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.
The last 15 min of the class will be filmedFriday, January 10 • 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
Saturday, January 11 • 6:00-8:00pm
SARA BRIANS • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- US Associate Choreographer for The Hills of California on Broadway directed by Sam Mendes
- Choreographing the upcoming production of Anything Goes at Gulfshore Playhouse
- Broadway credits include 42nd Street, Billy Elliot, Matilda, White Christmas, among many others
Sunday, January 12 • 5:00-7:00pm
JONATHAN LEE • Int/Adv Hip Hop
- Backup singer, dancer, and choreographer for Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Pitbull, among others
- Theatre credits include Once On This Island, The Wiz, West Side Story, The King & I, and Miss Saigon
- Film/TV credits include The Detour, Chapelle’s Show, Good Morning America, ABC News Now, The View, and more
Sunday, January 12 • 6:15-8:15pm
RENA BUTLER • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Premiered her first work for The National Ballet of Canada celebrating the music of Grammy Award-winning composer John Adams in March 2023
- Recipient of the prestigious 2019 Princess Grace Foundation Award for Choreography
- Created works for BalletX, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, GroundWorks DanceTheater, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Summer Program, and many more
Monday, January 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)
Monday, January 13 • 8:00-10:00pm
JESSICA CASTRO • Int/Adv Heels
- TOURS: Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Pharell, The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Will Smith, Mary J Blige.
- Theater & Film: Fuerzabruta, The Whiz Live (NBC), The Greatest Showman
- Superbowl shows: Janet Jackson & Beyonce
Tuesday, January 14 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Wednesday, January 15 • 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
Thursday, January 16 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Friday, January 17 • 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
Saturday, January 18 • 5:30-7:30pm
HEATHER LANG • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill
- Created the experimental short, Simulation, with Purdie Baumann
- Former Radio City Rockette
Saturday, January 18 • 6:00-8:00pm
RACHEL LEIGH DOLAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Two-time Helen Hayes award winning choreographer, director, and educator
- Favorite stage credits include the Broadway Labs for Tootsie and Chasing Rainbows, both choreographed by Denis Jones
- Favorite Choreographic credits include Annie at Olney Theatre Center, and James and the Giant Peach at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, among others
Sunday, January 19 • 5:00-7:00pm
CAMDEN LOESER • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
With Guest Percussionist Doug Hinrichs
- Founder, COLE JAZZ
- Resident Director/Assistant Choreographer for the National Tour of Chicago
- Chet Walker’s associate, working closely alongside Chet teaching and creating work across the globe and developing Jack Cole The Musical
Monday, January 20 • 8:00-10:00pm
KHORI PETINAUD • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Broadway Cast of Chicago and Lempicka
- Part of the Broadway casts of Aladdin and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’
- Other credits include In the Heights (Kennedy Center), The Color Purple (National Tour), King Kong
- → more about Khori Petinaud
Tuesday, January 21 • 8:00-10:00pm
KATIE DRABLOS • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Al Blackstone’s Associate Choreographer on productions of Oklahoma, Hairspray, Pippin, and others
- Performed in Al Blackstone’s original works; Happy We’ll Be and Freddie Falls in Love
- In 2022 she directed, choreographed, and performed in her first full-length show “35: a celebration of being alive”
Wednesday, January 22 • 8:00-10:00pm
CHELSEA THEDINGA • Adv/Int Contemporary
- Credits include the MTV Video Music Awards, the feature films La La Land, VOX LUX, and In the heights; GLEE, The Academy Awards and many more
- Completed 6 national tours with Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound and performed with Stacey Tookey’s company Still Motion
- Recently, she joined Peter Chu’s company Chuthis
Thursday, January 23 • 8:00-10:00pm
DANA FOGLIA • Adv/Int Contemporary Fusion
Friday, January 24 • 5:30-7:30pm
CELINE EDMONDSON • Ind/Adv Commercial Hip Hop
- Celine Edmondson is an assistant Coach of the Brooklynettes
- Performed with Maluma, Meghan Trainor, Lil Kim, DJ Khaled, and more
