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Anthony Maneri is a hip hop dancer and choreographer from CT, now living in MA. Growing up, Anthony competed on all star hip hop teams and danced for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. In high school, Anthony trained under the instruction of one of Beyoncé and Britney Spears’ former backup dancers, who introduced Anthony to the commercial dance style of hip hop. While in college, Anthony was the Founder, Head Coach and Director of Renegade All Stars where he recruited the best dancers from CT to train with him and his staff. With his all star program, he earned over 20 national titles and choreography awards. Since then, Anthony has worked with many renowned all star, high school, and collegiate teams from all over the country, choreographing their competitive routines for the season, and recently choreographed for the NDA Summer Camp Curriculum.

Anthony’s style of hip hop is a unique fusion of traditional street dance and commercial dance, and has many cultural influences. His passion for choreography and dance education shines through with every team he works with. Anthony’s competitive edge and love for dance transfers into his choreography, and he is excited to continue providing exciting, fresh, and new choreography to teams from all over the nation!

Hayley began dancing at the age of 3 and has continued her training in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Musical Theater, and Hip-Hop. She was a 4 year member of the Oakley Stingerettes and a part of the programs first State Championship team in 2011. She started assistant teaching at the age of 16 and has loved every second.

After high school she attended Idaho State University and was a member of the nationally ranked Bengal Dancers for two years. She went on to co-found Pocatello’s first All-Star Dance Team leading them to a runner-up title at the United Spirit Association’s All-Star National Championship. During her time at Idaho State she received a Bachelors Degree in Healthcare Administration.

She is currently a Head Instructor for the National Dance Alliance giving her the incredible opportunity to travel the nation teaching high school students in various styles. Hayley works full time instructing at a premier dance studio in Boise, ID coaching competitive dancers from the ages of 5-18. While a large part of her time is dedicated to the studio she’s able to maintain her dance team roots while coaching the Meridian High School Warriorettes Drill Team. Her choreography has won awards throughout the Western United States.

Jessica is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of West Virginia University, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Speech Pathology and Audiology and Minors in Child Development and Family Studies and Disabilities Studies. She is a recent graduate of California University of Pennsylvania, where she obtained a Master’s of Education in Applied Behavior Analysis. Jessica was a four-year member, game-day routine choreographer, and senior captain of the West Virginia University Dance Team. Jessica was also the assistant coach of the West Virginia University Dance Team for two years.

Along with coaching at the collegiate level, Jessica has worked at Ultimate Dance Complex in McMurray, PA teaching gymnastics and providing choreography in both jazz and hip hop. She has been an NDA staff member for the past six years where she instructs both high school and college level dance teams. She currently works as a coach and game-day choreographer for the Our Lady of Good Counsel Pom and Dance Team in Olney, MD.

Marisa Martin graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Kinesiology and as a 4 year member of the Texas Tech Pom Squad. During her time on the team she became a 4X NDA National Champion in D1A Pom and Jazz, as well as performed in the Shanghai Tourism Festival, Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Final Four, and Dallas Cowboys Halftime show!

As a 5th year National Dance Alliance instructor she has traveled the country to train and choreograph routines for multiple high school and college dance teams. Over the past 2 years, Marisa has been living in Los Angeles, CA training at various dance studios, working as fitness instructor and gaining valuable knowledge of the professional dance world. Today, Marisa is now the Assistant Dance Coach for the University of North Texas and is excited to bring her passion for collegiate dance back to Texas!

Luise Maldonado is a graduate of Sam Houston State University where she received her B.F.A in Dance. She was also one of the captains of the 6x National Champion Orange Pride Dance Team, was a world champion with Dancin’ Bluebonnets in 2018, and recently coached for the Magnolia High School Texas Star Dance Team where they became 3rd in the nation at NDA High School Nationals.

This summer, Luise began coaching for the Langham Creek High School Bailadoras. During her summers, she is a Head Instructor for National Dance Alliance where she choreographs and travels throughout the US to teach dance and recently traveled to Rome for the New Years Day Parade with Varsity. Luise is married to her college sweetheart and raises her pups, Sammy & Abby, and their cat, Rita.

Mariterese Altosino is a Chicago-based choreographer, professional dancer, and dance instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Business from Columbia College Chicago where she graduated with honors.

Post graduation, Mariterese joined Giordano Dance Chicago as a second company member and performing associate for a total of four years. During this time, she performed in various shows throughout the Chicagoland area, made TV appearances on Windy City Live and ABC 7 News, and worked with world-renowned choreographers such as Ray Leeper, Marinda Davis, Ray Mercer, and Peter Chu. Mariterese is currently a main company dancer with South Chicago Dance Theatre (SCDT). Through SCDT, she has had the opportunity to perform across the midwest, teach through the SCDT outreach program, and travel to Seoul, South Korea for an artist residency.

Mariterese teaches and choreographs for many local studios and schools and is in her fourth year as the head coach of the Downers Grove South Junior Varsity dance team. Altosino is a veteran instructor with Universal Dance Association (UDA) and has been instructing summer camps at the high school and collegiate level for a total of nine years. Through UDA, she has taken her passion for dance internationally to teach, judge, and choreograph in Ecuador, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Austria, London, and China.

Paige St. John is a graduate of The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) in Dance, having spent four years extensively focusing on performance, dance education, and composition/choreography. Throughout her many years of dance training, she has studied a variety of styles – including, but not limited to, ballet, tap, modern, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, and pom.

