Instructors
Jessica McCully - Owner
Jessica established Contemporary Dance Studio in 2009 and is the owner/director. Since then, she has taught thousands of dancers and transformed CDS into a top-notch, award winning studio offering several styles of dance as well as a certification in Acrobatic Arts.
Jessica received her early dance training from Siouxland Movement Arts Center. She danced with Siouxland Civic Dance Association, performing in numerous ballets including leading roles in the Nutcracker and Coppelia. Jessica was captain of the Sioux City West High dance squad leading the team to numerous State and National titles. She won the State Solo Championship Title for the ISDTA, large school division in 2001.
Jessica graduated from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies. In Las Vegas she performed in various productions including “Shag with a Twist” and “The Record Shop”. She also appeared in numerous stage productions at the University of Nevada. After graduation in 2001 Jessica performed professionally as a principal dancer with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.
She began her teaching career in Las Vegas at the prestigious Gymcats Academy and has been teaching in Iowa for over 15 years. She was the director and choreographer for the Iowa Barnstormers arena football team in Des Moines. She has choreographed for the Morningside College dance team, and for musicals and dance concerts in the Siouxland area. Jessica’s students and choreography have won numerous awards and top honors in regional and national competitions throughout the years. Her students have been accepted into college dance programs as well as into the Joffrey Ballet School Trainee program.
Jessica is the Founder and Artistic Director for Flux Dance Company. Her mission is to expand the reach of dance as a performing art for youth in the Siouxland Tri-State area. Through Flux, Jessica is able to mentor to dancers to gain a strong foundation in dance and prepare for professional-level study and performance beyond Siouxland. Jessica created Flux-Ability, a community service project administered through Flux Dance Company, to provide dance lessons and performance opportunities for children with special needs. Through Flux Dance Company Jessica has been able to bring talent from across the country into Sioux City to hold master classes and workshops here. Some of the highly acclaimed and nationally known artists and teachers she has hosted include: Tracie Stanfield, Matthew Shaffer, Yusha Sorzano, Matthew Prescott, Nikki Snelson, Chelsea Hightower, and many more.
Recently, Jessica has partnered with Tracie Stanfield of New York’s Broadway Dance Center & Steps for several projects including “Mainstage Dance Convention Competition" and “United by Dance”.
Jessica was chosen as a “Top ten under 40 winner” for Siouxland Magazine’s 2018 Edition.
Molli Ruth
Molli joined Contemporary Dance Studio in 2012 and teaches hip hop, tap, jazz, ballet, children’s combo classes, and acro.
Molli began dancing at age 2, training in a variety of dance styles at Siouxland Movement Arts Center. She has danced in New York and Chicago, taking classes and workshops from master teachers, including Gus Giordano, Lisa Eardley, Joe Tremaine, and Ray Leaper.
Her performance credits include leading roles in Cinderella, The Nutcracker and La Fille Mal Gardee and supporting roles in Coppella, Cats, The Sound of Music and Les Miserables.
She was also a member of the Morningside College dance team. Molli has taught dance at Heart & Soul Studio and at Siouxland Movement Arts Center.
She has a passion for working with children and holds a degree in Elementary and Special Education with a minor in Dance from Morningside College.
Jackie Dailey
Jackie joined Contemporary Dance Studio in 2014 and teaches children’s combo classes. Jackie began dance at age 3 with Jim Christenson at Sioux City Music and Dance, where she continued to study ballet, tap, jazz and pointe for several years. Upon Jim’s retirement, she continued her dance education with her mother (Jameley Levich) at “the dance studio”.
Jackie has attended master classes in Sioux City, Omaha, and Chicago. While attending the University of Iowa, she took university classes in classical ballet, modern, tap, and jazz. Jackie received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa and her elementary education licensing through Briar Cliff University.
Her full time job is being a mommy to her two little girls. Since the opening of Contemporary Dance Studio in 2009, Jackie has continued her training in the adult technique class, instructed by Jessica McCully and Alexis Pangborn.
Haley Jo Behrens
Haley Jo joined CDS in 2016, she teaches hip hop and children’s combo classes.
