faculty
 

To ensure that we can continue to provide a level of instruction that will enable students to study with us even into adulthood, we have assembled a faculty that includes many professional dancers, those with Broadway credits, principals with professional ballet companies including New York City Ballet, and professors from universities with acclaimed dance programs. All share a love of children, and we feel privileged to have each and every one of them at Broadway Dance Theatre.

LORINDA HAVER (Owner/Director) founded Broadway Dance Theatre in 1997, shortly after making her Broadway debut in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” A member of Actor’s Equity, she has studied extensively with Tony Award winner Ann Reinking (“Chicago”, “Fosse”) and attended her Musical Theatre Workshop Project in Florida. She was dance rehearsal stand-in for Vanessa Williams on the TV version of “Bye Bye Birdie” starring Jason Alexander of “Seinfeld.” Lorinda holds a BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Locally Lorinda has choreographed “Newsies”, “West Side Story”, “Oklahoma”, “Hairspray”, “High School Musical”, “The Wizard of Oz”, “Crazy For You”, “Peter Pan”, “Hello Dolly”, “The Music Man”, The Sound of Music”, “Stepping Out”, “Pippin”, “Hair”, “Cabaret”, “Fiddler On The Roof”, “42nd Street”, and took on the direction and choreography of “Cats”. She has been hired for theatre dance workshops and dance classes at the Papermill Playhouse and choreographed portions of “Life on Earth” their summer 1996 & 1997 productions. Lorinda was asked to choreograph a piece to be performed at the United Nations at the Conference for Spiritual Awareness and Global Concerns, which BDT dancers performed at. On stage, Lorinda has traveled throughout the tri-state area and performed such roles as Charity in “Sweet Charity”, Anytime Annie in “42nd Street”, Cassie and Kristine in “A Chorus Line” and many others. She is a two-time recipient and six-time nominee of the Papermill Playhouse’s Rising Star Award for Best Choreographer of a High School Musical Production. Lorinda has won several awards specifically for her choreography at the competitions BDT attends, and she is as proud as can be of all her dancers and the success they have achieved and growth they have shown. The professional careers of her students are listed on our alumni page. Of all the shows Lorinda has been involved with, her favorite productions are her three children, Laura, Kelcie and Keithan. They are her pride and joy, and make her smile daily.
Sharon Hockstein (Ballet/Pointe) Originally from NYC, Sharon received her training at American Ballet Theatre School and the School of American Ballet. She also studied on scholarship with Robert Denvers and at the Joffery Ballet School. Sharon has danced many lead roles in the School of American Ballet’s Workshops including the ballets “Concerto Barroco”, “Serenade”, “Sonata Di Scarlatti”, and “Wilhelm Tell Pas de Deux”. Professionally, she was a company member of the New York City Ballet. She has toured with NYCB, and also to Jacob’s Pillow, as well as being a guest artist for other ballet companies performing principal roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop in “The Nutcracker”. Sharon has also choreographed musical theatre productions at French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. She was recently added to the Adjunct Faculty at Montclair State University teaching ballet in the Dance Department. Sharon has been teaching for over 15 years and truly loves passing on her knowledge and love of ballet to future generations of dancers.
Diana Perez (Ballet/Pointe/Tap) has studied ballet extensively in New York and New Jersey, and appeared with the New Jersey Dance Theater Guild as the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland”, a soloist in “The Nutcracker”, and in the ensemble of “Les Sylfides/String Quartet”. She has performed in “42nd Street”, “Sweet Charity”, “West Side Story”, “Gypsy”(Electra), “Joseph...”, “Guys and Dolls”, “Tommy”, “Grease” (Patty), “A Funny Thing...Forum” (Tintinabula), and “Cabaret”. She has also appeared in industrials for Nat West and on Club MTV, filmed at New York’s Palladium. Diana was recently certified in “Progressive Ballet Technique” and will be teaching this to BDT students beginning this year.

