Welcome Miss Rachel!

Welcome Miss Rachel!

We are so excited to be adding new instructors to our staff for 2022. In particular, we are over the moon that CVDA founder Rachel Stevens is coming back to teach at the company that she founded back in 1996. We can’t wait for all of our McMinnville and West...
Meet Savannah!

Meet Savannah!

Please welcome our newest member of the CVDA team, Savannah Hamilton! As a George Fox University student, she is pursuing her degree in Nursing while also on the George Fox Dance Team’s Performance, Lyrical, and Competition teams. Before CVDA, she recently danced...
Welcome Back to CVDA!

Welcome Back to CVDA!

The new year is bringing some new faces to our studios. First and foremost, McMinnville and Newberg students – please welcome back to CVDA, the founder and original owner of CVDA, Miss Rachel!!! We are THRILLED to have Miss Rachel returning to the studio and...
A Goodbye at CVDA

A Goodbye at CVDA

With the New Year comes changes at CVDA. I am sad to announce that Miss Karley decided to leave teaching and CVDA at the end of 2021. We are saddened by Miss Karley’s departure, but supportive of her decision and wish her happiness and success in her new chapter. She...
Instructor Spotlight: Rae Polivka

Instructor Spotlight: Rae Polivka

CVDA is thrilled to welcome Rae Polivka to our faculty. Rae moved to McMinnville in August 2016 from Chicago to join her husband, Caleb, who was hired to be the general manager at The Oak. As fate would have it, Kristen and Francisco were chatting with Caleb one...
Instructor Spotlight: Amanda McConaughey

Instructor Spotlight: Amanda McConaughey

Amanda McConaghey, a Chehalem Valley Dance Academy alum, is our featured instructor this month. It is so special when our former dancers transition into gifted teachers, and share their time and talents, mentoring other dancers at our studio. We are grateful to have...