© Marquette Productions Inc DBA MPower Workshops
NYC Summer Intensive
July 25th - 29th!
The only intensive of its kind!
This five day dance training experience is
designed to help students remove the self-
made obstacles that prevent them from
reaching their true potential. This year’s
theme, EXPLORE, is designed to teach
young dancers to test their limitations and
dig below the surface of every movement,
every moment, to gain a deeper
understanding of themselves and their
talent.
Rates listed do not include early bird pricing or scholarships. Looking for price breaks? Group rates are available for studios
bringing 5 or more dancers. Individual dancers can refer their friends and receive discounts when they register! Email us for
additional info or click here to register!
Something for everyone!
With 3 different tracks to choose from, we have something for every dancer! The MPower Experience is great for dancers of all
levels! The Pre-Professional Experience gives dancers who desire a career in the performing arts to learn a little more about
the business and experience a mock audition with a real NYC Casting Director! The Aspiring Choreographer’s Experience is
designed to help dancers learn the skills and techniques to bring their creative visions to life! Register today!
FACULTY
DATES:
•
July 25th -29th, 2022
Need to know:
More faculty to be announced soon!
SCHEDULES:
COMING SOON!
ADD-ONS:
•
1-on-1 session ($85)
•
Solo critiques ($25)
(via video submission)
INCLUDES:
•
5 days
•
21 classes
•
Free MPower goodie bag
•
Daily Morning focus session
•
Showcase Performance
•
Lunchtime seminars
•
Daily Guided Journaling
•
Daily Parents’ Seminars
•
Free livestream observation
for parents
3 Experiences to choose from!
•
MPower Experience
•
Aspiring Choreographers
•
Pre-Professional
(view graphic below for details)
LEVELS*:
•
9 - 12
•
13 +
* Subject to Change
LOCATION:
Molloy Studios
50 Broadway
4th Floor
New York City, NY 10004
212.807.0202 ext. 3980
Covid Protocols:
Molloy Studios requires all
attendees to wear masks in
common areas (i.e. lobby and
hallways).
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Stephanie Oliveri is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of The University at Buffalo with a BFA in Dance.
While in school, she made her debut performance as a Dancer/Singer at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort. She also had the opportunity to
perform with the Zodiaque Dance Company, the elite in-house performing Company at the University.
Shortly after graduation she continued her professional career with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. After traveling with them throughout
Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, she joined the Oasis of the Seas to play Amber Von Tussle in the Broadway Musical
Hairspray. Following “ship-life” she made a career on land with Spirit Productions performing in their shows in Reno, Myrtle Beach and
Beirut, Lebanon.
She then became the assistant to Ben Blaque from “America’s Got Talent,” for his Danger Crossbow Act. Stephanie has performed in
prestigious theaters at the Revel Casino and the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Harrah’s Resort in Laughlin, Nevada.
Stephanie joined the cast of The Illusionists 2.0 alongside Ben Blaque, and toured in Melbourne, Australia and Osaka, Japan. She
made her television debut in Los Angeles on an episode for a talent reality show “I Can Do That” on NBC. Stephanie then joined the
National Tour of “The Illusionists: Live from Broadway” for two years. In her down time, she is assistant to Jason Marquette:
Choreographer and Master Teacher, and Associate Choreographer with MPower Workshops and Marquette Productions.
After retiring from tour life, Stephanie worked her way up to become a Director at Diva Dance Competition, a dream job that united
all of her passions into one. For five years she worked closely with the owners to plan and execute large events up and down the East
Coast. Currently, Stephanie lives in Williamsport, PA with her husband, and is about to launch her very own calligraphy business.
Born in Nagoya, Japan, Chio moved to New York in 1998 to study at the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Since then,
she has assembled impressive television, video, stage and commercial dancer/choreographer/instructor credits including: "The Queen
Latifah Show", "The Chris Rock Show", "1st Look NY" on NBC, Bacardi, recording artist Out Of Eden, Marina, Dee Robert, Lady O, KTU Beat
Stock, the New Jersey Nets, the New Jersey Devils/Ironman and the Washington Redkins all star Junior teams.
She has been on faculty at Broadway Dance Center since 2001, where she teaches her very popular Jazz Funk classes. Aside from often
teaching BDC’s Absolute Beginner Workshop series, Chio has also been a part of the esteemed faculty of The PULSE On Tour, alongside
the likes of Brian Friedman and Laurieann Gibson. She has been also traveling to studios all over the country teaching master classes and
choreographing.
Courtney Ortiz, a native of,Baltimore, MD, is a 2007 youngARTS award winner in Modern Dance. Her professional dance and teaching
career has allowed her to travel the world performing in places such as: Dubai, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Australia and
France. Her career spans from stage to screen with credits including: Company Member with The Chase Brock Experience, Choreographer
and Dancer on Youtube’s hit web series "The Key of Awesome", Backup Dancer for PSY and Chris Brown on "The Today Show", Dancer for
Heidi Klum at Madison Square Garden in "Macy’s Fashions Front Row" on E! Network, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. One of
her most favorite and memorable credits was performing throughout Europe on the International Tour of the classic musical West Side
Story as a Jet Girl and the Assistant Dance Captain.