SPECIAL GUEST /MASTER CLASS FACULTY

Sheila Barker

Jeremy Arnold

Karen

Callaway-Williams

Ra-Sean Holloway

Sherry Alban

Lindsey Sengebush (Company Choreographer) is a native of NJ, where she currently teaches and choreographs Jazz and Contemporary. She holds a BFA Cum Laude in Jazz Dance Performance from The University of the Arts, in Phili, PA. While obtaining her degree, she was a highlighted performer at the Merriam Theater. Lindsey has been a featured dancer in the International Tour of the “Spirit of Christmas”. While in Philly, she appeared on the NFL sidelines as a Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader, gaining recognition as ESPN’s Cheerleader of the Week. She is excited to work with our BDT Company!
Shana Bonetti (Contemporary/Company Choreographer) is a graduate of the University at Buffalo where she trained in ballet, modern, jazz and contemporary. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts and dance performance, graduating Cum Laude. After school, Shana decided to explore her options in the area of choreography. As a staff member for the New Jersey Governors School for the Arts, she was able to set work on young aspiring dancers and have it sent to the National High School Dance Festival. She has taught all over the tri-state area winning numerous awards for both high score and choreography. Recently, Shana was able to dance as a guest performer with “Moe-tion Dance Co.” a modern dance company out of New Jersey. She believes that staying current and educated is the key to success. It is from all of her experiences that she has evolved a love for choreography and will continue to share her knowledge and art for many years to come.
Linda Mellina (Jazz/Company Choreographer) began her dance training at the age of 3 at the Marcia Hyland Dance Center in southern New Jersey where she studied ballet, jazz and theatre dance under the direction of Marcia Hyland, Linda Smith-Polvere and Debra Sparks.  As a member of the Marcia Hyland Dance Company and throughout her years at Rutgers University, Linda performed professionally at numerous dinner theaters in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia, Harrah's Casino, the Miss New Jersey Pageant and the State Theater of New Jersey.  Her love of musical theater led her to perform with a number of community theaters including in such shows as "A Chorus Line", "Gypsy", "World Goes Round" and "Nunsense".  After being sidelined by an injury, she switched her focus to teaching and choreography, joining the faculty of BDT in 1997.  She has choreographed musicals for the Millburn, Bound Brook and Chatham school districts as well as Plays-in-the-Park and Tokyo International Players.  Linda is a certified barre instructor and infuses her classes with an emphasis on strength, alignment and proper technique.  She has been choreographer for BDT's Legacy Company for over 10 years and is most excited to be re-living her passion for dance through her daughter's experience as a BDT student and Legacy Company member.
Emily Phillips (Company Choreographer) graduated Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Arts Administration. She has been dancing for over 24 years and is a  Professional dancer in New York City. She has toured the country in Broadway Musicals and has performed in over a dozen regional theatrical productions. Emily has choreographed award winning tap dance numbers at the regional and national levels, and has also choreographed tap dance music videos that have been featured on Broadwayworld.com. She was featured on Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance, where she advanced through to vegas week. Emily has a passion for developing the talents of young, aspiring dance students by offering them challenging and award winning choreography. http://broadwayworld.com/shapeimage_11_link_0
Laura Haver (Company Choreographer) was born and bred right here at Broadway Dance Theatre. She started in our very first Tumble Tots class, and went on to study every discipline of dance. Her passion to perform has led her to train at the Hollywood Summer Tour Intensive, The Rockette Summer Intensive, Broadway Dance Center in NYC, Peridance, and Starpower’s Power Pak. Laura has also been cast in several musicals, which have added to her versatility as a dancer. In the dance competition world, Laura has won Overall awards, special judges awards and Title awards including Senior Miss Star Systems - 2014. Laura received the Dance Spirit Magazines “Future Star” award and was featured in the magazine during the fall of 2013. She has been awarded numerous scholarships for her work in master classes, conventions and auditions. As a choreographer, her work has already won top high scores at various competitions. In June of 2017, she made her New York City choreographic debut when her piece, “This Gift,” was one of nine dances chosen from hundreds of submitted entries to be presented in the prestigious Young Choreographers Festival at Symphony Space in manhattan. Laura received a BFA from the prestigious Commercial Dance Program at Dyson School of the Arts at PACE University, and has worked with incredible choreographers such as Mandy Moore, Scott Jovovich, Jess Hendricks, Jason Samuel Smith, Dee Caspary, and Chloe Arnold among many more. Laura is excited to take this next step and share her passion for dance with young BDT students
STUDENT TEACHERS:

