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Faculty & Staff

Meet the people who bring the passion to life!

owners

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

Claire Long

Contemporary, Jazz, Pre-Ballet

Jillian Owens

Tap

McKenzie Sheufelt

Acro

Monica Estey

Tap

Tracy Martin

Acting, Musical Theatre, Vocals

Megan Picas

Contemporary

Amanda Turner

Salsa

Samuel Fulk

Ballet

Will McCray

Hip Hop

Anna Prenares

Ballet/Tap, Hip Hop/Acro Combo

Michael Vester

Ballet

Katie Kerwin-Gielniak

Musical Theatre Dance

Ben Moreno

Hip Hop

Shash Roy

Indian Dance

Mackenzie Welch

Ballet

Isabella King

Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz

Brooke Mullenix

Acting

Michael Separovich

Ballet

Student Instructors

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Preslee Baker (Ballet), Alicia Niwa (tap), Isabelle Gerondakis (Contemporary - not pictured)

Administrative Team

RITA BAKER

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JULIE BLAKENEY

KRISTIN ROST

KIRA PERDUE

KAREN SLATTERY

kristy minnick

MONICA WATTS

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