Meet our Certified Teachers
Meet the Crew
Ms. Toni - Artistic Director
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Artistic Director, Owner & Instructor of Company
Teaches:
Teaches:
- Preschool
- Combo
- Parents Class
- PBT
- Level 1, 2 3 & 4
- All Competitive Genres and Levels
Mr. AJ - Co Director
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AJ grew up around the dance/theater environment. He was a member of both TTDM & TCDC's Award Winning Regional and National Titleists and Competitive Company. AJ has received numerous National and Regional Photogenic Titles as well. He has choreographed numerous award winning regional and national routines. During the Orlando Nationals of Starbound his Co. Boyz routine entitled "The Final Show" not only received "ELITE" status, it was also chosen to be in the Nationally webcast Showcase for Starbound.
He continued his training at UT, Dance Teacher Summit in NYC as well as at JUMP and Showstoppers Conventions throughout the years. He has worked with Carlos Garland from SYTYCD right at TCDC's own studio convention.
Mr. AJ is guiding True Crew into the "New Millenium" with his innovated business concepts and strategies and we are blessed to have him continue with our family.
He continued his training at UT, Dance Teacher Summit in NYC as well as at JUMP and Showstoppers Conventions throughout the years. He has worked with Carlos Garland from SYTYCD right at TCDC's own studio convention.
Mr. AJ is guiding True Crew into the "New Millenium" with his innovated business concepts and strategies and we are blessed to have him continue with our family.
Teaches:
- Hip Hop
- Choreo/Critique
- On Location Co-Director
Ms. Ciara & Ms. Jeannette - Front Office
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At the front desk, when you come in, are our incredible Ms. Ciara and Ms. Jeanette who do all they can to help and make sure our students are ready when called into class and so much more.
TCDC is grateful to these two incredible women. Ms. Jeannette has been with TCDC since 2009 when her daughter Emma began her dance life with TCDC. Ms. Ciara has been with TCDC since 2015 when her daughter Maliyah began her dance life with TCDC.
TCDC is grateful to these two incredible women. Ms. Jeannette has been with TCDC since 2009 when her daughter Emma began her dance life with TCDC. Ms. Ciara has been with TCDC since 2015 when her daughter Maliyah began her dance life with TCDC.
Ms. Leah - Director's Assistant/All Genres
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Ms. Leah received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Keiser University, hold numerous Certifications and has been instructing dance and stretch since 2013 throughout the state of Florida. Her strengths excel far beyond her years of experience in Stretch/Human Anatomy, Contemporary, Ballet and Pointe. Nov. 2018 she received her PBT Certifications in Level I through Level III. Leah has a strong passion and True Crew is thrilled to have her on staff with us since 2017.
Teaches:
Teaches:
- Beg. Acro
- Stretch
- Contemporary
- PBT
- Modern
Ms. Alexis - Acro
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Ms. Alexis, is a former competitive gymnastics and all-star cheerleading coach. She was the head coach and gym director at Horizon Gymnastics and Cheer Academy in Valparaiso, Indiana for 6 years.
She holds many certifications for gym safety, tumbling, and stunting. She also judged high school gymnastics for 1 season before moving to Los Angeles.
True Crew is thrilled to have Ms. Alexis as part of our instructional staff since 2018.
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She holds many certifications for gym safety, tumbling, and stunting. She also judged high school gymnastics for 1 season before moving to Los Angeles.
True Crew is thrilled to have Ms. Alexis as part of our instructional staff since 2018.
Teaches:
- Int/Adv Acrobatics
- Beginner Acrobatics
- Competitive Acrobatics
Ms. Chyann
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Ms. Chyann received her AA Degree majoring in Dance at IRSC. She instructs Ballet Technique and Jumps & Turns for our competitive teams. We are blessed to have Ms. Chyann as part of our TCDC instructional family since August of 2021.
Michael Matthews: Hip Hop
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Michael is a Florida native born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. He started dancing when he was 8 years of age, performing at multiple venues throughout the state. Michael has been dancing professionally since 2019 and hopes to have a lifelong career in dance as well as with other aspects of the performing arts. Dance is not his only talent. He also has experience playing multiple instruments, has been featured in a few music videos, and has participated in theatre throughout his lifetime. He has two beautiful daughters Kahlani and Kylei. We are thrilled to have Michael as part of our TCDC instructional family since August of 2022.
Ms. MaryAnne - Tap Technique
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Ms. MaryAnne is trained and certified through Dance Educators of America, where she served as a Board Member for many years and is currently a Life Member.
She is also certified through City Center of New York and taught Adaptive Dance for The New York City Department of Education.
She owned and operated The Asdal School of Dance, a National Competition award winning dance studio with multiple locations in New York City.
Ms. MaryAnne has also taught and achieved great success working with children and young adults with Autism and other learning disabilities.
True Crew is thrilled and blessed to have Ms. MaryAnne on our instructional staff since 2016.
