KEITH CLIFTON
Keith Clifton has been in business as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer for the last two and a half decades. He has performed in five Dr. Pepper comercials, three for Wendy's as well as commercials for Dodge, MacDonald's, Levis and many more. He has performed on the stage in musicals including 42nd Street, George M, Oliver, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, and Anything Goes, for which he won the Dramalogue's Critics Choice Award for Best Choreography. His television credits include apperances in The Academy Awards Show, the Tim Conway Show, The Carpenter's, Wolfman Jack, and David Copperfield. Keith has also traveled as a guest artist to perform with regional ballet companies in lead roles such as: The Nutcracker, Copepelia, Swan Lake, and Firebird. He has staged and directed the entire Nutcarcker ballet for The Irving Ballet of Dallas, Texas. In 1993 Keith was commissioned to restructure the entire jazz and tap syllabus for the New Zealand Association of Modern Dance. He is a co-founder of the Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles and LA Danceforce Convention. Keith continues to teach around the world staying current with all the latest trends in choreography. He has taught dance throughout the United States as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, San Salvador, and Guatemala. We are excited to have Keith back as part of our faculty for DDI 2018! |
JUSTIN STREETER
Justin Streeter was born in Escondido, California but was raised in Texas. He took a hip hop class as a freshman in college and has been hooked ever since. Justin trained solely in hip hop for a year, but after going to his first dance convention, he fell in love with all facets of dance. He has received scholarship and accolades from The Pulse on Tour, West Coast Dance Explosion and many more. Thankful for getting to work under great artist such as Mark Kanemura, David Moore, Phillip Cheebeb, Justin has now turned to teaching. You can catch Justin on tour with The Streetz Dance Convention and Competition teaching hip hop and contemporary. His love for dance is strong and he looks forward to sharing it with the masses as much as possible! |
Malece Miller
Malece Miller is a dancer from Layton, Utah who relocated to Los Angeles to pursue dance. After placing among the top 6 female dancers on Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance, She has appeared in numerous music videos and television series including ABC's The Fosters and Disney Channel's original movie Teen Beach 2. She has also toured internationally with Billboard Music Award winner Lindsey Stirling for 3 years. Malece Is also apart of Jaci Royals company Royal Flux who just competed on Season 2 of the hit reality show World Of Dance. And continued on to the World Of DanceTour that went to 32 different cities. |
ELOISE KROPP
Eloise’s Broadway credits include Cats (Jennyanydots), Dames at Sea (Ruby) & On the Town (Claire u/s). Other credits include City Center Encores!, Goodspeed Opera House, Papermill Playhouse & the Kennedy Center in DC! Most recently you may have caught her tapping away as a guest teacher on tour with New York City Dance Alliance or as Val in The LEXington Theatre Company’s production of A Chorus Line. |
RACHAEL MARKARIAN
Originally from Boston, Rachael resides in Los Angeles as a Dancer, Master Teacher/ Choreographer & Actress, with over 15yrs of experience in the Entertainment Industry. She’s traveled all over the world teaching, judging and choreographing for today’s emerging talent. Rachael has toured and danced for artists like RIHANNA, KATY PERRY, BEYONCE, PINK, KANYE WEST, CHER, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and more. She’s done over 30 Films & TV shows including GLEE, TRUE BLOOD, SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCES, RUSH HOUR 3, NO STRINGS ATTACHED, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, LEGION, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, PARKS and RECREATION, DANCING with the STARS, SYTYCD, AMERICAN IDOL and much more. Her commercial credits include MICROSOFT, MAC COSMETICS, H&M, HONDA, FARMER’S INSURANCE, BLACKBERRY and more. Other clients include NIKE, ADIDAS, REEBOK, ASICS, BIG & SEXY HAIR, SEBASTIAN COSMETICS, CABI CLOTHING and WELLA HAIR to name a few. Rachael is also the proud owner of THE DANCER’S EDGE, an elite In-Studio Intensive bringing top Master Teachers from LA & NYC into studios across the country. Their Intensives are focused on training and education, incorporating Industry Workshops to help dancers prepare & transition into the professional world. Rachael is passionate about sharing her knowledge and love for dance, having worked in all areas of entertainment she has a clear understanding of what it takes to have longevity and success in the industry. For more on her work please visit www.rachaelmarkarian.net |
WHITNEY CRITES BROWN,
Whitney's contagious spirit, enthusiastic attitude and exceptional choreography have put her in high demand as a master class teacher and choreographer around the nation. Most recently she traveled the nation with Nickelodeon’s wildly popular Yo Gabba Gabba! Live as the Assistant Choreographer and Dance Captain. She has also been the choreographer for the Reckson Center Christmas Tree Lighting, starring and Johnny Weir from the Olympic Men's Figure Skating Team and Shiera and Loli's Ditty Doodle Works on the CW Television Network. While choreography and teaching are Whitney’s passion, she also loves to perform and entertain. She has been fortunate enough to work with artists such as NeYo, Snoop Dogg, Kerry Russell, Cold War Kids, The Roots, Bootsy Collins, Biz Markie, Sarah Silverman, Erika Badu, Solange Knowles and Freddie Prince Jr.Her theater/live credits include: All Shook Up, Kidz Bop Live, Xbox Kinect Times Square Launch, Elan Awards honoring Anne Reinking, Jerry Mitchell and Rob Marshall, The Best of... Broadway, Dance Break, Pajama Party Live, and NYC Promos for Looney Tunes the Movie as Daffy Duck. Television: Lucille Roberts Fitness, Sheira & Loli’s Ditty Doddle Works and One Life to Live, but Whitney is most excited about being a part of the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll! We are excited to have Whitney back as part of our faculty for DDI! |
