Our Instructors

At THDCI, we are very selective in choosing our staff.  We seek out qualified instructors who are enthusiastic about training dancers, who are patient and firm, who have positive energy and keep the attention of the class.   Most of the THDCI instructors are either university educated and/or seasoned professionals.  Our younger teachers have gone through THDCI’s dance program and have worked internships to learn how to be positive, constructive and creative teachers.   Let us introduce you to our THDCI instructors:

Directors:

Sharon Todd Burris, Brandye Burris Lewis, Blayde Burris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ballet:

Jennifer Litaker, Rachel Lymbery

Advanced Contemporary:

Dallas Blagg

Beginner/Intermediate (all styles):

Seana Mota, Clare Foster, Lesli Gilles

Pre-school-3rd grade:

Lindsey Ellard, Lindsay Rosenkranz, Jenny Katlein, Alex Carmen, Tara Henry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acting/Improv:

Alexis Smith Burris

Other Instructors (Past & Present):

Chelsea Traille, Jeremy Dumont, Ashantus Weaver, Lauren Guerra, Lydia Guerra, Marcy Banister, Meagan Klafehn, Kristen Haefele, Kellie Carroll, Haley Hansen, Jennifer Hedrick