Faculty
Mikaela Sramek-Wills
Owner/Director
Mikaela has been dancing for the past 28 years and has studied all different styles of dance such as, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Clogging, Pointe, Contemporary/Lyrical, Pom, Hip Hop, and Acrobatics. Throughout her dance experience she has performed at the Mall of America, Disney World and has performed on national television in the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade several times.
She grew up in Valley, Nebraska and graduated with a degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. While earning her degree at UNO she was on the nationally ranked UNO Maverick Dance Team & the Semi Professional Omaha Beef Dance Team. She also coached Millard South High School dance team for two years, choreographed for the Omaha Beef, UNO Dance Team, Elkhorn Valley Community Theater & CCC Columbus Theater program. Mikaela has won many awards for her choreography, even a Grand National Championship. She also judges for dance competitions around the country.
Just recently, Mikaela received her certification with Dance Teacher University and UNLV. She loves to continue her education and bring new material to the studio each year.
Mikaela is married to Alan Wills and has a stepson, Matthew. She is very excited that iDance is in it's eighth year of business and is looking forward to many more years to come.
Nate Sramek
Associate Director
Nate has been dancing for the past 25 years. He has been trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Clogging, Hip Hop, Ballroom, Lyrical and Acrobatics. He danced in the Nutcracker through the Omaha Theatre Ballet and Bellevue Ballet Company multiple times. In high school was very active as a competitive dancer, participated in high school theatre and the Elkhorn Valley Community Theatre. Nate was also was recognized as NCA All Star Cheerleader. He has had the privilege to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, at the Mall of America and Disney World.
He has taught for several different dance studios located in Omaha and Kansas City throughout his career. Nate is an award winning choreographer for his clogging choreography. He has worked for dance competitions in the past and is currently judging for dance competitions on the weekends. Nate just recently received his certification in Acrobatic Arts. He is excited to share his knowledge with students at iDance.
Nate has always had a passion for dance ever since he was young. His purpose in life is to ignite passion of dance in others. He is looking forward to this new opportunity and is very excited to be working with his sister once again! Dream and Dance on ...
Katherine Eppink
Ballet Instructor
Katherine started dancing in Des Moines, IA at a young age where she performed with Iowa Dance Theater. She spent summers training with Pacific Northwest Ballet, American Ballet Theater, The Joffrey Ballet (on full scholarship), Ballet West, BalletMet, Nashville Ballet, and Korean Ballet Theater. After high school, she moved to Salt Lake City to receive her Bachelors of Fine Arts in ballet from the University of Utah. While in Utah she was a scholarship member of Utah Ballet, the school’s resident company.
Katherine moved to Omaha to start dancing professionally for American Midwest Ballet (formally Ballet Nebraska) in 2014 and was quickly promoted to full company member. With American Midwest Ballet she has performed featured roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, Momentum, Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
In addition to dancing, Katherine has 9 years teaching experience in styles ranging from ballet and pointe to contemporary and jazz. Her choreography has been performed all over the country by both student and professional dancers.
Morgan Jackson
Pre-K Associate Director
Morgan has been dancing for the past 22 years and has studied many dance styles including tap, ballet, jazz, pom, and lyrical. She attended Scotus Central Catholic High School where she danced for the SCC Dance & Flag Team for four years. After graduating, Morgan attended Central Community College where she danced for the Raider Dance Team for two years.
Morgan coached the SCC Dance & Flag Team for five years and has also been a judge and choreographer for several local dance and cheer teams including Lakeview High School Dance Team, and Boone Central High School Dance and Cheer Teams.
Morgan has worked to continue her dance education by attending the Dance Teacher Summit and the Dance Teacher Web Conference. She loves meeting other dance teachers and learning new techniques to bring to the classroom.
Morgan loves sharing her passion for dance and is proud to be a part of the iDance family!
Holden Wemhoff
Instructor
Holden was born & raised in Norfolk, Nebraska where he started dance at the age of eight. His passion for dance led him to Los Angeles, California after he graduated high school. He quickly signed with an agency and booked his first professional job soon after. Holden has travelled to Reno, Nevada to perform in the musical "The Producers", worked closely with Disney, and made a few appearances on the YouTube channel "Awesomeness TV". Holden has also choreographed for multiple performances throughout his high school career.
Rebecca Johnson
Instructor
Rebecca Johnson has been dancing since the age of 7 and has never stopped. She started dancing at iDance in 2011 and has studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Lyrical. She has been training to become a dance instructor for the past 4 years and is very excited to be a part of the staff at iDance.
Rebecca graduated from Lakeview High School and plans on attending CCC this Fall. She will be teaching the Tiny Tots Ballet and Combo Classes on Thursdays.
Logan Korus
Instructor
Logan Korus has been dancing since the age of 13 and has enjoyed every minute of it. She started dancing at in 2010 when iDance opened it's doors. She has studied Jazz, Hip Hop, Pom and Lyrical. She has been training to become a dance instructor for the past couple of years and is very excited to be a part of the staff at iDance.
Logan graduated from Lakeview High School and was on the iDance Competition team for 4 years. She will be teaching a hip hop class on Tuesday nights.
Vicky Sramek
Office Manager & Business Administrator
We are happy to have Vicky at iDance! With both of her children Mikaela & Nate, in dance throughout their life, she has gained a lot of experience from the dance world. Vicky has worked in the corporate world in Account Receivable and has managed several different businesses. She is happy to be with work with her children and is excited for this new adventure.