Marinda Davis

Courtney Thurston

Karen Prunzik

Derek Mitchell

Amanda Tarantino (Tap/Company Choreographer) began her dance training in New Jersey at the age of 5. She has studied multiple genres of dance including ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and tap. Throughout the years, Amanda has won numerous awards and titles at dance competitions and has trained at intensives such as Starpower’s PowerPak and Break the Floor Productions’ Slide. She has been an official assistant at Groove Dance Competition’s regional conventions. Amanda was a member of G-Rock and performed with this company at Groove Dance Competition’s national finals. She was a junior apprentice of MarInspired; The Storytellers and performed in the company’s debut show, “Breakable”. Amanda has choreographed for the Dancer’s Dream Fund’s performance troupe, and she also performed at this non-profit organization’s first benefit showcase. Amanda is so excited to work with the students and faculty of Broadway Dance Theatre!

Gianna Martello

Lance Guillermo

Danielle

Guillermo

Kathy

VanDereedt

Andrew Nemr

Jon Rua

Erica Cenci (Tap/Hip-Hop) is happy to be back dancing in the studios at BDT again! She has taught Tap and Jazz for over 10 years and is especially proud of the summers she spent as a member of the dance faculty for the Summer Conservatory at Paper Mill Playhouse. She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and English from Muhlenberg College, where she danced in many productions and concerts and was selected to perform her piece, “Tango X Three”, at the American College Dance Association Northeast Region Gala Concert in 2006. After college she completed training programs at Williamstown Theatre Festival and Manhattan School of Music. She spent time touring the country with two children’s theatre companies as well as the National Tour of “Cats” as Rumpleteazer. Erica has had the good fortune of performing in “A Chorus Line” regionally and on tour, working with both legends Baayork Lee and Mitzi Hamilton. Most recently she’s begun taking Improv at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC. Her classes will be filled with good technique, fun beats and laughter!
Kelly Welsh  (Company Choreographer) Kelly took her first dance class at age three, and dance quickly became her passion. Kelly grew up here at BDT and has been a part of the Legacy, Elite Legacy, Tap, Hip Hop, and Acro Companies, as well as a member of the 2016-2017 Fusion Company.  She is trained in Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acro, Musical Theatre, and Vocal Technique.  Kelly has attended multiple summer intensives including the NYCDA Summer Dance Intensive, the Rockette Summer Intensive, the Joffrey Ballet School Intensive, and Starpower’s Power Pak Intensive, and she trains regularly at Broadway Dance Center and Peridance in New York City. Kelly is currently attending college at The Studio School in LA, where she is a commercial dance major.
Philip Solomon (Hip-Hop/Company Choreographer) Born in Brooklyn, NY, Phillip Solomon has had dancing and performing ingrained in him from a very young age. The son of two musicians, Phillip has utilized his natural talent and ability to devote himself to his craft and the art of performance, choreographing for studios and colleges throughout the tri-state area. As a singer, dancer, and actor, Phil has performed in productions of RENT, In the Heights, The Wild Party, and Altar Boyz, in addition to being featured on the TODAY show and  National campaigns on MTV.  Dedicated to helping young performers reach their full potential, he has been recognized on both the regional and national level for his choreography in the genres of hip hop, street jazz, and musical theatre.

Katie Hamrah

Stearns Matthews (Voice) is a MAC and Bistro Award winning vocalist based in New York City. His critically acclaimed debut album, SPARK won the 2015 Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording as well as the LaMott/Friedman Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs Award for Outstanding Recording. He also won the 2015 MAC Award for Best Male Vocalist. Stearns studied Music Theater at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey under the tutelage of Dr. Christopher Arneson and Nova Thomas. He performed regionally in musicals with Highfield Theatre, Philadelphia Music Theatre Works, Women's Theatre Company, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. At Westminster Choir College, Stearns also sang at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church, NJPAC, and the esteemed Westminster Choir, under the batons of Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Harry Bickett, David Robertson, and Dr. Joe Miller. He was a featured soloist with the Westminster Choir and Westminster Schola Cantorum. In 2010, Stearns was one of 12 candidates selected to audition for the annual Noel Coward Competition, presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation. Stearns serves on the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs.

