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TEDDI BURGESS
(JAZZ, TAP) THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE FOREST HILLS DANCE
COMPANY. OVER 25 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE. TEDDI HAS TRAINED 1000'S
OF DANCERS OVER THE YEARS. MOST OF THE AREAS DANCE STUDIOS OWNERS AND
TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY TEDDI. A HIGHLIGHT OF HER CAREER WAS TO
HAVE HER WORK RECOGNIZED BY "DANCE SPIRIT" AND "DANCE TEACHER" MAGAZINE
AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 STUDIOS TO TRAIN AT IN THE UNITED STATES. SHE WILL
CONTINUE TO TEACH AND CHOREOGRAPH ORIGINAL AND AWARD WINNING ROUTINES.
HER CLASSES ARE INTENSE AND CHALLENGING.
MICHAEL GOSNEY (BALLET,
MODERN) MICHAEL HAS BEEN STUDYING CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY BALLET FOR
15+ YEARS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO WITH MANY BALLET MASTERS. AFTER DANCING
WITH SEVERAL BALLET COMPANIES HE NOW CONTINUES TO TEACH MASTERS CLASSES
AND PRIVATELY COACHING PROFESSIONALS. HIS NEW COMPANY, ELEMENTS
CONTEMPORARY BALLET (ECB), IS A LARGE FOCUS FOR HIM AND WILL BE SEEN IN
CONCERT IN CHICAGO AND THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. MICHAEL IS A FAVORITE OF
FOREST HILLS DANCERS AND HIS CLASSES ARE DESIGNED FOR DANCERS OF ALL
LEVELS.
JOSEPH CARUANA (JAZZ,
MODERN) JOE JUST FINISHED HIS 3RD SEASON WITH RIVER NORTH DANCE
COMPANY. BEFORE COMING TO RIVER NORTH, HE PERFORMED WITH SD PRISM
DANCE THEATRE, SPECTRUM DANCE THEATRE, AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET.
HE RECEIVED TRAINING ON SCHOLARSHIP AT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET
SCHOOL, THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, AND FROM WORKSHOPS
WITH THE BOSTON BALLET, JOFFREY BALLET, AND LINES CONTEMPORARY BALLET IN
SAN FRANSICO. HE HAS WORKED ON TELEVISION SHOWS SUCH AS "THAT 70'S
SHOW" AND KTLA'S "THE LIVE SHOW". JOE ALSO RECEIVED HIS INITIAL
TRAINING WITH FOREST HILLS DANCE ACADEMY.
AMIE BRANDON
(JAZZ,TAP, HIP HOP)
AMIE HAS BEEN DANCING SINCE THE AGE OF 3. A FORMER MEMBER OF THE
FOREST HILLS DANCE COMPANY AND THE DANCE INSTRUCTOR AT ELLIS ARTS
ACADEMY, AMIE IS A FAVORITE OF DANCERS OF ALL AGES. AMIE HAS BEEN
CHOREOGRAPHING OUR HIP HOP TEAMS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. SHE RECEIVED
TOP HONORS AS A COMPANY CHOREOGRAPHER IN HER FIRST SEASON AND WE ARE SO
EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS A COMPANY INSTRUCTOR AGAIN THIS YEAR.
DAWN CROZIER (JAZZ, TAP,
POM/DANCE) FOREST HILLS IS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE DAWN AS OUR NEWEST
COMPANY INSTRUCTOR. DAWN HAS BEEN DANCING AND TEACHING ACROSS THE
MIDWEST AREA FOR MANY YEARS. HER STUDENTS HAVE WON TOP HONORS AT MANY
LOCAL AND NATIONAL DANCE COMPETITIONS. DAWN IS ALSO THE DANCE TEAM
COACH AT GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE HAS BROUGHT THE TEAM TO TOP
STATE HONORS. HER CLASSES ARE EXCITING AND CHALLENGING. DAWN WILL HELP
TO BRING A NEW SPARK TO OUR STUDIO AND TO OUR DANCE COMPANY.
STEVE NECOLLINS
- POWER TUMBLING AND TRAMPOLINE - ONE OF THE
TOP TUMBLING INSTRUCTORS IN THE COUNTRY. STEVE HAS BEEN COACHING POWER
TUMBLING AND TEACHING POWER TUMBLING FOR OVER 10 YEARS. AS A NATIONAL
CHAMPION POWER TUMBLER HIMSELF STEVE KNOWS HOW TO TEACH EACH AND EVERY
YOUNG TUMBLER WHAT IT TAKES. HIS CLASSES ARE AMAZING!!! HE HAS BEEN
WITH FOREST HILLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AS A STUDENT AND NOW A TRUE
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR.
RACHEL HALL
(BALLET, POINTE, PARTNERING) RACHEL HAS BEEN DANCING AT FOREST
HILLS SINCE THE AGE OF 3. SHE HAS BEEN STUDYING BALLET ALL HER LIFE AND
LOVES TO WORK WITH CHILDREN. HER INNOVATIVE BALLET PRODUCTIONS FOR THE
YOUNGER DANCERS ARE INCREDIBLE. IN HER 3RD YEAR OF BEING THE ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR OF OUR YOUNG BALLET DANCERS, SHE HAS MADE BALLET A FUN AND
REWARDING START FOR MANY. RACHEL HAS BEEN TEACHING SINCE THE AGE OF
13 AND WAS A FOREST HILLS DANCE COMPANY TEAM MEMBERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SAM RENZETTI
(HIP HOP) ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF EXTREME DANCE FORCE,
SAM BRINGS HIP HOP TO A NEW LEVEL. HIS COMPANY CONTINUES TO REACH TOP
NATIONAL HONORS WITH MANY OF HIS DANCERS ENTERING THE PROFESSIONAL
FIELD. HIS CLASSES ARE INTENSE AND A CHALLENGE TO ALL. FOREST HILLS IS
VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS AMAZINGLY TALENTED AND ENCOURAGING
INSTRUCTOR ON STAFF.
STEVEN SAUNDERS
(JAZZ) STEVEN IS AN OUTSTANDING DANCER AND HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER.
STEVEN HAS RECEIVED TOP HONORS IN MANY DANCE COMPETITIONS AND SEVERAL
SCHOLARSHIPS. STEVEN IS AN AMAZING ROLE MODEL AND THIS YEAR IS A FIRST
TIME CHOREOGRAPHER FOR HIS OWN TEAM. JUST WAIT---IT'S GOING TO BE
OUTSTANDING. WE ARE SO PROUD OF STEVEN AND WHAT HE CONTINUES TO INSTILL
IN THE YOUNG DANCERS AT FOREST HILLS. EXCELLENCE!!!
KRISTINA LEWIS (BALLET) KRISTINA LEWIS
JOINS THE FOREST HILLS DANCE ACADEMY IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. KRISTINA
HAS HAD EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN ALL AREAS OF DANCE FOR OVER 19 YEARS. SHE
WAS THE DANCE DIRECTOR AT THE DANCE SOURCE UNLIMITED AND HAS TAUGHT ALL
OVER THE MIDWEST SINCE 1994. SHE HAS STUDIED AT COLOMBIA COLLEGE,
ROCKFORD COLLEGE, AND IN LOS ANGELES. KRISTINA IS AN EXCELLENT DANCER
AND HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE KRISTINA ON
STAFF.
ROBERT LEWIS- (HIP HOP)
SPENCER BAUMGART (HIP HOP)
TEDDI
