
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, June 5 • 8:00-10:00pm
AL BLACKSTONE • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Theater Choreography: Freddie Falls in Love (Joyce Theater – July 2019), West Side Story (Maltz Theater), Pippin (Music Theater Wichita), Annie (Axelrod Performing Arts)
- TV/Film: So You Think You Can Dance (Emmy Nomination), Good Morning America
- Special Events: Broadway Bares, Gypsy of the year, Easter Bonnet, Princess Cruises
Saturday, June 6 • 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
Saturday, June 6 • 6:00-8:00pm
ELIZA OHMAN • Adv/Int Jazz Fusion
- SIX: The Musical, US Associate Choreographer
- Additionally, Hamilton, King Kong, The Met Gala, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fosse/Verdon
- And, Up Here, Saturday Night Live, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and more
Sunday, June 7 • 5:30-7:30pm
BETTY WEINBERGER • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Associate choreographer on the Broadway musical SIX
- Frequently collaborates with choreographers including Al Blackstone, Billy Griffin, Andy Blankenbeuhler, among others
- Career highlights include performing in Freddie Falls in Love at the Joyce, and inside the MET Gala with Leslie Odom Jr.
Sunday, June 7 • 6:00-8:00pm
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
BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Monday, June 8 • 3:00-5:00pm
KHORI PETINAUD • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Currently appearing in Broadway’s Just In Time
- Broadway Cast of Chicago and Lempicka
- Part of the Broadway casts of Aladdin and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’
Monday, June 8 • 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, June 8 • 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)
Tuesday, June 9 • 8:00-10:00pm
KATIE DRABLOS & CHRIS JAROSZ • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Katie was Al Blackstone’s Associate Choreographer on productions of Oklahoma, Hairspray, Pippin, and others
- In 2022 she directed, choreographed, and performed in her first full-length show “35: a celebration of being alive”
- Chris was an 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
More about Christopher Jarosz →
Wednesday, June 10 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Thursday, June 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
Friday, June 12 • 8:00-10:00pm
RACHEL LEIGH DOLAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center, Associate Choreographer
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Stage Mother (A New Musical), Associate Director/Choreographer
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Saturday, June 13 • 5:30-7:30pm
ASHLEY GREEN • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Currently, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Member Whim W’Him Seattle Contemporary Dance where she received a Princess Grace Award in Dance
- named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2021
Saturday, June 13 • 6:00-8:00pm
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
Sunday, June 14 • 4:00-6:00pm
COURTNEY DARLINGTON & JENNI POOLE • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
PRIDE COLLAB
- Courtney was a featured dancer in Holland, Michigan starring Nicole Kidman
- She presented work at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and is Movement director for Dance Magazine, Nordstrom, and Free People
- Jenni is an alumni from the Conservatory Program at Steps on Broadway under the direction of Mindy Upin
- She was in the Broadway touring company of Pippin, and an original member of the Jack Cole Dancers
More about Jenni Poole →
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Sunday, June 14 • 5:30-7:30pm
ELLENORE SCOTT • Adv/Int Contemporary Theater
- Tony-nominated Choreographer
- Broadway credits include Choreographer for Ragtime, Anne of Green Gables, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique
- Performance credits include numerous television shows (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, Glee!) and was a finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance?
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Monday, June 15 • 7:00-9:00pm
GISELE SILVA • Adv/Int Tap
- Dance Captain and member of Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies
- Founding member of the critically acclaimed New York-based tap company Music From The Sole
- Recently performed with Dorrance Dance at The Ford in Los Angeles and toured with the company for “Nutcracker Suite”
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Monday, June 15 • 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
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Tuesday, June 16 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Wednesday, June 17 • 8:00-10:00pm
GREGORY DOLBASHIAN • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Artistic Director, The Dash Ensemble
- DASH Ensemble performance credits include The JOYCE Theater, Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYLA, Guggenheim Works and Process Series, Kaatsbaan and Jacob’s Pillow
- Commission credits include American Dance Festival, Northwest Dance Project, Ballet Austin Cirio Collective, Daniil Smikin’s INTENSIO, Atlanta Ballet, Central Park Summer Stage, and Hubbard Street 2 among many others
Wednesday, June 17 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
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Thursday, June 18 • 3:00-5:00pm
JOHN MANZARI • Int/Adv Tap
- Recently appeared in the White Christmas at Theater Under the Stars and Broadway Revival of Funny Girl
- Other credits include The Tap Dance Kid, Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, 42ND Street, Maurice Hines: Tappin’ Thru Life
- Television credits include Law & Order SVU, the PBS specials Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future & The Kennedy Center at 50
Thursday, June 18 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Friday, June 19 • 8:00-10:00pm
DYLAN PEARCE • Int/Adv Jazz
- Associate Choreographer for The Radio City Rockettes
- Kate Spade New York
- MSC Cruises
Saturday, June 20 • 5:30-7:30pm
AL BLACKSTONE • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Theater Choreography: Freddie Falls in Love (Joyce Theater – July 2019), West Side Story (Maltz Theater), Pippin (Music Theater Wichita), Annie (Axelrod Performing Arts)
- TV/Film: So You Think You Can Dance (Emmy Nomination), Good Morning America
- Special Events: Broadway Bares, Gypsy of the year, Easter Bonnet, Princess Cruises
Saturday, June 20 • 6:00-8:00pm
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”
Sunday, June 21 • 12:30-2:30pm
KATIE SPELMAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Choreographer for The Wild Party at New York City Center, 2026
- Choreographer for The Notebook
- Associate Choreographer for Moulin Rouge!
