Master Teachers
DANCE DIRECTIVE
MASTER TEACHERS
Blake Angier
Professional dancer/teacher from LA and Canada. Face of “So You Think You Can Dance”. Industrials include iPod and Gap. Toured the world with Latin American superstar Cheyenne. Brings his personal style to classes in Lyrical and Jazz.
Lindsey Angier
Beauty and elegance describe Lindsey both on and off the dance floor. Classically trained in all elements. Lindsey is heart warming with students of all ages. A recent dancer on the national game show "Show Me the Money".
Paul Bruinsma
You need only to listen to his feet to know what Tap is and how it should sound. Paul brings classic, clean Tap training to all levels of dancers.He’s from Columbia, MO
Shelly Butcher
Taking Tap to new level that’s fun and exciting. Shelly consistently trains national winners in all forms of Tap. Shelly calls Rison, AR home.
Michele Camozzi
Classic style Ballet and Lyrical. Michelle returns to the Dance Directive staff. She’s a former teacher at The Edge, Millennium in LA, and Steps On Broadway in NY. Currently she teaches in San Francisco, and all over the world.
Jennifer Channon
Jen is a TOP original and is back by popular demand bringing FUN to every dance class at all levels. She will teach your students to love dance as much as she does. Jen teaches classes in Lyrical, Jazz and Hip Hop. She’s from Des Moines, IA.
Don Mirault
Professional dancer, singer, and actor, Don has worked in every dance medium: Broadway, Las Vegas, Movies, Television and Cruise Lines. Don has created three instructional videos, "Lifts...For Your Choreography", "Lifts... For Kids", and "Advanced Lifts and Partner Work". He is also the author of "Dancing... For A Living", a book designed to help dancers develop professional careers. He has been a competition judge since 1992 and we're thrilled to now welcome him to the Dance Directive teaching staff. Home for Don is Las Vegas.
Chrislyn Postesta
A total package. Chrislyn can teach it all: Jazz, Lyrical, Music Theatre, Hop Hop and even Tap for all levels. Chrislyn has been with us since year one and continues to be requested year-after-year in city-after-city. Chrislyn comes to us from Indianapolis, IN.
Noelle Reese
Noell returns for her 3rd season with Dance Directive. She teaches Classical Ballet, the basis for dance, to all student levels. Noell teaches discipline and structure with class and style. She’s from Baton Rouge, LA.
JC Schuster
JC is a veteran to the professional dance world currently living in the Dallas area. JC has toured both nationally and internationally with New York based stage productions. He has also appear in a number of music videos and sings lead vocals for the nationally recognized rock band ClearCut. His specialty is Tap and Hip.
Hannah Steadman
Hannah is a regular in both music videos and the studio. She has the energy and pep to keep all levels of Hip Hop students moving. You might just catch her in a Lyrical or Jazz class as well. Her talents are virtually unlimited. Hannah is currently from Miami, FL.
Brandon Swaney
Brandon is our cutting edge choreographer who brings his own style of Lyrical and Jazz to the floor. Prepare to work hard in Brandon's classes. He’s the original TOP Starz choreographer and will teach Leaps and Turns, Jazz and Lyrical to all levels of dancers. He’s from Dallas, TX.
Kari Tafoya
Kari's been dancing professionally since the age of 17 and currently is the owner/artistic director of an outstanding studio in Colorado Springs. She brings her versatile background to classes in Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet and Hip Hop. Her energetic teaching style motivates kids to take their training to the next level.
Erin Lamont
Erin returns for a another season with Dance Directive. Her edgy Funk, and Jazz keep kids on their toes. Hers is a fast paced class for our advanced level dancers. Erin is a sought after rising star in the professional choreography industry teaching world wide from LA.
Note: TOP reserves the right to substitute teachers as may be necessary due to unforseen conflicts in our master teachers' careers.
