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FOREST HILLS DANCE COMPANY, INC.

A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

ESTABLISHED IN 1984

 

ABOUT OUR COMPANY........

FOREST HILLS DANCE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TEDDI  BURGESS IN 1984.  THE COMPANY HAS COMPETED AND TOURED ACROSS THE US AND IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES.  HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A TOUR TO THE SOVIET UNION IN1984 AND BEING A PART OF THE TANZSOMMER FESTIVAL IN AUSTRIA IN 2003.  IN 2006  FOREST HILLS WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 50 STUDIOS TO STUDY DANCE AT BY "DANCE SPIRIT" AND "DANCE TEACHER" MAGAZINE.   IN 2008 COMPANY DANCER ROBERT LEWIS APPEARED ON MTV'S "AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW".      

EACH YEAR THE COMPANY COMPETES AT 3 OR 4 DANCE CONVENTIONS AND COMPETITIONS THE COMPANY HAS BEEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEVERAL TIMES.   IN 2007 THE COMPANY PERFORMED ABOARD "ROYAL CARIBBEAN' S BEAUTIFUL ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS.  WE ARE ALSO VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT MANY OF OUR ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO PURSUE A CAREER IN DANCE.   

HERE ARE A FEW THAT WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF:

MICHAEL BALDERRAMA CURRENTLY PERFORMING IN THE BROADWAY HIT " IN THE HEIGHTS"

CLICK HERE TO VIEW A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL

JOSEPH CARUANA PROFESSIONAL DANCER IN CHICAGO, WHO WAS WITH RIVER NORTH DANCE COMPANY FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, AND IS CURRENTLY ONE OF OUR COMPANY INSTRUCTORS, AND A MEMBER OF "ELEMENTS CONTEMPORARY BALLET OF CHICAGO.  

 JASON BEITEL PROFESSIONAL DANCER IN LOS ANGELES WHO WAS RECENTLY A DANCER FOR KYLIE MINOQUE.

ASHLEY HOGAN - A FOREST HILLS DANCER FROM THE AGE OF 8, NOW ATTENDING OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY , MAJORING IN DANCE.   ASHLEY  HAS AN AMAZING FUTURE AHEAD OF HER. 

KEVIN AND MARCEL WILSON WHO HAVE TOURED WITH JANET JACKSON, CHER, AND BRITNEY TO NAME A FEW.   YOU CAN ALSO SEE THEM PERFORMING IN "CANDY MAN" BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA.

FOREST HILLS ALSO HAS SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO OPEN VERY SUCCESSFUL STUDIOS:

MATTHEW STUTSMAN OWNER OF "DANCE CONNECTION" IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI WAS NAMED AS A TOP STUDIO FOR 2005 BY DANCE SPIRIT MAGAZINE AND HEATHER STARR WHO OWNS "DANCE PROGRESSIONS" IN ASPEN COLORADO.   TED JACKSON OWNER AND DIRECTOR OF "MIDWEST MOVEMENT".

THE COMPANY IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SERIOUS DANCERS READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE.   FOR INFORMATION REGARDING COMPANY MEMBERSHIP PLEASE EMAIL  TEDDI  BURGESS AT TB5458@INSIGHTBB.COM

WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOREST HILLS CAN OFFER DANCERS THE

FINEST IN DANCE EDUCATION.    

 

 

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