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Instructors  PETER ANTHONY: Hip Hop & Jazz Click here for resume Choreography Reel Peter
Anthony was born and raised in Miami FL. He also was born of Cuban
& Canadian decent. Peter started he career in Miami as a Model,
Dancer, & Actor. Modeling for various Department store's,
Magazine's, and Mall events. Peter also Dance for National and
International Latin recording artist's as well as appeared on & in
International Awards Shows, T.V programs, Various Dance Companies, Caesar's Palace Lake
Tahoe & many
Commercials . In 1983 Peter booked a regional commercial awarding him
the prestigious membership into the Screen Across Guild (S.A.G.). In
1988 Peter was additionally awarded prestigious membership into the Actors Equity
Association (A.E.A),
when he performer in "Anything Goes" starring Marilyn Mccoo &
Bebe Neuwirth. Furthering his education Peter graduated with an A.A.
degree in theater and went on to receive his BFA in Dance at New World School of
The Arts in Miami, Florida. Peter
married in 1988 to his beautiful wife Margaret and continued to perform
and choreograph, as well as adding to his family two beautiful
children. Peter and Margaret also appeared on the Hit talent show "Star
Search". In 1992 Peter was contracted to choreographer a 39 episode Latin variety show TV Show, "Charytin International" Upon completion of that project, Peter, Margaret & there 2 children move to Orlando FL. Peter performed and became dance captain in Walt Disney Worlds "Beauty & The Beast" at Disney-MGM Studios. In 1995 Peter open Spotlight Entertainment Co providing Choreography, Specialty acts, Entertainment, & Show Production to the local & National business theater market. Spotlight Dance Center followed in 1996 with a 7000 sq. ft school & rehearsal facility. In 2000 Peter became the choreographer of another 39 episode national children's T.V. show which aired on PBS called "Dooley & Pals". In 2001 Peter add another T.V. Show entitled Ed McMan's "Next Big Star" to his portfolio. In 2001 Peter applied for a Talent Agency License and was award T.A. # 610, becoming an Talent agent catering to local and national Corporate Event Planners. Peter has been choreographing, producing shows and providing talent for Television, Conventions and Industrials, and stage for the past Twenty four years, through Spotlight Entertainment. In his position as Producer and owner of Spotlight Entertainment, Peter has the responsible for the creation of quality entertainment & opportunity of interacting with both large or small corporations and businesses . He is involved in the creation of show concepts, choreography, final show production or booking the talent needed (including specialty acts) for each event.Just to name a few, Peter services have been used by many well known companies including: Universal Studios FL, & LA Walt Disney World Asics Alta Vista Converse Matrix Hair Smith Kline Beechum IBM Macy's Meeting Planners International As owner of Spotlight Dance Center, Peter is highly involved in the instruction and training of both children and adults in the area of Jazz and video Hip-Hop. Peter's electric personality motivates and inspires his students.
In 1994 Margaret joined the cast of “Beauty and The Beast” at the MGM Studio’s, Orlando, FL. Later she joined the cast of “Pocahontas” where she served as performer and dance captain. Margaret and husband Peter Anthony opened Spotlight Dance
Center in
1996. Margaret has been teaching classical ballet, her first love, for
over twenty years. Apart from teaching, Margaret if a full time
mom
with two lovely children, Joshua and Sophia Anthony.
He cherishes the opportunity to create and continuously expanding his frame of reference. From a Musical Parody for Comedy Central to an Environmental Benefit Concert, from the Presidential Inaugural Celebration at The Kennedy Center to assisting with a performance at a Women's Mission in South-Central Los Angeles, and the HBO Movie, "And The Band Played On". Thouroughgood's stage work includes his memorable and thought provoking solo "Pigmeat", which chronologically reflects the African American experience through slavery, racism, drug addition and the struggle for empowerment. And, his "Social Circus" received acclaim as an ensemble piece "...that mirrored the empty abundance's fed to a society that accepts them like candy." Thoroughgood's experience allows him to share his expertise as a performer and as a guest lecturer at the University of Central Oklahoma. His "Philosophy & History of Dance" class focused on choreographing for the camera and how its style has changed through the years. Using various film examples (i.e. "Singing In The Rain", "West Side Story", "Cabaret") he was able to show the relevancy of social elements, the relationship between director and choreographer and the use of dance as it relates to the plot's evolvement. Myles' distinctive choreography has been seen by numerous audiences from Tokyo to Oklahoma City, on the networks, cable, and on concert stages such as the Universal Amphitheater.
