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​Faculty & Staff  

Meet the people who bring the passion to life!

owners

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DEIRDRE HAWKINS
FOUNDER

Artistic Director

Classical and Contemporary Ballet Company

LUKE HAWKINS
Co-owner

Guest Instructor & Choreographer
jacob Gutierrez-Montoya
Co-owner

artistic director
contemporary jazz company

Artistic Directors

Kendra Barrera

Assistant Director, Precision Coach Contemporary Jazz Company

Elinor Steffy

Artistic Director
Jr. Hip Hop Troupe

Erin Hogan

Assistant Director
Ballet Company

Ariel Krystyne Wright

Artistic Director
Hip Hop Acro

Kelley Saia

Assistant Director
Contemporary Jazz Company
Artistic Director of Jazz Troupe

Instructors

Regan Craig

Ballet

Isabella King

Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz

Brooke Mullenix

Acting

McKenzie Sheufelt

Acro

Alexandria Wilson

Ballet, Jazz, Tap

Mackenzie Dober

Musical Theatre, Tap

Claire Long

Contemporary, Jazz, Pre-Ballet

Megan Picas

Contemporary

Jenna Tarry

Tap

Monica Estey

Tap

Tracy Martin

Acting, Musical Theatre, Vocals

Anna Prenares

Ballet/Tap, Hip Hop/Acro Combo

Amanda Turner

Salsa

Samuel Fulk

Ballet

Will McCray

Hip Hop

Shash Roy

Indian Dance

Michael Vester

Ballet

Katie Kerwin-Gielniak

Musical Theatre Dance

Ben Moreno

Hip Hop

Michael Separovich

Ballet

Mackenzie Welch

Ballet

Administrative Team

RITA BAKER
lizette podwalny
JULIE BLAKENEY
KRISTIN ROST
KIRA PERDUE
KAREN SLATTERY
kristy minnick
MONICA WATTS
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