The workshop is open for ages 6-18 and a light lunch will be provided.
Classes will be offered in Body Percussion, Modern, Urban hip hop, and a taste of soft shoe & art.
Location: 959 E. Rosedale, Ft Worth, TX. 76104
Contact: Cessilye R. Smith 972-768-0436
Please call to register!
Katelyn Harris grew up in Dallas, TX and has trained in many forms of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, modern, and hip-hop. In addition to her Dallas education she has also trained with Michelle Latimer in Denver, NYC's Broadway Dance Center and STEPS, as well as Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles. She is currently in her fourth season with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin. Through her work with Tapestry she has been very fortunate to learn from such masters as Jeni LeGon, Harold Cromer, Brenda Buffalino, Sarah Petronio, Arthur Duncan, Dianne Walker, and of course, Tapestry's artistic director, Acia Gray. She is currently touring with the company in their production of "The Souls of Our Feet" which was selected for a grant by the NEA: American Masterpeices in Dance. Katelyn makes it back to Dallas as often as she can to choreograph for Michelle Stafford's Performing Company at Next Step Dance Performing Arts Center and to work with the up and coming talent of the Drawbacks Youth Tap Ensemble!
Kia Wilson has been a dancer for for 16 years. Dance has always been a passion of hers because it allowed her to express herself through movement. She started off as a praise dancer for her church. While in Middle School she was apart of the dance team. She then became a Cedar Hill High Stepper when she was in high school. After graduation she attended Kilgore College where she began more formal dance training in ballet, jazz, and modern. She has had experience in choreographing and also teaching dance workshops. She has also had the opportunity of assisting in teaching the praise dance workshop at The National Baptist Youth Convention Inc. She has worked with children for almost 5 years. She enjoys working with children because she realizes that they are our future and she wants to help them reach their full potential in Christ.
Michelle Modesto is a member of Texas Association of Teachers of Dance, where she holds teaching certificates in both jazz and ballet. Michelle was also co-owner of Dance Artistry in San Antonio, Texas until her relocation to Frisco, Texas. For two years she served as Artistic Director for Encore Centre for Dance. Currently Michelle serves on the Board of Directors for Project M.I.C.A.H. as VP and volunteers her time teaching ballet, jazz and tap to children in our community.
In this generation where orginality and dancing from the heart is becoming rare, emerges a new dancer who's vision is to reach that of another level.The combination of his passion and desire for dance, the inspiration from others, the encouragement of mentors, the spiritual uplifting from ADONAI, the love for youth and his generation is what makes "NXLEVEL". "NXLEVEL" is a covenant member of "Chenaniah's New Image Ministries & The Remnant Dance Ministry", and has devoted himself totally to YHWH. As a clinican with over many years of experience in Urban/Hip-hop Dance, "NXLEVEL" is honored by the opportunity to teach Urban/Hip-hop Dance from a Sacred perspective. "NXLEVEL" has been blessed to collaborate with many Fine Arts Institutions and
"The light that shines on me is not the flesh in me rather its the GOD in me." - NX
