About Windsor Dance Academy

Diane Donham (Ms. Diane) began her ballet training with her mother at the Carol Petersen School of Ballet in 1969 and continued throughout her career. She studied under Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Romanoff, Paul Curtis, and Richard Gibson. Ms. Diane took summer training sessions for four consecutive years with the Palo Alto Ballet School and the Marin Ballet School. She was chosen each of those years to perform in their summer programs. She performed for five years with the San Jose Dance Theatre, two of which were as a company member. Ms. Diane taught for the Carol Petersen School of Ballet from 1977 to 1991. She opened the Sunnyvale Dance Academy in 1984 and taught there until 1991. She opened the Windsor Dance Academy in 1989 and has been teaching in Sonoma County ever since. Diane teaches the Ballet classes. Ms. Diane teaches the Fall Session Ballet classes and Summer Camps & Classes.

Holly LeClere (Miss Holly) has been dancing at Windsor Dance Academy for 13 years, beginning with ballet at 3 years old. She graduated to pointe shoes and has been taking pointe classes for the past 4 years. For 9 years, Miss Holly has been taking jazz classes and lyrical classes. She was a member of Maximum Motion dance company for 7 years. In 2021, Miss Holly began to aide for Ms. Diane and became a substitute teacher. She has been able to take her experience and love of dance to share with the youth at her church. Miss Holly teaches the school age Lyrical and Jazz classes for the Fall Season as well as the Summer Camps & Classes.

Carter Remington (Miss Carter) is currently a junior at Sonoma State University, majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Business. She began her dance training in the Bay Area at age 4, and danced consecutively for 14 years. She trained in jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, ballet, and pointe. Miss Carter was part of her studio’s competition team for nine years, where she competed solos, duets, and group dances of many genres at prestigious competitions in the Bay Area. She and her team also competed at large National competitions each year in Southern California, where they were able to win two National Champion titles! She was a member of her high school dance team for all four years she attended, and had the honor of serving as team captain for two years! Miss Carter began as an assistant teacher when she was 12 years old, and eventually began teaching independently when she was 16. This is her fifth year as a dance teacher, and her second year teaching at Windsor Dance Academy! Miss Carter teaches the school-age Lyrical and Jazz classes, as well as the Teen Lyrical and Jazz, Technique and Conditioning, and is one of the instructors of Maximum Motion Dance Company. Her goal as a dance teacher is to help her students improve their dance skills and watch their love for dance grow each week in a supportive and enriching environment