Some of her most recent credits include the 1st National Tour of the Broadway Musical Finding Neverland, Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The
Heights, and the first ever revival in 30 years of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway at The Muny’s 100th Season in St. Louis, MO! You can also catch
Courtney’s feet tap dancing in the hit series, FX’s “Fosse/Verdon”, where she was the dance double for Young Bob Fosse! Outside of
performing, she is a master teacher on numerous Dance Conventions and also a full time competition judge. You can even see her behind
the judges table on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms” in Seasons 2 & 3. Currently, she resides in New York City, is repped with The Movement Talent
Agency, and is the owner of Impact Dance Adjudicators! Follow her @courtney.ortiz and tune into her podcast - Making the Impact - A
Dance Competition Podcast!
Matt Lopez first started dancing at age 10 performing for a Filipino dance troupe in New Hampshire. He attended Northeastern
University in Boston majoring in theatre and later transferred to the University of Central Florida. While there, he performed at Walt
Disney World and had the opportunity to perform with Hillary Duff in the Christmas Day Parade televised on ABC…
Upon graduating from Central Florida, Mr. Lopez landed a job as the mascot for the New England Patriots. In the spring of 2010, he was
featured in the Go-Go Segment on “Live with Regis and Kelly.” His other notable past stage/television performances include dancing for
Sean Kingston and Wyclef Jean on a children’s program on PBS. He also performed with Demi Lovato on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Matt is currently living in Hawaii, but is still based in NYC where he dances and choreographs with his partner, Melissa Ramos-Lopez. In
April 2012, he was the audition facilitator for a Nicki Minaj performance and chosen as a lead dancer in Times Square for the debut of her
album, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.” Matt is the choreographer for the cheerleaders of the six-time Super Bowl Champions, the New
England Patriots as well as the New York Lizards Dancers. He has also choreographed for the pre-game performance at Madison Square
Garden, home of the New York Knicks. He has also choreographed for R&B/Pop artist, sid Haywoode, whose song, “No Excuses” was #6 on
Europes dance hit chart.
Lopez has taught hip hop/funk master classes across the United States and abroad in the Philippines, Japan, Colombia, Israel, Canada,
Barbados and the United Kingdom. In 2015, he was selected as one of the “Top 12 Dance Convention Teachers in the U.S.” by Dance
Informa Magazine. Lopez currently teaches hip hop and street jazz on faculty at Steps on Broadway, Sarah Lawrence College, Dalton
School, NY Film Academy, Wagner College and Dance Junction Hawaii.
Justin Wingenroth is a dance instructor with over 15 years of experience in teaching ballet, jazz, musical theater, lyrical and tap. While
primarily teaching in Northern Westchester County, he has been a guest teacher throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
Pennsylvania, most notably as a Summer Intensive Guest Artist with Berks Ballet Theatre, in-studio workshops hosted by Man In Motion
and mPower Workshops, and in conventions with the Greater New England Chapter of the National Association of Dance and Affiliated
Arts. He is the Owner/Director of The Dance Conservatory in Westchester County, NY.
Justin maintains and continually seeks out dance education certifications in order to create experiences in the studio for his students that
reflect today’s pre-professional and professional dance training pedagogies. Justin is an ABTⓇ Certified Teacher, who has successfully
completed the ABTⓇ Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 7 of the ABTⓇ National Training Curriculum. He also holds
certifications in Progressing Ballet Technique and in Perfect Form Physiotherapy’s Dance Teacher & Practitioner Training, Level One,
Training Turnout in Tiny Dancers, and Pointe Assesments. Justin’s philosophy of training dancers is to provide them with the appropriately
successive, and anatomically correct building blocks, setting students up to achieve greater things over time. The structure of his classes,
based on a progressive curriculum, enables his dancers to explore and foster their ultimate potential.
As a professional, Justin appeared in the North American tour of Cats (Mr. Mistoffellees, Pouncival) and the National Tour of 42nd Street.
He performed in regional theatres across the country in productions of The Music Man (Ensemble), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
(Ensemble), and The King and I (Simon of Legree). He has also performed with C. Eule Dance, Christopher Caines Dance Company, The
Chase Brock Experience, Peconic Ballet Theatre, as well as appearances in various Nutcrackers throughout the region. He continues to
guest with Putnam County Dance Project and collaborate in other small projects.