- Currently working on exciting film and television projects as well as teaching
Saturday, January 25 • 5:30-7:30pm
CINDY WELIK-SALGADO • Adv/Int Contemporary, Crystal Pite Rep
- Kidd Pivot Alum
- Received the Princess Grace Award in 2005
- Performed with Aszure Barton and Artists, Peter Chu’s ChuThis, and on various projects for Mia Michaels and Andy Blankenbuehler
Saturday, January 25 • 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
Sunday, January 26 • 5:00-7:00pm
LAINIE SAKAKURA • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Recipient of the 2015 Joe A. Callaway Award for Outstanding Choreography
- Broadway: SUFFS (co-producer), CABARET (co-producer), FOSSE 1999 Tony Award Best Musical (dance reconstruction & dance captain), and more
- Co-Founder: Rockettes of Color Alumnae and Sakachez®
Sunday, January 26 • 6:15-8:15pm
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, January 27 • 7:00-9:00pm
SARA BRIANS • Int/Adv Tap
- US Associate Choreographer for The Hills of California on Broadway directed by Sam Mendes
- Choreographing the upcoming production of Anything Goes at Gulfshore Playhouse
- Broadway credits include 42nd Street, Billy Elliot, Matilda, White Christmas, among many others
Monday, January 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?
Tuesday, January 28 • 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
Wednesday, January 29 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Thursday, January 30 • 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
Friday, January 31 • 8:00-10:00pm
STEVEN BLANDINO • Int/Adv Contemporary Jazz
- Choreography credits include Broken Bride Off Broadway, Dance Lab New York with mentorship under Ellenore Scott, Rebel Rebel: The Many Lives of David Bowie, among others
- Recently put up his own Dance Narrative at Symphony Space in New York City
- Founded his own dance company entitled ‘treadFAST,’ which has already performed numerous sold out shows in NYC
Wednesday, February 5 • 6:30-8:30pm
JAMAR ROBERTS •
In Studio Only!
- Former Resident Choreographer Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Won the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer
- Director’s Fellow at NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts in the 2020-2021 season
Registration coming soon.
Thursday, February 6 • 8:00-10:00pm
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
Registration coming soon.
Friday, February 7 • 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
Saturday, February 8 • 5:30-7:30pm
KAREN GAYLE • Int/Adv Modern/Horton
- Performed works by Earl Mosley, Ronald K. Brown and Tony winner Hinton Battle
- Choreography commissions include: Marymount Manhattan College, The Harvard Ballet Company, General Mischief Dance Theatre, The Boston Tea Party Opera, and more
- Artistic director of the xodus dance collective
Saturday, February 8 • 6:00-8:00pm
SARA BRIANS • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- US Associate Choreographer for The Hills of California on Broadway directed by Sam Mendes
- Choreographing the upcoming production of Anything Goes at Gulfshore Playhouse
- Broadway credits include 42nd Street, Billy Elliot, Matilda, White Christmas, among many others
Registration coming soon.
Monday, February 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)
Thursday, February 13 • 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
Registration coming soon.
Sunday, February 16 • 5:00-7:00pm
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
Registration coming soon.
Sunday, February 16 • 6:15-8:15pm
JOSH ASSOR • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Worked across every area of the entertainment industry including Broadway, National Tours, fashion, film, and television
- Choreographic credits include Saturday Night Fever National Tour, New York Fashion Week, the New York City Knicks, Audi, Soho House
- Regional productions include of Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Newsies and the world premiere of Medicine the Musical
Saturday, 2/22 • 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”
Registration coming soon.
Tuesday, February 25 • 8:00-10:00pm
CHELSEA THEDINGA • Adv/Int Contemporary
- Credits include the MTV Video Music Awards, the feature films La La Land, VOX LUX, and In the heights; GLEE, The Academy Awards and many more
- Completed 6 national tours with Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound and performed with Stacey Tookey’s company Still Motion
- Recently, she joined Peter Chu’s company Chuthis
Registration coming soon.
Friday, February 28 • 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
Registration coming soon.