Annette Thomann (Ballet, Lyrical, Modern, Jazz) Annette is the Executive Director of State Street Dance Studio. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, graduating magna cum laude, from Northern Illinois University. After college she performed with several independent choreographers throughout Chicagoland, most notably Paula Frasz. Annette produces and directs an annual performance called Freespace and has choreographed several musical theater productions including Les Miserable, Footloose, Into the Woods, Hejyll & Hyde, Snoopy and Once Upon a Mattress. She is the former Ballet Mistress for RASA Dance Chicago and currently serves as Ballet Mistress for NoMi LaMad Dance, Inc.