Frank Dellapolla

Tommy Scrivens

Emily Bufferd

Jess Hendricks

Lauren Gaul

Courtney Catalana (Ballet/Pointe) Ms. Catalana received her dance training from the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education in Rochester, NY. She was chosen to compete in the prestigious New York International Ballet Competition (2009), and the Boston International Ballet Competition (2012). Courtney joined Rochester City Ballet in 2009 and remained with the company until the summer of 2013. Ms. Catalana's favorite roles with the company include Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, and Russian Girl in George Balanchine's Serenade. She also had the opportunity to perform work by Artistic Director, Jamey Leverett at Jacob's Pillow. Courtney later joined BalletMet Columbus where she danced roles such as Cygnets from Swan Lake and was a featured soloist in Edwaard Liang's Of Heaven and Earth. Following BalletMet, Courtney joined the Dayton Ballet where she enjoyed such roles as Wendy in Septime Webre’s Peter Pan, the title Role in Cinderella, the Snow Queen in the Nutcracker, the dual role of Katerina/Lucy in Karen Russo Burke’s Dracula: Bloodlines, as well as featured contemporary works by Amy Seiwert, Jessica Lang, Septime Webre, Melissa Barak, and Nicole Haskins. Currently, Courtney lives in New York City and dances with Mordance NYC.
Jordan DuMars (Lyrical/Company Choreographer) started her dance career at Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance in Middletown, Md. when she was three years-old. She is a graduate from the Univ. at Buffalo, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in dance. She has danced for singer JLine, who travels the country performing his hip-hop/street jazz show for students of all ages as well as share his anti-bully platform and promote tolerance and acceptance of others. She was featured in JLine’s music video “Too Much” and was also featured in a Pants Velour music video to be released later this year! Jordan was a member of Jazz Roots Dance Comp. under the direction of Sue Samuels. On top of her performance career, Jordan is an accomplished teacher and choreographer. She is a certified Dance Masters of America teacher in ballet, tap, jazz and modern and has received a numerous choreography awards.
Samantha Behrens (Company Choreographer/Rehearsal Teacher) Is currently studying dance at Marymount Manhattan College. Sam has been a part of Legacy, Elite, Acro, Tap, and Fusion dance companies at BDT and has trained in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Acro, Vocal Technique, and Choreography. She graduated from Union County Academy for Performing Arts where she was a part of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. Sam has attended many dance programs and intensives including the Rockette Summer Intensive, the NYCDA Summer Intensive, NJ Ballet, Starpower's Powerpak, and various programs at Broadway Dance Center, Peridance, and other venues in New York City. She recently was a part of Plays in the Park's "West Side Story" where she served as dance captain. She has been a teacher's assistant to faculty member Emily Bufferd at the Joffrey Ballet School, and is currently an apprentice to Synthesis Dance under the direction of Tracie Stanfield. She assisted the faculty at Powerpak as the 2018 Powerpak Apprentice, and as a Team Leader in 2019. She is very excited to have the opportunity to share her love of dance with younger dancers at BDT!
Sasha Correa (Hip-Hop) been dancing since the age of three, and trained at BDT. She is happy to return to BDT to teach one of her strongest styles, hip hop. Sasha is currently furthering her education in all styles of dance by participating in Broadway Dance Center's professional semester, with a concentration in Street Styles. She is studying stiletto street jazz, hip hop, street jazz and many more, as well as continuing her training in ballet and other styles. Sasha is so excited to be back at BDT after graduating and is looking forward to sharing all her knowledge with the students!
Angela Cusumano (Hip-Hop/Company Choreographer) started dancing at the age of 5 in Brooklyn, NY and studied numerous dance styles ranging from ballet to hip hop. With hip hop being her forte', she has studied under some of the biggest choreographers in the industry. She's toured nationally and internationally as a backup dancer for "Who Da Funk" for their #1 radio club hit, "Shiny Disco Balls" and performed in stage shows at Six Flags Great Adventure. Angela was a member of the "alternative jazz" based dance company, "Push Factor Dance Company,” as well as the hip hop based dance crew, "Iconic”. She served as the hip hop instructor for Push Factor's National Dance Convention, "DanzJam" and guest teaches in numerous locations throughout the east coast. Other professional performing credits include corporate events as a Britney Spears impersonator, Tubway's "In Living Color Fly Girl Tribute," KTU's Beatstock Concert (Jones Beach), and "Fashionably Yours". Angela also served for years as a faculty member of American Repertory Ballet's "DancePower" and DancePower II programs, founded by Gregory Hines. Her choreography credits include: competition and recreational dances for numerous studios throughout New Jersey, University of Delaware's "Dark Arts" Dance Program, Rider University's "Rider Dances," and music video work for R&B group, Love Jones Girlz (Urban Melodic Entertainment, Inc.) and Veronica Kole (Team Snooki Music).

