of 12, the excitement of being on a dance team took hold and during all of middle school and then moving on to Varsity dance team in high school, where she won many county, state and national titles in Jazz and Pom. After high school, she began studying acting and broadcasting. She received an AA in broadcast and a BS in Broadcasting while acting and hosting many TV shows, including Sports Zone for Orange TV and CW’s Movie Show. During college, she joined the adult hip-hop/jazz open team at Dance Mania, where they swept every competition.  After college, she returned home and took over the Merritt Island High School Dance Team as head coach from 2009-2012. During her time with the team, she opened her own dance studio, Modern Motions and taught all levels of creative ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. After becoming a mother to 2 baby boys, she decided to put her focus on them. Now she is happily married with 5 children and can’t wait to use all my skills to help students at Dussich Dance Studio continue to grow and develop their passion for dance!

  Ms. Debbie began her dance training at the age of 5 in Ridgewood, NJ studying ballet under the instruction of Irine Fokine, niece of the famous choreographer Michael Fokine. She later went on to study under Doris Jacoby, A.R.A.D. In 1985, Debbie moved to Palm Bay, FL and shortly after performed in East Coast Dance Theater’s Nutcracker Production. Some more of her other performing experiences include Swan Lake, Carmen, and Paquita. She has also studied jazz, lyrical, tap, modern and theater. Debbie has been a member of Florida Dance Masters (FDM) since 1999 (Certified by test to teach). She attended FDM conventions and workshops regularly after becoming certified, and has choreographed for FDM shows and competitions. Her competition choreography has won title awards for Mr. Rising Star, Mr. Dance and Miss Dance. She has also taught ballet at FDM conventions in Orlando and South Florida. Debbie previously taught at Dussich Dance Studio from 1999-2017 before taking a break to pursue her real estate license and start building her business as a Realtor. She is happy to be back teaching at the studio and to once again be part of the Dussich Dance Studio family. Debbie’s style is very classical with a strong emphasis on technique. Having 4 children who have all danced, she thanks her family for their continued involvement and support in dance, as well as her husband Jim, who has supported her dancing and teaching for many years.