Cassie Trobaugh

Cassie is the director of Akron Center Stage! She took over as director in 2021. Prior to taking over Akron Center Stage, she grew up dancing at 5678 in McCook Lake, SD where she danced competitively at the local, national, and worlds levels. Cassie was also a member of the Akron-Westifled dance team for four years and was a captain for two years. Cassie Trobaugh is now the head coach of the Akron-Westfield dance team. Outside of dance, Cassie is a middle school and high school math teacher at Akron-Westfield.

Lillee Reinhart

Lillee is from Algona, Iowa. She began dancing at three years old at her local studio. In high school she was on the Bishop Garrigan Dance Team, where she served as a captain, earned 6 state championship titles, and competed in the ISDTA State Solo competition where she placed in the top 6 every year with two 2nd place finishes. At her local studio she competed at the Prestige and Elite senior-level. This is Lillee’s fourth year at Akron Center Stage. Lillee is also the assistant coach of the Akron-Westfield dance team.  

Tenley Hansen

Tenley is a graduate of Akron-Westfield. Prior to graduating, Tenley danced for 15 years, with 8 of those being competitive. Tenley was a member of her high school dance team for four years, where she was a captain for two. Tenley has been assisting/teaching dance for 7 years. Tenley has grown up dancing the styles of jazz, lyrical, pom hip hop, ballet, and pointe. Tenley is currently in school at the University of South Dakota to become a nurse.