Dareema, a native of Philadelphia began her dancing as a child. She attended Brenda Lee’s Dance Studio and Performing Arts Center throughout her childhood and high school years.  In college Dareema served as a member of IUP’s Dance Theater. As an adult Dareema was a member of THJ Dance Company and served as a leader of the praise dance ministry at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ. Dareema took her love and passion for dance and joined The Pointe! Dance Studio as the Beginner A teacher. With over 15 years of teaching Beginner A, Dareema hopes to continue to share her love for dance through the administrative pathway.

Eboni Osborne was born and raised in Philadelphia. When she was four years old she enrolled in pre-dance at the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts under the direction of the legendary Joan Myers Brown. She was a student there until the age of 18. Eboni began teaching dance at the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and The Pointe! Dance Studio in 2002. After a short sabbatical, Eboni returned to The Pointe Dance Studio for the 2023-2024 dance year. She is excited to be back teaching the Adult class.

Stephanie Demby, is currently the  Director of Dance at the Creative and Performing Arts High School of Philadelphia (CAPA), realized her love and dedication to dance at an early age. She began formally training at the age of six at the Progressive Center for Dance before going on to study dance at CAPA. She later received her B.F.A. in Theater Arts with a concentration in Dance from the Howard University School of Fine Arts. Stephanie, a native Philadelphian, has performed with many companies and renowned choreographers. In 2012, Stephanie was a recipient of Dance UP's Rocky Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Philadelphia dance community. She is currently the Artistic Director of Grace Dance Theater Inc. in West Philadelphia. With over 20 years of experience her background includes performing, choreographing shows and major events, and teaching classes at various studios in the tri-state area

Philadelphia native, Breyanna Maples is an alumni of The University of The Arts, School of Dance under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. As a freelance artist her practice is through but is not limited to Dance, her practices extend into theatre, gallery performance and design. Breyanna is a 2020 inaugural recipient of the Mural Arts Philadelphia Fellowship for black Artists and a 21-22 ILab resident. She is the current rehearsal director for The Training Company of Grace and teaching throughout the Philadelphia area. Her performance credits include Solange Knowles/ Gerard and Kelly, Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, Waheed Works, Dara Meredith, Jon Baldwin and more.

Brianna Harris started her training at the age of three at Philadanco. At the age of five she began dancing at Dance for You. She continued her formal dance training at Miss Carols Center for dance formally known as Progressive Center for Dance, and continued to train at I am Phresh. Brianna, is one of the original  members of MCCD's Children's Dance Ensemble, a competition team and performance outlet for the children of MCCD. Joining at age 11, she competed at various regionals and nationals competitions, winning numerous awards, Titles and recognitions with the team and as a soloist until 2013 .  She then became a member of the Grace Dance Theater family in 2013, joining the Training Company of Grace, Grace Dance II, Grace Dance Competition team and the first company of Grace. As well as a member of Academy of Phresh. Through out her training Brianna has studied Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, African and Praise in the classes and summer programs/intensives she has attended. She has performed with Artist  Saleka and Rema and has performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Brianna has also has received her BFA in dance from Temple University.

Jaila Wilson,  born and raised in the Philadelphia area, has trained in various dance genres and performed with many dance companies. Their favorite style is hip-hop/commercial dance. As a teacher, Jaila aims to bring greater awareness of dance as both a sport and a form of physical and mental therapy for everyone.

Malaya Keene started her dance career at age 4 with D'Shay School of Dance until the age of 13. After receiving 2 years of dance training at Ms.Carroll's Center for Dance she then attended The Pointe Dance Studio, becoming a member of Straight to the Pointe (STTP) dance company. While being a STTP company member she also attended CAPA High School under the direction of LaDeva M. Davis, becoming a member of the CAPA dance company. Throughout her dance career, Malaya has competed in dance competitions, attended dance intensives at the Ailey School and conferences such as The International Association for Black Dancers (IABD). Currently, Malaya is continuing her training to teach and inspire the next generation of dancers.

Sabree Primus, born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, received her dance training at The Pointe! Dance Studio under Charell Chestang, from ages 6-18. She continued her dance education as a major at CAPA, where she performed in the 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Washington DC Cherry Blossom Parade, and served as the Dance Department’s Administrative Assistant. Sabree was a member of Straight To The Pointe Dance Company for 8 years, where she grew as a dancer, attended conferences like IABD, competed, and served as Dance Captain. She also attended the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive. Now, Sabree is excited to return to her home studio as an instructor, eager to inspire the next generation of artists.

Jaret R. Barron is a Philadelphia native who began his professional acting career at age 7, landing roles in Boyz II Men's "Thank You" video and M. Night Shyamalan's "Wide Awake." After focusing on his craft at the High School for Creative and Performing Arts, he launched AMarriage Entertainment, a record label that sold over 10,000 albums. Jaret later transitioned back to acting, writing, producing, and directing his own stage productions. He also worked as a site director at a performing arts summer camp and an admissions director at Cornerstone Christian Academy. Currently, Jaret is a full-time entrepreneur running a brand agency that provides custom apparel and brand marketing solutions to clients.

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