Robert Taylor Jr. is an American entertainer whose goal is to inspire and spread love and peace to people of all ages through music and
dance. Robert was born in Brooklyn and raised in Coney Island and developed a love for music and dance as a young child through his
father Robert "Bobby T-Boy" Taylor and went under his tutilage for his music/artistry. He then became under tutilage of Elizabeth Buzzetta
Palmeri and Pat Conlon to continue his musical training, Larry Ramsey for his acting, and John Goring for his dancing. He graduated from
Marymount Manhattan College with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in Musical Theatre. While at Marymount, he studied the Graham, Horton,
and Limon techinques, as well as acting, theater, and other styles of dance. He also performed in several musicals, including New Girl In
Town and The Boyfriend.
Later, Robert went on to study with teachers such as Brian Green, The Amountboyz (who he performed with as an honorary member),
Jared Grimes, Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Eric Jenkins, Jamie Jackson,Future, Eric Negron, and Spex. Robert performed for Michael Jackson, in
2002 with a singing/dancing group called 'Uneti."
In the underground music world, Robert has won multiple music showcases, including (2006-present) "Faces In The Crowd" (twice), (2006-
2009) "Mental Supreme" (2007) and "Roc The Mic" hosted by Monse from hot 97 (2009), making him a 5 time NYC underground music
industry showcase winner as an R & B entertainer.
Robert has performed for Michael Jackson in 2002 for the Sony Protest party @ Webster Hall. Shortly after, Robert was selected as one of
the nation's top 20 contestants for Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance, and made it to the top 16. Other credits include American
Idol (Season 3), So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2), MTV's 'Say What? Karaoke (in which he won 2 shows and made it to the finals in
2003 and 2007), Kat Deluna's Whine Up music video, and the national tour of Hairspray as a singer/dancer/actor in 2008, danced for L.L.
Cool J at Carnegie Hall for the CBS Network Rundown (choreographed by Gio Hubela from Iconic). He also performed with Rihanna as a
recording artist/entertainer for the Peace and Love festival in Sweden in 2012. Robert recently performed in Rihanna's Budweiser
commercial with fellow faculty member Anthony Rue II aka AntBoogie. In the summer of 2015, he was a part of America's Got Talent as a
finalist with The Mothmen.
Robert's most recent accolade was being in the original cast of Spongebob Squarepants (the Broadway Musical) which is currently
streaming on Amazon and also appearing in Law And Order (Organized Crime).
Jess Stafford is a native New Yorker and graduate of NYU Steinhardt's Dance Education Master’s Program; with a PK-12 New York State
Teaching Certification. Her double-concentration Master’s Degree includes PK-12 pedagogy and dance education within the higher-
education discipline. She is also an RYT-500 and holds a BFA in dance performance from the UMASS Amherst 5 College Dance Program.
Jess now works extensively as choreographer and teacher and conducts national and international master-classes specializing in the
genres of musical theatre, contemporary, improvisation, choreography-composition and yoga.
Jess’ national and international performance career includes: The National Tour of Guys & Dolls, The European Tour of Grease,
West Side Story, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Salute to Dudley Moore at Carnegie Hall, guest-dancer with the World Famous Pontani Sisters
and IMPULSE Modern Dance Company. Jess has been a faculty member for the Perichild Program & Peridance Youth Ensemble & taught
contemporary and jazz at the historic New Dance Group and 92nd Street Y in NYC. She was Company Director at Steffi Nossen School of
Dance/Dance in Education Fund and in 2008 traveled to Uganda where she taught creative-movement. The experience culminated with
Jess being selected as a featured instructor at the Queen's Kampala Ballet & Modern Dance School. She has conducted workshops for the
cast of LA REVE at the Wynn, Las Vegas and has been on faculty at the IDS International Dance Teacher Conference at The Royal Ballet in
London, UK, MPower Summer Dance Intensives, as well as in-house faculty member for the annual Dance Teacher Web Conferences.
Jess has served as adjunct lecturer to the Mason Gross School of the Arts-Rutgers University Dance Department and is currently a
faculty member at the D'Valda & Sirico Dance & Music Centre. She completed her NYU Master’s thesis research on the choreographic
process of technically advanced adolescent dancers and is the creator of “PROJECT C;” a choreography-composition curriculum for the
private studio sector. She has also served as Master Teacher & adjudicator for various national and international dance competitions.
Jess is the Chief Editor for the DanceTeacherWeb.com Blog and also serves as faculty member, contributing writer and presenter
in the choreography and “how to” teaching segments on the celebrated DanceTeacherWeb.com.
Her latest passion project includes becoming a 500HR RYT and is the founder and creator of 44 Yoga + Movement.
Jess currently lives in Bedford, NY with her husband Chris and kiddos, Jackson Quinn & Lili Rhys.
Pamela Alviar-Marquette is a Colombian native living in Queens, New York. Her early dance training began with the Landrum School of
Dance. At the age of eight she was chosen to study classical ballet at Eliot Feld’s prestigious School Ballet Tech. She continued her studies
and love of dance at Purchase College where she graduated with a BFA in dance. Through the years she has continued to train and teach
in the styles of Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz and Lyrical.
She has danced professionally with the following Companies; Lexington Ballet, The Kevin Wynn Collection, and Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech. Mrs.