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She is also certified through City Center of New York and taught Adaptive Dance for The New York City Department of Education.
She owned and operated The Asdal School of Dance, a National Competition award winning dance studio with multiple locations in New York City.
Ms. MaryAnne has also taught and achieved great success working with children and young adults with Autism and other learning disabilities.
True Crew is thrilled and blessed to have Ms. MaryAnne on our instructional staff since 2016.
Teaches:
- Tap Co.
- Tap Level 1 - 4
Mr. Idael - Ballet Technique/pointe
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Mr. Idael trained and graduated from the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba on full scholarship. He danced with Ballet Teatro Nuovo Di Torino in Italy before joining Ballet Santiago de Cuba in 1990, and then in 1997 he joined Ballet Nacional de Caracas. In 1999 Idael joined Ballet Florida under the Artistic Direction of Marie Hale and was a principal dancer for nine seasons. He has performed Apollo, Bluebird, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Handel Celebration, Le Corsaire, Giselle, Sugar Plum, Snow Cavalier in the The Nutcracker, and Q.a.V. as well as Romeo and Juliet and Spring Waters which are among his favorites.
Mr. German was also a resident artist with Ballet Palm Beach and the Paris Ballet Conservatory. He is a well known teacher throughout the area and dances as a guest artist.
True Crew is thrilled to have Mr. Idael instructing and welcomed him to our True Crew family in 2018.
Mr. German was also a resident artist with Ballet Palm Beach and the Paris Ballet Conservatory. He is a well known teacher throughout the area and dances as a guest artist.
True Crew is thrilled to have Mr. Idael instructing and welcomed him to our True Crew family in 2018.
Teaches:
- Advanced Ballet Technique
- Pointe
- Intermediate Ballet Technique
Ms. Bella - All Genres
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Ms. Bella has been with TCDC since 2007 and a prior student of Ms. Toni for over 14 years. She graduated in 2019 from Fort Pierce Central with her A.A. Degree and is presently completing her B.A. Degree majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Dance at Indian River State College. At TCDC she teaches Combo Tap, Tap 1/2, Tap 3/4, as well as Musical Theatre, Jazz and Contemporary. Ms. Bella is also a Summer Program Teacher and Faculty Substitute.
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Bella has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Bella has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Alana - All Genres
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Ms. Alana has been with TCDC since 2009 and dedicates herself to our students and all of their experiences! She is a graduate of Port Saint Lucie High School and will be attending Indian River State College beginning in the summer to eventually pursue Medical School for Pediatric Hematology. She continues her training in Musical Theatre, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz, PBT, Stretch, Conditioning, and Yoga. Ms. Alana started her dance training under the direction of Ms. Toni and has continued her training through the years with all of the staff at True Crew. She goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up to date and bring the best back to TCDC. Ms. Alana has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles and is part of TCDC's SSI Program. Ms. Alana also performs with TCDC and we are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family all of these years!
Ms. Gigi - All Genres
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Ms. Gigi has been with TCDC since 2009. She is a SS Instructor at TCDC and we are proud to offer Summer and Seasonal Classes as well as Workshop Classes with her. During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, musical theatre, acrobatics, PBT, modern, yoga and hip hop. Ms. Gigi won the title of Ms. Dance America 2021 and has won numerous Regional, State National and World Titles, attended Joffrey Summer Intensives and is now part of TCDC's SSI Program. She goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up-to-date and bring even more knowledge back to TCDC. Ms. Gigi performs with TCDC in all genres. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Emma - Hip Hop 1/Substitute
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Ms. Emma has been with TCDC since 2009. She is a SS Instructor at TCDC and we are proud to offer Summer Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and Tap Classes with her. During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, musical theatre, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Emma has won numerous Regional, State National and World Titles with her teams as well as her duet partners and is now part of TCDC's SSI Program. She goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up-to-date and bring even more knowledge back to TCDC. Ms. Emma performs with TCDC in all genres. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Jade - Summer Faculty All Genres
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Ms. Jade has been with TCDC since 2010 and a prior student of Ms. Toni for over 7 years. She has been teaching at TCDC since 2017. Ms. Jade completed her Bachelor's Degree at Florida State University in Communication Science and Disorders with a Minor in Child Development. She is continuing her education at the University of South Florida to achieve her Masters of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. At TCDC she teaches Preschool, Combo, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Pointe, Acrobatics, Modern, Flexibility/Stretch and Jumps and Turns. Ms. Jade is on our Summer Faculty and is a Faculty Substitute.
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Jade has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Jade has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Mr. Kareem - Summer Faculty All Genres
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Mr. Kareem has been with TCDC since 2019 and a prior student of Ms. Toni for 3 years. During his time working under Ms. Toni's direction, he received the Premiere Mr. Believe 2021 Title as well as Mr. Imagine 2021. Mr. Kareem is presently attending Sante Fe College in articulation with the University of Florida to complete his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts Specializing in Dance. At TCDC he teaches Acrobatics, Ballet, Contemporary, Flexibility/Stretch, Jazz, Jumps and Turns, Lyrical, Musical Theatre as well as Hip Hop. Mr. Kareem is on our Summer Faculty and is a Faculty Substitute.
