FACULTY 2009
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JACQUELINE PORTER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR moved to New York at 17 and landed her first Actor’s Equity role within a month. In 25 years as a dancer, actress, Master Teacher, writer and businesswoman Jacqueline has performed in two Broadway shows (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway), three National Tours including The Unsinkable Molly Brown (covering Debbie Reynolds in the title role) and acted in principal roles Off-Broadway and in regional theatre. She has taught over 3,500 students of all ages to dance from Beverly Hills to Tokyo -- in venues ranging from public school blacktops and international poverty missions to top ballet schools, upscale gyms and Hollywood producers’ homes. Jacqueline is a graduate of Smith College in Comparative Literature (French and English) and since 2006 is CEO + Founder of the nationally recognized J.Q. PORTER Exquisite Travel, a Virtuoso® travel company specializing in elite Arts Travel. She has just arrived from New York and is delighted to be a part of the Dallas Arts Boom!
ELIZABETH PARKINSON (Guest Faculty) is considered to be the greatest female Broadway dancer to emerge in the last decade. Her Tony Award-nominated performance in Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out is iconic to all dancers, and thousands of dancers and teachers throughout the world made the pilgrimage to New York to see her performance. She is a former principal dancer with the Joffrey and Feld Ballet Companies, and is married to the legendary Broadway song and dance man-turned producer, Scott Wise! Elizabeth is a faculty member of Broadway Dance Center, a Master Teacher nationwide, and she and husband Scott Wise have their own studio in Connecticut.
MICHELLE DeJEAN (Guest Faculty) regularly guest-stars as Roxie Hart in Chicago, the smash hit Broadway musical, and her memorable Chicago publicity shots adorn many New York buildings and buses. She also starred in, or played principal roles in the National and International Tours of West Side Story, Mame, The Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar. Michelle plays Roxie on Broadway and the road in 2008-09. Join her fans at MichelleDeJean.com.
LORIN LATARRO (Guest Faculty) has been seen in nine Broadway shows as well as MOMIX performances throughout the world. On Broadway, Lorin covered Elizabeth Parkinson’s role in Movin' Out, the three starring roles (Cassie, Sheila, and Diana Morales) in the recent revival of A Chorus Line, and Bianca in Kiss Me Kate. She was featured in Broadway’s Fosse, Spamalot, Man of La Mancha, Wonderful Town, and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Lorin is also a busy choreographer, teacher, TV performer and recording artist. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School.
MICHELLE KITTRELL (Guest Faculty) has performed in ten Broadway shows and is currently Dance Captain and featured performer on the runaway hit Legally Blonde. A winner of Broadway’s coveted Gypsy Robe not once but three times, Michelle’s special energy and verve have lit the stages of Hairspray, Footloose (both as Dance Captain), Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wonderful Town and more. Read all about her busy career at MichelleKittrell.com.
Registration for all Guest Faculty workshops is being taken now. Reserve your spot here >>
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ELIZABETH PARKINSON (Guest Faculty) is considered to be the greatest female Broadway dancer to emerge in the last decade. Her Tony Award-nominated performance in Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out is iconic to all dancers, and thousands of dancers and teachers throughout the world made the pilgrimage to New York to see her performance. She is a former principal dancer with the Joffrey and Feld Ballet Companies, and is married to the legendary Broadway song and dance man-turned producer, Scott Wise! Elizabeth is a faculty member of Broadway Dance Center, a Master Teacher nationwide, and she and husband Scott Wise have their own studio in Connecticut.
MICHELLE DeJEAN (Guest Faculty) regularly guest-stars as Roxie Hart in Chicago, the smash hit Broadway musical, and her memorable Chicago publicity shots adorn many New York buildings and buses. She also starred in, or played principal roles in the National and International Tours of West Side Story, Mame, The Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar. Michelle plays Roxie on Broadway and the road in 2008-09. Join her fans at MichelleDeJean.com.
LORIN LATARRO (Guest Faculty) has been seen in nine Broadway shows as well as MOMIX performances throughout the world. On Broadway, Lorin covered Elizabeth Parkinson’s role in Movin' Out, the three starring roles (Cassie, Sheila, and Diana Morales) in the recent revival of A Chorus Line, and Bianca in Kiss Me Kate. She was featured in Broadway’s Fosse, Spamalot, Man of La Mancha, Wonderful Town, and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Lorin is also a busy choreographer, teacher, TV performer and recording artist. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School.
MICHELLE KITTRELL (Guest Faculty) has performed in ten Broadway shows and is currently Dance Captain and featured performer on the runaway hit Legally Blonde. A winner of Broadway’s coveted Gypsy Robe not once but three times, Michelle’s special energy and verve have lit the stages of Hairspray, Footloose (both as Dance Captain), Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wonderful Town and more. Read all about her busy career at MichelleKittrell.com.
Registration for all Guest Faculty workshops is being taken now. Reserve your spot here >>
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