Alviar-Marquette has had the wonderful pleasure of performing in works by George Balanchine, Eliot Feld, Bill T. Jones, and Sir Kenneth
MacMillian. She has also worked with choreographers such as Francesca Harper, Betti-Jane Sills, Troy Powell, Kevin Wynn, Luis Dominguez,
and Caridad Martinez. Her Repertoire includes Notcracker, Meshugana, Apple Pie, Patootie, Endsong, Half Time, and Behold the Man
choreographed by Eliot Feld. The Four Temperments choreographed by George Balanchine. D-Man in the Waters choreographed by Bill T.
Jones. Concerto Pas de Deux choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillian. Mrs. Alviar-Marquette has been a guest artist in Mexico City,
Mexico for the Competition Interdanza and for Sawnee Ballet’s Nutcracker in Cumming, Georgia.
Pamela has collaborated with Yon Burke and Evelyn Wheeler where they presented their work at the Mahaiwe Theater. She has taught
numerous dance workshops with dance organizations like MPower Dance Workshops, Danzamerica and Sheertalent that have taken her
across the US as well as internationally. She has appeared on the hit TV show Dance Moms on Lifetime as a guest judge and has been
featured in Dance Magazine and Dance Teacher Magazine. Mrs. Alviar-Marquette has also appeared in Lise Friedman's instructional book
First Lessons in Ballet. She has completed ABT’s teacher certification for levels Pre-Primary through level three. She is also currently on
faculty at Eglevsky Ballet.
Garrett “Spaghetti” Minniti found his happy feet on stage at the age of 8 singing and dancing with the West Coast Musical Theatre Co
and by age 10 he was performing all over southern California. By 14, Garrett knew that his destiny would be tied to the arts, especially
dance and theatre. His ever present smile, charm, and passion were methodically trained while performing with numerous song and
dance troupes, competitive dance teams, and main-stage musicals at Orange County High School of the Arts and West Coast School of the
Arts. After less than a year at UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film & Television, Garrett hit the road when he was cast in international tap dance
sensation Caution: Men at Work Tap, and soon after jumped to tours of Broadway’s SWING! and 42nd Street. Garrett can be seen Tap
Dancing with Camilla Belle in her Cotton, the fabric of our lives commercial (a personal career highlight) and portraying the role of Santa
Clause in Moostletoe, a NEW Moosical on StreamingMusicals.com!
Garrett is the co-Artistic Director and co-Founder of New York City based In It For Life Productions and The Breakthrough Outreach &
Performance Company, aka The Breakthrough Movement. From 2007 to present, In It For Life & The Breakthrough Movement have
produced dozens of events which have featured some of the industries most sought after choreographers, educators, and performers -
including original showcases and theatre workshops Off-Broadway (and in many other NYC club venues), dance workshops and themed
conventions at dance studios across the country, and most recently a month long ‘Collaboration TOUR,’ to Guatemala City and Antigua.
Garrett takes great pride in being an educator and has been teaching, choreographing and adjudicating for many dance studios, schools,
conventions, competitions, universities and festivals for almost two decades. Highlights include The EDGE Performing Arts Center in
North Hollywood, CA; STEPS on Broadway in NYC, Cal State University Fullerton, Orange County High School for the Arts, Act 1 Talent
Dance Competition, The Movement Dance Competition, Showstoppers National Talent Competition, Showtime Dance Promotions
throughout Western Canada and The Source Dance Co in Vancouver, BC.
‘Sometimes in life when nobody opens the door, you just have to knock down a wall!’
Jason Marquette graduated with a BFA in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Performance credits include
the original cast of the 1st National Tour of the revival of 42nd Street, The Musical, theme parks and regional theaters all across the
country. In 2008 he mounted his self-produced NYC production The Next Step. His direction and choreography has also been seen in the
SUNY New Paltz Production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Wittenberg University’s Fall Dance Concert, Working Mother Media’s annual
NYC Worklife Congress Gala as well as music videos, corporate events and various showcases in New York and around the world. He is
the owner of Marquette Productions – The Dancer’s Music Source (www.marquetteproductions.com) and MPower Dance Workshops -
Master Classes and Workshops that Mpassion, Mpower and Motivate (www.mpowerdance.com).
Mr. Marquette is also on the judging and teaching faculty with Spotlight Dance Cup and GuiDANCE Experience. He has been teaching for
over 25 years in cities all across the country and internationally in Helsinki, Finland; Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guatemala City as well as multiple
cities in Alberta, Canada. He has taught at the DanceTeacherWeb Live Conference and Expo in Las Vegas for 7 years and appears on their
website offering tutorials in Tap. In 2014, Jason taught at the first annual SoFlo Tap Festival in Lake Worth, FL and was on the faculty of
Resonance, a northeastern US based travelling tap festival. He was on faculty at various studios in New York City including New Dance
Group, The Peridance Capezio Center and Broadway Dance Center for 6 years teaching Tap and Theater Dance and has taught at the
Alvin Ailey School. He is currently on faculty teaching tap at the New York Film Academy, New York City campus; Jazz and Tap at the New
York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts as well as several other studios in the metro area. Jason keeps busy travelling to teach, adjudicate
and choreograph all over the country.