Hip Hop & Hip Hop Company Born in Dominican Republic and raised in Orlando, Karla began dancing at the age of six, and choreographing at the age of fourteen. Karla began her training in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Hip-Hop in Orlando. She attended a performing arts high school; Dr. Phillips High School Dance Magnet, and throughout her years became a teacher at the studio she once took class at, Spotlight Dance Center. Karla’s desire to dance and perform has given her the talent and ambition she has today. She has worked with Marcos Gomez from The Chocolate Factory, Rukus; the University of Central Florida Dance Team, back up dancer for upcoming artist; Dreey-C, as well as Univision. She has done numerous professional venues throughout Orlando, and has danced professionally with Latin dancers; Latin Heat Dancers. Karla currently attends the University of Central Florida as a Legal Studies major and Dance minor. Karla began teaching at Spotlight in 2006 and enjoys every part of her job!  LINDSEY
JEAN :Adv Hip Hop, Jazz Adv, Lryical Adv, & Jazz Co Born and raised in DeLand Florida, Lindsey began dancing at the age of 6. Trained under Dee Dee Charleston-Palmer and Valerie Webb, she's spent more than 15 years learning tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and hip-hop. At 8 years old, she began competing at competitions around the country including conventions such as Tremaine and LA Dance Magic. She ended her competing career at age 15 winning numerous group awards and a few personal scholarships along the way. Lindsey graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management in 2008 and was part of the LEAD Scholars Program. During her time at UCF, she was a dedicated member of Rukus Hip Hop Dance Team from 2004-2006. They had the opportunity to perform on BET’s “Spring Bling Revamped” TV show March of 2006, and from there, went to New York City and performed on BET’s 106&Park TV Show coming home as the winners of the Wild-Out-Wednesday competition. While in college, Lindsey began her teaching career as part of the faculty at Spotlight Dance Studio from January 2006-July 2008. It was there that she discovered her true passion for teaching, instructing students and adults of all ages in the styles of hip hop, jazz, ballet, lyrical/contemporary, and tap. During this time, Lindsey also fell in love with Salsa dancing and joined the professional dance team at Universal Mambo Dance Academy under the direction of Eric Baez. They travel domestically and internationally performing and celebrating the art of Mambo On2 and other Latin dancing. After college, Lindsey hopped on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas in August 2008 and danced her way around the East/West Caribbean and South America. After an unforgettable six months at sea, she returned home in February 2009 and since then has been working with studios and dancers all over the Orlando area. Lindsey is thrilled to be returning to Spotlight and is looking forward to the students, creations, challenges, and of course, FUN that this season will bring. There truly is "…no place like home!" 
SOPHIA ANTHONY: Hip Hop, Beg Tap, Jr. Hip Hop Co. Born in Miami, Florida, Sophia is of Puerto Rican descent on her mother’s side, and Cuban-Canadian on her father’s side. Sophia moved to Orlando at the age of one and started dancing at her parent’s studio at the age of three. She joined chorus in middle school and is currently in a vocal magnet in high school. Sophia has performed in various shows including Disney’s Epcot annual “Candlelight”; McDonald’s promotional campaign for “Kung-Fu Panda; principal for “Home Interiors” , Macy’s, Miss Teen Puerto Rico, numerous dance competitions and annual dance recitals just to name a few. In the summer of 2008 she auditioned and was accepted to attend a week-long “Rockette” summer intensive dance workshop in NYC, which conclude with a performance at the Beacon Theater. Though Sophia keeps a busy schedule with school, chorus events, weekly dance classes, vocal rehearsals with “Tootsville” and teaching for Spotlight dance studio, she still enjoys spending time with her friends and older brother Joshua.
 TERESA AMBROSINO: 3/4, 5/6 BTJ, Jazz 3, & Adult Ballet Born in New York, Teresa has lived in Florida for the past 14 years. She started dancing at the age of 5. She is a former student of the Dr. Phillips Dance Magnet, where she toned her skills in Ballet, Jazz and Modern. She is a former student of Spotlight where she took Ballet and Pointe. Teresa is currently a senior at University of Center Florida. She is pursuing a degree in Accounting. She looks forward to continuing teaching at Spotlight for many years to come.
