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 Started in March of 2003, Dance Central strives to be a leading dance studios in the Cypress Texas area. It was built from the ground up by Ms. Danielle, with the help of family and friends. Dance Central offers 3 of the largest dance studios with state of the art dance floors in the Cypress area.
At Dance Central we strive to give our students a positive and nurturing environment
Danielle Shoaf Raised in Houston, Texas, Ms. Danielle began her dance training under the direction of Kay Bily. Ms. Danielle received a Bachelor of Science in Dance Management from Oklahoma City University. While at OCU she trained with Jo Rowan, Lyn Cramer, Liz Reiter, Richard Denson, and Kay Sandal, studying tap, jazz, ballet, and musical theatre. She was also a member of the American Spirit Dance Company and Spirit of Dance Liturgical Company. Being a member of these companies, she had the opportunity to tour Singapore, Malaysia, London, and Las Vegas. After graduation, Ms. Danielle worked for Lyric Theater in Oklahoma, then returned to Houston to work in the public relations department of Houston Ballet. She continued to teach at several studios in the Houston area, until she decided to open Dance Central, LLC in March of 2003. Ms. Danielle is a member of Texas Association Teachers of Dancing and continues to take classes and attend conventions. Ms. Danielle currently lives in the Cypress area and is married to Shane Shoaf. They are the proud parents of Oscar, Nyla, Oliver, and baby Agnes! Kay Bily Kay, a native Houstonian, successfully operated her own dance studio in Northwest Houston for 18 years. She is a lifetime member of the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing where she served on the Board of Directors as well as an adjudicator for their merit scholarship and tap scholarship awards. This summer she continued her study of tap under Nicole Hockenberry, Acia Gray, Bril Barrett, Terry Brock, Jay Fagan, Germaine Salzberg and the legendary, Diane Walker at the Soul To Sole Tap Festival in Austin Texas and the Third Coast Rhythm Project in San Antonio. Once again this summer, she continued her study of tap at the Soul2Sole festival in Austin,TX, as well as the Third Coast Rhythm Project in San Antonio. She has trained under Lane Alexander, Tre Dumas, Jay Fagan, Acia Gray, Nicole Hockenberry, Sarah Petronio, and Matt Shields. This September, she and her daughter Demi, will travel to Vancouver, BC to further augment their tap education. There Kay will undergo a 3 day continuous residency studying a medley of Leon Collins' historic works under the direction of Dianne Walker. Ms. Kay holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston and is a licensed pharmacist. Having taught students of all ages in ballet, pointe, tap and jazz as well as physical education for Cy-Fair ISD, she finds happiness in sharing her love of movement with others. When asked what her favorite subject is, her answer without hesitation is tap! We can't wait for Ms. Kay to share her tap knowledge with our students! Bernadette Patten Bernadette Patten continues here at Dance Central for her fifth year. She is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, where she trained with Olga Ziceva, Richard Gibson and Berle Davis. Other teachers that have inspired her unique style include Ron Forella, Don Farnsworth, Roland Dupree, Harvey Hysell and the Alvin Ailey School in New York. She earned her BA in Theater Arts from San Francisco State University. She has toured with Plexis Dance Company in Ventura, CA and was a soloist with Balley Hysell in New Orleans. She has attended the Cecchetti Council Seminar for Teachers of Ballet, the Oklahoma City University Teacher Training Seminar and Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman’s The PULSE Tour. She taught dance and theater arts at Gregory-Lincoln Middle School in HISD, a performing arts magnet school and is currently the dance director for Cornerstone Academy in SBISD. Her choreography credits include, Annie, Cinderella, Fiddler on the Roof and Into the Woods. Ms Bernadette is inspired by dance, theater and music and shares this love with her students. She loves the students at Dance Central. Shawn Lester Shawn Lester has been dancing since the age of nine. He grew up in Deer Park, Texas, where he began his training at Art Park Dance, quickly moving his way up and winning the highly esteemed Jefferson Lee Scholarship Award. He has performed with many dance companies in Houston, including Psophonia, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Uptown Street Dance Company, & Swingtown Jitterhoppers. He has also performed the role of The Cavalier in several Houston and Dallas area productions of the holiday favorite, The Nutcracker. For the past several years, he has been teaching all styles of dance, as well as choreographing for competitions & musicals. Shawn is married to our own beloved Ms. Lulu, and is thrilled to be a part of Dance Central staff! Lulu Santos Lulu Santos has proudly been on staff at Dance Central for nine years, working closely with the competition & performing company. She has been teaching to all ages and levels of dance in area preschools and studios for over fifteen years, specializing in jazz, contemporary, & hip-hop. Additionally, she has choreographed for numerous local drill teams and dance competitions. Ms. Lulu has danced for several performing companies including Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Uptown Street Dance Company, Swingtown Jitterhoppers, Frowbiz, The Filipino-American Dance Troupe, & University Dance Theater. She has been chosen by fellow artists to perform in concerts such as Dance Salad, Dance Houston, Choreographers X 6, and a opening performance for The Brian Setzer Orchestra at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. She is the proud mother of two Dance Central students, Kayla and Cameron, and is recently married to our local celebrity Cavalier, Mr. Shawn. We couldn't imagine starting a new dance year without Ms. Lulu! Andee Wilson Ms. Andee has been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical/modern, pointe, character, and hip hop. She has taught students of all ages in recreational and competitive classes at studios and private schools, after-school programs, at day-cares, and for drill teams in the Houston area. As a member