Make your own destiny. Fate is determined by determination.
The only intensive of its kind!
This five day dance training experience is designed to help
students remove the self-made obstacles that prevent them
from reaching their true potential. This year’s theme,
EXPLORE, is designed to teach young dancers to test their
limitations and dig below the surface of every movement, every
moment, to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and
their talent.
DATES:
•
July 25th - 29th, 2022
LOCATION:
Molloy Studios
50 Broadway
4th Floor
New York City, NY 10004
212.807.0202 ext. 3980
Covid Protocols:
Molloy Studios requires all
attendees to wear masks in
common areas (i.e. lobby and
hallways).
LEVELS*:
•
9 - 12
•
13 +
* Subject to Change
3 Experiences to choose from!
•
MPower Experience
•
Aspiring Choreographers
•
Pre-Professional
(view graphic below for details)
INCLUDES:
•
5 days
•
21 classes
•
Free MPower goodie bag
•
Daily Morning focus session
•
Showcase Performance
•
Lunchtime seminars
•
Daily Guided Journaling
•
Daily Parents’ Seminars
•
Free livestream observation for parents
ADD-ONS:
•
1-on-1 session ($85)
•
Solo critiques ($25)
(via video submission)
SCHEDULES:
COMING SOON!
Need to know:
Not just for the dancers!
MPower is an event for the whole family! Each morning,
parents can attend a free seminar designed to help parents
understand the struggles and challenges their dancers are
experiencing on their journey. Other topics include mental
health surrounding social media, the impact of celebrity
culture on kids, choosing the right programs for your dancer
and tips on helping to develop healthy, respectful and
mutually beneficial relationships with teachers and studio
directors.
Rates listed do not include early bird pricing or scholarships.
Looking for price breaks? Group rates are available for studios
bringing 5 or more dancers. Individual dancers can refer their
friends and receive discounts when they register! Email us for
additional info or click here to register!
Something for everyone!
With 3 different tracks to choose from, we have something for
every dancer! The MPower Experience is great for dancers of
all levels! The Pre-Professional Experience gives dancers who
desire a career in the performing arts to learn a little more
about the business and experience a mock audition with a real
NYC Casting Director! The Aspiring Choreographer’s
Experience is designed to help dancers learn the skills and
techniques to bring their creative visions to life!
FACULTY
Summer Intensive
Born in Nagoya, Japan, Chio moved to New York in 1998 to
study at the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater. Since then, she has assembled impressive television,
video, stage and commercial dancer/choreographer/instructor
credits including: "The Queen Latifah Show", "The Chris Rock
Show", "1st Look NY" on NBC, Bacardi, recording artist Out Of
Eden, Marina, Dee Robert, Lady O, KTU Beat Stock, the New
Jersey Nets, the New Jersey Devils/Ironman and the Washington
Redkins all star Junior teams.
She has been on faculty at Broadway Dance Center since 2001,
where she teaches her very popular Jazz Funk classes. Aside
from often teaching BDC’s Absolute Beginner Workshop series,
Chio has also been a part of the esteemed faculty of The PULSE
On Tour, alongside the likes of Brian Friedman and Laurieann
Gibson. She has been also traveling to studios all over the
country teaching master classes and choreographing.
Matt Lopez first started dancing at age 10 performing for a
Filipino dance troupe in New Hampshire. He attended
Northeastern University in Boston majoring in theatre and
later transferred to the University of Central Florida. While
there, he performed at Walt Disney World and had the
opportunity to perform with Hillary Duff in the Christmas Day
Parade televised on ABC…
Upon graduating from Central Florida, Mr. Lopez landed a job
as the mascot for the New England Patriots. In the spring of
2010, he was featured in the Go-Go Segment on “Live with
Regis and Kelly.” His other notable past stage/television
performances include dancing for Sean Kingston and Wyclef
Jean on a children’s program on PBS. He also performed with
Demi Lovato on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Matt is currently living in Hawaii, but is still based in NYC where
he dances and choreographs with his partner, Melissa Ramos-
Lopez. In April 2012, he was the audition facilitator for a Nicki
Minaj performance and chosen as a lead dancer in Times
Square for the debut of her album, “Pink Friday: Roman
Reloaded.” Matt is the choreographer for the cheerleaders of
the six-time Super Bowl Champions, the New England Patriots
as well as the New York Lizards Dancers. He has also
choreographed for the pre-game performance at Madison
Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks. He has also
choreographed for R&B/Pop artist, sid Haywoode, whose song,
“No Excuses” was #6 on Europes dance hit chart.
