THE ARTISTIC MOVEMENT EXCHANGE
Pembroke Pines Dance Studio
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
TEDDY TALBOT
STUDIO DIRECTOR & CO-CREATOR
Teddy Talbot began his dance training at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Performing Arts and The Hartford Ballet. He furthered his training in New York City at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. He has a BFA in Dance from the University of Florida at New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL, under the direction of Daniel Lewis.
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Teddy currently teaches Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Repertoire and Senior Production at New World School of the Arts, where he serves as full time faculty in the Dance Division. Previous to this position, he was an adjunct professor at teaching ballet and jazz in the Musical Theater Division.
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In 2015, Teddy co-founded Miami Dance Exchange, a company that provides choreographic and dance direction services for arts education, professional dance companies and entertainment venues. Teddy proudly serves as founding member/now President of the Board of Directors for Miami Dance Hub, a multi-faceted resource seeking to provide a networking center for professional artists in the Miami dance community. Additionally, Teddy is the committee head for the Florida Dance Education Organization and has been a board member since 2023. For five years Teddy was the Assistant Director of the Miami Arts Charter Dance Department for Middle and High students in Wynwood. During the summer of 2021, his contemporary ballet work entitled Mind Your Madness was selected to perform at the International Ballet Festival of Miami. Recently, his ballet Delirium was presented at the Toronto International Dance Festival.
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Performance accomplishments include taking the stage at The Adrienne Arsht Center, The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, The Colony Theater, The Olympia Theater, Aventura Cultural Center, Little Haiti Cultural Center, Pompano Beach Cultural Center and The Moss Center, while performing works by Florida Grand Opera, Miami Contemporary Dance Company, Florida Grand Ballet, Dance Now Miami, Atma Dance Company, Next Step Dance Company, The Joffrey Ballet, John McFall, Donald McCale, Paul Taylor, Peter London, Ray Sullivan and Merce Cunningham. Teddy traveled the world dancing for Royal Caribbean, Saga and Norwegian Cruise Lines. He served as dance captain and production manager during his time at sea. During his time with Norwegian, Teddy choreographed for the productions of Burlesque, The V Show, and the Christmas Show. In 2024, Teddy ventured back to Norwegian Cruise Lines to choreograph their new concept entitled PREMIER.
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Teddy has been a featured principal dancer and associate choreographer for Kevin Black Productions since 2005, performing in production shows across the continent. In 2015, he was honored to share the stage with the talented cast of A Chorus Line in a regional production at the Stage Door Theater. From 2015-2020 Teddy served as director, choreographer and soloist in Center Street Projects' original masterpiece The Haunted Ballet. He is a former Guest Artist with Dance Now! Miami, premiering with the company in 2016. The following season he returned to the company taking on the principal role of Death in Joffrey Ballet's Lacrymosa.
LUKE STOCKTON
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CO-CREATOR
Luke is a native of Prunedale, CA. At the age of sixteen, he began taking ballet and jazz at Jeanne Robinson Dance Arts. After high school, he continued his education and training at Monterey Peninsula College. Upon completing his Associate's Degree, he was accepted into the dance program at California State University, Long Beach. Over his three years at CSULB, he had the honor to work with many instructors and choreographers such as: Sophie Monat (Monat Dance), Andrew Vaca (Jazzworks), Lorin Johnson (Body Current Dance), Stephen Koester (University of Utah), Maria de la Palme (Motion Tribe), Frank Chavez (River North Chicago) & Shawn Stevens (Twyla Tharp Company). During his years in Southern California, he also worked at Disneyland as a parade performer as well as a company member in contemporary ballet company Body Current Dance. Luke received his Bachelor of Arts in Dance 2009.
Soon after college, he toured internationally with both Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines as a production dancer. Returning to land, Luke relocated to Miami, FL. Booking his first job in Miami, he had the privilege to perform in the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center in the off-Broadway Miami version of The Donkey Show: A Midsummer Night's Disco choreographed by Rosie Herrera.
Thereafter, Luke auditioned for Dance NOW! Miami and was company member from 2012 - 2018. He became the first recipient of the John Beadel Fellowship for the 2013-2014 season, when he performed The Light Rain Pas de Deux choreographed by the founder of the Joffrey Ballet Gerald Arpino, staged by Cameron Basden. Luke has also had the privilege to dance in the work of José Limón and Doris Humphrey, staged by Daniel Lewis, as well as work of Lewis himself, Carolyn Dorfman and others.
