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In Motion Dance Center was voted
Miami's Best Dance Center by the New Times. Offering Students
outstanding professional instruction in dance, In Motion
nurtures artistic development at all levels - from beginner
to professional, children to adults.
We're also home to In Motion Entertainment, providing talent,
choreography and rehearsal space for commercials, music
videos and industrial shows.
In Motion Dance Center offers instruction in the following
concentrations: Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, Drama
and Creative Movement. The classes are taught by outstanding,
professional instructors. These classes are excellent prepatory
classes for New World School of the Arts Auditions. Please
visit our Class Schedules link for more class information.
Renee Rich
Artistic Director: Renee Rich has an extensive
background as a dancer, singer, actress and performer, both
in the USA and South America. As a young child and teen,
Renee was cast in lead roles for T. V. series, theatrical
plays and television commercials. As a young adult living
in South America, she became a popular entertainer in song
and dance with weekly solo guest appearances on the well-known
Latin variety show Sabado Gigante. Upon returning to the
states she then became a long-standing member in several
of Miami's premier dance companies. Her well-known versatility
in contemporary jazz, tap, ballet, modern and flamenco dance
styles has earned her a respected reputation as a dancer's
dancer. Ms. Rich has been a teacher and choreographer for
the Florida Dance Festival, the New World School of the
Arts, the Lakeland Florida Sacred Dance Conference and Florida
International University.
Since 1993 she has been appointed judge to the prestigious
National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts and a master
teacher for the foundation in both jazz and tap. For more
than a decade, she has both presented and performed in yearly
dance concerts at the Colony and Lincoln Theatres on Miami
Beach, Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, and the James
L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami.
Executive Director : Daryl Edwards
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Marie
Bandres During her stay in Miami, Marie received
her Degree in dance from the New World School of the Arts
and performed with Momentum Dance Co., Paolo Manso de Sousa
and dances. She currently dances with "Brazarte"
under the direction of Roberto Dias. Her commercial credits
include being assistant choreographer and dance coach to Lil
Romeo, dancing in many german hip hop videos, lead dancer
on the Cindy Margolis Show, and a televised advertisement
for the Humane Society of the Bahamas, danced in the style
of Busby Berkely and Bob Fosse. She has danced the works of
Jose Limon, Ana Sokolow, Peter London, Gerri Houlihan and
Michael Uttohf to name a few. As a teenager, Marie participated
in many ballet and dance competitions/conventions where she
consistently recieved top honors and awards for her dancing.
Her charity work expands from working with and guest dancing
with a disabled dance troupe based in her hometown of Melbourne,
Fl. to doing guest performances for "Gildas Kids"
Cancer Benefits. After a years stay studying in San Fransisco
with "Alonso Kings Lines", she came back to Miami
following her "calling" to teach. She currently
is teaching childrens ballet creative, upbeat combination,
broadway jazz, tap, lyrical/contemporary,acro/tumbling and
is currently in charge of all three competitive dance companies.
This is her 6th season at In Motion.
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Roberto Dias
is a well known choreographer and teacher in his native country,
Brazil, having created work for television, film, theater
and opera as well as various international productions including
Aida and Porgy and Bess. Roberto's training includes modern
(Horton technique), ballet and jazz. His performing credits
are extensive, including having danced in Maurice Bejart's
choreography to Ravel's Bolero. He has won two choreography
awards in the Dance Festival of Rio de Janeiro. Recently Roberto
formed the new modern dance company -- Brazarte -- and continues
to choreograph for commercials and theatrical productions
in Miami.
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DeAnn Petruschke
received her training at the School of Cleveland Ballet and
later continued at the School of American Ballet, Pittsburgh
Ballet Theatre and the Milwaukee Ballet Schools. DeAnn joined
Ballet Arizona in 1995 and danced there for 4 seasons before
returning to the Cleveland Ballet. Memorable performances
include Swan Lake, Roland Petit's Carmen, Dennis Nahat's Moments,
Midsummer Night's Dream, and Mendelssohn Symphony. In 2001,
DeAnn joined the Oregon Ballet Theatre and then in 2003 joined
the Atlantic Southeast Ballet to dance a principal role in
its production of Giselle. From 2004 - 2005, DeAnn danced
with Michigan's Grand Rapids Ballet. SHe recently traveled
to China to dance in the Warner Brothers production of Casablanca,
and has participated in Verb Baller's Summer Season for the
past three years. DeAnn currently dances with Ballet Gamonet
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Quan
a Miami based, hard hitting hip-hop teacher/choreographer
of numerous videos & concert shows for local recording
artists joins In Motion to showcase and teach his professional
hip-hop skills to children and adults of all levels. |
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Paula Roque
bio coming soon. |
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Monica Sharon
is a young New Yorker with training in tap, ballet, jazz and
lyrical jazz styles. She has earned various levels of awards
during her young competitive career. She is also a trained
vocalist with additional musical theatre experience as well
as dramatic theatrical studies from Shakespeare to broadway.
Monica is what they call a "triple threat" working
in numerous shows as a dancer, singer, and actress, and currently
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| Administration |
| Artistic Director |
Renee Rich
reneeinmotion@aol.com
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| Executive Director |
Daryl Edwards
ddance4him@aol.com
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| Webmaster |
Annette Gonzalez
web.inmotionmiami@gmail.com
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| Studio Rental Coordinator |
Nichola Harris
Please contact the studio at 305-751-2229
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Studio Rental Form |
| Dance Team Coordinator |
Marie Bandres
mariebandres@hotmail.com
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