Dobney Pfaff, Dianna
Class of 1977
Inducted in 2011

Business

Owner, Miss Dianna's School Of Dance
Dianna has been dancing since she was two years old! While at Oak Park, she opened a dance school that is still in operation. Miss Dianna's School of Dance has won numerous regional and national dance competitions and awards. The dance troupe has been invited to perform for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and at many Branson theaters as the pre-show entertainment. She has also won the Blue Star Award (the Oscars for high school) for the best staging and choreography for the 2005 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Raincoat.

Dianna is also listed in Who's Who in American Business. She regularly schedules her dance troupe for performances at nursing homes, festivals and parades. Her students participate in a family adoption at Christmas collection coats and blankets for the homeless. She has choreographed the musicals at Winnetonka, Park Hill, Park Hill South as well as Oak Park for years. She also makes her studio available for Pom Pon practice during school breaks. Dianna has taught dance for 37 years and her business continues to grow. She recently relocated to a much larger studio on North Oak that has tripled its size. She has expanded the business to include music lessons, fitness training and acrobatics. She has studied with the KC Ballet, Alvin Ailey School and the NYC Ballet.

Dianna is generous in her business also. During the recent recession, several students were unable to pay for their lessons. Dianna offered to let the families pay what they could and when they could. It is that important to her to see her students continue to dance. Dianna has two children, Marissa and Alex who are now involved in the business.