Instructors

Susan is the owner and managing partner of Poppy and Sage Studio. From dance teams in childhood, dance courses in college, to dance and movement in adulthood, Susan has found the unending benefits of dancing through life! Through Poppy and Sage Studio, Susan aims to bring these benefits - building community and friendships, developing strength, grace and flexibility, reducing stress, and overall wellness - to all of our customers! 

Beyond dance, Susan gets joy from helping others achieve their optimal health. As a registered dietitian and doctor of nutritional biology, she provides counseling services through KnowMe Nutrition. Reach out to Susan if you are interested in optimizing your health through movement or nutrition! 

Edward Lee is a first-generation Korean-American artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Certificate in Hip-hop Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He began dancing in his sophomore year of high school and quickly found a deep passion for street dance, and its powerful means of expression, community building, and cultural preservation. Trained by amazing mentors like Larry Southall and Rennie Harris, Edward’s artistry and teaching is focused in the rich traditions of Hip-Hop, and he is committed to honoring the pioneers who laid the foundation. Through movement, he strives to empower future generations to honor the past while carving their own paths forward.

Madeleine (Maddie) Seltzer has been dancing and performing since childhood and brings a lifelong passion for movement to her teaching. She is trained in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, and musical theatre. Maddie enjoys helping young dancers embody creativity and confidence. In addition to her dance background, she holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is a multidisciplinary artist. Originally from Los Angeles, Maddie now lives in Lyons with her husband and daughter.

Growing up as a dance studio owner's daughter, Sydney has been immersed in dance from a young age. She has trained in the classical forms of ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and musical theatre. At seventeen she was casted at Disneyland Resort in California as a dancer. In 2015 her choreography won third place at the International Fringe Festival. After attending Columbia College Chicago as a musical theatre major with a dance minor, Sydney moved to San Diego where she was a full time dance teacher and choreographer for many studios in the county. Some highlights of her choreographer career were artistic directing for GC Dance Company’s Beauty and the Beast, choreographing a number of Nutcrackers for West Coast Dance and a number of musicals at The Spark Creates such as The Adams Family, Matilda, Tuck Everlasting and many more. Today, Sydney is a company dancer with VisKosity Dance Collective.

Sydney’s teaching philosophy is to give every dancer the encouragement and guidance they need to succeed in their goals. Everyone’s dance journey is different and Sydney wants to give her students the space to explore what dance means to them. Whether that’s training for Broadway someday or just landing the perfect pirouette, Sydney will greet each student with joy and understanding.

Wendy began dancing at the age of three in Longmont, CO. Throughout her years of training she has studied jazz, modern, flamenco, ballet, pointe, lyrical and hip hop. For two years Wendy served as captain of her high school dance team while continuing to train at various studios. After spending two years as a dance major at CSU she moved to Denver to pursue a degree in Human Performance and Sport and spent time training in New York City and San Francisco. Since 2005 she has danced with the True II Form hip hop dance company under the direction of Kevin O'Keefe. Wendy's classes emphasize foundational hip hop dance styles including popping, locking and b-boying/b-girling, while incorporating elements from all other dance styles.