In 2015, he co-founded Miami Met Dance Alliance in Miami Beach, a company that provides choreographic and dance direction services for arts education, professional dance companies and entertainment venues. Choreography credits include: Kevin Black Productions, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Miami Arts Charter, and The Haunted Ballet. Luke is the Co-Creator and Artistic Director of TAME Dance Academy in Pembroke Pines, FL in 2016, where he serves as a full-time instructor and choreographer. Luke has been with New World School of the Arts since fall of 2018 teaching ballet & jazz in the Musical Theater department and has choreographed the Broadway musical Sideshow in 2019, Grease in 2021 & Cinderella in 2022.
ALLY LOVE
STUDIO MANAGER
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, dance has been Mrs.Ally’s first and forever friend. With a heart rooted in movement and a passion for purpose, she’s spent her life building spaces where young women can thrive on and off the stage. Ally brings years of experience in developing youth programs that don’t just teach technique, but nurture the mind and soul. She believes in the power of the arts to transform, to heal, and to empower. At TAME, her mission is simple: create a safe, creative space where every dancer feels seen, supported, and inspired to be their best. Let’s move forward together.
JUSTINE ROSALES
MUSICAL THEATER | JAZZ
COMPANY CHOREOGRAPHER
Justine Rosales is a Miami native with a BFA from the Hartt School of Music Dance & Theatre and an alum of The American Theatre Wing SpringboardNYC. She has had the pleasure of working with Tony Award winning regional theatre company Hartford Stage, performed on Norwegian cruise line, Royal Caribbean cruise line, and Disney World. Worked on the development of new musicals at the Goodspeed New Musical Festival and with Live & in Color theatre. And in most recent years her personally developed musical theatre program is being shared all across South Florida.
MICHELLE SHANNON
CONTEMPORARY | BALLET | ACRO | JAZZ | HIP HOP | MODERN
Michelle Shannon, born and raised in South Florida, is a professional creative that has been training and working in the performing arts industry the entirety of her youth and young adult hood.
She has trained and competed in various styles of dance including but not limited to: Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Acro, Contemporary, Modern, HipHop, etc. Alongside her passion for dance, she has additionally trained and performed in the art of musical theatre and film for 10+ years, including graduating from Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Since the age of 15, she’s been working and performing as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and actress/model.
Now 24 years old, her artistic career has brought her the opportunity to teach in numerous studios, as well as work for and perform alongside various artists and creatives. Michelle ultimately strives to expand her professional career and training, while sharing her passion and skills with the younger generation of aspiring artists.
EMILY CARAVELLA
CONTEMPORARY FUSION | COMMERCIAL JAZZ
Emily Caravella grew up in South Florida dancing on a competition team. She now dances as a company member for Styx The Company in Miami. She studies the art of concert dance. Emily's main focus in her classes is to cultivate a safe space for young dancers to explore unconventional movement while still utilizing their technique. She promotes individuality and stylized choices to help her students discover their personality through dance.
ROXANA TORRES
CONTEMPORARY FUSION
Roxy is a former performer for Disney Cruise Line, earning her BFA in Dance and Choreography at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Roxy's teaching emphasizes technique, creativity, and self-expression, inspiring students to explore their unique styles. As a full time yoga/fitness instructor, she focuses on a holistic approach to dance, fostering a deeper mind-body connection. Committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment, Roxy empowers every student to discover the joy of dance. On her off time she enjoys resting, spending time outside, baking and pouring back into herself.
KERINE JEAN-PIERRE
HIP HOP | AFRO THEORY
Kerine Jean-Pierre is an American Haitian professional dancer, choreographer, teacher, and actress in Miami, FL. She stars in the recent film "Break the Stage" as Desiree Thompson. Kerine has appeared in other feature dance films, commercials, and music videos. Kerine with high hopes is looking forward to expanding her talents in the acting film and television industry. Kerine is trained in both classical dance and street hip-hop. She enjoys teaching and educating the younger generation to reach for their dreams no matter what obstacles may come their way. Kerine hopes to expand and create a young choreographer's gala in southern Florida to promote the arts in today's youth.
RICARDO GONZALEZ
"RICKY G"
BALLROOM
Ricardo Gonzalez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and raised in Miramar all his life. After waiting after school as a child for his little sister to finish dance classes, he would end up watching them and thinking dance looked like fun. After some convincing, he started taking classes at Dance Town, where he was first exposed to ballroom technique and classes with great teachers.