Shelly Hutchinson

Amy Schulke

Rhonda Miller

Scott Jovovich

Barbara Gonzalez (Acro/Hip Hop) is a graduate of Rutgers University where she holds a BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts. She was a member of the MGSA Modern Dance Company and the L.T. (Hip Hop) Dance Company for two years, where she performed at the State Theatre and legendary Apollo Theatre. She has recently been certified through the Acrobatic Arts program, and is excited to bring her knowledge to our Acro Classes. Barbara has choreographed many routines for regional and national level competitions as well as the Spring Musicals at Matawan Regional High School for 11 years. Her choreography has been seen in productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Peter Pan, Applause, Cinderella, Fame, Hello Dolly, Annie Get Your Gun, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Curtains, Back to the 80’s and The Wedding Singer. She is a two-time recipient and three-time nominee of the Basie Award for “Best Choreography in a High School Musical” from Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ. Barbara currently choreographs audition solos for NFL/NBA dance teams, as well as competition routines at studios throughout New Jersey. #BDTPROUD

Stacey Tookey

Scott Fowler

Aaron Parkhurst

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Carly Blaney

Alyssa Guerrieri

Mary No

Rachelle Rak

Elijah Morton

Holly Evans

JoVonna Parks

Dana Moore

Hayden Frederick

Amanda Mitchell (Company Choreographer) is from Tampa, FL where she danced since the age of 2 and trained in many styles of dance. She has attended numerous prestigious summer intensives including, The Juilliard School Summer Intensive and The Complexions Contemporary Ballet Intensive. She recently received her BFA in commercial dance from Pace University where she studied under the direction of Rhonda Miller and got to work with amazing choreographers such as Dee Caspary, Scott Jovovich, Suzi Taylor, and Jess Hendricks among many more. She currently travels with NYCDA on the weekends as an assistant. Amanda most recently filmed an episode of the Amazon Prime series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and will appear in season 2 of the series.
Irazema Rivera (Jazz) received her B.F.A. in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts.  Dance credits include Randy James Dance Works, Julia Ritter Wide Open Arts, Las Chavalas Del Barrio Flamenco Company, Paule Turner Duchess and Court, Connections Dance Theater, and Capoeira Guerreirros Group.  Music credits include Perceptions Entertainment: Irazema- Single Life (youtube).  She is the Director of Franklin High School's Dance program since its inception in 2001 and enjoys being the choreographer for F.H.S.'s musical productions.  Irazema recently made her Musical Theater debut performing in West Side Story produced by Plays in the Park. 
Heather Wilson (Ballet/Pointe) A native of New Jersey, Heather J. Wilson began her dance training at an early age. At age nine she began training at the American Ballet Center of the Joffery Ballet, New York City. While studying in New York, she continued studying in New Jersey with the Monmouth Ballet on a full merit scholarship. She then performed for five years with the Princeton Ballet Company II, studying at the school on scholarship. Ms. Wilson received her modern dance training at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University and gained musical theatre experience performing in numerous musicals with Plays-in-the-Park, Edison NJ, among them, Oklahoma!, Pippin, Annie Get Your Gun, Sweet Charity, and A Chorus Line. Heather has choreographed and taught dance throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania for 30 years. In 1995, Heather founded the River Ballet Academy and Company, and in 2000 founded Bach Ballet, where she created several original ballets, Wolves, in collaboration with Ulzii Davaadorj, Twelve Dancing Princesses, Babes in Toyland, and The Enchanted Cap. Heather’s inspiring and personal training methods have created vibrant dancers who have been accepted into prestigious dance schools and companies, including Boston Ballet, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Joffery Ballet School, Kirov Washington, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Nutmeg Conservatory. Ms Wilson is mother of four children, and the proprietor of Ballerina Biker Photography. She is Certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, and is currently authoring a book on effectively utilizing visualization in dance instruction.