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Monday, June 21 • 5:30-7:30pm
ELLENORE SCOTT • Adv/Int Contemporary Theater
- Tony-nominated Choreographer
- Broadway credits include Choreographer for Ragtime, Anne of Green Gables, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique
- Performance credits include numerous television shows (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, Glee!) and was a finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance?
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Sunday, June 21 • 6:00-8:00pm
RICKEY TRIPP • Int/Adv Commercial Dance
- Choreographer: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
- Choreographer for X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (MET Opera), A Wonderful World pre-Broadway Tour
- Associate Choreography: Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway), The Hippest Trip, Once on This Island
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Monday, June 22 • 3:00-5:00pm
KHORI PETINAUD • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Currently appearing in Broadway’s Just In Time
- Broadway Cast of Chicago and Lempicka
- Part of the Broadway casts of Aladdin and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’
Monday, June 22 • 8:00-10:00pm
JESSICA CASTRO • Int/Adv Heels
- Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, US Associate Choreographer
- Theater & Film: Fuerzabruta, The Whiz Live (NBC), The Greatest Showman
- Superbowl shows: Janet Jackson & Beyonce
Tuesday, June 23 • 8:00-10:00pm
ELIZA OHMAN • Adv/Int Jazz Fusion
- SIX: The Musical, US Associate Choreographer
- Additionally, Hamilton, King Kong, The Met Gala, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fosse/Verdon
- And, Up Here, Saturday Night Live, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and more
BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Wednesday, June 24 • 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, June 25 • 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, June 25 • 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.
Friday, June 26 • 8:00-10:00pm
AL BLACKSTONE • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Theater Choreography: Freddie Falls in Love (Joyce Theater – July 2019), West Side Story (Maltz Theater), Pippin (Music Theater Wichita), Annie (Axelrod Performing Arts)
- TV/Film: So You Think You Can Dance (Emmy Nomination), Good Morning America
- Special Events: Broadway Bares, Gypsy of the year, Easter Bonnet, Princess Cruises
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Saturday, June 27 • 5:30-7:30pm
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
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Saturday, June 27 • 6:00-8:00pm
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
Monday, June 29 • 8:00-10:00pm
LIZZ PICINI • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Recent performing credits include Guys and Dolls at The Kennedy Center, Chicago and Singin’ in the Rain at The MUNY
- Roles played around the country include such as Cassie (A Chorus Line), Virtue (Anything Goes), Gertie Cummings (Oklahoma!), and many more
- Has been Assistant/Associate Choreographer for some of the industry’s best: Denis Jones, Ricky Hinds, Parker Esse, Al Blackstone, Rommy Sandhu, and others
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Tuesday, June 30 • 8:00-10:00pm
KEENAN COOKS • Adv/Int Street Jazz
- Danced with artists such as Big Sean, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Ne-Yo, Flo-Rida, Kendrick Lamar, Prince Royce, and Hailee Steinfeld
- As a choreographer Keenan has worked with Cardi B, Meek Mill, David Guetta, J Balvin, Bebe Rehxa, Yo Gotti, and Kelly Rowland
- Has taught internationally in Japan, South Korea, China,Peru, Spain,Germany, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, Canada and South Africa
Friday, July 10 • 8:00-10:00pm
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, July 13 • 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)
Thursday, July 16 • 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, July 16 • 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, July 17 • 8:00-10:00pm
SARAH HOGE & KATIE WALKER • Int/Adv Precision Tap
- 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 →
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!
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