Cathy Defregger
Owner/Director

Cathy Defregger has studied dance since the age of 5. Through the years, she has trained in and performed ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, tap, and hip hop in Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and London, England.

Cathy received her BA in dance from Radford University in Radford, Virginia. During her studies, she spent a semester in London, England, where she studied dance and performed in the Malibu World Dance Championship. As the U.S. Representative, she placed in the top ten of over 35 dancers from around the world.

Cathy has taught dance classes to children and adults for various studios in Virginia, Wolfeboro School of Ballet, Tilton School, and 10 years at Edgewater Academy of Dance. She has performed with Chamber Ballet, Newport News Contemporary Dance Theatre, Student Dance Theatre and the Radford University Dance Theatre in Virginia. Cathy choreographed and performed in Street Car Company's “Oklahoma” and “Grease” and choreographed “West Side Story” for Tilton School.

Cathy loves teaching and is committed as owner/director of Edgewater Academy of Dance to providing dance classes that teach good technique and encourage creativity in a fun environment. She is looking forward to this season with great excitement and energy!


Becky Gregoire
Instructor - Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop

Becky Pidgeon began her training at Diane's Dance Academy at the age of 3. Her dance studies include tap, hip hop, jazz, modern, ballet, and pointe. Becky served as an assistant teacher for several years before joining Edgewater's teaching staff in 2003.

Becky has attended several dance intensives with New Hampshire Dance Alliance, the Spring dance intensive at Plymouth State College and many hip hop workshops. Becky was a member of Edgewater Dance Company and has won many awards at regional and national dance competitions. She is looking forward to teaching this year with her usual great energy and enthusiasm.


Trista Patten
Instructor - Ballet, Tap, Jazz,Modern,Hip Hop

Trista Patten began dancing at the age of 5. She studied with Diane's Dance Academy, Edgewater Academy of Dance, Petit Papillon, as well as Dean College School of Dance. Her Studies include many forms of dance, such as ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip hop, and modern.

Trista has performed with the New England Ballet and was a member of the Edgewater Dance Company for 5 years. She has attended dance workshops with Monsters of Hip Hop, Hip Hop Invasion, and Universal Dance Association and was accepted into the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive Dance Program. Trista has taught at Edgewater since 2005 and is looking forward to another great season of sharing her love of dance with her students through teaching dance.

Carrie Waldron
Instructor

Carrie Waldron received her early dance training from Diane’s Dance Academy and Edgewater Academy of Dance. She continued to train pre-professionally with Petit Papillon and the Central New Hampshire Youth Ballet in Concord, NH. As a student, Carrie attended intensive training programs with the Vaganova Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, and the 2002 and 2006 International Ballet Competitions in Jackson, MS.

Throughout her college career, Carrie has trained at the Boston Ballet School, Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre, Boston Dance Company, The Portland Ballet, and under Lois Hanks, a former Boston Ballet dancer, at Plymouth State University. She has performed over the years with numerous youth and semi-professional companies. Carrie has taught ballet and modern dance at several schools across NH.

Sarah Sedgley
Instructor

Sarah Aldrich, from Gilford, New Hampshire, has been dancing for over 20 years. Her training includes ballet, modern, jazz and tap dance. She has studied with great dance masters such as Luis Montero, Maurice Hines, and Laura Alonso. She recently completed her BA in Dance at the Dean College School of Dance and is pursuing careers in both dance education and performance.

While at Dean, she was a featured member of the Dean College Dance Company and often taught the advanced level ballet classes. Sarah danced many years with Edgewater and has spent two years dancing on a cruise ship in Hawaii.