After her time spent as a member of The Ohio State University Dance Team (2015 – 2017), Paige found her way into the Universal Dance Association and Variety Spirit family and has been teaching and choreographing for various competitive dance teams across the globe ever since. Her work as a Pom, Jazz, and Hip Hop choreographer and instructor has taken her thousands of miles outside of the Midwest, to Russia and beyond! She works with teams to create an artistic style that will match that of the group, while also challenging them in a way that will grow the program for years to come.

Above all, musicality, movement intention, and visual appeal are at the forefront of her choreographic process, and Paige works in collaboration with coaches and athletes to ensure that the routine she leaves them with is one that they can work towards with confidence and enthusiasm.

Shannah James is from San Diego, CA. She currently coaches and choreographs for the Ramona High School Song team which competes nationally with NDA in Pom, Team Performance, and Game Day. She has been a choreographer for high school, all star, and college for about 8 years. As a dancer, Shannah was a 4 year member and captain of the Ramona Song Team, a 4 year member and captain at CSU Long Beach, and competed at the Dance Worlds with Pace Elite in 2016.

Shannah has choreographed for Ramona HS, OC Allstars, Orange Lutheran HS, Henderson County HS, Barbara Goleman HS, and St. Kate’s University. Her choreography primarily consists of Team Performance, Pom, and Jazz which have they have all done well in competition. In the past years many routines have had top 5 and top 3 placements, with 4 recent championship titles in 2020 and 2021. Shannah has also received 2 innovative choreography awards. In addition to the competitive choreography, she has also been a consistent choreographer for NDA Summer Camp curriculum for the past 6 years. Styles ranging from level 2-3 jazz, 2-elite Pom, game-day, sideline routines, as well as Int/Adv, Elite, and Pro Team Dance routines.

Tasha Hinex is a 5 time National Championship coach, teacher and choreographer. She worked 13 years with the National Dance Alliance as a Head Instructor and Choreographer, teaching high school and college pom camps across the United States. This opened numerous doors including judging NDA High School Nationals, NDA All-Star Nationals and many regional competitions.

She also had the opportunity to teach and judge the JCDA (Japanese Cheer Dance Association) in Japan. Tasha starting coaching for Oklahoma City University Pom Squad in 2009 and continues to teach, choreograph and clean jazz, pom, hip hop and modern routines for local studios, high schools and colleges.

Kathryn Brasfield is a Knoxville, TN native and has been heavily involved in the dance industry for more than 20 years. A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, she was a member and captain of the University’s dance team and earned a degree in Health and Human Performance. She worked as a UDA staff member from 2007-2015, instructing dancers and leading camps all across the US. Kathryn is currently the assistant coach for the dance team at Bearden High School, her alma mater, and has helped lead the team to multiple state championships, national finalist placements, and 5 UDA National Championship titles, including V-Large Pom and V- Large Game Day in 2021.

Kathryn specializes in Pom and Jazz choreography, and works with all levels of school and all star teams. Her work has earned multiple choreography awards and has helped teams achieve top three finishes at the regional, state, and national level, as well as 3 National Championships in 2021. Her recent choreography credits include West Valley Middle School (2021 UDA National Champions in V- JH Pom), ORDTTA (2021 UDA National Champions in Junior Pom), and Russell High School (2021 NDA National Champions in V- Small Pom).

Robert Tovar is a choreographer and educator from Donna, TX. He received his BS from Stephen F. Austin State University where he studied Dance Performance and Choreography while also minoring in Kinesiology Human Performance. While studying, he was an integral part of the SFA Dance Teams helping them to win 4 consecutive national titles. He then committed his time to go back to the program and coach the dance team for an additional 2 years, winning another national title in the process.

Robert has contributed his time to the industry by creating numerous award winning routines across the nation at the middle school, high school, and collegiate level. His passion drives his motives to continue to teach the leaders of tomorrow all while instilling a champion mindset.

Averi Rutherford is a graduate of Southern Utah University where she received her B.S. in Dance Performance and Marketing. Throughout her life she has studied jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, modern, and tap. In high school, Averi was a cheerleader and captain of the drill team. She went on to become a member of the Southern Utah University Dance Team for 4 years and choreographed multiple timeout and spirit squad routines for them. Averi has been choreographing for 9 years and has taught all ages and levels of dancers. She received the SUU Choreography Award and her choreography was chosen to be presented at the American College Dance Association festival. She has choreographed award winning routines at the studio and state levels, as well as a top 3 finish at collegiate nationals.

Her summer consists of Head Instructing camps across the west coast for United Spirit Association and choreographing high school hip-hop, pom, jazz, and character routines. Averi currently coaches for the Southern Utah University Dance Team. Her passion for dance and music shines through her classes and choreography!

Maddie has been dancing since the age of 2 and trained in many styles of dance including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Musical Theater and more. She competed with her dance studio, Kane Dance Academy and won many regional and national awards. She was a 4-year varsity member and 2-year captain of the Martin Luther King High School’s Pom Team in Riverside, CA. She was a USA All American recipient and chosen to audition for USA Song/Pom Staff her senior year of high school.

After graduating high school, she attended the University of California Los Angeles where she graduated with a degree in Dance. She was also a member of the UCLA Dance Team her senior year and loved every minute of cheering on the Bruins.

Maddie has been choreographing since the age of 16 and has worked for the United Spirit Association for 6 years. She loves teaching summer camps and traveling across the country to instruct students in numerous styles of dance including Pom, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. She was selected to be part of USA’s Program Development Team where she helped choreograph different routines for their summer camp material. Her choreography background includes both high school and collegiate Pom and Game Day competition routines that compete at USA, NDA, and UDA Regionals and Nationals along with sideline and halftime performance routines. Along with being a choreographer and USA Song staff member, Maddie also currently dances professionally as an NFL Cheerleader and teaches dance at her home dance studio.