CORI JACK, Owner and Director,  attended Rutgers University and Point Park College as a Dance Major.  She is a member and certified teacher of Dance Educators of America.  Her performances include Revue shows in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the Caribbean.  Cori has performed on national television with Milton Berle, on PM Magazine and the Phil Donohue show.  Her choreography experience includes Show East, Trump Taj Mahal, Juke Box Hero Revue Show at Six Flags Great Adventure, Club Bene’ Dinner Theatre, beauty pageants, fashion shows as well as many dance competitions.  Cori’s  choreography was showcased at Disneyworld, Carnegie Hall and Broadway Dance Center, NYC.  Cori has instructed all levels of dance from beginner to advanced for over 20 years.

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SHARON FESTA- Professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer.  Sharon was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts where she began her dance training.  She is a graduate of Dean College, in Franklin MA, where she received an AA in Dance.  As well as, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA where she earned a BFA in Jazz/Theater Dance.  Sharon is also a graduate of the Dance Teacher’s Training Course sponsored by the Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston.  Sharon’s performance career has taken her all over the world.  She has performed and choreographed in the showrooms of Atlantic City’s, Trump Taj Mahal, Bally’s Resorts and Trump Plaza Casinos.  Sharon has also choreographed for Six Flags and Kennywood Theme parks.  She has worked numerous industrial events including, Buick Corporation, Merrill Lynch, and The New Yorker Magazine.  She was a principal dancer in “Tap Team Two”, a Philadelphia based Rhythm and Tap Company.  Sharon performed as a featured act on numerous Cruise Lines, toured “Magicfest” in Singapore, Asia as well as being featured in “MegaMagic”, in Seoul South Korea, where she performed, choreographed, and taught classes for the show’s ensemble.  Sharon has won numerous awards for her choreography and has been recognized nationally for these awards at numerous dance competitions.  Sharon has also traveled throughout the country as a head judge for National Dance competitions including Starpower and Nexstar, where she critiques all styles of dance on regional as well as National level.  Sharon is a very proud mother of two girls Angelina and her new tiny dancer Maggie.

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PAMELA CLARK -  World renowned teacher and choreographer, Pamela was founder and director of Encore Productions, and In His Steps Performing Arts ministry. Pamela is best known for her work in Ballet and Lyrical and has won numerous top awards for her choreography. She is a highly requested teacher and choreographer internationally.  Many of her students have gone on to works in major ballet companies, as well as Broadway, most recently in Phantom of the Opera,  Movin’ Out and  the Lion King.  Pamela received her training with New Jersey Ballet, American Ballet Theater and with David Howard.  In her youth she  was principal dancer with the National Ballet of New Jersey.  In 2005 Pamela retired as director of Encore to be able to travel more with In His Steps in such countries as Russia, China, Slovakia and soon to India.  Her heart is to share the love of God through dance with he nations, ministering to those less fortunate, including extensive work with the orphans in these countries.

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Karin Richman  - Karin began her dance training at the Denise Daniele School of Dance in Brick NJ. While studying at the world renowned Broadway Dance Center in New York City under master teachers Charles Kelley, Frank Hatchett, Germaine Salsberg, Robert Christopher, and Celia Marino of Alvin Ailey, Karin additionally earned certificates from The Robert Christopher Dance Teacher Seminars. Karin was a featured dancer at The Yakety Yak Cafe and has performed with many world famous entertainers such as Chubby Checker, Crystal Waters, Turbo B (Snap), Amber, Freedom Williams (C+C Music Factory), and Bruce Springsteen. Karin has danced and choreographed for multiple television shows including NBC's Today Show and a number of stage shows in Madison Square Garden, and Disney World. Her choreography has won numerous awards at various national competitions. For 13 years, Karin has choreographed for the band Holiday Express and her students have gone on to perform at Carnegie Hall, Broadway, Walt Disney World and for many international cruise lines.

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Zaharia "Johnny" Ionut- Johnny is a graduate of the Ballet High School from Bucharest. He has danced with numerous ballet companies, including the National Theatre from Bucharest, National Theatre “Ion Dacian” Bucharest, Oleg Danovski Theatre, and also Atlantic City Ballet. Through these ballet companies, Johnny has performed traditional ballets including Cinderella, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Dracula, Pase de Deux La Sylphide, La Bayadere, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Snow White, Midsummer Night’s Dream and more! Johnny has won awards in both national and international competitions! The Dance Forum is excited to welcome him as a new staff member!

 

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LaVon Patterson- Originally from Philadelphia, PA, started his journey with dance at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan, NY. To further his skills and education he attanded the Creative & Performing Arts High School in Philadelphia and went on to receive a BFA in Jazz Dance Performance from the University of The Arts. 

LaVon had the honor of being assistant choreographer to Brian Thomas for Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Special in 2001 at Madison Square Garden and he's worked with major music artists such as Usher, Destiny's Child. *N-Sync, J-Lo, Michael Jackson and many more!

We're happy to have him on board at The Dance Forum South!

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