
The Spotlight Series
Our Spotlight Series is In-Studio with limited spaces as well as on-line.
Your chance to dance with special guest artists!
Artistic Directors, Choreographers, & Teachers from the concert stage, Broadway, television & film
All class times are EST.
Minimum age for Spotlight classes is 15.
Indicates that the last 15 min of the class will be filmedFriday, August 7 • 8:00-10:00pm
MICHAELA McGOWAN • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Worked as a company member of DanceLab New York
- Worked with choreographers including Mia Michaels (Mia Michaels LIVE), Kristen Carcone (Dinner is Served, 2019 Governor’s Island Residency), Josh Bergasse (Tisch Gala 2010, Jazz at Lincoln Center)
- Other credits include PHISH at MSG, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Saturday, August 8 • 5:30-7:30pm
JOSH BERGASSE • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- TV – “Smash” (Emmy Award for Choreography), SYTYCD
- Choreographed the revival of On The Town on Broadway where he received an Astaire Award and was nominated for TONY, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Awards
- Off Broadway credits include Sweet Charity, Cagney (Drama Desk, Astaire, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for choreography), Bomb-Itty of Errors, and Captain Louie
Saturday, August 8 • 6:30-8:30pm
MALEEK WASHINGTON • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Has been a member of Camille A. Brown and dancers for 5 seasons
- Assistant choreographer to Camille A. Brown at the Metropolitan Opera for her directorial debut for Fire shut up In my bones
- 2022 Princess Grace Award Winner in Choreography
Sunday, August 9 • 5:30-7:30pm
NORBERT DE LA CRUZ III • Adv/Int Contemporary
- Former soloist with Ballet Torino, Aszure Barton & Artists, Metropolitan Opera, and Complexions
- Created original works for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, New York City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Hubbard Street II, BalletX, among others
- Awards and accolades include a Princess Grace Foundation-USA award in choreography, Alvin Ailey New Directions Choreography Lab, Joffrey Academy of Dance’s Winning Works
Sunday, August 9 • 6:00-8:00pm
COURTNEY DARLINGTON • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Featured dancer in Holland, Michigan starring Nicole Kidman
- Presented work at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
- Movement director for Dance Magazine, Nordstrom, and Free People
Monday, August 10 • 7:00-9:00pm
RANDY SKINNER • Int Broadway Tap
- Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Astaire nominations for his choreography for 42nd Street
- Performances credits include A Chorus Line, Gypsy, Dames at Sea, Hello Dolly, and many more
- Other shows include State Fair (Outer Critics nomination), Ain’t Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer Critics nominations), After the Night and the Music, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Tony, Drama Desk nominations)
Monday, August 10 • 8:00-10:00pm
EHIZOJE AZEKE • Int/Adv Contemporary Theater
- Direction/Choreography: Day After Your Departure (HBO) – Choreographer, Lady In The Lake with Natalie Portman (Apple +)
- Film Performance Credits include: In The Heights, Tick Tick Boom with Lin Manuel Miranda, Bolden
- Television Performance Credits include: Succession (HBO), Vinyl (HBO), The Get Down (Netflix), Tell Me a Story
Tuesday, August 11 • 8:00-10:00pm
KATIE WALKER • Int/Adv Precision Jazz
- Former Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain and Swing for Radio City Rockettes
- Co-Founder: Precision Dance Collective
- Adjunct Professor – Marymount Manhattan College
Wednesday, August 12 • 8:00-10:00pm
DANELLE MORGAN • Precision Jazz
Collaboration w/ Daughter Lessons
- Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain and Swing for the Radio City Rockettes
- Appearances include The Tony Awards, Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, among others
- Recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and was a featured dancer in Town & Country Magazine
Thursday, August 13 • 8:00-10:00pm
JASON WILLIAMS • Int/Adv Commercial Jazz
- Worked with Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Paula Abdul, Demi Lavato, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé…
- Original cast of Showstoppers at the Wynn Hotel choreographed by Marguerite Derricks
- Worked on the X-factor UK with Brian Freidman
Minimum age for this class is 16.
More about Jason Williams →Friday, August 14 • 8:00-10:00pm
KARLA PUNO GARCIA • Int/Adv Jazz
- Choreographed the 76th Annual Tony Awards Opening number and tribute to John Kander
- Choreographer of the Starz Network series Power Book III: Raising Kanaan
- Favorite choreography credits include scenes in the Netflix film Tick, Tick … BOOM! (Lin Manuel Miranda); ENCORES Off-Center production of GONE MISSING; Somewhere, the new Duncan Sheik musical Noir, among others
Saturday, August 15 • 5:30-7:30pm
MARINDA DAVIS • Adv/Int Contemporary Fusion
- Danced professionally with Sting, 98 Degrees & was a founding/principal dancer for Anthony Morigerato’s, AMDP, NY
- In 2020, Marinda choreographed the film, “Clouds” for Disney+
- Currently a professor at Pace University in both NY & LA
Saturday, August 15 • 6:00-8:00pm
DYLAN PEARCE • Int/Adv Jazz
- Associate Choreographer for The Radio City Rockettes
- Kate Spade New York
- MSC Cruises
Sunday, August 16 • 5:30-7:30pm
NICHOLAS PALMQUIST • Int/Adv Contemporary Jazz
- Danced commercially in America for Netflix/TV/Film, danced with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall
- Danced with American Dance Machine for the 21st Century at the Joyce Theatre
- Currently working with Semperoper Ballet on a creation to premier in Dresden, Germany
Sunday, August 16 • 6:00-8:00pm
SHANNON ATKINS • Int/Adv Lyrical Jazz
- Choreographed for the opening of New York fashion week Spring 2023
- Taught at famous conventions all over the world including “Move It” and “Can You Dance” in the UK and “Australian Dance Festival”
- Performed in musicals including 42nd Street and Oklahoma!
