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 AND MODEL NOW LIVING IN LONDON (FORMALLY FROM BYRON, IL)
NOW TOURING AS A DANCER FOR KYLIE MINOQUE. KYLIE WILL BE
PERFORMING IN THE US IN THE FALL OF 2009
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",,,STARTED AT FOREST HILLS WHEN IN
HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUES TO REMAIN CLOSE TO MISS FRANCES AND MISS TEDDI.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TED AND HIS DANCERS FOR TAKING TOP HONORS AT THE 2009
SHOWBIZ NATIONALS IN CHICAGO.
NIKKI SPINDEN - OWNER AND
DIRECTOR OF S AND R STUDIO IN FREEPORT. NIKKI A FORMER DANCER AND
COMPANY MEMBER IS DOING WONDERFUL WORK WITH HER STUDENTS IN FREEPORT AND
DIXON. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF NIKKI!!!
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.