Lopez has taught hip hop/funk master classes across the
United States and abroad in the Philippines, Japan, Colombia,
Israel, Canada, Barbados and the United Kingdom. In 2015, he
was selected as one of the “Top 12 Dance Convention Teachers
in the U.S.” by Dance Informa Magazine. Lopez currently
teaches hip hop and street jazz on faculty at Steps on
Broadway, Sarah Lawrence College, Dalton School, NY Film
Academy, Wagner College and Dance Junction Hawaii.
Robert Taylor Jr. is an American entertainer whose goal is to inspire and
spread love and peace to people of all ages through music and dance.
Robert was born in Brooklyn and raised in Coney Island and developed a
love for music and dance as a young child through his father Robert "Bobby
T-Boy" Taylor and went under his tutilage for his music/artistry. He then
became under tutilage of Elizabeth Buzzetta Palmeri and Pat Conlon to
continue his musical training, Larry Ramsey for his acting, and John Goring
for his dancing. He graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a
B.A. in Dance and a minor in Musical Theatre. While at Marymount, he
studied the Graham, Horton, and Limon techinques, as well as acting,
theater, and other styles of dance. He also performed in several musicals,
including New Girl In Town and The Boyfriend.
Later, Robert went on to study with teachers such as Brian Green, The
Amountboyz (who he performed with as an honorary member), Jared
Grimes, Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Eric Jenkins, Jamie Jackson,Future, Eric
Negron, and Spex. Robert performed for Michael Jackson, in 2002 with a
singing/dancing group called 'Uneti."
In the underground music world, Robert has won multiple music
showcases, including (2006-present) "Faces In The Crowd" (twice), (2006-
2009) "Mental Supreme" (2007) and "Roc The Mic" hosted by Monse from
hot 97 (2009), making him a 5 time NYC underground music industry
showcase winner as an R & B entertainer.
Robert has performed for Michael Jackson in 2002 for the Sony Protest
party @ Webster Hall. Shortly after, Robert was selected as one of the
nation's top 20 contestants for Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance,
and made it to the top 16. Other credits include American Idol (Season 3),
So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2), MTV's 'Say What? Karaoke (in which
he won 2 shows and made it to the finals in 2003 and 2007), Kat Deluna's
Whine Up music video, and the national tour of Hairspray as a
singer/dancer/actor in 2008, danced for L.L. Cool J at Carnegie Hall for the
CBS Network Rundown (choreographed by Gio Hubela from Iconic). He also
performed with Rihanna as a recording artist/entertainer for the Peace and
Love festival in Sweden in 2012. Robert recently performed in Rihanna's
Budweiser commercial with fellow faculty member Anthony Rue II aka
AntBoogie. In the summer of 2015, he was a part of America's Got Talent as
a finalist with The Mothmen.
Robert's most recent accolade was being in the original cast of Spongebob
Squarepants (the Broadway Musical) which is currently streaming on
Amazon and also appearing in Law And Order (Organized Crime).
Justin Wingenroth is a dance instructor with over 15 years of
experience in teaching ballet, jazz, musical theater, lyrical and tap.
While primarily teaching in Northern Westchester County, he has
been a guest teacher throughout New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, most notably as a Summer
Intensive Guest Artist with Berks Ballet Theatre, in-studio
workshops hosted by Man In Motion and mPower Workshops, and
in conventions with the Greater New England Chapter of the
National Association of Dance and Affiliated Arts. He is the
Owner/Director of The Dance Conservatory in Westchester County,
NY.
Justin maintains and continually seeks out dance education
certifications in order to create experiences in the studio for his
students that reflect today’s pre-professional and professional
dance training pedagogies. Justin is an ABTⓇ Certified Teacher, who
has successfully completed the ABTⓇ Teacher Training Intensive in
Pre-Primary through Level 7 of the ABTⓇ National Training
Curriculum. He also holds certifications in Progressing Ballet
Technique and in Perfect Form Physiotherapy’s Dance Teacher &
Practitioner Training, Level One, Training Turnout in Tiny Dancers,
and Pointe Assesments. Justin’s philosophy of training dancers is to
provide them with the appropriately successive, and anatomically
correct building blocks, setting students up to achieve greater
things over time. The structure of his classes, based on a
progressive curriculum, enables his dancers to explore and foster
their ultimate potential.
As a professional, Justin appeared in the North American tour of
Cats (Mr. Mistoffellees, Pouncival) and the National Tour of 42nd
Street. He performed in regional theatres across the country in
productions of The Music Man (Ensemble), Irving Berlin’s White
Christmas (Ensemble), and The King and I (Simon of Legree). He
has also performed with C. Eule Dance, Christopher Caines Dance
Company, The Chase Brock Experience, Peconic Ballet Theatre, as
well as appearances in various Nutcrackers throughout the region.
He continues to guest with Putnam County Dance Project and
collaborate in other small projects.
