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.
Friday, September 22 • 8:00-10:00pm • JACOBY PRUITT • Int/Adv Contemporary
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company since 2021
- Has performed works by choreographers Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Dwight Rhoden, Shannon Gillen, Jae Man Joo, and Lara Murphy among others
- He has also been a member of the Ailey II, Sean Curran Company, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and Company XIV
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Saturday, September 23 • 4:45-6:45pm • DYLIS CROMAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Roxie Hart on the national tour and Broadway productions of Chicago the Musical
- Credits include Chicago, A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, Oklahoma, Thou Shalt Not, and more
- On television, she appeared as Andrew Daniels on “Guiding Light,” “Smash” on NBC, as well as many national commercials
- → more about Dylis Croman
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Sunday, September 24 • 4:15-6:15pm • MIA DeWEESE • Int/Adv Contemporary Jazz
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Associate choreographer turned swing/dance captain at Moulin Rouge! the Musical
- Ensemble/dance captain in the off-broadway production The Lucky Ones
- Television credits include ensemble/assistant choreographer for Rent: Live, and Gilded Age
- → more about Mia DeWeese
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Monday, September 25 • 8:00-10:00pm • PHIL COLGAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Broadway debut in Hamilton, where he also served as a Universal Swing
- Favorite regional credits: Paper Mill Playhouse, including the world premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Musical, Maine State Music Theater, The Fulton, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, and Finger Lakes MTF
- Choreographic credits include Grease at The Rev, Catch Me If You Can at NYU Skirball, music videos for “Ready to Be Loved (Dance Remix),” among others
- → more about Phil Colgan
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Tuesday, September 26 • 8:00-10:00pm • DANA FOGLIA • Adv/Int Contemporary Fusion
- Dana Foglia Dance Company
- Assistant Choreographer/ Choreographer for many of Beyoncé’s tours
- Received a prestigious Peabody award for her work on Beyonces visual album “Lemonade”
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Wednesday, September 27 • 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
- → more about Chelsea Thedinga
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Thursday, September 28 • 8:00-10:00pm • KRYSTYNA RESAVY • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Assisted Tony-award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli on the Broadway musical, The Cher Show
- Associate choreographer of Mamma Mia! at New London Barn Playhouse
- Favorite performance credit includes dancing in the film Isn’t It Romantic starring Rebel Wilson
- → more about Krystyna Resavy
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Friday, September 29 • 8:00-10:00pm • 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
- → more about Rachel Leigh Dolan
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Sunday, October 1 • 4:15-6:15pm • EMILY BUFFERD • Int/Adv Contemporary
The last 15 min of the class will be filmed
- Producer of The Young Choreographer’s Festival
- Featured by Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, Dance Spirit, Dance Informa, Dance Mogul, Dance Studio Life, The Dance Podcast, and more
- Emily’s concert choreography (BEings) has been presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joyce SoHo, Symphony Space, the 92nd St. Y, New York Moves, and many more
- → more about Emily Bufferd
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Monday, October 2 • 8:00-10:00pm • PETER CHU • Adv/Int Contemporary
- Artistic Director/Choreographer, chuthis
- Credits include performing with Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot, and Celine Dion’s A New Day
- Choreographic credits include Ballet Augsburg, Cirque du Soleil, DART Dance Company, Gibney Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and more
- → more about Peter Chu
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Tuesday, October 3 • 8:00-10:00pm • BEAU HARMON • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- So You Think You Can Dance – Top 6
- Regional performance credits include The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, and Twist, An American Musical
- Served as a choreographer, associate, and dance captain in multiple regional and collegiate productions including The Music Man and La Cage Aux Folles
- → more about Beau Harmon
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Wednesday, October 4 • 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
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Thursday, October 5 • 8:00-10:00pm • DYLAN PEARCE • Int/Adv Jazz
- Associate Choreographer for the Radio City Rockettes
- Most recently, Dylan directed and choreographed two new shows aboard MSC’s newest ship the SEASCAPE
- Led the creative vision for Kate Spade, directing and choreographing their 2021 Summer and Fall campaigns
- → more about Dylan Pearce
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Friday, October 6 • 8:00-10:00pm • DANIEL GOLD • Int/Adv Commercial Jazz
- Choreographed the Off Broadway musical comedy, Good Morning New York
- Regional productions include The Bodyguard, Young Frankenstein, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, and A Year with Frog and Toad
- Seen in the first national revival tour of Miss Saigon and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- → more about Daniel Gold
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Saturday, October 7 • 4:45-6:45pm • 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
- → more about Rachel Leigh Dolan
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Sunday, October 8 • 4:15-6:15pm • 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
- → more about Jessica Castro
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Mondays, 10/9, 11/13, 12/11 • 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
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Monday, October 9 • 8:00-10:00pm • LUIS SALGADO & LEO MOCTEZUMA
Int/Adv Latin Fusion
- Luis was Latin Assistant Choreographer of the Tony Award winning musical In The Heights
- Performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and In The Heights as well as in many Off Broadway shows
- → more about Luis Salgado
- Leo made his Broadway Debut in the Tony Award winning show “New York, New York a New Musical”
- He is an Emmy-nominated choreographer & World Choreography award recipient
- → more about Leo Moctezuma
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Tuesday, October 10 • 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
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Wednesday, October 11 • 8:00-10:00pm • SHEA SULLIVAN with KATIE THOMPSON Live Vocalist • Adv/Int Jazz
- Nominated for a Chita Rivera Award for her choreography of the Off- Broadway show Neurosis
- Protégé of Tony Award-winning Choreographer Henry LeTang for 20 years
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- Solo albums: “Private Page,” “KT LIVE,” and “What I’ve Done Right” have been featured on “So You Think You Can Dance” America, Canada, and the U.K.
