Dance Instructors & Staff

Pizzazz Dance Center is owned and operated by Aimee Rogers-Minarich. Aimee has been dancing for 35+ years and has been teaching dance for over 20 years. Aimee is an alumni of Rowan University where she earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business with a specialization in marketing. While there, she also studied dance in the university's performing arts department.  

Aimee has danced with and was an instructor with Ballet South of NJ. While there she played the role of the wicked step sister in Cinderella. She has attended workshops and conventions with Dance Educator's of America, the Dance Teacher Summit, Rhee Gold Dancelife Teacher Summit, Dance Teacher Web Convention, and Associated Dance Teacher's of NJ.

In addition to loving the art, dance has taught her self-discipline, poise, and self-confidence

Nicolette Bertulis is an alumni of Pizzazz Dance Center where she began dancing at a very young age and was a member of the Pizzazz family until she graduated from high school. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Exercise Science and a minor in Dance. While at Rowan, she participated in the Rowan Dance Team and Rowan’s Contemporary Dance Company. She has also taught ‘Movement and Exercise for the Actor’ for Schalick High School’s Theater Academy and has choreographed numerous musicals for Schalick HS and the Landis Theater. She is an ACSM certified Exercise Physiologist and currently works with the Region 10 Cancer & Chronic DiseaseCoalition at Inspira Medical Center. Miss Nicolette hopes to be able to pass along her passion, love, and appreciation of dance and music to each and every one of her students!

 Jade Rogers has been a part of Pizzazz Dance Center since 2001 as a student and as an instructor. She has been trained in all disciplines of dance. Jade graduated from Schalick High School and while there she participated in the county wide dance program. As a member of their dance program she choreographed dance pieces in both her Junior and Senior years. She continues to take workshops both locally and in NYC to provide her with the latest training. Dance is an integral part of her life. She is currently attending Rowan University and is working towards her Elementary Education degree. Jade attributes her love of dance to her Aunt Aimee and to all of the other wonderful instructors she has had throughout the years at Pizzazz Dance Center. 

Miss Giuliana (Jewel) is a graduate of Delsea High School . She has been dancing since the very young age of six and has taken eight different styles of dance at Pizzazz Dance Center.  She is currently attending Rowan College of Gloucester County and is working towards her degree in Elementary Education. 

Miss Jessi is a Pizzazz Dance Center alumni, beginning taking classes at the dance center when she was 3. She attended Gloucester County Institute of Technology for dance and currently attends Rowan University. Jessi is majoring in psychology with a minor in dance, planning to attend nursing school after graduation. Her choreography experience has been shown in the studio, theater, and concert dance. Jessi credits Pizzazz for giving her the passion and love for dance and is forever thankful to everyone who has helped her grow throughout the years. She hopes she is able to impact her students the way her dance instructors have impacted her.