Meet Our Instructors

Cara Richter

A Pennsylvania native, Cara began her dance training at Pennsylvania Regional Ballet at the age of 3. In 2004, she received a scholarship to complete the summer intensive program through her ballet company. She competed with her high school dance team to win states her senior year. She continued her love for dance in college, dancing with InMotion Dance Team at Temple University. After college, Cara began instructing dance before moving to Florence in 2017. Once in Florence, she began teaching all genres of dance for CROW. Cara and her husband Joshua have two young boys. She is absolutely ecstatic she gets to share her love for dance with her students and thanks you for choosing her studio!

Elyse Stewart

Elyse was born in Billings, Montana and moved to Florence in 2010, where her family has well established roots. In 2014, Elyse has soaked up every bit of training available to her, always giving her all. Elyse has training in many areas from silks, Lyra (aerial hoops), tap, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and her favorite ballet/pointe, and she recently went to New York to train with the Joffrey Ballet School through the summer of 2024. She has worked with a multitude of instructors over the last 10 years in Oregon, California, New York and many other places. She is so very passionate about dance and can’t wait to share that with her students.