Jess Stafford is a native New Yorker and graduate of NYU
Steinhardt's Dance Education Master’s Program; with a PK-12
New York State Teaching Certification. Her double-
concentration Master’s Degree includes PK-12 pedagogy and
dance education within the higher-education discipline. She is
also an RYT-500 and holds a BFA in dance performance from
the UMASS Amherst 5 College Dance Program. Jess now works
extensively as choreographer and teacher and conducts
national and international master-classes specializing in the
genres of musical theatre, contemporary, improvisation,
choreography-composition and yoga.
Jess’ national and international performance career includes:
The National Tour of Guys & Dolls, The European Tour of
Grease, West Side Story, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Salute to
Dudley Moore at Carnegie Hall, guest-dancer with the World
Famous Pontani Sisters and IMPULSE Modern Dance Company.
Jess has been a faculty member for the Perichild Program &
Peridance Youth Ensemble & taught contemporary and jazz at
the historic New Dance Group and 92nd Street Y in NYC. She
was Company Director at Steffi Nossen School of Dance/Dance
in Education Fund and in 2008 traveled to Uganda where she
taught creative-movement. The experience culminated with Jess
being selected as a featured instructor at the Queen's Kampala
Ballet & Modern Dance School. She has conducted workshops
for the cast of LA REVE at the Wynn, Las Vegas and has been on
faculty at the IDS International Dance Teacher Conference at
The Royal Ballet in London, UK, MPower Summer Dance
Intensives, as well as in-house faculty member for the annual
Dance Teacher Web Conferences.
Jess has served as adjunct lecturer to the Mason Gross School
of the Arts-Rutgers University Dance Department and is
currently a faculty member at the D'Valda & Sirico Dance &
Music Centre. She completed her NYU Master’s thesis research
on the choreographic process of technically advanced
adolescent dancers and is the creator of “PROJECT C;” a
choreography-composition curriculum for the private studio
sector. She has also served as Master Teacher & adjudicator for
various national and international dance competitions.
Jess is the Chief Editor for the DanceTeacherWeb.com Blog and
also serves as faculty member, contributing writer and
presenter in the choreography and “how to” teaching segments
on the celebrated DanceTeacherWeb.com.
Her latest passion project includes becoming a 500HR RYT and
is the founder and creator of 44 Yoga + Movement.
Jess currently lives in Bedford, NY with her husband
Chris and kiddos, Jackson Quinn & Lili Rhys.
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Stephanie Oliveri is a Magna
Cum Laude graduate of The University at Buffalo with a BFA in
Dance. While in school, she made her debut performance as a
Dancer/Singer at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort. She also had the
opportunity to perform with the Zodiaque Dance Company, the
elite in-house performing Company at the University. Shortly after
graduation she continued her professional career with Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines. After traveling with them throughout
Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, she joined the Oasis
of the Seas to play Amber Von Tussle in the Broadway Musical
Hairspray. Following “ship-life” she made a career on land with
Spirit Productions performing in their shows in Reno, Myrtle Beach
and Beirut, Lebanon.
She then became the assistant to Ben Blaque from “America’s
Got Talent,” for his Danger Crossbow Act. Stephanie has
performed in prestigious theaters at the Revel Casino and the Taj
Mahal in Atlantic City and Harrah’s Resort in Laughlin, Nevada.
Stephanie joined the cast of The Illusionists 2.0 alongside Ben
Blaque, and toured in Melbourne, Australia and Osaka, Japan. She
made her television debut in Los Angeles on an episode for a talent
reality show “I Can Do That” on NBC. Stephanie then joined the
National Tour of “The Illusionists: Live from Broadway” for two
years. In her down time, she is assistant to Jason Marquette:
Choreographer and Master Teacher, and Associate Choreographer
with MPower Workshops and Marquette Productions.
After retiring from tour life, Stephanie worked her way up to
become a Director at Diva Dance Competition, a talent competition
for children aimed at spreading awareness for the CdLS
Foundation.
Pamela Alviar-Marquette is a Colombian native living in
Queens, New York. Her early dance training began with the
Landrum School of Dance. At the age of eight she was chosen to
study classical ballet at Eliot Feld’s prestigious School Ballet
Tech. She continued her studies and love of dance at Purchase
College where she graduated with a BFA in dance. Through the
years she has continued to train and teach in the styles of Ballet,
Modern, Contemporary, Jazz and Lyrical.
She has danced professionally with the following Companies;
Lexington Ballet, The Kevin Wynn Collection, and Eliot Feld's
Ballet Tech. Mrs. Alviar-Marquette has had the wonderful
pleasure of performing in works by George Balanchine, Eliot
Feld, Bill T. Jones, and Sir Kenneth MacMillian. She has also
worked with choreographers such as Francesca Harper, Betti-
Jane Sills, Troy Powell, Kevin Wynn, Luis Dominguez, and Caridad
Martinez. Her Repertoire includes Notcracker, Meshugana,
Apple Pie, Patootie, Endsong, Half Time, and Behold the Man
choreographed by Eliot Feld. The Four Temperments
choreographed by George Balanchine. D-Man in the Waters
choreographed by Bill T. Jones. Concerto Pas de Deux
choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillian. Mrs. Alviar-
Marquette has been a guest artist in Mexico City, Mexico for the
Competition Interdanza and for Sawnee Ballet’s Nutcracker in
Cumming, Georgia.
