Meet our Staff

FOUNDER

Education: University of Hawaii

Professional Credits: Role of Cha-Cha Grease, Detroit Piston Dance Team, Honolulu Dance Company, Boys 2 Men, Enrique Eglasias

Teaching Highlights: Owner/Director Big City, MSU UDA choreographer, Professional adjudicator

Teaching expertise: Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater and movement technique for all ages

Education: Millennium Dance Complex, Los Angeles

Professional Credits: Disney, Water Street Dance Company, Blake McGrath

Teaching Highlights: Trill Dance Convention, Wayne State University, Revolution Talent

Competition, Professional Adjudicator

Teaching Expertise: Contemporary, Jazz/Jazz Funk

Education: Western Michigan University

Professional Credits: Institute of Dancers, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Brooke

Hogan, Tritonal

Teaching Highlights: Teacher/ Choreographer for many studios around the Midwest

Teaching Expertise: Contemporary, Hip Hop, Modern, and Ballet

Role: Office Manager

Education: Michigan State University

Professional Credits: 4 year member of MSU dance team, Detroit Pistons

Teaching Highlights: Pre professional company Big City, Coach/Director Stars of tomorrow program, Many years teaching young dancers various local studios.

Teaching Expertise: Jazz, hip hop, dance team, lyrical

Education: Trained under Suzy Guarino-Hall, Denise Caston-Clark, and Gregg Russell

Professional Credits: Jay Sean, Jonas Brothers, Debbie Gibson, Detroit Pistons, House of Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Teaching Highlights: Showstopper Dance Convention, Motor City Tap Festival, Big Apple Tap Festival, ID Dance Competition, Las Vegas Tap Festival, Wing It Tap Intensive and Challenge, Detroit Tap Repertory, Cleveland Tap Repertory, Dodge Ram Commercial

Teaching Expertise: Tap

Education: Velocity MVA+ Pre-Professional program; Joffrey Ballet School, Broadway Dance Center, NYC; Edge PAC, Millennium Dance Complex, Los Angeles

Professional Credits: Now United; Transcend Tour assistant; Habitat for Humanity Red Carpet Bash

Teaching Highlights: Big City Dance Center; Choreographer Assistant, Mitchel Federan; UDA MSU Choreographer Assistant

Teaching Expertise: Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, Hip Hop

Education: Graduated with Honors from Wayne State University, B.F.A, Stott Pilates certified.

Professional Credits: Member of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Detroit, Worked with choreographers such as: Trey McIntyre, Stefanie Batten Bland, Shannon Gillen, Christian Denice, and Nicole Fonte, Jacob’s Pillow. Danec Italia (Italy), Movement Intervention (NYC), b12 (Berlin)

Teaching Highlights: she received a Copperfoot Award for her choreography, teaching many Michigan dance studios winning numerous awards for choreography

Teaching Expertise: Modern, Contemporary, Ballet

Education: Wayne State University; BFA in Dance, Acrobatic Dance Arts Certified

Professional Credits: BAIRA Mvmnt Phlosphy, Biba Bell, BALLSHOUSE + projects

Teaching Highlights: Big City Dance Center, RELEASE Detroit, Andy Art Center

Teaching Expertise: Modern, Contemporary, Acrobatics Dance Arts

Education: Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, School of American Ballet, Ballet West, Oakland University

Professional Credits: Houston Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Alabama Ballet; including Sugar Plum Fairy, Le Corsaire, Paquita and Balachine’s the Four Temperaments

Teaching Highlights: Faculty Big City Dance Center, guest teach at various local schools. YAGP and ballet competition coaching

Teaching Expertise: Classical Ballet, Pointe, ballet conditioning, including PBT

Education: Grand Valley State University

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