Cheryl Copeland
Cheryl Copeland graduated with a BFA in DancePerformance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Cheryl'sfresh, unique style and approach to dance has made her in demand and given hernotoriety across the United States. Having studied and performed extensively inFlorida, New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, her training and technicalexpertise is reflected in her classes and choreography. She has worked undersuch notable choreographers as Mia Michaels, Milton Myers, Lisa Hopkins, GeorgeFaison, Kim Bears- Bailey, and Winifred R. Harris. As an educator, her studentshave received countless awards, scholarships, and gone on to dance with artistssuch as Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Aaron Carter, and can be seen inTarget, Gap, and Old Navy commercials. Some of her students are even pursuingdegrees at the notorious Juilliard. As a choreographer, she has won countlessawards including a Choreography Under the Stars finalist cash award, a youngchoreographer?s award from NYCDA, and several outstanding choreography awardsfrom various dance competitions. Since graduating college in 2003, Cheryl hastoured with Tap Kids, served as resident choreographer to Teen Dance Company ofthe Bay Area, taught at Millennium Dance Complex. Edge Performing Arts Center,and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in LA, started 2 performing companies,Breakthru in Florida, and DAC PAC, and founded her professional company, BHumnDance, in 2005. Recently Cheryl has opened up her own training facility inAustin, TX to help nurture the growth of dance in the professional world aswell as educate up and coming young dancers in the world of concert dance. BHumn DanceSpace will open in June 2010.
Tony Merriwether
Tony Merriwether was discovered during an in-school outreach program conducted by Acia Grey and her company, Tapestry Dance Company (TDC), of Austin TX. Tony grew through the ranks of Tapestry, beginning in the Academy and the company's pre-apprentice training program, Visions In Rhythm (VIR). As a member of VIR, his performance credits include Lane Alexander's Chicago Human Rhythm Project , Acia Grey's Soul to Sole Festival, Barbra Phillip's Third Coast Rhythm Project as well as the productions of VIR. Through out his training he has had the honor of working with inspirational master artists such as Derick Grant, Jason Samuels Smith, Fayard Nicholas, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer and many others. As a result of his hard work, love and dedication to the art form, Tony auditioned and was accepted into TDC. This brought him to the nationally touring show, The Souls of Our Feet, where Tony was given the privilege of performing along side masters, Dianne Walker, Sarah Petronio and Arthur Duncan known from the Lawrence Welk Show. Tony also performed in Sarah Petronio's Tribute to Jimmy Slyde at the New York City Tap Festival and in Ayodele Casel and Sarah Savelli's production of Wonderland - A tap tribute to Stevie Wonder.
Sarah Adeleye
Sarah was raised in New York City. She began dancing at the age of nine at Jacques D' Amboise's National Dance Institute. That same year Sarah began training at Ballet Academy East under the direction of Darla Hoover. She studied there for the next eight years. At the age of 14 she attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. There she studied Ballet and the Graham technique for the next four years, as well as semesters in Horton, Taylor, Limon, Musical Theatre, and Tap. Upon Graduation in 2007, She received a traineeship with The Nashville Ballet. She spent the next two seasons dancing as a member of NB2. In 2009, she moved to Austin to dance as a trainee with Ballet Austin. Sarah is currently dancing as an Apprentice with Ballet Austin, and is looking forward to teaching at BHumn DanceSpace.
Kaitlyn Wilhite
Kaitlyn Wilhite was born and raised in Southern California, where she
bagan dancing at the age of 4, and teaching at the age of 15. She has had the opportunity
to Train and dance alongside many top choreographers in the industry such as David
Moore, Rachel Kay, Mia Michaels, Tokyo, Sonya Teyah and Nappytabs. Kaitlyn was
blessed to take away valuable instruction from some of the best dancers and use it to
translate into her own expression of hip hop. While living in California, Kaitlyn danced
for multiple performance teams, competing throughout the state. She recieved many high
point awards and scholarships as a soloist. She has also recieved many choreography
awards for her work. Now living in Austin, Texas Kaitlyn is getting her feet wet in the
new dance scene, choreographing for multiple studos and is a member of the dance crew
Stak'd.
