Instructors
Andrea Sheridan
Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Andrea began dancing at the young age of three at Backstage Dance Center located in Meridian, Idaho. She continued to dance all the way through High School, after which, she headed North to attend the University of Idaho. While attending the University of Idaho, she worked with guest artists such as Amy O’neal, Victoria Uris, Lineage Dance Company, and performers from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. For two summers Andrea also worked with Adele Myers and Dayna Hansen through the Strictly Seattle summer dance intensive held yearly at the Velocity Dance Center in Seattle Washington. In 2007 she graduated with a B.S in Dance, continuing to teach and perform with the University of Idaho Dance program and various dance studios in the area until the Spring of 2009.
Choreography and teaching have always been passions for Andrea. While living in the Northwest, Andrea was asked to choreograph multiple times for the University of Idaho and Washington State University main stage shows. As an undergraduate Andrea taught Beginning Hip Hop for U of I. As an Alumni Andrea taught Intermediate Jazz, Beginning Ballet and occasionally substitute taught the Advanced Jazz and Modern classes both at U of I and WSU. She also was able to start a summer workshop with her dear friend and colleague, which involved organizing, directing, teaching, choreographing and putting together a small performance.
In the summer of 2009 Andrea moved to Bryan/College Station with her husband so he could pursue his Graduate Degree at Texas A&M University. She has enjoyed dancing with and choreographing on the Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company and will continue performing with them for the 2010-2011 season. She is excited to teach at Suzanne’s School of Dance, sharing God’s love and passion not only with the students, but with those who get to see them perform.
Arlina Pletcher
Arlina is from Livermore, California and has been dancing for 10 years. Arlina fell in love with hip hop when she joined her high school’s Dance Team her freshman year and has been doing hip hop ever since. While attending Biola University, Arlina had the opportunity to be a part of the school’s hip hop dance troupe called Xopoc (Zo-pock). Dancing with Xopoc was the first time Arlina had been introduced to dancing as a ministry, which she immediately fell in love with even more. She has been blessed by Suzanne’s mission to glorify the Lord with dance through her studio and is so blessed to be a part of such a beautiful ministry. Arlina is currently finishing her degree in Biblical Counseling at the College of Biblical Studies in Houston and also enjoys working alongside of her husband as a youth leader with High School girls. This year will be Arlina’s second year to teach at Suzanne’s and she is so excited to see how the Lord uses this year to impact lives through dance.
Blair Whitley
Blair was born and raised in Texas. She started dancing at Houston Northwest Dance
Academy when she was four, but began her serious training with Suzanne’s School of Dance once in high school. She entered Colorado State as a freshman in the fall of 2006, and since her time at CSU, Blair has been blessed with many opportunities. She has not only studied under such renowned professors as Chung-Fu Chang, Jane Slusarski-Harris, Melissa Corr, and Carol Roderick, but Blair has also trained with select guest artists such as Gabe Masson, Kim Neal- Nofinsinger, Katie Elliot, Jacob Mora, Andrew Skeels, and Jacques Hiem of Diavolo Dance. Blair has had the opportunity for her choreography to be performed in the Spring and Fall Dance Concerts as a part of CSU main stage professional shows. Furthermore, in March 2009, Blair performed with a select group in the American College Dance Festival in Murfressboro, Tennessee. In October 2009 Blair traveled to Merida, Mexico to dance in the X Festival Internacional de Danza De Contemporanea to perform an evening’s length work of Chung- Fu Chang. Blair has been a member of the CSU Tour Dance Company for the past two years and is an assistant to the director this year. Both years with Tour Company, Blair’s choreography has been chosen to be in the company’s repertoire. Since college she took company class with Katie Elliot and the 3rd Law Dance Theater, performed with Talitha Dance Company, and she also taught classes at Valor Christian High School. I am so excited to be apart of Suzanne’s School of Dance and look forward expectantly of all the Lord will do this year, as we continue to glorify Him through our dancing.
