Michelle Jang
Spa Owner, Esthetician
Originally from Seoul Korea, Michelle majored in nursing from College of Korea and worked at a health department. She lived in many countries before moving to the United States, and her experiences have been of great help in understanding the cultures of people in many countries, communicating with people, and understanding. She moved to the United States in 2005 and worked at the U.S. Marine Base Camp, as well as the U.S. Senate Building. She decided that being an Esthetician was something she much more interested in and would be more beneficial for her future. She went to school and graduated from Beauty and Technical School. She loves the beauty industry has learned the latest techniques and is keen to keeping up with the latest advances.
She joined and started working with Dansk Day Spa in 2013 and took over it three years later in 2017. She is pouring all her energy into this place and is striving to be a comfortable resting place for her clients. Her philosophy is to understand the needs of clients and to ensure those needs are met to the best of her ability. She hires those who subscribe to this same belief and each of her therapists and technicians are dedicated to their craft. Michelle loves cook and enjoys play golf, fishing and goes hiking.
Candace Major
Esthetician
Originally from Maryland, Candace received her Bachelor’s in Early Education and moved to Pennsylvania for a few years to work with children with behavioral issues. After moving back to Maryland, Candace wanted to start completely over and go in a new direction. She started her own children's event company, and went to the Aveda Institute in Washington DC to receive training for her Esthetician License. After becoming licensed in DC and Virginia, she then started her Masters Program at the Esthetic Institute. Candace has now joined our Dansk team in 2016 and has furthered her education at the Yon-Ka Institute in New Jersey. She hopes to constantly evolve within the beauty industry and bring the best techniques and knowledge to each client. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and beach lover.
Donna Petersen
Nail Technician, Body Treatment Certified
Originally from El Paso, Texas, Donna received her license as a Nail Technician in 2004 from the Executive Beauty Academy, Inc., in Virginia. She has been with Dansk Day Spa since it opened its doors in 2004 as one of two employees, the owner, and four rooms. Donna received training in body treatments through Sybaritic International in New York City in 2005. In 2006 she received further training at the Yonka Paris Institute in New Jersey. Donna also specializes in body scrubs and spray tanning. She loves working at the spa and with her clients.
Elisabeth Papageorge
CMT, NCTMB
Elisabeth has lived in Northern Virginia for 23 years. She is a nationally certified massage therapist since 1997. She is fluid in a variety of techniques from relaxing to more technical. She does traditional Thai massage, reflexology, and a deep tissue blend of trigger point and myofascial release techniques. She also does hot stone massage and other massage modalities. Her philosophy is to tailor sessions to individual client needs and preferences. Additionally, Elisabeth is a certified personal trainer with a master’s degree in exercise science and health promotion. Her concentration focus is on muscle imbalances and corrective exercise. In her spare time, she pursues knowledge of healthful living and spends time with family and friends.


Giovanna Zúñiga
Massage Therapist PT, CMT, NCTMB
Born in Bolivia, Giovanna received a Physical Therapist degree in 1996. Between 1997 and 2002 she worked in Bolivia as a physical therapist in her own practice, in hospitals and the Bolivian Institute for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. During that period she applied her skills to pain relief and stress treatment, among others. In 2002 she was blessed by the birth of triplets. Having moved to the United States in 2003 she devoted her attention to her family. In 2012 she became a licensed Massage Therapist. Her skills include, but not limited to Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Thai Massage. She has applied her knowledge and skills to relieving muscular pain caused by stress, muscular tightness and postural dysfunctions. In her free time she loves to do outdoor activities with her family, in particular bike rides, swimming, and walking. She is also actively involved in activities to help people with motor disabilities.
Kelley C Studholme
LMT
Kelley is a Virginia State Licensed Massage Therapist and a 30 year member of the American Massage Therapy Association. She holds a Bachelor's degree from George Mason University and a Certificate in Professional Massage Therapy from Potomac Massage Training Institute. She is the previous owner of The Kneaded Touch of Professional Massage. Kelley has taken many continuing education courses over the years in therapeutic massage and energy healing such as: NeuroSoma Therapy, Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy, Reiki, Craniosacral Therapy, and Trigger point therapy. She enjoys her work and sees great value in relaxation & massage therapy to facilitate healing on all levels.
Noriko Y. Cuevas
Licensed Massage Therapist
Noriko, originally from Japan, became interested in essential oils and aromatherapy about 25 years ago when very few people knew about them. She looked for a school to do her study, but there was nothing offered in Japan. She then took a course from London School of Aromatherapy where she also learned Swedish massage, lymphatic drainage massage and facial massage. However, she was still not fully engaged in the aromatherapy business because her main job was as a pharmacist and there were not many opportunities to use those types of massage skills in Japan, back then. Later, she would take a job at a Chinese herbal pharmacy where her interest in natural remedy grew even more. A few years later, she decided to study massage, once again, and began her study at a massage school in Canada; however, as fate would have it, just before school began, she met and married her husband. This began her journey to the US where she dedicated her time to her family. After ten years, she was finally able to renew her studies and became a US licensed massage therapist adding deep tissue, hot stone, and Thai massage skills to her repertoire of massage certifications. Noriko is also a licensed group exercise and Zumba instructor. In her free time, she very much enjoys doing a lot of Zumba.
Rachel Park
Master Esthetician
Rachel worked in the beauty industry in Seoul, Korea, one of the most competitive cities for beauty in the world. She got interested in skin care since she moved to Virginia, and started a career as an esthetician. Her approach is the combination of technical knowledge and relaxing/ stress relieving touch. She provides you with the best steady and gradual guideline to have better skin. She loves to work on challenging skin types as clients experience dramatic changes on their skin and feel happy.