 Amy Reynolds-Reed is a professional dancer with over 20 years of experience as an instructor/dancer of jazz, classical ballet, tap, modern, and Pointe. Amy is currently a Dance Professor at the University of Oklahoma in the School of Muscial Theatre. She teaches Jazz, Tap and Music Theatre Dance Styles. She also serves on the Deans Committee, Recruitment Committee and Advisement Committee. (more) |
 Jonathan Beck Reed, a professional actor and Spotlight Acting Director, brings over 30 years of experience to the classroom to share with serious students from ages 6 to adult. With an extensive and varied resume, encompassing everything from Stage to Screen and Tent Shows to Television, Mr. Reed has earned a well deserved reputation for being one among the very best in the business. (more) |
 Renee Anderson completed her Bachelor and Master studies in Musical Theater at Oklahoma City University where she studied with the renowned Florence Birdwell. She has toured professionally to theaters such as Dallas Summer Musicals, St. Louis MUNY, Kansas City Starlight and Atlanta Theater of the Stars in productions of The Music Man and Oklahoma! She has performed locally at Lyric Theatre, OK CityRep, Carpenter Square, Poteet Theatre and ... (more) |
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| Lyn Cramer, a teacher and choreographer for three decades, is a Weitzenhoffer Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre Dance at the University of Oklahoma. At the University, Cramer teaches jazz, tap, musical theatre dance styles, and is the department's resident director and choreographer. She was named the 2005 Irene and Julian J. Rothbaum Presidential Professor of Excellence in the Arts for the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. (more) |
 Lesa Determan started dance at the age of 3. Since then she has had a little over 25 years of training in all disciplines of dance technique including tap, jazz, ballet, Pointe, hip-hop, musical theatre, modern, and Pom. Along with being trained at Applause Studios in OKC under the direction of Patricia Oplotnik and Angie Stephens, growing up, Lesa attended many conventions, extensive workshops, and camps. Several conventions include LA Dance Force ... (more) |
 Carmen Downey is an accomplished dancer and choreographer. She has trained and danced professionally in Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles. Originally from Seattle, WA, Carmen trained extensively in dance at Elizabeth's Dance Dimensions and Westlake Dance Center. Carmen began teaching at a young age through a student teacher program at Elizabeth's Dance Dimensions, a studio recognized by Dance Spirit and Dance Teacher magazines as one of the "Top 50" dance studios in the U.S. (more) |
 Brandi Gable began her dance journey at age 4. Growing up in Midwest City, she studied at Karen's Kids Studio of Performing Arts for 15 years and graduated as a dance major from Classen School of Advanced Studies. Although Brandi's principle discipline is jazz, she also has extensive training in ballet, modern, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, and precision ball passing. She's currently a junior at UCO majoring in dance education. (more) |
 Stephanie Govich is thrilled to be back in Oklahoma after spending the last 8 years in New York City. Stephanie brings with her over 20 years of dance experience, including Classical Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre and Pointe. While in NYC, Stephanie studied with some of the most influential names in the dance industry including Kat Wildish, Germaine Salsberg, Shea Sullivan and Ginger Cox and was on faculty at Broadway Dance Center ... (more) |
 Cindi Miller has been teaching dance for the past twenty-three years. She is the former owner of MetroSchool of Fine Arts and has taught in every venue imaginable across the United States.
Though Cindi's training has focused primarily on classical ballet and pointe, she has had additional training character dance, modern dance, jazz, hip hop, gymnastics ... (more) |
 Jodi Nestander is thrilled to be returning to Dance Unlimited/Spotlight Acting for her sixth year. She is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in Oral Communications - Theatre. There her emphasis was on character acting, improvisation, dialects and directing. She was privileged to work with Tamara Long, Dr. Donald Bristow, and Dr. Robert McGill. On the UCO stage she was seen as "Maud/Betty" ... (more) |
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| Keysta Tipton is currently one of our hip hop instructors. |
 Crystal Wellman is a native of North Carolina. Ms. Wellman began her training at Gaston Dance Theatre under the direction of Pat Wall in Gastonia, NC. She also trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Charlotte City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and the Atlanta Ballet. Ms. Wellman holds a BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University, where she was privileged to work with Galina Panova and was the recipient of ... (more) |
