About Kristie Eckman, Director Ms. Kristie has over 35 years of dance training in variations of Ballet, Tap, Acrojazz, Jazz, Hawaiian, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theater and Tumbling. She has more than 30 years experience in teaching and choreographing to children of all ages. Ms. Kristie has won Choreography Awards in Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap for routines she has choreographed. She was trained in modeling and pageantry under Judy Barrick who has trained many contestants for the top pageants in the world, such as Miss America. Kristie has also been a judge in several pageants, including Sunburst International. Ms. Kristie has studied with the Dayton Ballet, Jeanie Moreland Dance Theatre and graduated from Sinclair College with an Associates of Art Degree in Dance. She is also a member of the ADCC; Studio For Excellence. Ms. Kristie has traveled nationally and internationally competing and performing various styles of dance. She has danced in competitions in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Disney Land, Nashville, Nassau (Bahamas), and more. Her students have competed and placed as Top Over All Winners at many dance competitions locally and nationally. Her students have placed at the local, national, and international levels of many of the pageant systems. Ms. Kristie was also the head coach of the Xavier University Dance Team. Ms. Kristie believes in making dance enjoyable and is always looking for new and creative ideas to enhance her student's experience.

	Ms.Brooklyne Dance Team & Recreational Coach Ms. Brooklyne graduated Xavier University where she danced on the Xavier Musketeers Dance Team for 4 years while working towards her degree. Brooklyne has 20 years of dance training. She was raised right here with ShowBiz Dance Academy! She has also studied with Dayton Ballet and has attended multiple dance workshops and conventions throughout her training. Brooklyne has travelled, studied and competed throughout the Country including Los Angeles CA, Chicago IL, Orlando Fl, and New York City just to name a few. Brooklyne has been a part of our National Winning Team and has received several dance scholarships and Titles over the years. Brooklyne absolutely adores working with our kids! Ms. Brooklyne is one of our Recreational and Competition Coaches at ShowBiz Dance Academy.
	Ms. Avery Ms. Avery started dancing when she was three and at 8 she started competitive competitions. At 12 she became an assistant teacher. At 16 she taught her first recreational dance class. She trained in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap and acro dance.
	Ms. Rosemary From the suburbs of Chicago, Ms. Rosemary has been dancing for 16 years, Currently, she is a student at University of Cincinnati working towards earning a BFA in ballet and contemporary dance and a BS in psychology. She has spent summers training at the Kansas City Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Giordano Dance Chicago, Point Park University, and Visceral Dance Center. In addition to being a student and teacher, Ms. Rosemary is also a dance teacher for Ballet & Books. She strives to share her passion and love for dance with all her students!
	Ms. Gabrielle Ms. Gabrielle has been a teacher at Dayton Ballet School since 2010, and was in Dayton Ballet II Junior and Senior Company before dancing with the Dayton Ballet professional company at age 17. While in Dayton Ballet II Senior Company, she won the Dancer Peer Award, Walter J. McCaslin Memorial Award, and the Josephine and Hermene Schwartz Award. While in the professional company, Ms. Gabrielle performed in Dracula, Nutcracker, Tales from the Shadows, There Was a Time, and America s Robin Hood. Her most memorable roles include Dracula s wife, a Spanish dancer in the Nutcracker, and the nurse in Romeo and Juliet. She is also an American Rhythm ballroom champion.
	Ms. Candace Ms. Candace studied at University of Iowa with a Dance Major. She also studied dance in Hip Hop, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Lyrical at the Dance Center in Wapekoneta, OH. She has had the opportunity to be a Judge at Encore Talent Dance Competition. Ms. Candace has taught team classes at ShowBiz. Ms. Candace also helps with Choreography from time to time at ShowBiz Dance Academy.
	Ms.Serena Ms. Serena, originally from Cincinnati, began her ballet training with Claudia Rudolf Barrett. At age ten she was awarded the Bronze Medal at Youth America Grand Prix New York City Finals. In 2011, while a student of Oliver Arana, Ms. Serena won the Youth Grand Prix Award at Youth America Grand Prix and the Silver Medal at the World Ballet Competition. Ms. Serena relocated to Florida in the fall of 2011 to train with Magaly Suarez at the Art of Classical Ballet. While training in Florida, she appeared frequently as a soloist with Florida Classical Ballet. She was also featured in the Young Medalists Gala at the Miami International Ballet Festival in 2011 and 2012. After winning the Gold Medal at Youth America Grand Prix in both 2012 and 2013, Ms. Serena was chosen to dance as a soloist in The Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala and Ballet s Greatest Hits Gala. In 2013 Ms. Serena joined Boston Ballet II. During her two seasons with BBII, she danced as a member of the corps de ballet in more than 11 full length ballets as well as several contemporary works. Ms. Serena is excited to join Cincinnati Ballet and feels blessed to be dancing in her hometown again.
	Ms. Sirui Born in Shanghai, China, Ms. Sirui started her dance training with the Shanghai Dance School in the year 2000. After 7 years of training, Ms. Sirui continued her studies at the Shanghai Theater Academy for four years. In 2011, Ms. Sirui started her professional career in the United States with the Cincinnati Ballet as a Corp de Ballet member. In 2015, she was promoted to First Soloist with the Cincinnati Ballet Company. In 2009, Ms. Sirui won the Gold Medal in the Senior Division at the Ninth Taolibei National Dance Competition in China. She also won the Gold Medal in the Senior Division at the Beijing International Competition in China in 2010. In 2011, Ms. Sirui was invited to dance in the Hong Kong Ballet's Production of Swan Lake. In 2016, Ms. Sirui was invited to dance in the Gala "Night of Ballet" in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She has danced several Pas de Deux including Esmeralda, Diana and Acteon, Paquita, Coppelia. She has also performed soloist and principal rolls such as Moyna and Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle, Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Kitri in Don Quixote, Medora in Le Corsaire, Snow Queen and Dewdrop Fairy in the Nutcracker, Grand Pas de Quatre, Eaglet in Alice in Wonderland amongst other ballets.

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