The Spotlight Series

• 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

• Awarded the New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellowship at the School of American Ballet in 2024
• Featured dance soloist in “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution” created by actress Glenn Close and musician Ted Nash
• Commissions include work for Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College, PACE University, Philadanco-The Philadelphia Dance Company

• 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

• Resident Choreographer, Nebula Dance Lab
• 2021 Franco-American Fulbright Scholar, is a certified Luigi Technique teacher, and holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Her upcoming dance theater piece “sorcière” will premiere Fall 2026, with the support of a CUNY CDI residency and a Dance Lab NY residency.

• 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

• 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

• Currently in CHESS
• Broadway credits include, Death Becomes Her, Kiss Me, Kate, Hello, Dolly!, and Paramour
• Choreographer: Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream

• 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

• 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

• Currently dances for the Nederlands Dans Theater 1
• From 2007-2015 Jon danced and originated many works with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet under Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer
• Critics choice pick in the Oct 2019 issue of Dance Europe, a featured “Top Ten Performances of 2013” in the Dec/Jan issue of Pointe Magazin

• 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

• 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

• Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center, Associate Choreographer
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Stage Mother (A New Musical), Associate Director/Choreographer

• Co-founded nationally recognized Contemporary company, Exhale Dance Tribe, Dance Magazine‘s ‘25 to Watch’
• Missy Lay-Zimmer and Andrew Hubbard taught in 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand at UNITEC University/Ōkareka Summer school
• Choreographed for Cincinnati Ballet’s New Works Program (2009-2011) with world premieres of Retrospect, Barre et Trois and Burning Moon

• 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

• 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

• Broadway credits include & JULIET as a swing and assistant dance captain
• Broadway debut was in Hamilton, where he also served as a Universal Swing
• 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

• Currently a first soloist at The Royal Swedish Ballet
• Mats Ek/guest artist with Pina Bausch & Sasha Waltz
• As a choreographer and creator he premiered his solo “My longest companion” in 2019

• Associate choreographer to Savion Glover for the Broadway show Shuffle Along
• Tap choreographer and featured hoofer in Simply Sammy, a ballet choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie
• Most recent creative work-in-progress is Revelations In Rhythm

• 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

• Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center, Associate Choreographer
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Stage Mother (A New Musical), Associate Director/Choreographer

• 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

• 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

• Co-Founder and Artistic Director of COLE JAZZ
• Remounted Chet Walker’s choreography for the 2022 Japanese Language encore production of Diane Paulus’ of Pippin
• Resident Director/Assistant Choreographer for the National Tour of CHICAGO

• 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

• Movement Director Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Anna Graves
• Founder of cat.astrophe! 
• Worked with creators such as Cherice Barton, Phillip Chbeeb, Tyce Diorio, Ian Eastwood, Mike Esperanza, Juliette Irons, Lukas McFarlane, Sonya Tayeh, and more

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

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

• 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.

• 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

• Associate Choreographer for The Radio City Rockettes
• Kate Spade New York
• MSC Cruises

• 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

• 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!

• 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

• 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”

• 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

• 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

• Recently appeared in CHESS
• Broadway credits include, Death Becomes Her, Kiss Me, Kate, Hello, Dolly!, and Paramour
• Choreographer: Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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)

• 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)