 Michell Volk :
Born and raised in Fort Myers, FL Michelle started at the age of five as a gymnast. Two years later she enrolled in dance classes, which eventually included jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop and acrobatics. She then started competing around the country at competitions and conventions such as Tremaine, West Coast Dance Explosion, and Shake the Floor. Michelle won scholarships, numerous 1st place overall group awards, has placed in Top Ten solos along with specialty awards and titles and was "Miss Dance USA" in 2004. She also performed in "The Nutcracker" with "Dance Alive” Dance Company annually from ages 8-13. Growing up Michelle attend Cypress Lake Middle and Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts were she was apart of the Dance Department for seven years, studying modern, ballet, jazz, pointe, and various other styles such as Irish and African dancing. She was also apart of the Dance Honor Society. At the age of 15 Michelle started teaching acrobatics and hip-hop at her studio, then coached gymnastics throughout college where she studied Exercise Sciences at Santa Fe College. Afterwards, Michelle moved to Orlando to pursue her career as a professional dancer and performed as a Brittany Spears impersonator for two years while also performing with Vibe Fusion Professional Dance Company doing jazz-funk, aerial work and contemporary performances around Orlando and Tampa. For a change of pace she traveled to Dallas Texas to tryout for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and after making it up to the final round she was oddly thankful to be cut, because she missed Florida and desired to begin teaching again. Soon enough she was thrilled to find a new place to call home at Spotlight Dance Center where she is pursuing her dream to teach dance and choreograph.  ILEANA
DEBLER Salsa Bio Coming Soon  JANICE MARTIN: Piano Janice grew up in a piano teacher's home and started playing at the age of 3 1/2. She performed regularly in student recitals and festivals, and went on to perform her senior recital in the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree for piano from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. There she had the amazing opportunity to study under the Artist in Residence, Flavio Varani, a very flamboyant Brazilian pianist. She also attended the International Chamber Music Festival in Marktoberdorf, Germany, performing a Mozart piano trio. She soon discovered the joys of teaching others to play piano and sharing her passion for it. Janice has 20 years of teaching experience of hundreds of students. Over the years she has also utilized her musical talents within her church community by directing children's choirs and Christmas musicals, playing the piano and keyboard on various church worship teams, as well as leading the singing from her keyboard for various women's ministries  WILSON BIEN AIME:Hip Hop Adv., Beg. Breakdancing Wilson Bien-Aime was born in Miami, Florida and later moved to Orlando at the age of 9. He started dancing at the age of 3 after being inspired by none other than the king of pop, Michael Jackson. Since then he has strived to be the best dancer he can ever be. It was not until high school that he decided that he should be a well rounded dancer. During his attendance at Dr. Phillips High School, he started to train in the fields of Ballet, Jazz and Modern dancing. Under the watchful eye of the dance instructor of the school, Mrs. Katherine Follensbee, Wilson was introduced into the wonderful world of dance. Since then he has worked with numerous dance affiliated companies such as VOCI Dance Co. and The Orlando Opera. He is now working with a nonprofit organization called Champion of Choices and a few local organizations such as Rhythm & Beat Dance. He’s also working with an upcoming artist known as Mr. J-White. With a name like Bien-Aime (meaning good friend in French) you can’t go wrong. Wilson is continuing his dream on becoming the best he can be and is sharing his experience and knowledge of dancing by teaching at Spotlight Dance Center and enjoying every moment of it.  DEBBIE PESHEK:Beg Adult Jazz, Beg. Int. Lyrical Raised in Orlando, Debbie trained under Barbara Riggins, Kip Watson and Patti Watson at the School of Performing Arts in ballet, jazz and modern. She was one of the original members of the Southern Ballet Theater (now known as Orlando Ballet) performing throughout Central Florida and the Southeast. Debbie worked professionally as a dancer with Walt Disney World performing in various shows from Tencennial World Band shows, Grad Night, holiday shows, parades, and conventions. She has also performed on several PBS televised specials and throughout the Orlando area with conventions and other area venues. She has enjoyed taking classes with Spotlight Dance Center since 1999 and began teaching at the studio in 2005.
Carlton’s performing highlights have included: a season at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma; Special Events Dancer for Tokyo Disneyland; performing with Jean Ann Ryan Productions aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines; and seven Equity contracts as a dancer for Walt Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Florida. He has also appeared in productions for The Dallas Opera, The Orlando Opera, and televised specials for Disney. ... As a Choreographer, Carlton has staged production numbers and provided choreography for Star Wars Weekends; ESPN-The Weekend; ABC Super Soap Weekend; and The Power Rangers at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As a former Staging Specialist with Disney, he has assisted with the maintenance of several shows and parades including: Block Party Bash; High School Musical – School’s Out!; and Jedi Training Academy. Other roles in his career have included: Assistant Stage Manager for the touring company of American Jukebox and Field Coordinator for “The Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show” televised on Fox. Carlton is currently teaching Adult Beginner jazz classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 8:00pm, and Adult Intermediate/Advance jazz on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm. He is a self-professed “theatre geek,” and admires the talents of Bob Fosse, Fred Astaire, and Gene Kelly; while his mentors include Luigi, J. David Kirby, and Max Stone. Carlton is proud to be on staff at Spotlight Dance Center, and looks forward to seeing you in class! ALLISON HARLEY Hip Hop & Jazz, Allison is a graduate from the University of Central Florida with a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Dance. Allison grew up in the Tampa Bay area and began dancing with her studio, performing across the country and competing in several local competitions. While she attended school she was a member of the UCF Starlet Knight Dance Team in association with the UCF Marching Knights and the UCF Spirit Program. Her last 2 years on the team, she was captain and in 2009, she was the choreographer for all the half time shows performed at every UCF game. Allison also has been a performer during the Christmas season at Walt Disney World and has spent the last 3 years performing at Sea World Orlando. On her free time, Allison spends it teaching and choreographing for summer dance camps in the the community. This is Allison's first year teaching at Spotlight Dance Studio and she is very excited to join the team!  NIKKI WILLIAMS:Adv. Theatre Jazz, Adv Tap |
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