Jazz

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Phil Black began dancing under the instruction of his Aunt. Mr. Black started his serious dance career in his early 20s on the competitive ballroom circuit. He began to branch out and study jazz and tap dance at almost 30 years old, and it was then that his passion for dance truly came alive. He began spending all of his free time at a local dance studio, and eventually opened up his own in 1968, the Phil Black Studios in NYC, where he honed his teaching techniques.

Ashley King (she/her) is originally from Bloomington, Indiana, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a minor in Psychology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Ashley’s passion for music and dance has brought her to the stage in many capacities throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Colorado, Canada, and Europe. She is trained in many genres of dance and has performed works by Sheila Barker, Mike Esperanza, Cat Cogliandro, Stacie Webster, J9, Ryan Daniel Beck, and Ashlé Dawson to name a few.

Amy Gardner is the artistic director of annoDAM Dance, and the founder of A CLASS ACT Intensives. Currently based in New York City, Amy collaborates and creates work in a myriad of forms, as a choreographer/movement director, as well as a dancer/actor.

EMMY Award Winner Tyce Diorio has been a powerful force that is in the entertainment industry since he was a teenager. Originally from Brooklyn, Diorio attended New York City’s famed LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and, at only 17 won Star Search while setting a new record with a perfect 4-star rating each week.

Selena Hepburn started dancing at the age of seven in Chesterfield, VA where she enjoyed training in a wide variety of styles, competing, and performing at local events. As a teen she danced as an apprentice to the jazz company Fusion in Richmond, VA, at the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii, and as a back-up dancer for Hip Hop artists. She continued her training at Ohio University, Joy of Motion in D.C. and studios in NYC such as BDC.