Pamela has collaborated with Yon Burke and Evelyn Wheeler
where they presented their work at the Mahaiwe Theater. She
has taught numerous dance workshops with dance
organizations like MPower Dance Workshops, Danzamerica and
Sheertalent that have taken her across the US as well as
internationally. She has appeared on the hit TV show Dance
Moms on Lifetime as a guest judge and has been featured in
Dance Magazine and Dance Teacher Magazine. Mrs. Alviar-
Marquette has also appeared in Lise Friedman's instructional
book First Lessons in Ballet. She has completed ABT’s teacher
certification for levels Pre-Primary through level three. She is
also currently on faculty at Eglevsky Ballet.
Garrett “Spaghetti” Minniti found his happy feet on stage at
the age of 8 singing and dancing with the West Coast Musical
Theatre Co and by age 10 he was performing all over southern
California. By 14, Garrett knew that his destiny would be tied to
the arts, especially dance and theatre. His ever present smile,
charm, and passion were methodically trained while performing
with numerous song and dance troupes, competitive dance
teams, and main-stage musicals at Orange County High School
of the Arts and West Coast School of the Arts. After less than a
year at UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film & Television, Garrett hit
the road when he was cast in international tap dance sensation
Caution: Men at Work Tap, and soon after jumped to tours of
Broadway’s SWING! and 42nd Street. Garrett can be seen Tap
Dancing with Camilla Belle in her Cotton, the fabric of our lives
commercial (a personal career highlight) and portraying the role
of Santa Clause in Moostletoe, a NEW Moosical on
StreamingMusicals.com!
Garrett is the co-Artistic Director and co-Founder of New York
City based In It For Life Productions and The Breakthrough
Outreach & Performance Company, aka The Breakthrough
Movement. From 2007 to present, In It For Life & The
Breakthrough Movement have produced dozens of events
which have featured some of the industries most sought after
choreographers, educators, and performers - including original
showcases and theatre workshops Off-Broadway (and in many
other NYC club venues), dance workshops and themed
conventions at dance studios across the country, and most
recently a month long ‘Collaboration TOUR,’ to Guatemala City
and Antigua.
Garrett takes great pride in being an educator and has been
teaching, choreographing and adjudicating for many dance
studios, schools, conventions, competitions, universities and
festivals for almost two decades. Highlights include The EDGE
Performing Arts Center in North Hollywood, CA; STEPS on
Broadway in NYC, Cal State University Fullerton, Orange County
High School for the Arts, Act 1 Talent Dance Competition, The
Movement Dance Competition, Showstoppers National Talent
Competition, Showtime Dance Promotions throughout Western
Canada and The Source Dance Co in Vancouver, BC.
‘Sometimes in life when nobody opens the door, you just
have to knock down a wall!’
Jason Marquette graduated with a BFA in Musical Theater
from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Performance
credits include the original cast of the 1st National Tour of the
revival of 42nd Street, The Musical, theme parks and regional
theaters all across the country. In 2008 he mounted his self-
produced NYC production The Next Step. His direction and
choreography has also been seen in the SUNY New Paltz
Production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Wittenberg
University’s Fall Dance Concert, Working Mother Media’s annual
NYC Worklife Congress Gala as well as music videos, corporate
events and various showcases in New York and around the
world. He is the owner of Marquette Productions – The Dancer’s
Music Source (www.marquetteproductions.com) and MPower
Dance Workshops - Master Classes and Workshops that
Mpassion, Mpower and Motivate (www.mpowerdance.com).
Mr. Marquette is also on the judging and teaching faculty with
Spotlight Dance Cup and GuiDANCE Experience. He has been
teaching for over 25 years in cities all across the country and
internationally in Helsinki, Finland; Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Guatemala City as well as multiple cities in Alberta, Canada. He
has taught at the DanceTeacherWeb Live Conference and Expo
in Las Vegas for 7 years and appears on their website offering
tutorials in Tap. In 2014, Jason taught at the first annual SoFlo
Tap Festival in Lake Worth, FL and was on the faculty of
Resonance, a northeastern US based travelling tap festival. He
was on faculty at various studios in New York City including New
Dance Group, The Peridance Capezio Center and Broadway
Dance Center for 6 years teaching Tap and Theater Dance and
has taught at the Alvin Ailey School. He is currently on faculty
teaching tap at the New York Film Academy, New York City
campus; Jazz and Tap at the New York Conservatory for
Dramatic Arts as well as several other studios in the metro area.
Jason keeps busy travelling to teach, adjudicate and
choreograph all over the country.
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