Arts Academy of Hollywood

Erzsi Salamon, Director of Dance Dept. - Dancercize

Erzsi, a native Hungarian, started dancing ballet at age 8. She trained under Hungarian tutor Zsuzsa Vegvari in the Russian Ballet Technique, Vaganova. She is a graduate of the Professional School of Dance, Music & Art, specializing in ballet, music, art history, theatrical dance, Hungarian folk dance and teaching techniques. Erzsi spent 13-years performing as a dancer, vocalist, actress and choreographer at the Katona Jozsef Theatre. It was during this time that she was recognized six consecutive times as the recipient of the “Best Dancer” award. While dancing under Andrea Ladanyi with LA Modern Dance Company, Erzsi had extensive training in jazz, Martha Graham, José Limón, and other modern dance techniques. Oustide the dance world, Erzsi can also be seen on the big screen in Hungarian and American movies. In the theatres, Erzsi has performed a Bob Fosse Review with Jane Owen for the past eight years throughout South Florida. Here at the Arts Academy, Erzsi teaches ballet, jazz, ballroom and Latin dance. She also specializes in choreography of wedding dances. She is also the proud director and producer of two in-house performing companies - Enerzsi & Enerzsi Jr. dance repertory companies for adults and teens.

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Linda Strutz - Stretch & Sculpt

Linda, the daughter of a ballet instructor, started dancing at age 7. For 17 years, she taught Early Childhood Education in the Broward Schools, teaching pre-first grade up to grade 5 at Hollywood Central Elementary, Larkdale Elementary and Sheridan Hills Elementary. In 1993, she combining her years of dance training with her Masters in Early Childhood Education to open her own dance academy. She purchased the Broward Ballet Academy and made it into Academy of Dance, in downtown Hollywood. There she taught ballet and special programs to all ages, and put on annual performance productions to rave reviews. In 2004, she expanded that Academy into a full performing arts curriculum for all ages, the Arts Academy of Hollywood. For over 11 years Linda has been an entrepreneur, ballet teacher, educator, administrator, and business owner.

Anita Macbeth - Yoga

Anita Macbeth has been a dancer and dance educator for over 17 years. She is a native of New York, where she studied ballet, modern, jazz and African dance. Ms. Macbeth danced with Chuck Davis’ African American Dance Ensemble and the Forces of Nature Dance Company. As a dance instructor, she has taught and choreographed for several New York agencies and organizations including the Bronx Council on the Arts, New York Artists in the Schools Program, New York City Housing Authority and Community School Board No. 4 East Harlem Repertory Company. Ms. Macbeth currently teaches in the Broward County, Florida school system at Bethune Elementary School of Visual and Performing Arts. Anita’s Afro-Caribbean class will combine elements of Catherine Dunham, Primus and African influences that are strongly rooted in the techniques today. Her style and cultural based elements are well renown in the Florida Area. Anita has a simple mastery of conveying technique to beginners and advanced alike.

Sheri Wilcox

Sheri graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre.  Following graduation, she continued to study acting at HB Studios and Stella Adler Conservatory, dance at Steps 74th and Broadway Dance Center, and had the opportunity to do theater, television, commercial, voice-over, and industrial work.  She is a member of AFTRA, and has performed in several off-off Broadway shows, musical revues, summer stock productions, a Far East tour, children’s theater, and with “Chezzam Entertainment” and “Plays for Living” Theater Company.  In addition to Sheri’s career in the Performing Arts, she has also worked as an ACE and AFAA certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer for over fifteen years. She has enjoyed teaching fitness and dance classes to students ranging in age from toddlers through seniors in several locations throughout New York, including New York Sports Club, New York Health & Racquet Club, and the 92nd Street Y.  Sheri holds a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Fordham University, and before re-locating to South Florida, she was an associate first grade teacher at St. Luke’s School in Manhattan.  Sheri has also co-written and choreographed “Aesop Rocks,” a children’s musical which currently tours throughout elementary schools in New York.  Presently, she takes great pleasure in teaching Kindermusik and adult fitness classes at the Arts Academy of Hollywood, pursuing professional acting work, and being a mom to her eight year old daughter, Rebecca, and three year old twins, Christopher and Emily!