Brenda grew up in McComb, Mississippi and began dancing when she was very young. She danced and competed at conventions in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Brenda attended Southern Methodist University receiving a BFA in Dance, minoring in Physical Education with secondary teaching certification. She studied with Gus Giordano, David Kirby, Toni Beck, Karen Kriete, Bob Beard and Betty Ferguson. After college graduation, Brenda developed a dance program for and taught classes at Sunset High School while coaching the Drill Team and Cheerleading Squad. She choreographed the High School musicals Lil' Abner and the Princess and the Pea. Brenda has taught dance classes and choreographed for the past 25 years in the Dallas area. She opened Studio 3 Dance in September of 1998 with the support of her husband, Pat, son, Shawn and daughters, Allison and Lizy. Charlene has over fifty years of experience teaching dance in Upstate New York and Texas. She is a graduate of Dance Educators of America Training School in New York City. Charlene has travelled throughout the United States with Dance Educators of America and Starpower National Talent Competition. She has taught "special needs" children helping them with their coordination and appreciation of dance. Her tap routines have won various "High Point" awards with National Competitions. Charlene presently teaches the stretch and flex class for Studio 3. Spanning twenty-two years as a professional ballerina, Suzelle Poole danced as a Soloist in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. She was, for many years, assistant to the director of the Houston Ballet, Madame Tatiana Semenova. Suzelle Poole has taught Ballet since 1958, in Houston, London, Stuttgart, Cape Town, Dallas & Plano. Many of her students have become professional dancers in the United States and in Europe. Recently, she narrated the Interactive CD-ROM Video Dictionary "Ballet is Fun." Angela Tenery has dedicated her life to teaching, supporting and believing in young people. She strongly encourages all young people to participate in some form of Dance, especially Ballet... it builds confidence and poise, nourishes the soul and teaches us to seek beauty in all aspects of our lives. Angela enjoyed a 15 year history with the Kay Freeman Dance and Modeling Studio in Beaumont Texas. She taught Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Drill Team, and Modeling. Many of her students went on to dance professionally in Houston and New York City. Some of her modeling students went on to be successful fashion models and Miss Texas Finalists. While at the Freeman Studio, Angela was an active member of Dance Educators of America, where she studied for years with such greats as Roni Mahler and Gus Giordano. Angela is very proud to be part of Studio 3 Dance and looks forward to a long career here. Katherine began dancing at the age of two and has been teaching for 13 years. She has choreographed for Richardson High School's Eaglette and Theater Department. Katherine was on the NCA All Star Performance team and was awarded the Superstar Award for Drill Team in High School. She performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York and in the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. Katherine studied at Richland College where she was a student instructor for the Jazz Department. She also attended and studied dance at Stephen F. Austin University and The University Of North Texas. Originally from Rhode Island, Lori started dancing at the age of three and has extensive training in all areas of dance including jazz, lyrical, ballet and tap. Lori was named Dancer of the Year by Tremaine and has held over a dozen local and national dancing titles. Her credits include performing in television, commercial and industrial shows throughout North America as a dancer and choreographer. She has appeared in halftime shows for ABC Sports, Major League and World Cup Soccer (with N'Sync) and Nickelodeon in addition to being a featured dancer in shows for the R.I. State ballet, Disney's Epcot Center, and the Miss Rhode Island Pageant. In addition to receiving numerous dancing awards and recognition, many of her students have gone on to win titles, scholarships and overall high scores under her training and choreographing. When she is not performing, you will find her teaching and choreographing at studios throughout the country. Sally Johnson was a professional ballet dancer for ten years. Sally trained with the Royal Ballet School London. She took exams with the Royal Academy of Dancing through advanced, also with the Royal College of Music for piano. She danced with the Festival Ballet Company and the Royal Opera Company for three years. She was a soloist with the Irish Ballet Company for three years, a soloist with the Ballet De Monte Carlo for one year, and then a soloist with the Royal Ballet of Flanders for three years. After touring America twice she settled in Dallas and started work with Richland College where she taught Ballet for twenty three years and Brookhaven College for one year. She is now the co-director of the Dance Department at Richland. Sally has also taught at many studios and currently teaches ballet workshops for Shepton High School and Plano West High School. She owned two studios for many years until getting married and having four children under the age of three. Her triplets, Tory, Scotty and Abby are now fifteen and her older child Cody is now sixteen. Lisa Garretson began her dance training in Midland, Texas. Her dance disciplines include ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical. She moved to Dallas in 1989 where she continued her training. She attended and studied dance at the University of North Texas. While attending Richland Junior College, Lisa was the teaching assistant for the head of the dance department and was a member of Dance Spectrum. She has taught jazz and lyrical for the past 12 years. She joined the Studio 3 Dance faculty in 2004. Meleka Lewis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas. Meleka has extensive experience from teaching all genres of dance for the past 8 years. She has traveled throughout the United States and has trained with many reputable dance professionals such as Craig Hempstead, Jeremy Fullam, Michelle Stafford, and Gino Johnson. Through hard work and determination, she has obtained considerable recognition for her talents in the dance world. She has also received many choreography and performance awards. Meleka is a member of the Dallas Dance Company. Her unique style helps her students develop confidence, discipline, motivation, determination and a love for the art.