Born in Portland, OR, Wyatt McConville-McCoy began his ballet training at Oregon Ballet Theatre. In 2017 he joined Boston Ballet II, under the tutelage of Peter Stark, where he performed Harlequinade in Boston Ballet’s At Home Series and alongside the main company in Jerome Robbin’s West Side Story. Two years later he joined Atlanta Ballet II where he had the privilege of performing in ballets such as La Bayadere and in featured roles of The Nutcracker while on tour to the Kennedy Center. Wyatt joined Sacramento Ballet in 2021 where he has graced the stage in roles such Gnome in The Nutcracker, the Men’s Trio in Val Caniparoli’s Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino, and the featured pas de deux in Isaac Bates-Vineza’s Rumor as well as in Jennifer Archibald’s Soar.

Kate studies ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, pointe, lycircal, musical theatre, and contemporary to bring a variety of dance skills to her students. As a teacher, Kate brings professional dance experience with fifteen years of training into her classroom. Performing is her passion and her ten years of experience as a competitive dancer has taught her the value of commitment, team cooperation, dedication, and professionalism. She is loved by her students and provides a fun and educational experience in each class. Kate's achivements include 2019 Top Ten in SADA, 2017, 2018 National Championship WInner, Winner of dance Regionals 15+ times, 2016-2017 performed with professional Sacramento Ballet Company.

Melissa’s dance journey began at 4 years old with ballet, training primarily in the Cecchetti method. She began tap at age 7, and continued to train in both ballet and tap through age 14. During her high school and college years, she branched out into other forms of dance, training in East coast swing, Lindy hop, and ballroom dance. After graduating with her BS in Biomedical Science from CSUS, she returned to ballet and tap under the guise of musical theater. During this time she also trained in mat and reformer Pilates, learning techniques she now incorporates into her current dance class curriculum. She is now close to completing her MSc in Infectious Diseases from UoL, and firmly believes in the importance of incorporating both science and art in life. She adores teaching and adores her students, and is happy to be a part of the dance staff at McLaughlin. :) 

Born and raised in the Loomis Basin Area, Robyn DuPriest has dedicated her life to dancing and the performing arts. She has been a performer since birth with dance classes, pageants, competitive performing groups, and theatrical productions of all shapes and sizes under her belt. While going to college for her Anthropology degree, Robyn took every available dance class both at Sierra College and CSUS. She was a principal dancer for Broadway at Sierra 2 years in a row and the McLaughlin Studios Holiday Cabaret 2015-2019. She has also been the head instructor for Multiple High School Colorguard groups for the last 13 years. Robyn has directed and choreographed multiple Summer Camps, has written and directed multiple Mini productions for the Theatre Company, and has performed on our stage numerous times. When she is not at the Studio, Robyn is also a Substitute Teacher for the Loomis Union and Roseville Joint Union School Districts.