Meet Our Professional TDE Family
Meet and get to know our family of professionals. We are pleased to have attracted a faculty that is so varied, upbeat, and enthusiastic and that represents so many different dance genres. Our goal is for dancers of all ages and abilities to feel inspired and motivated when they enter class!
Brooke Gebb is a native of Arkansas and holds a BPA in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University and a Masters in Educational Leadership from SNU.
Michelle Rambo holds a bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts Dance Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)with a Kinesiology Exercise Science degree from East Central University (ECU).
Jessica Connelly was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska where her love for performing began.
Jamie is an award winning teacher that has been described as a “Powerhouse” and continues to strive to inspire her students on a daily basis.
Amy Pollard-Yarberry, based in Wichita, KS works as a dance educator in the fields of studio and college dance, dance team, and guest choreography.
Jaiquan Laurencin is an educator, performer, and choreographer born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut where he studied under his mentor Jolet Creary in multiple styles.
From just another small-town girl with big dreams, to a globe-trotting professional performer, Gretchen
McCutcheon has gotten to live (dance!) some of her wildest dreams.
Kaycie Starkey began dancing at the age of twi and was the Competition Team Director at Main Street Performing Arts Center in Belton, Missouri.
Sheena Laramore, Artistic Director and Director of Dance Education at Sheena’s Dance Academy in Frisco, Texas is a very accomplished dancer, performer, master teacher, choreographer, instructor, and director with a lifetime of dance training, performance, and teaching experience.
Tara Carpenter grew up dancing at her mother's dance studio in Texas starting at the age of three.
Mia Jensen is originally from Ardmore, Oklahoma, where she began her dance training over 22 years ago.
Susan Geasland is originally from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she began her 15 years of dance training.
Katelyn Stoss, originally from Hutchinson, KS, grew up dancing competitively at Poetry in Motion (formerly Judy’s School of Dance) where she trained in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop.
Bethany Logan is a dancer, choreographer, teaching artist, adjudicator, 200-Hour Registered Yoga
Teacher, and Certified Personal Trainer.
Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Kayla began her dance career at the age of 6 at Barbara Jean’s Dance Studio.