Callie Cunningham
Callie is currently a sophomore at Texas A&M. She grew up in Arlington, Texas where she
spent most of her free time at Miss Persis Studio of Dance. Callie began dancing when she was 3 years old, and hasn’t been able to stand still since. This is Callie’s first year at Suzanne’s and she is more than thrilled to be here. The three things she is most passionate about are Jesus, Children, and Dance, and she feels so blessed to have the chance to glorify the Lord by combining all three!
Darby Kingman
Born in College Station, Texas, Darby began her ballet training when she was seven years old at USA Ballet in Bloomington, Illinois, under the direction of Michelle Holmes-Bello and Dr. Ken Bello. She moved to College Station in 2005, and has been at Suzanne’s ever since. When Darby was twelve, she realized that she wanted to pursue other types of dance, and she currently trains in ballet (Sonshine Syllabus Level 7), jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, modern, and pointe. This will be her fourth year in Company AbunDance and first year in S.T.E.P. Dance Crew. She has been very grateful to be apart of various dance intensives and outreaches such as the Ad Deum Summer Dance Intensives, Project Dance NYC, Project Dance Houston, OKLA Dance Connection, and Dance Revolution. Darby feels very blessed to be a part of Suzanne’s, and her heart is that all of her students will have a passion to strive for excellence in their dancing as well as their attitudes and use them to bring glory to God’s name. As a junior in high school, Darby lives with her wonderful family of six and would not be where she is today if it weren’t for their continuous and loving support. In addition to teaching summer camps and classes, this will be Darby’s fourth year as a student assistant, and her first year to teach.
Erin Cothran
Erin is a senior nursing student at Texas A&M Health Science Center. She began dancing at the age of five and has been in
love ever since. She was trained at Dance Center of Deer Park, Royal Academy of Fine Arts and under Stephen Boyd at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Studio. In high school she joined the Deer Park Escorts Drill Team where she served as Captain and Colonel. After graduating high school, Erin attended Baylor University and danced with the Baylor Dance Company. During this time, she also taught drill and dance teams all across the state of Texas with Crowd Pleasers Dance Camps. Since arriving in College Station she has been a member of Chara Christian Dance Company where she was introduced to joining her two loves: the Lord and dance. After being a competitive dancer for so many years, letting the love of Christ shine on stage has completely changed the meaning of dance for Erin. She finds great joy in showing her students how to love the Lord with dance and strives for them to use their entire dancing careers as a means to glorify the Father.
Jessica Crabtree
Jessica is currently a senior at Texas A&M University! She is from Rockwall, Texas where she started dancing at the age of 3 at Dance Force Studios, a local Christian Dance Studio. She took classes, was the Captain of the competitive team, and also taught at the studio throughout high school. Jessica was the 1st Lieutenant on her Middle School Drill Team and the Lieutenant on her Charter High School Drill Team. During her junior year of high school she received a dance scholarship for her solo from Showtime International Dance Company which she now works for, working at competitions all over Texas. After her freshman year at Texas A&M University she was the Summer Youth Intern at her home church, which she was very involved in growing up being the Youth Council President. She was blessed with the opportunity to share her love for the Lord with the youth group at F.U.M.C. of Rockwall. She was able to plan church trips, coordinate youth events, lead youth worship and weekly Bible studies, & choreograph routines for the Youth Choir Tour. Jessica feels very fortunate to have been given so many ways to glorify the Lord through dance and ministry. She is so excited to begin this new chapter of her life at Suzanne’s School of Dance and cannot wait to see how the Lord will use these gifts to glorify His name.
Kirsten Hartman
Kirsten was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She began dancing at a christian dance studio for nine years and
continued her dance training on her high school’s Drill Team for four years. Kirsten has experience in SonShine Christian Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Novelty, Prop, Swing, and Tap. She has choreographed football routines, contest solos, small ensembles, and large contest routines. She has attend Texas Dance Educators Association Convention as the All-State member in 2010 and as a college assistant in 2011. Recently, she traveled to New York City with Chara Christian Dance Company for the 10th annual Project Dance Convention. Kirsten has taught at Chara Christian Dance Academy in Friendswood, Texas and this will be her second year instructing at Suzanne’s School of Dance. This Fall, she will continue her education at Texas A&M University as a Dance Science Major in pursuit of becoming a high school Dance Director. She is also an active, second year member of Chara Christian Dance Company, a student organization at Texas A&M. Kirsten has a passion for children of all ages! She desires to equipt students in the fundementals of dance while encouraging them to use their joy for dance to impact others.
