Jazz | Broadway

Cori Callahn is the co-owner of Mack Avenue Dance Center in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Cori’s professional training in dance started at the University of Michigan. She attended as a dance major and performed internationally with the jazz dance company, Jazz Dance Theatre. Cori performed as a Radio City Rockette for 7 seasons, both in New York City, NY and Detroit MI, under the direction of Linda Haberman and Graciela Daniele.

She is the founder and director of Adaptive Dance, a free dance program for children with special needs, offered at MADC and in collaboration with Kids On The Go. Cori is certified in Rhythm Works Integrative Dance and obtained her MI Teachers Certification to offer her talents as the Dance Director for Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts 2019-2022. She has been an active member with the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA for over 25 years and has acted in numerous commercials and films, both regionally and nationally.

Cori has been teaching and choreographing for over 30 years and her choreography has won numerous awards for originality and entertainment. Cori choreographs and teaches master workshops for local and national school districts and production companies.

Jazz | Hip Hop | Contemporary

Lisa Carducci-Deringor a Choreographer and Master teacher. Originally from Detroit MI, Lisa studied classical ballet and holds grades I-VII from The Cecchetti Council of America. Lisa has performed lead roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Coppelia. At the age of 19, Lisa moved to Los Angeles, where she received a dance scholarship to Tremaine Dance Center. She has studied many disciplines under some of the industries top teachers and choreographers. Following scholarship, she began working as a professional dancer and choreographer. She has performed on the MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Awards, HBO Comedy Awards, tours, videos, film and commercials. Lisa has worked with several artists including Brittany Spears, N'Sync, Lenny Kravitz, Taking Back Sunday, James Blunt. She has worked with companies such as HBO, Pepsi, Disney, Adidas, TJ Maxx, and Marshalls. Lisa resides in Williamsburg, VA where she is the Artistic Director of The Movement Dance Company as well as a teacher at The Institute for Dance. She also travels the country as a Master Teacher and Choreographer.

Ballet

Jonathan Carter began his ballet training at age 3 and joined Northwest Florida Ballet Academie at 9, training under Todd Eric Allen and Dorothy Lister. His professional career includes dancing with Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and Alabama Ballet, where he performed roles such as The Cavalier in Balanchine’s Nutcracker and Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty. In 2020, he joined Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre, performing principal roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and later danced with Dayton Ballet, where he starred as Peter Pan, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker, and in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Limoncello. As a Guest Artist, Jonathan has performed principal roles with companies across the U.S., including Cuban Classical Ballet, A&A Ballet, and Macomb Ballet Theatre. He has taught at Atlanta Ballet, Alabama Ballet, and others, and served as an adjudicator for the National Arts and Letters competition. In 2022, he joined the board for the Dorothy D. Lister Memorial Scholarship, helping young dancers access national summer intensives.

Jazz Funk | Hip Hop

Kacie Collins was born and raised in the Detroit area. She began her training at the age of 3 at Gotta Dance Studios. Throughout the years Kacie was part of the Detroit Pistons Entertainment team on the Motor City Minis from 2017-2019. She joined Hollywood Connection’s The Teen Company in 2018 working closely with the faculty, specifically the artistic directors over the years Mitchel Federan, Kristin McQuaid, and Aaron Czuprenski. Her third year on the company Kacie was given the title of company captain. From 2019-2023, she spent her summers choreographing and performing with the USPBL Dance Crew, working closely alongside Lesley Kay. During her summers off, she loves to teach and choreograph across the state of Michigan. Teaching hip hop, contemporary fusion, and improv classes, in addition to, choreographing competition and halftime pieces for dance teams and studios. Currently, Kacie is preparing to graduate from Chapman University in Orange, California as a Dance BFA in May 2025. She is in her fourth and final year as a member of the University’s hip-hop club Team Shaka, as President. At Chapman, Kacie is furthering her artistic knowledge and preparing for her future career in the dance industry. 

Ballet | Contemporary

Andrew Cribbett, originally from Thomasboro, Illinois, received a full scholarship to The Washington Ballet in Washington D.C. He then attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts to finish his senior year of high school. He joined Eisenhower Dance Detroit in 2011 and retired as a company dancer and Rehearsal Director in 2021. While dancing with the company, Mr. Cribbett toured nationally and internationally both teaching and performing in venues as far as Tel Aviv, Israel. He also had the great pleasure of performing original works by Nicolo Fonte, Gina Patterson, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Edgar Zendejas, Joshua Peugh, Ron De Jesus, among many others. His choreography has received recognition for Top 12 placement at YAGP for solos, small groups, and ensembles. Over the years, Mr. Cribbett has taught and choreographed for several local studios including The School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit and also trains elite level figure skaters in Junior Ice Dance. He is also pursuing a degree in Nursing concurrent with his role of Assistant Artistic Director. 

Ballroom

Ashley Kalchik has 27 years of classical ballet training. She is a two-time National Vice Champion for Argentine Tango in the USA. Ms. Kalchik holds a BFA in Dance from Wayne State University and has performed in numerous professional productions, including prestigious venues such as the Detroit Opera House, Fox Theatre, and The Fillmore Detroit. Additionally, Ashley has showcased her talent in commercials for Ford and Chrysler.

Ballet

Sabrina Sierens began her dance training at Ann Parsley School of Dance before continuing at The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, where she graduated under the direction of Peter Stark and Stephanie Spassoff. She joined Orlando Ballet's second company in 2023 before being promoted in 2025. She is now in her second season as a Company Dancer with Orlando Ballet under the direction of Jorden Morris. Throughout her time dancing professionally, she has performed leading roles such as Flower Soloist and Spanish in Jorden Morris’s The Nutcracker, Skirt Lady in Martha Graham’s Maple Leaf Rag, Moyna in Giselle, Russian Girl in Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake, and corps parts in George Balanchines Serenade, Divertimento No. 15, and Allegro Brillante.