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Around the age of 12, Ricky moved on to professionally train and compete in Ballroom-style dance full time, and started under the instruction of Dierdre and Daniel Radler. Daniel Radler had held the rank of #1 Professional Ballroom Dancer for several decades. Under the Radlers, Ricky competed in, and placed 1st in, all 19 dance categories as recognized by both the U.S. and International Ballroom Congresses.
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After a few successful years, Ricky decided to specialize in the International Latin and American Rhythm styles, which started a new era of competing with coaches Andre and Natalie Paramonov. The Paramonovs have consistently ranked in the top 10 in the world across multiple categories. Ricky trained with the Paramonovs for 5 years, winning National Championships in the International Latin and American Rhythm styles at the Ohio Star Ball and the United States Dance Championships.
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After retiring from competition in 2014, Ricky continued to dance more informally throughout college on the University of Florida’s Hispanic Student Association’s official dance team, Sabor Latino. There, he met his wife (who was his dance partner on the team), and has continued to dance and teach ballroom after moving back to South Florida, most recently at Next Level Dance.
JULIA MATO
COMPANY CHOREOGRAPHER
Julia is 20 years old, she was born & raised here in Miami, FL. She been dancing for about 15 years now and trained at both Miami Dance Company and Miami Arts Studio with different styles of dance. Currently, Julia teaching dance in different places and is the assistant coach to the Miami Arts Studio middle school dance team.
Outside from all of this Julia am still attending school, majoring in animation at Miami Dade College.
KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
CONTEMPORARY | JAZZ | BALLROOM
Katherine Rodriguez is currently a Senior at NSU, majoring in public health with a minor in dance. As a graduate from Somerset Arts Conservatory, Katherine began her dance training under the direction of Manny Castro at Dance Town, and is a Dance Zone alumni.
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After graduating from High School, Katherine became a dance instructor at Dance Zone, teaching ballroom, contemporary jazz, and hip-hop. Additionally she not only danced for NSU Sharkettes, but she acted as assistant coach and choreographer for many of their practices and routines throughout her collegiate dance team career. Katherine is committed to sharing her passion for dance and helping her students thrive in a positive environment.
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She is extremely grateful and excited to join the teaching staff at TAME!
MARISSA CAMPER
JAZZ
Marissa Camper, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a dance educator and marketing professional dedicated to igniting a passion for dance in today’s youth and sharing her love of the art form with the next generation. As a young dancer, she performed with The Lady Hoofers Youth Ensemble and Uniting Colleges Through Tap, earning both a scholarship to the University of the Arts Summer Institute and a dance talent scholarship to Muhlenberg College. Marissa continued with The Lady Hoofers into college as an apprentice company member. While at Muhlenberg, she trained under Shelley Oliver, a founding member of Manhattan Tap, and expanded her professional development through the Jazz Philadelphia Summit and the Association of Arts Administration Educators Conference. After relocating to Florida, Marissa earned her A.A. in Business Administration from Indian River State College. In the summer of 2024, she participated in a choreographic residency with Dianne Walker at The North Carolina Rhythm Tap Festival. Marissa expanded her training internationally with master teacher Sarah Reich in Florence, Italy. In August 2025, she graduated magna cum laude with her B.B.A. in Marketing from Florida Atlantic University.
Marissa’s notable performances include the Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s showcase, The Lady Hoofers’ THE TAPCRACKER, Tap Ties National Tap Dance Day, and Muhlenberg’s mainstage productions. She has shared the stage with Jill Kenney of Broadway Dance Center and has trained at major tap festivals nationwide, including the Big Apple Tap Festival (NYC), Rhythm World (Chicago), Tap Ties Festival (Allentown, PA), SoFlo Tap Festival (Lake Worth, FL), Third Coast Rhythm Project and Art Beat Tap Festival (Austin, TX), and Riff (Dallas, TX). Her repertoire includes Buster Brown’s Laura and Fascinatin’ Rhythm, Dianne Walker’s Cute, the Cookie Cook Soft Shoe, Bill Robinson’s Doin’ the New Low Down, and Eddie Brown’s BS Chorus—works she looks forward to passing on to the next generation of tap dancers. Marissa is committed to blending her marketing expertise with her love for dance, both on stage and behind the scenes, as an arts educator and administrator.