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Several dancers engaged in a lively Spotlight dance class at Steps on Broadway.

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 filmed

Monday, May 19 • 7:00-9:00pm

DANNY GARDNER Int/Adv Tap

  • Toured with the Broadway productions of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and 42nd Street
  • Made his Broadway debut as “Lucky” in Dames At Sea
  • Choreographic credits include: Video installations in Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas and Los Angeles (Niles Creative Group

More about Danny Gardner →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Monday, May 19 • 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

More about Maleek Washington →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Tuesday, May 20 • 8:00-10:00pm

DANELLE MORGAN Precision Jazz

  • 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

More about Danelle Morgan →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Wednesday, May 21 • 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

More about Lizz Picini →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Thursday, May 22 • 3:00-5:00pm

FELIPE GALGANNI Int/Adv Tap

  • Member of the New American Tap Dance Orchestra directed by Brenda Bufalino
  • Recipient of the Machado de Assis Medal for his work disseminating Brazilian culture in NYC
  • Created and performed in his shows TAP&TOM, Felipe 101, Forget about Me and others

More about Felipe Galganni →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Friday, May 23 • 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

More about Ehizoje Azeke →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Saturday, May 24 • 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

More about Traci Reszetylo →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

CELEBRATING AAPI MONTH
Saturday, May 24 • 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”

More about Bo Park →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

CELEBRATING AAPI MONTH
Sunday, May 25 • 5:00-7:00pm

CHRISTINE FLORES Int/Adv Contemporary

  • One of Dance Magazine‘s 2021 “25 to Watch”
  • Original Broadway cast of Illinoise
  • Has had the privilege of performing with Pam Tanowitz Dance, Dance Heginbotham, Company XIV, Keigwin + Company,among othes

More about Christine Flores →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Sunday, May 25 • 6:00-8:00pm

EBONY WILLIAMS Adv/Int Commercial Performance

  • Emmy Award Winning Choreographer
  • Joined Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet as the company’s first African American female dancer
  • Other credits include In the Heights (film), Jagged Little Pill (Broadway)

More about Ebony Williams →
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
In-Studio Virtual

Monday, May 26 • 6:00-8:00pm

MARY GRACE McNALLY Int/Adv Contemporary

  • Produced two evening-length shows, Not For Picking and When It Falls, which premiered in New York City and Los Angeles
  • Winner of the 2018 Capezio A.C.E. Award
  • She has performed the work of Doug Varone, Jon Rua, Monika Felice Smith, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Katie Swords-Thurman, Emma Portner, Erica Sobol and Ryan Spencer

More about Mary Grace McNally →

Monday, May 26 • 8:00-10:00pm

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

More about Christopher Jarosz →

Tuesday, May 27 • 8:00-10:00pm

ELLENORE SCOTT Adv/Int Contemporary Theater

  • Broadway credits include Anne of Green Gables, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique
  • Other choreography credits include: Single All the Way (Netflix), Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical
  • 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?

More about Ellenore Scott →

Wednesday, May 28 • 6:30-8:30pm

MARY GRACE McNALLY Int/Adv Contemporary

  • Produced two evening-length shows, Not For Picking and When It Falls, which premiered in New York City and Los Angeles
  • Winner of the 2018 Capezio A.C.E. Award
  • She has performed the work of Doug Varone, Jon Rua, Monika Felice Smith, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Katie Swords-Thurman, Emma Portner, Erica Sobol and Ryan Spencer

More about Mary Grace McNally →

Wednesday, May 28 • 8:00-10:00pm

CAT COGLIANDRO Int/Adv Contemporary Fusion

  • Worked with creators such as Cherice Barton, Phillip Chbeeb, Tyce Diorio, Ian Eastwood, Mike Esperanza, Juliette Irons, Lukas McFarlane, Sonya Tayeh, and more
  • Featured in The New York Times, Dance Spirit Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, Dance Magazine, and Dance Informa
  • Featured dancer in the movie “Supporting Characters,” directed by Daniel Schechter

More about Cat Cogliandro →

Thursday, May 29 • 3:00-5:00pm

ELIZABETH BURKE Int/Adv Tap

  • Principal dancer and serves as the dance captain with Dorrance Dance
  • Premiered  A Swing Suite at 92NY, co-choreographed with Luke Hickey
  • Stage credits include The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, The Kennedy Center, Sadler’s Wells, among others

