DE One Day Intensive

Dance with Amazing Guest Artists - Open to all dancers

We are so please to have this one day intensive with classes for

ages 5-7, ages 8-11, and ages 12-18

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August 3, 2024

The Class Schedule

Registration

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Meet The Guest Teachers

Christine Jerome

Christine Jerome, originally from Kansas City, KS, just finished her second year as a Houston Rockets Clutch City Dancer. She began dancing at the age of three and started competing shortly after in both regional and national competitions. She has an extensive background competing in jazz, hip hop, tap, and contemporary, and participated in many dance conventions. She eventually shifted her focus to ballet and trained through various programs such as the School of American Ballet in NYC and the Kansas City Ballet School. While in college, she also worked as an assistant choreographer on several local musical productions, such as Hello, Dolly! and Damn Yankees. She danced on her high school and college teams before moving to Houston in 2019 to start her work at NASA.

Christine Rivera

Hi friends, I’m Christine Rivera! I’m originally from Calgary, Canada then I moved down to Katy, Tx 5 years ago. I grew up studio trained from a very young age and I was on the Paetow Silver Strutters Dance Team for 2 years, serving as Lt. Colonel my senior year. I am now junior entering this season as a 3rd year veteran and Head Dance Captain of the Cougar Dolls Dance Team at the University of Houston! I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas, Kansas City, and Memphis for my team, perform at an All Star Game with 50 Cent, join the World Series parade for the Astros, and danced with the Houston Texans Cheerleaders for a halftime show. I am so excited to come and dance with y’all!

Jayda Winters

Jayda Winters is a dance educator, choreographer, and performer based out of Houston, Tx. She graduated from Lamar University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Theater & Dance (Dance Emphasis) where she trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theater and Aerial Silks. Outside of being a part of the dance department she was also a member of the Lamar University Dance Team for three years where she further trained in Hip-Hop and competition styled choreography. Jayda serves as a dance teacher at Marsha Woody Academy of Dance which is a local studio in Beaumont, Tx. There she is known as Miss. Jayda and teaches various levels of Hip-Hop, Lyrical, and Jazz. Moreover, she is also the Assistant Director of the Beaumont United High School Golden Girls Dance Team. Lastly, Jayda is the owner of Art of Jayda dance training where she trains, educates, and inspires dancers of all levels to reach their goals inside and outside of dance.

Tessa Salomone

Tessa Salomone is a dance educator and choreographer based in Houston. They recently completed their MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in London as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar and hold a BFA in Ballet from TCU where they were a Nordan Fine Arts Scholar. Tessa received her early training from Fort Bend Academy of Dance and later studied year round at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC and the Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program in New York City on merit scholarship. While in New York, they toured the tri-state area and North Carolina as a dancer with Ballet for Young Audiences. Tessa has danced professionally in Houston with LEON Contemporary Dance Company, Juxtapose Arts Collective, and as a guest artist with NobleMotion Dance. She trained and performed in Rome with VIVO Ballet and spent two seasons as a company member of PDX Contemporary Ballet in Oregon where she had the opportunity to develop her first commissioned work. Their newest dance work will premiere at Aimed Dance Summer Fest under the Emerging Choreographer Fellowship this July.

Jeremy Greer

Bio to come

Tramon Traywick

Tramon Traywick is a highly respected teacher of jazz and dance education on both coasts known for his ability to train technically strong, passionate and industry "working" professionals. His real expertise is taking dancers and fine tuning their technical ability, individual style and movement to create a more redefine, polished product. One that you would see in front of the camera. He speaks in age appropriate terminology to all of his students, which creates a bond between teacher/instructor and student. A native of Sacramento, CA he is gaining attention everywhere he goes. He began his professional career in 2002. Whether he is dancing, teaching or choreographing, this triple threat is turning heads. He recently returned to Sacramento after spending seven years working in Los Angeles. His performance credits include; CMT's "Your Chance to Dance, So You Think You Can Dance, The Gavin Music Seminar, The Royal Court NBA King's Dance Team and KSFM 102.5 Dance Troupe. He has appeared as a principal dancer in Miami, Las Vegas and Nashville on numerous cruise ships even training in the field of Aerial Industry. Tramon toured with Sir Paul McCartney; and he still remains very humble. As a concert dancer, he has performed with The Sacramento Black Art of Dance, Pulse Dance Ensemble, Calidanzo formerly known as Instituto Mozzatlan Bellos Artes de Sacramento (IMBA) and numerous other local dance companies.

Jasmine Warner

Jasmine Warner is a choreographer, performer, and educator. She graduated from Lamar University earning her degree in Theatre and Dance. She emphasizes the importance of using Fine arts as an outlet for the youth to strive for academic success. Jasmine has partnered with multiple studios and companies in Houston, Dallas, and the Southeast Texas area! As a Movement Creator, she strives to focus on creating an authentic connection between the dancer and the movement. To reach this goal, she develops movement ideas utilizing various styles such as Modern, Contemporary, Jazz Funk, Hip Hop, and much more. Through her teaching and Choreographic experience Jasmine has gained an understanding that each dancer has a relationship and connection with the movement, which allows them to explore different artistic creations. As an educator, she expresses the importance to young minority dancers of the contributions that previous artists have instilled in the black dance community. She emphasizes the importance of history, symbolism, education, expression, and human interactions. She aims to create a community filled with diverse explorations, educational opportunities, intimate connections, and personal experiences.

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