our team of dancers...
Changing the world, one step at a time
Miss Jeneane
Head Dance Educator
Jeneane Blence founded The Turning Pointe Dance Centre in 1992. Since opening the studio, thousands of students have laughed, learned, danced and grown in her space. She has two true sons, Cole and Connor, who are in college, but considers all of her students, her kids. Miss Jeneane started dancing at the age of 9 and with the exception of a serious car accident at the age of 19 where she was told she would never dance again, dance has been the one constant in her life. Opening TPDC was then a turning point and hopes that it will have that positive of an impact on every dancer that comes to learn. Reaching each student through dance and positive energy, teaches valuable life skills. Her responsibility as a dance educator is real and so is the power of positive!
Miss Mariel
Dance Educator &
Office Assistant
Mariel Meyer has been with The Turning Pointe for over 20 years. By day, she works in a healthcare business office; by night, she fuels her passion for dance and teaching. In between, she and her husband, Ryan, raise two rambunctious kids, Cayden and Ella. She approaches dance from a structured and methodical perspective, along with a major dose of fun and silliness. She believes in teaching the whole dancer with lessons that last a lifetime, both in and out of the dance studio.
Miss Megan
Dance Educator
Miss Megan Ferrese comes from a dancing family! Her grandmother, mother and sister were all dancers too! Growing up Megan danced at the Berkshire Dance Theatre in Adams, MA. She started at just three years old and has not stopped since! In college she became a nanny for 2 little girls in Devon, PA and one of her “jobs” was to bring them to dance class at The Turning Pointe. So, she decided to sign up for ballet class with Miss Jeneane. Soon after, Miss Jeneane asked if she wanted to teach, and that was 24 years ago!! By day Miss Megan is a Budget Analyst at Chester County Intermediate Unit. She lives in Downingtown with her husband, Mr. Brian and two sons, Brady and Carter, who are in college. They have all been on The Turning Pointe recital stage, too.
Miss MEAGAN
Dance Educator
Meagan Gerber is a 2021 graduate from the University of Tampa and earned a dual degree in Applied Dance and Human Performance Exercise Physiology. Originally from Virginia Beach, VA, Meagan has been dancing for 23 years, training in almost all styles, and competed for 6 years with her studio, First Landing Dance Center. Miss Megan has taught and choreographed recreationally and competitively at multiple studios across the west coast of Florida. Her competitive pieces have won many overall and special awards, including an invitation to the World Dance Championship in 2021. Meagan is continuing her education at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA in order to establish a career in the dance medicine field as a PTA. She hopes to help injured dancers on their journey back to their passion. She is so excited to share her passion with her new TPDC family!
Miss Laura
Dance Educator
Laura Coakley has a deep passion for dancing and has been dancing with Miss Jeneane and The Turning Pointe since the age of five! She is a certified elementary and special education teacher. She states that the love of teaching started with her teaching dance. She has been teaching at the dance studio since the age of 13 and even though she is not a constant presence at TPDC, she continues to show up when we need her most! Miss Laura is the proud mama of her young boys; Conor, Liam and Kiernan.
Miss Isabel
Dance Educator
Isabel Torres is a 4th year student at West Chester University studying Elementary Education. Isabel began dancing at The Turning Pointe at the young age of 3 and continued her journey as a dancer at TPDC until she graduated from Conestoga High School in 2021. Isabel has been a member of the University Dance Company at WCU since the beginning of her undergraduate career, particularly specializing in tap. Since leaving TPDC as a student, Miss Isabel has returned as a teacher to help out at TPDC wherever and whenever needed. Miss Isabel will also be a Kindergarten Student Teacher at General Wayne Elementary this year, so some of our TPDC friends might see her there as well!