Morgan Johnson
Morgan is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University. A competitive gymnast until junior high, Morgan began her dancing career in 7th grade at Palm Valley Gymnastics and Dance in Harlingen, Tx. She fell in love with dancing for the Lord when she became a christian as a member of the Tomball Charms Drill Team in 9th grade. She was a member for 4 years, captain her junior year, and colonel her senior year. She dedicated her dancing to Jesus and He blessed her tremendously with various awards along the way. In college Morgan danced in Chara Christian Dance Company and Dance Arts Society. Morgan earned her degree in International Politics with hopes of pursuing mission work until she felt more and more called to allow God to fully use the dancing He had given her. Trusting in that promise, she found Suzanne’s School of Dance, which she is now thrilled to be a part of. She is so excited to share her passion for dance with other young dancers and to glorify Christ through dance at Suzanne’s.
Sarah Bouldin
Sarah is an incoming freshman Dance Science major at Texas A&M through the Blinn
TEAM. She discovered her passion for dance at a young age and has spent most of her dancing years at Excelsior School of Dance in the Woodlands, Texas, training in classical ballet, pointe, and modern. Starting with Grade 3, she has progressed through Level 7 from the Sonshine Christian Ballet Syllabus. Being homeschooled allowed Sarah the opportunity to be a part of Ballet Excelsior of Houston Trainee program her junior and senior years of high school. She has performed at Project Dance NY and Project Dance Houston twice and traveled to Bulgaria with Ballet Excelsior this past summer. Particularly through these events, she experienced the true meaning of dancing for Jesus and hasn’t been able to stop since. Her love for the Lord, dance, and children has given her a yearning in her heart to teach ballet. She has taught ballet and tap to little ballerinas at Excelsior School of Dance and assisted teachers in that endeavor for five years. Trusting in God to provide an opportunity to continue her training and teaching while in college lead her to Suzanne’s School of Dance. She is so blessed and excited to teach and dance at Suzanne’s this year.
Suzanne Moreau
Suzanne was born and raised in Orange, Texas to Charles and Joette Webb in 1962. Her mother knew during her
pregnancy that she may be a dancer because of how active she was. She decided to prove her theory by enrolling Suzanne in dance at the ripe age of three. It was then that her gifts and talents for the art of dance became evident.
She continued her dance training throughout elementary, Jr. High and High School under the instruction of Mary Alice Callihan. Suzanne also had the privilege of studying under guest artist from Jeoffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theater. During her High School year, she had invitations to participate in summer dance programs under the direction of Nikita Talin at Southern Methodist University. Suzanne was a Company member of Beaumont Civic Ballet under the Direction of Marsha Woody Zummo. Other involvement during her High School years included Jefferson Jazz and Ballet Company, Cheerleading and community productions.
After graduating from West Orange-Stark in 1980, corrective back surgery for scoliosis was deemed mandatory. During a nine month recovery while wearing a solid plaster body cast, Suzanne met her Prince Charming. On August 7, 1982 she married Chuck Moreau. Suzanne was a dance instructor for Gerami School of Dance in Lafayette, Louisiana and Mauriceville School of Dance.
Suzanne and Chuck moved to Bryan-College Station in 1984. Continuing her training under the instruction of Ana Ludmillia Gee during the years of 1987-89 and working part time as a dental assistant. It wasn’t until her relationship with the Lord grew that He blessed her with her studio in 1992. He knew at that time she was ready to give Him the Glory for her talent and gifts. Since that time she has continued to be challenged with the growth of her studio, the addition of Company AbunDance a Christian performing company, and raising three sons.
Suzanne shares that the rewards and blessings from each student and instructor and the loving support of her husband and family have truly blessed her life. Her desire is that her focus and passion remains to please and glorify her Lord Jesus.