Monday, August 17 • 8:00-10:00pm
CHIP ABBOTT • Adv/Int Jazz
- Associate choreographer of the 1st national tour of Tootsie (choreography by Denis Jones 2019 Tony Nominee)
- His Broadway debut was in On the Town as assistant choreographer, swing and dance captain
- Broadway/NYC performing credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Tuesday, August 18 • 8:00-10:00pm
BO PARK • Int/Adv Street Jazz
- Danced under world renowned choreographers Keone and Mari, Brian Friedman, Kyle Hanagami, and more.
- Founded Shinsa the Collective
- Received a residency from ArtX in New York City to extend Shinsa’s latest show called “LIMBO: The Echo”
Wednesday, August 19 • 8:00-10:00pm
MADI HICKS • Adv/Int Contemporary
- 24Seven faculty member
- Director and Founder of Moving Forward, an innovative Non-Profit Organization for young artists
- Awards: YAGP, Gene Kelly Legacy Scholarship, US Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee
Thursday, August 20 • 8:00-10:00pm
ADRIAN LEE • Int/Adv Jazz
- Assisted and/or danced for Andy Blankenbuehler, Al Blackstone, Mandy Moore, Dee Caspary, Travis Wall and Sonya Tayeh
- Appeared dancing on FX’s Fosse/Verdon, The Tony Awards, Glee, America’s Got Talent and Dancing With the Stars
- Part of the Broadway company of Wicked and was on the National Tour of An American in Paris
Friday, August 21 • 8:00-10:00pm
SARAH MEAHL • Adv/Int Jazz
- Recently appeared in CHESS
- Broadway credits include, Death Becomes Her, Kiss Me, Kate, Hello, Dolly!, and Paramour
- Choreographer: Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream
Saturday, August 22 • 5:30-7:30pm
SHANNON ATKINS & NIJAWWON MATTHEWS • Int/Adv Lyrical Jazz
- Shannon Atkins Choreographed for the opening of New York fashion week Spring 2023
- Taught at famous conventions all over the world including “Move It” and “Can You Dance” in the UK and “Australian Dance Festival”
- Nijawwon Matthews was awarded the New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellowship at the School of American Ballet in 2024
- Was a featured dance soloist in “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution” created by actress Glenn Close and musician Ted Nash
More about Nijawwon Matthews →
Saturday, August 22 • 6:00-8:00pm
KRYSTYNA RESAVY • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Assisted Tony-award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli on the Broadway musical, The Cher Show
- Associate choreographer of Mamma Mia! at New London Barn Playhouse
- Recent choreography credits include South Pacific (Engeman Theater), Annie (Sharon Playhouse), The Prom (Sharon Playhouse)
Sunday, August 23 • 5:30-7:30pm
TRACI RESZETYLO • Adv/Int Precision Jazz
- Founder, Exactitude Dance
- Former Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain Radio City Rockettes
- Credits include Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Today Show, Dancing With the Stars, America’s Got Talent, Saturday Night Live, and more
Sunday, August 23 • 6:00-8:00pm
BRANDON COLEMAN • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Performer and Rehearsal Director for Punchdrunk’s SLEEP NO MORE in NYC
- Formerly a member of Visceral Dance Chicago, Brandon has also worked with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a guest artist
- His recent dance film, ROLLBACK premiered in May 2023 as a part of the Future Dance Festival
Monday, August 24 • 7:00-9:00pm
CALEB TEICHER • Adv/Int Vernacular Jazz
- Founder/Artistic Director, Caleb Teicher & Co.
- Outside of company work, projects include choreographing Regina Spektor on Broadway, Sister Aimee (streaming on Hulu), and AJR’s “Bang” music video.