of the nationally ranked dance team, the *Rhythmasters*, she won numerous awards for solo, duet/trio, and ensemble routines, as well as student choreography recognition. She received scholarships from Dance Educators of America, and *I Love Dance* Pageant and Dance Competition to study in New York and Las Vegas multiple times. She was also named Miss Teen Dance Educators of America when she was 13. Ms. Andee performed on the Riverwalk in San Antonio for the Pan American Student Forum, and also in the NFL Pro Bowl Halftime show and the NCAA Citrus Bowl Halftime show, as well as local parades. Her dance career has taken her to Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York, Orlando, and San Antonio. Ms. Andee has trained with Steven Boyd, Henry LeTang, Mia Michaels, Frank Hatchett, Brenda Buffalino and others. Her choreography has won on the regional and national levels and has received entertainment, choreography, and overall high-point awards. She has also been honored with several Top Teacher acknowledgements. Her students have gone on to receive scholarships to pursue dance and study with the most famous names in the business. Ms. Andee has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Houston. Ms. Andee and her husband Mark have two sons, Connor and Colton. This is Ms. Andee's third season with Dancer Central and we are thrilled that she is back! Amy Miller Ms. Amy is an international dance teacher and choreographer. Her dance background started in Fresno, California and continued to grow from there! Ms. Amy has toured with a national convention, performed and worked as dance captain aboard Holland America Cruise Lines, and danced professionally as an NBA Sacramento Kings Royal Court dancer. Ms. Miller has not only won many National dance titles herself, her choreography has also won many judges awards and accolades throughout the states including Most Entertaining and Best Choreography. Traveling to Japan and all over the United States, Ms. Amy has taught master classes to all ages. Ms. Amy has worked with the United Spirit Association Dance Staff for almost a decade teaching camps, being involved with their program development team as well as judging high school, collegiate level Regional, All-Star, and National competitions. She also judges for Thunderstruck Competitions all over the country. Her teaching experience has taken her into classrooms of many schools in northern California as well as daycares in the Houston and surrounding areas in Texas replacing a typical physical education hour with dance. Ms. Amy has introduced the love of the arts and dance education to thousands of individuals through her career. We are thrilled to have Ms. Amy back for another dance year! Jessica Rodriguez Jessica Rodriguez is from Tomball, Texas, where she began her ballet training at the age of 3. She quickly achieved an advanced level at a young age under the instruction of Gilbert Rome and Victoria Vittum. Ms. Jessica has attended several professional summer intensives including, Joffrey Ballet San Antonio, Houston Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Nashville Ballet. She has recently been accepted into Joffrey Ballet New York City as a year round trainee but has decided to continue her route in receiving her BFA as a Dance Major at Sam Houston State University. At Sam Houston State University, Ms. Jessica studied ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, and aerial silk. She will be graduating with her BFA in December 2012 and she plans to work as a ballet instructor, while pursuing a professional ballet career in Houston. Ms. Jessica will be working with our company dancers on Fridays! We are excited to have her join our Dance Central family. Crystal Scott Crystal Scott is from Fort Worth, Texas where she discovered her love of dance and art at a young age. She attained her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Sam Houston State University graduating Cum Laude in December 2010. She received her training at Margo Dean*s School of Ballet and Ballet Concerto by Artistic Director Margo Dean. During her time at Ballet Concerto, she studied under such artists as Luiba Peterson, Louis Montero, Christine Hayes, and Bruce Marx. Crystal has recently moved to the Houston area where she is a performer and company member of Rednerrus Feil Dance Company under the artistic directorship of Amy Llanes. As well as dancing for RFDC, she is also the Costume Mistress. We are delighted to have Ms. Crystal teaching several ballet and pointe classes at Dance Central! Chelsey Spinler Raised in Houston, Ms. Chelsey received a dance scholarship while at both Kilgore College and the University of North Texas, where she earned her BA in Dance. While in college she taught ballet at a local community center and hip hop aerobics at a fitness center. She has studied ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, hip hop, African, musical theater and much more. She has studied ballet with the renowned James Clouser, hip hop with Ivan Dudynsky, modern with Sandi Combest of Erick Hawkins Dance Co. and Dr. Mary Lynn Babcock. She has also studied modern and dance therapy with Shelley Cushman, performing in two pieces of her collection: Cinematic Caricatures and Garth Fagan Dance. She is a mom of two girls Keely and Nori. Ms. Chelsey is also a licensed massage therapist. During Dance Central's tenth season, Ms. Chelsey will be teaching several classes including: ballet, hip hop and jazz! Please help us welcome her to our wonderful staff! Debby Oberly We couldn't begin the next dance year without Ms. Debby. Ms. Debby has devoted her entire life to children. She has worked at several day cares and Montessori schools. Ms. Debby is the proud mother of two daughters and six grandchildren, Devon, Ava, Lucas, Oscar, Nyla and Oliver. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask her! Ms. Debby will be working in the office several days a week! We are so grateful that she is back! Shane Shoaf Shane Shoaf received a Bachelor of Science in Technical Theater from Oklahoma City University. During the day Mr. Shane works as the Meeting Technology Analyst at Conoco and during the evening he helps Ms. Danielle at Dance Central! We wouldn’t have the wonderful sets, props, and many more of the technical aspects of our performances without Mr. Shane! |
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