More about Elizabeth Burke →

CELEBRATING AAPI MONTH
Thursday, May 29 • 8:00-10:000pm

AKINA KITAZAWA Int/Adv Theater Jazz

  • Dance Captain in the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of “New York, New York”
  • Associate Choreographer for a new musical “Bull Durham” (choreographed by Josh Bergasse)
  • Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall

More about Akina Kitazawa →

CELEBRATING AAPI MONTH
Friday, May 30 • 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

More about Karla Puno Garcia →

Saturday, May 31 • 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

More about Courtney Sauls →

Saturday, May 31 • 6:00-8:00pm

TANNER LANE Int/Adv Theater Jazz

  • Broadway, Chicago The Musical where he toured both nationally and internationally
  • Only person to have performed as both a singer and a dancer in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular
  • Performance credits include Joseph…, and Billy Elliot (The Muny), Bye Bye Birdie (Lyric Theatre OKC), and more

More about Tanner Lane →

Monday, June 2 • 7:00-9:00pm

CHRISTINA CARMINUCCI Int/Adv Tap

  • One of Dance Magazine’s 2022 “25 to Watch”
  • Appeared in works by Dormeshia (Rhythm is Life), Derick K Grant (What Is This Thing Called Love), and Jumaane Taylor (Supreme Love)
  • Launched “The Solidarity Series,” an ongoing live performance series dedicated to furthering the development and increasing the visibility of tap dance

More about Christina Carminucci →

Tuesday, June 3 • 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

More about Maleek Washington →

BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Sunday, June 8 • 5:00-7:00pm

TERK LEWIS Int/Adv Contemporary Jazz

  • Most recently Lewis danced in the Lin Manuel Miranda movie, In The Heights
  • Assisted Jae Man Joo in creating Circular for Ailey 2
  • Assisted Jill Johnson on choreographing the opera Crossing which premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

More about Terk Lewis →

Monday, June 9 • 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)

More about Randy Skinner →

Friday, June 13 • 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)

More about Richard J. Hinds →

Monday, June 16 • 7:00-9:00pm

CALEB TEICHER Adv/Int Tap

  • 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

More about Caleb Teicher →

BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Monday, June 16 • 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

More about Ehizoje Azeke →

Wednesday, June 18 • 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

More about Traci Reszetylo →

Friday, June 20 • 8:00-10:00pm

BRANDON O’NEAL Int/Adv Jazz

  • Film and Broadway credits include Spirited, La La Land, Ted 2, Fame, The Lion King and Wicked
  • Has worked with Misty Copeland, Will Smith, Paula Abdul, Dolly Parton, Stevie Wonder, Ne-Yo, John Legend, among others
  • Commercials: Ford (Super Bowl), Amazon Prime, Subway, Gap and AT&T.

More about Brandon O’Neal →

Sunday, June 22 • 5:00-7:00pm

NICHOLAS PALMQUIST Adv/Int Commercial 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

More about Nicholas Palmquist →

Wednesday, June 25 • 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!

More about Shannon Atkins →

BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Thursday, June 26 • 8:00-10:00pm

JAMES ALONZO WHITE Int/Adv Street Jazz

  • Choreography credits include: Mad Apple – Cirque Du Soleil, Disney Cruise line, Norwegian Cruises, MSC Cruises, Footloose, Dream Girls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, among others
  • Released a visual entitled “Brand New Day” featuring NYC’s finest dancers, inspired by the iconic film, The Wiz during the pandemic in 2020
  • James has taught all over the world in places like France, Norway, and Los Angeles

More about James Alonzo White →

BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Saturday, June 28 • 5:30-7:30pm

JONA BIDDLE Int/Adv Commercial Street Jazz

  • 20+ Years of Professional Commercial Choreography
  • Head of Artistic Direction, Brooklyn NETS Kids Dance Team
  • CEO, Artistic Director, BOSS Kids Commercial Dance Program

More about Jona Biddle →

Monday, June 30 • 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

More about Lizz Picini →

BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
Thursday, July 3 • 8:00-10:00pm

JAMES ALONZO WHITE Int/Adv Street Jazz

  • Choreography credits include: Mad Apple – Cirque Du Soleil, Disney Cruise line, Norwegian Cruises, MSC Cruises, Footloose, Dream Girls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, among others
  • Released a visual entitled “Brand New Day” featuring NYC’s finest dancers, inspired by the iconic film, The Wiz during the pandemic in 2020
  • James has taught all over the world in places like France, Norway, and Los Angeles

More about James Alonzo White →