- Recipient of a 2019 New York City Center Choreographic Fellowship, two Bessie Awards, a 2019 Harkness Promise Award, the 2020 Gross Family Prize, and a 2019 NEFA National Dance Project Production Grant
Monday, August 24 • 8:00-10:00pm
BILLY GRIFFIN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Choreography credits include Shakespeare In The Park/The Public Theater’s As You Like It and Friends! The Musical Parody
- As a performer Billy was in the Broadway/National Tour Productions of Mary Poppins, White Christmas and Young Frankenstein
- Associate/Assistant credits include work with Sonya Tayeh, Josh Bergasse, Andy Blankenbuhler and Al Blackstone
Tuesday, August 25 • 8:00-10:00pm
JEFF LAPES • Int Commercial Pop
- Featured choreographer for the artist Labrinth on hit show “The Ultimate Dance Battle” in Holland
- Produced and directed an immersive jazz show entitled “Blame It On My Youth” featuring choreography from Dee Caspary, Billy Griffin, and more
- Worked with Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Lil Mama, Anya, and Ne-Yo, and he has been seen on MTV, CBS and in several music videos
Wednesday, August 26 • 8:00-10:00pm
COURTNEY ORTIZ • Int/Adv Jazz
- NYC based professional dancer, educator, adjudicator and dance podcast host; RWS Global Audition Choreographer
- Professional credits: West Side Story International Tour, FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (The Muny), In The Heights (PCLO), Finding Neverland National Tour, Radio City Christmas
- Dance Convention Faculty for 10+ years and recently taught in Brazil at the 16th annual Congresso de Jazz Dance.
Thursday, August 27 • 3:00-5:00pm
SARAH HOGE • Int/Adv Precision Tap
- Co-founder, The Precision Dance Collective
- Appearances include Saturday Night Live (Sam Rockwell), America’s Got Talent, The Tony Awards
- Taught numerous Rockette Summer Intensives and Rockette Experiences
Thursday, August 27 • 8:00-10:00pm
JASON WILLIAMS • Int/Adv Commercial Jazz
- Worked with Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Paula Abdul, Demi Lavato, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé…
- Original cast of Showstoppers at the Wynn Hotel choreographed by Marguerite Derricks
- Worked on the X-factor UK with Brian Freidman
Minimum age for this class is 16.
More about Jason Williams →Friday, August 28 • 8:00-10:00pm
SARAH HOGE & KATIE WALKER • Int/Adv Precision Jazz
- Sarah Hoge is a Co-founder, The Precision Dance Collective
- Appearances include Saturday Night Live (Sam Rockwell), America’s Got Talent, The Tony Awards
- Katie Walker is former Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain and Swing for Radio City Rockettes
- She is also a Co-Founder: Precision Dance Collective
More about Katie Walker →
Saturday, August 29 • 4:30-6:30pm
BRIAN LETENDRE • Int/Adv Contemporary Ballet
- Adjunct Faculty at Pace University
- Multiple Broadway Credits including Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, and Mary Poppins
- Film and Television appearances include Across the Universe, and HBO’s The Other Two
Saturday, August 29 • 5:30-7:30pm
LOGAN EPSTEIN • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Assistant Choreographer – Chess
- Assisted top choreographers in productions including Chess on Broadway, Anne of Green Gables workshop, I Can Get it for You Wholesale Off-Broadway debut, A Walk on the Moon at George Street Playhouse
- Choreographed the opening celebration gala for the Broadway production of Once Upon a One More Time
Saturday, August 29 • 6:00-8:00pm
COURTNEY SAULS • Int/Adv Heels
- Performed nationally and internationally with companies such as The Von Howard Project, Forces of Nature, Ballet INC and Continuum Contemporary/Ballet
- She can be seen on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) and is featured on Season 2 of POSE (FX network)
- Assistant Company Manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2015-2018
Sunday, August 30 • 5:30-7:30pm
JOSH BERGASSE & AKINA KITAZAWA • Adv/Beg Partnering
- Josh’s TV credits include “Smash” (Emmy Award for Choreography), SYTYCD
- Choreographed the revival of On The Town on Broadway where he received an Astaire Award and was nominated for TONY, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Awards
- Akina was Dance Captain in the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of “New York, New York”
- Associate Choreographer for a the musical “Bull Durham” (choreographed by Josh Bergasse)
More about Akina Kitazawa →
Sunday, August 30 • 6:00-8:00pm
CHRIS JAROSZ • Adv/Int Contemporary Jazz
- Original cast member role in Cirque Du Soleil’s Viva ELVIS! in Las Vegas
- Featured dancer on television shows/commercials such as “Glee”, “Fuller House”, ABC’s “The Secret Life of an American teenager”, and was a dancer in the films LA LA Land and Behind the Candelabra
- Worked closely with other choreographers such as Stacey Tookey, Spencer Liff, Vincent Paterson, Bonnie Story, Mia Michaels, Rich and Tone, Al Blackstone, among others
Monday, August 31 • 8:00-10:00pm
RICHARD J. HINDS • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Richard is an award winning director/choreographer based in both NYC and London
- Broadway and West End credits include Elf (Associate Chor.), Company starring Patti LuPone (Associate Chor.), Come From Away (Associate Chor.), and many more
- Television credits include Encore! (Disney+), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, America’s Got Talent, Bring It, Good Afternoon America (feat.Liza Minnelli)
Monday, September 14 • 7:00-9:00pm
RANDY SKINNER • Int Broadway Tap
- Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Astaire nominations for his choreography for 42nd Street
- Performances credits include A Chorus Line, Gypsy, Dames at Sea, Hello Dolly, and many more
- Other shows include State Fair (Outer Critics nomination), Ain’t Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer Critics nominations), After the Night and the Music, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Tony, Drama Desk nominations)