Faculty

Jair Alexander

Faculty

Mr. Jair Alexander is excited to bring his experience and expertise in dance to Lincoln Park Dance Company. As a member of the electro-pop music duo, TELEPHON9, he has performed at various venues throughout southeast Michigan. He has been trained in many styles of dance for 11 years. He has taught dance to a wide range of ages from grade school to high school. He is a former student of Oakland University and Henry Ford College. His choreography and other works can be found on his YouTube Channel, B3YONDme. His goal is to help students learn to interpret dance in their own way by using tactics and skills that make them stand out in their own unique way, while still learning the basics of various dance styles. He hopes his teaching will allow students to go beyond themselves to reach their full potential while still being able to appreciate and enjoy the art and freedom of dance.

Jennifer DeFiore

Faculty/Graphic Designer

Miss Jennifer began dance classes at the age of 4 in 1998, began student teaching in 2009 and became an instructor in 2012.  Over the , years she has studied various forms of dance including jazz, ballet, pointe, contemporary/modern, tap and baton.  Miss Jennifer has attended many master classes with master teachers including Chloe Arnold, Valery Lantratov, Alicia Smith and So You Think You Can Dance’s Travis Wall and Allison Holker.  Miss DeFiore has also performed several times for the Piston’s half time shows as part of the Automotion Dance Clinics.  In addition, Miss Jennifer traveled to Orlando with the company to perform during the halftime show at the Champs Sports Bowl Game held in the Citrus Bowl Stadium in 2011.  The show was choreographed and directed by Robert Schultz and was an unforgettable experience.

Jennifer graduated with honors and in the top 10 of her class from Lincoln Park High School.  While in school, she was very active and was a majorette in the Lincoln Park High School Marching Band all four years of her studies.  Currently, Miss Jennifer is finishing a degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design at Eastern Michigan University.  She has already put those skills to work for the Lincoln Park Dance Company where she has designed our current banner logo, recital t-shirts and has compiled and designed our recital memory books since their inception.

Stephanie Garcia

Faculty

Ms. Stephanie started her dance education with Lisa Stop in 1997 and has been dancing ever since. She began student teaching in 2005 and began teaching in 2008. Stephanie studies all types of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, contemporary, baton, Pom Pom, and the Polynesian forms. She has participated in master classes with Alicia Smith, Ofer Ben, Avi Miller, Valery Lantretov, Robert Schultz, Nan Giordano, and Polynesian Instructors Kealiʻi Reichel, Keith Awai, Chinky Mahoe, Charlene Shelford-Lum, Tina Gleason-Eggert, and Adelina Hanere. In 2011 Miss. Stephanie had the opportunity to perform in Orlando Florida at the Champs Bowl Halftime Show under the direction of Robert Schultz. In 2000, Ms. Garcia had the pleasure of joining the Tropical Wahines where she enjoys performing and passing on knowledge of the Polynesian cultures. Miss Stephanie is currently in pursuit of her bachelors degree in criminal justice at Wayne State University and plans on returning to school after she has finished to pursue a masters in business. Ms. Stephanie believes in lifelong education and continues to take classes and workshops to bring back and pass on her knowledge and passion for the art.

Jessica Hinson

Faculty

Miss Jessica started as a student with Lisa in 2003. She has studied all forms of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, contemporary/modern, cheer baton and Hawaiian.  She began student teaching in 2006 and became an instructor in 2008. She has participated in many master classes with various guest teachers including Bril Barrett, Chloe Arnold, Avi Miller and Ofer Ben, Alicia Smith and Valery Lantretov and Polynesian dancers Charlene Shelford-Lum, Tina Gleason-Eggert and Keali’i Reichel.  Miss Hinson traveled to Orlando in 2011 with the Lincoln Park Dance Company and performed in the Champs Bowl Half Time Show at the Citrus Bowl Stadium under choreographer Rob Schultz.

Miss Jessica is also part of The Tropical Wahines and has been with the group since 2004.  She has danced at many community events with the group.  She also enjoys learning more about Polynesian cultures and travels with the group to hula seminars whenever possible.

Averi Kuberacki

Faculty

Miss Averi has been dancing at Lincoln Park Dance Company for 18 years, participating in her first tap class in 1997. Throughout the years, she has taken part in several genres of dance including Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Hawaiian, Baton, Hip Hop and Cheer. Although she is still taking part in dance classes, she has become more involved with the company after student teaching for 3 years and finally becoming an instructor in 2012.  Besides dancing, Averi works as a Teacher’s Assistant at Montessori Child Development Center and is attending Henry Ford College (HFC) majoring in both Pre-elementary Education and Special needs.  Miss Averi actively participates in Master classes at the  MotorCity Tap Festival and has studied with Chloe Arnold, director of  the Syncopated Ladies.  Additionally, she has attended master classes with previous dancers from So You Think You Can Dance including Allison Holker, Ivan Koumaev, Brandon Bryant, Hok and Travis Wall. In 2011, Averi traveled to Orlando Florida, with the dance company, to perform in the half time show at the Champs Citrus Bowl which she believes to be one of her most unforgettable dance experiences.

Dawna Latten-McQueen

Faculty

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