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Dani Vernon

Dani Vernon is a professional choreographer and educator based in Maryland. She is Director of the competition team at District Dance. Dani began dancing when she was three years old in central New Jersey. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and Broadway. She started dancing competitively at age nine. Dani attended [...]

Dani Vernon

Sakina Ibrahim

Sakina Ibrahim is a performer, teaching artist, and coach based in Los Angeles. She has a Bachelors in Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she earned "Dance Outreach" and "Excellence in Performance" awards. Sakina also received scholarships to the Bates Dance Festival, University of Illinois, and The Martha Graham School [...]

Sakina Ibrahim

Michaela McGowan

Michaela McGowan is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based in New York City. She has has a BFA with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, class of 2012. Michaela began her dance training at the age of five in Northern Virginia.  She was an apprentice with Loudoun Ballet Company under [...]

Michaela McGowan

Megan Kaye

Megan Kaye is a professional dancer and choreographer based in New York City. She has a BFA in Dance from University of Arizona. Megan is originally from Illinois. After college, she taught dance at Integrity School of Dance in Elgin, IL, and Underground Allegro Dance Company in Batavia, IL before moving to NYC to further her career. [...]

Megan Kaye

Mariya LaFleur

Mariya Pickett has a B.A. in Dance from Point Park University. She has been a professional dancer at Universal Studios Florida and freelance choreographer for dance competitions. Mariya also has fitness certifications in Pilates Mat, Zumba, and Cycling. She currently teaches jazz, lyrical and contemporary dance at Sell's Broadway Dance Center and Footworks Dance Studio in Orlando, Florida.

Mariya LaFleur