Meet The Team
SARAH ZYLSTRA
OWNER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Meet Sarah! Sarah is the owner of Jump Start Dance & Jump Start Kids Golf. She has been teaching kiddos for 20 plus years. She specializes in the pre-school and toddler age group. In 2006, Sarah founded Jump Start Dance. With a strong background in Pre School Education & creative movement, she loves
Sarah currently splits her time between Richmond, VA and Naples, FL. She is excited to share her passion for dance with her students in both states.
EMMA PALYA
Lyrical, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Competition Team Coach
Emma began dancing at the age of nine at Jump Start Dance Studio and has continued to pursue her love of dance into her college years. She graduated from George Mason University in May 2018, receiving a Bachelors Degree in Tourism, Events, and Hospitality Management with a Minor in Dance. As a teacher at JSDS, Emma has been an assistant, working closely with the competition team and stepping in to teach classes whenever she is needed. Emma is now a full time teacher at JSDS, while working in the hospitality industry. She loves to share her love of dance with all her students at Jump Start Dance Studio!
SIGRID LAMPE
Ballet, Pointe & Preschool Instructor
Sigrid is originally from Atlanta Georgia and started dancing when she was three years old. She attended Kirov Ballet Academy in Washington D.C and South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities. Further dance training occurred at Atlanta Ballet, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. After graduating from high school, she went on to dance with the Richmond Ballet performing Serenade, Piquita, Nutcracker, Magnificat, Swan Lake, Character Dances and many more. She is now thrilled to be teaching at Jump Start Dance!