- Last seen on Broadway as Aunt Eller in Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma
- → more about Katie Thompson
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Thursday, October 12 • 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
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Friday, October 13 • 8:00-10:00pm • JEFF LAPES • Int/Adv Commercial Street
- 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
- → more about Jeff Lapes
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Saturday, October 14 • 4:15-6:15pm • TAMISHA A. GUY • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Dances with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, which she joined in 2014.
- 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance
- Selected as one of Dance Magazine‘s Top 25 to Watch and she also received the 2016 Princess Grace Award
- → more about Tamisha A.Guy
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Saturday, October 14 • 4:45-6:45pm • LUIS SALGADO & JERMAINE BROWNE
Int/Adv Latin Fusion
- Luis was Latin Assistant Choreographer of the Tony Award winning musical In The Heights
- Performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and In The Heights as well as in many Off Broadway shows
- → more about Luis Salgado
- Art director, movement coach, and choreographer for America’s Next Top Model, The Voice among others
- Jermaine has created for Leona Lewis’ UK Labyrinth Tour; the 2012 London Olympic Games; and others
- → more about Jermaine Browne
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Sunday, October 15 • 4:15-6:15pm • KAREN GAYLE • Int/Adv Modern/Horton
- Performed the works of such choreographers as 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
- → more about Karen Gayle
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Sunday, October 15 • 6:30-8:30pm • LUIS SALGADO & LYRIK CRUZ
Open Latin Dance Party
- Luis was Latin Assistant Choreographer of the Tony Award winning musical In The Heights
- Performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and In The Heights as well as in many Off Broadway shows
- → more about Luis Salgado
- Choreographer on Paramount Plus’ Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” and is a featured dancer in the film “Spirited”
- Nominated for the CHITA RIVERA AWARD in NYC and the World Choreography Awards in LA for his work in the movie “SHINE” for outstanding choreography in a film
- → more about Lyrik Cruz
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Monday, October 16 • 8:00-10:00pm • SARAH MEAHL • Adv/Int Jazz
- Broadway credits include, Kiss Me, Kate, Hello, Dolly!, and Paramour
- Off-Broadway: Black No More, Standard Time, Encores!, Thoroughly Modern Milli
- Sarah leads Masterclasses for 14 Musical Theatre Corporations in NYC and for universities throughout the U.S.
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Tuesday, October 17 • 8:00-10:00pm • IDA SAKI • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Performed in the Off-Broadway show, The Lucky Ones, Sonya Tayeh’s You’ll Still Call Me By Name, and played Lady Macbeth
- Rehearsal Director for the immersive show, Sleep No More
- Featured dancer in the In The Heights and Netflix’s Halston
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Wednesday, October 18 • 8:00-10:00pm • MADI HICKS • Adv/Int Contemporary
- Company Member Sidra Bell Dance New York
- Choreography: Palm Desert Choreography Festival, Theorist Festival, Periapsis Music & dance, WestFest Dance Festival
- Awards: YAGP, Gene Kelly Legacy Scholarship, US Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee
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Thursday, October 19 • 8:00-10:00pm • CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD • Int/Adv Jazz
- Made her Broadway debut in the revival of A Chorus Line.
- Additional Broadway credits include: Velma in Chicago (understudy, performed), Lola in Damn Yankees, Kathy in Company and Bombalurina in Cats.
- Film and television credits include: Grey’s Anatomy, Happy Endings, In Plain Sight, Switched at Birth, Castle, The Mentalist, Boston Public, and more
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Friday,October 20 • 8:00-10:00pm • STEVEN BLANDINO • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Cast in CATS, West Side Story, and Newsies to name a few
- recently worked on Pre Production for Funny Girl (Broadway) and Mr. Saturday Night (Broadway)
- Recently founded his own dance company entitled ‘treadFAST,’ which looks forward to its upcoming season!
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Saturday, October 21 • 4:15-6:15pm • TAMISHA A. GUY • Int/Adv Contemporary
- Dances with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, which she joined in 2014.
- 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance
- Selected as one of Dance Magazine‘s Top 25 to Watch and she also received the 2016 Princess Grace Award
- → more about Tamisha A.Guy
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Saturday, October 21 • 4:45-6:45pm • MATTHEW RUSHING • Adv/Int Modern Jazz
Tuesday, October 24 • 8:00-10:00pm • SEKOU MCMILLER • Int/Adv Latin Jazz Fusion
- Founder and Artistic Director of the Afro-Latin Dance Company, Sekou McMiller Dance Co
- Choreographic fellow for the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s New Directions Choreography lab
- Featured in the movie In the Heights
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Wednesday, October 25 • 8:00-10:00pm • DANIEL GOLD • Int/Adv Commercial Jazz
- Choreographed the Off Broadway musical comedy, Good Morning New York
- Regional productions include The Bodyguard, Young Frankenstein, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, and A Year with Frog and Toad
- Seen in the first national revival tour of Miss Saigon and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- → more about Daniel Gold
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Thursday, October 26 • 8:00-10:00pm • KOLTON KROUSE • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Dance Magazine July Cover
- Most recently seen in the Broadway’s, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
- Seen in the Broadway Revival of CATS, Fosse/Verdon, Westworld, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Late Show with James Corden
- → more about Kolton Krouse
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Friday, October 27 • 8:00-10:00pm • 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
- → more about Rachel Leigh Dolan
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Saturday, October 28 • 4:45-6:45pm • 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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