Haley began dancing at age 2 and received her training from Meghan Osterman’s Dance and Jen’s Dance Studio in Sibley, Iowa as well as S.W.A.G.S gymnastics academy located in Worthington, Minnesota. She continued her training in Sioux City, Iowa from Sandy keane’s School of Dance and Rising Stars DAnce.
She was captain of both the North High Dance Squad and Color Guard Team, leading the teams to numerous State and National titles. haley won the State, Regional, and National Solo title for Iowa State Drill Team Association in 2013. She has carried her leadership beyond high school with Morningside College Dance TEam, leading the team in achieving numerous State and National titles as well.
Haley graduated in 2019 from Morningside College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Dance. She has performed with the Moscow Ballet and danced throughout Sioux City with multiple performance groups, including concerts for Jill Miller and holiday services for Sunnybrook Church.
Miss Behrens has been teaching and choreographing dance and color guard since 2008. With her choreography and instruction, several high school and college dance and color guard teams have received State, Regional, and National title.
Haley not only enjoys sharing her love for dance, but also loves working with animals. She is the Office Manager at Pawsitive Pet Services, which allows her to manage the business and take care of pets!
Campbell Black
Campbell joined CDS as an instructor in 2024, she teaches children’s combo classes.
She began taking dance lessons at CDS in 2009 when she was 3 years old. Campbell has taken a variety of different genres including; tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, modern, and hip pop.
In addition to studio dancing, Campbell has also assisted with many studio classes, performed 4 times with the Moscow ballet in the Nutcracker, was a member of Flux Dance Company, and participated in Woodbury Central’s high school dance team.
Campbell has also worked with widely known choreographers like Matthew Shaffer and Tracie Stanfield while attending workshops and conventions.
Campbell graduated from Woodbury Central and is currently furthering her education at Western Iowa Tech while keeping her love for dance alive by teaching at CDS.
Kloie Haroldson
Kloie joined CDS in 2025 and will be teaching combo dance classes, Acrobatic Arts and Competition classes.
Kloie Haroldson is a performer, choreographer and teacher from Sioux City. She received her early dance training from Contemporary Dance Studio where she studied ballet, jazz, modern, tap, contemporary and hip hop. She completed her teaching internship at Contemporary Dance Studio. She graduated from North High School in 2021 where she was a member of the dance team all four years.
Throughout the years, Kloie has participated in numerous dance workshops, conventions and classes with Masters Teachers. She has traveled to New York City to take classes with Broadway Dance Center. She has taken workshops with Tracy Stanfield of New York's Sysnthesis Dance Company. She has also been to numerous dance conventions including Nuvo Dance Convention, Artistic Dance Exchange, Mainstage Competition Convention and American College Dance Association.
Kloie was a principal dancer with Flux Dance Company of Sioux City where she has received extensive training and education. With Flux she danced as a featured performer in numerous performances throughout the community.
Kloie graduated from Minnesota State University in 2025 with a Bachelor of Science in Dance - major emphasis in Private Studio Teaching and a Marketing minor. Throughout her college years she performed in numerous concerts at Minnestota State University including pieces by Daniel Stark, Heather Klopchin, and Allison Doughty.
Elizabeth DePriest
Elizabeth began her internship at Contemporary Dance Studio in 2024. She began taking dance lessons at CDS in 2013 where she has studied and is proficient in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, and pointe.
Elizabeth has worked with nationally known choreographers including Tracie Stanfield from New York. She has participated in many conventions including Fluid and Mainstage, along with attending multiple workshops and masterclasses.
Elizabeth has been a member of Flux Dance Company since 2017 and has danced at numerous performances around the community. She also enjoys volunteering to assist the special needs dancers of Flux-Ability.
Elizabeth has been a teacher's assistant at CDS since 2022 where she has helped teach young children styles such as ballet and tap.
Elizabeth is currently a student at North High School where she is a member of the North High Dance Team. There, she has competed at nationals in Orlando, Florida twice, and has been recognized as an All-American dancer three years in a row.
