Hi There!
The Sage & Tansy Children’s Dance Program was founded in 2020, at a time when many people were seeking more connection, normalcy, and creative outlets. Since the beginning, our goal has been to provide a structured and professional program, while also keeping things simple, lighthearted, inclusive, and fun. We emphasize proper dance technique in a way that allows for each dancer's personality to shine through. We want our students to feel excited to come to class, and to walk away with more confidence, knowledge, friendships, and positive memories. Everyone is welcome here.
Meet our instructors below!
Molly Upchurch
Molly is the director and lead instructor of the Sage & Tansy Children’s Dance Program and has been dancing her way through life for as long as she can remember. She began her dance journey as a preschooler at Tricks Gym in Folsom and later performed with Sue Brumet as part of the Kids on Stage Performing Arts Group in Amador County. Her training continued in Ballet and Jazz at The Studio Performing Technique Dance School in Sutter Creek under the direction of Cara Agustin. Along the way, Molly also spent many years in sideline and competitive cheerleading and eventually shared that passion by coaching youth cheerleading. She also holds certifications in Zumba Toning, Zumba Kids, Buti Yoga, and Mat Pilates. Her greatest joy comes from helping students of all ages build confidence, spark creativity, and develop a lifelong love of dance and movement. When she’s not in the studio, Molly can be found behind the camera running Molly Jane Photography (@picswithmolly), spending time with her furbabies, dreaming up her next Disney adventure, or searching for her next favorite meal.
Jenny Upchurch
Jenny is the owner of Sage & Tansy Wellness Studio and our First Steps to Dance and Creative Movement teacher. Jenny was a shy, quiet and insecure child who found confidence, creativity and community with dance and movement arts later in life. She was a cheerleader in high school and college, and enjoyed coaching sideline and competitive cheerleading for many years. She discovered belly dance as an adult and trained in American Tribal Style and Fusion with Carolena Nericcio and Tracy Carlton, and performed for years with Kundalini Belly Dance Tribe. Jenny believes that performing arts can greatly enrich our human experience, and she loves doing everything she can to support the dance program at Sage & Tansy. Jenny also teaches yoga, mobility, hula hoop, Zumba, and wellness classes at the studio. Outside of the studio, she works as a pediatric speech pathologist and dyslexia tutor.
Kasey Guevara
Kasey is our Acro 2 teacher. Kasey started her gymnastics journey at just four years old. She was a competitive gymnast throughout her childhood and taught a variety of gymnastics classes during her first two years of college. Kasey completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher certification in 2023 and currently leads a Yoga Sculpt class at Sage & Tansy. She believes that yoga has something to offer everyone - whether it’s purely for physical exercise or as a space to clear your mind and reconnect with yourself. She feels so grateful that she can share something that has given her so much, and encourage others to pursue their own unique journeys within it.
About Sage & Tansy
The S&T Dance Program operates out of Sage & Tansy Wellness Studio—a small town holistic health center offering a wide variety of classes and services to support physical and mental well-being. At Sage & Tansy, you will find yoga and fitness classes 7 days a week, as well as massage therapy, infrared sauna, natural health workshops, community events, sound healing, light therapy, and more, in a casual, friendly, and inclusive setting.
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