Savannah Cobb (Jazz) Savannah is originally from North Carolina where she began serious ballet training at the age of nine under Galina Panova. While growing up she won many titles at Conventions/Competitions including the Future Star Award Winner for Dance Spirit Magazine. In 2011 she moved to NCY to train in Broadway Dance Centers Professional Semester where she was able to perform for Glamour and Details Magazines’ End of the Year Celebration as well as for NCY’s Choreographers Canvas. Savannah worked as an entertainer at Hershey Park before beginning school at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Since then Savannah has been in many works created by Dwight Rhoden, Douglas Becker, Roni Koresh, and Sidra Bell. During school she was lucky enough to travel to France, perform in RAW: Artists of Philadelphia, World of Dance, and The Capezio Ace Awards. In 2016 her short film, Àme was an official selection of the Philadelphia Screendance Festival. Graduating with Honors; Savannah had the opportunity to dance for Broadway Cares with DRA, Destiny Rising at the Joyce Theater and has been involved in Project 4 5 20 with Pushing Progress. She has represented the National Tours Number for Gypsy of the Year at the New Amsterdam Theatre and performed in The Hudson Valley Dance Festival for DRA. She was most recently cast in “POWER: A Concept Dance Video,” under the direction of Josh Drake and Kellen Stancil and performed in ‘Broadway Bares: Take Off,’ at Hammerstein Ballroom. Savannah is currently on Faculty for the Young Dancers’ Division at Ballet Academy East and Steps on Broadway and instructs the Ready, Set, Dance Program for NYCDA.
Rebecca Philips (Company Rehearsal Teacher/Choreographer) Rebecca Phillips grew up dancing in Edison, New Jersey and performing in musicals choreographed by Lorinda Haver and other BDT Alum! She went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Media and Communications. There, she trained under Karen Dearborn, Megan Flynn, Marcie Mamura, Sammy Reyes, and world-renowned tap dancer and choreographer, Shelley Oliver—honing her skills in tap technique, performance, choreography, and teaching dance from the beginner level to advanced. She has been dancing for over 20 years and is now pursuing a professional career in New York City. Rebecca is thrilled to share her passion for dance with BDT students and to help them grow as young artists. 
Grace Schiller (Jazz) Grace is excited to join the BDT faculty and share her love for this amazing art, with younger dancers! She has been an important member of the Legacy, Elite Legacy, Tap, Hip-Hop and Acro Companies here at BDT. Grace trains extensively in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, musical theatre and vocal technique, and has attended many conventions and intensives, including the Rockette Summer Intensive. She studies choreography through the BDT Student Choreography Program. She recently performed in “Newsies” at Plays in the Park, and has won numerous scholarships and special awards throughout her competitive years.
Keithan Haver (Company Choreographer) Keithan is thrilled to be able to choreograph for BDT’s Dance Company. From the age of 2, he has been dancing, training and studying all forms of dance. Keithan has performed in our Legacy, Elite Legacy, Fusion, Tap, Hip-Hop and Acro Companies, and has won numerous scholarships, awards and titles from conventions and competitions. He had the incredible opportunity to perform in “Cabaret For A Cause” with the cast of Dance Moms, and also at Symphony Space in NY, at the Young Choreographer’s Festival. He has been studying choreography for the past 3 years with BDT’s Student Choreography Program, and has presented pieces in the annual Student Choreography Showcase. Keithan is happy to continue his love of choreography and create on the BDT dancers.

Terry Schulke

Shannon Mather

Haley Nachlus (Theatre Dance) Haley is a recent graduate of Pace Universities commercial dance program, receiving her BFA with a concentration in performance, choreography, and teaching. She is signed with CESD talent agency. She has a love for musical theater and most recently performed in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" at Totem Pole Playhouse. She is passionate about teaching and loves bringing all she has learned through her experiences and schooling to help young dancers grow!