During his years of training, he has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, hip hop, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Mr. Kareem has won numerous Regional, State, and National Titles both with his teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have his energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
During his years of training, he has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, hip hop, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Mr. Kareem has won numerous Regional, State, and National Titles both with his teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have his energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Nic - All Genres
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Ms. Nic has always been passionate about dance since beginning at 3 years old. She started her dance career and danced competitively in New York, where she was born and raised. She started with ballet and tap and continued her studies in jazz, hip hop, lyrical contemporary, and pointe. Nic has always strived to perfect her craft and has gone on to win Regional & National titles. She has trained with multiple leaders in her field, assisted at traveling conventions and performed with professional companies.
Nic's professional dance career was cut short after a serious injury. During the rehabilitation process she learned about human anatomy and projected this new knowledge on her existing knowledge of dance. She began teaching classes and training dancers to perfect their craft while maintaining their health. Nic strives to utilize her various dance experiences to shape unique, confident dancers. She became passionate about pushing dancers to grow and experience the love of dance that she has.
Nic is also a High School English teacher for St. Lucie County Public Schools and loves working with students of all ages. She is thrilled to be sharing her love of literature during the day and her love of dance at night.
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Nic is also a High School English teacher for St. Lucie County Public Schools and loves working with students of all ages. She is thrilled to be sharing her love of literature during the day and her love of dance at night.
Teaches:
- Ballet Technique
- Stretch/jumps and Turns
- Lyrical and Jazz
Ms. Brookelyn - Substitute
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Ms. Brookelyn has been with TCDC since 2010. She is a SS Instructor at TCDC and we are proud to offer Summer Classes with her. During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, musical theatre, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Brookelyn won Runner Up to Premiere Ms. Believe 2021 and has won numerous Regional, State National and World Titles, and is now part of TCDC's SSI Program. She goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up-to-date and bring even more knowledge back to TCDC. Ms. Brookelyn performs with TCDC in all genres. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Peyton - Substitute
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Ms. Peyton has been with TCDC since 2011. She is a SS Instructor at TCDC and we are proud to offer Summer Tap Classes with her. During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, musical theatre, acrobatics, PBT, modern, and yoga. Ms. Peyton has won numerous Regional, State National and World Titles with her teams as well as being a soloist and is now part of TCDC's SSI Program. She goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up-to-date and bring even more knowledge back to TCDC. Ms. Peyton performs with TCDC in all genres. We are blessed to have her energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Mikayla - Substitute
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Ms. Mikayla grew up dancing on Ms. Toni's award winning competition team starting in 2009. She competed with the crew up until she graduation high school from Lincoln Park Academy in 2017. She received her Associates Degree in 2019 on a fun ride dance scholarship from Indian River State College. Mikayla is now working on completing her Bachelors Degree as well as a dance scholarship at IRSC. She says teaching level 1 at True Crew is what made her want to persue a career in education in the first place because she loves it so much.
Teaches:
- Jumps/Turns/ Stretch 1
- Summer Level I intensives
- Ballet Technique 1
- Contemporary 1
Mr. Matthew- Substitute
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Matt has been with TCDC since 2008. He is an Instructor for our Hip Hop. He is a CSI Instructor for our Hip Hop Classes and TCDC is also proud to offer Master Classes with Mr. Matt. During his 12 years of training, he has trained in contemporary, tap, jazz, acrobatics and hip hop. Mr. Matt started his dance training under the direction of Ms. Toni and has continued his training through the the years with Mr. AJ and Mr. Kyle. He goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay bring the best back to TCDC. Mr. Matt has won numerous Regional, State National and World Titles and is now part of TCDC's SCI Program. Mr. Matt performs with TCDC in Hip Hop and Production. We are blessed to have his loyalty to our studio family!
Mr. Tony - Substitute
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Mr. Tony has been with TCDC since 2013, was National Mr. Nexstar 2019, is the Reigning National Mr. Starbound 2021, Mr. Dance America 2021, Mr. Revolution 2022, as well as Mr. Believe 2022 and Mr. Starbound 2022 ! He is TCDC's Lead Hip Hop Choreographer and Instructor and we are beyond proud to offer Master Classes with Mr. Tony! Mr. Tony graduated from Port Saint Lucie High School and will be pursing his Dance Career while continuing to instruct at TCDC. He trains in Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tumbling, Ballet Technique, PBT, Stretch, Conditioning, and Yoga. Mr. Tony started his dance training under the direction of Ms. Toni and has continued his training through the years at TCDC with Mr. AJ, Mr. Kyle, Ms. Leah, Ms. Alexis and Mr. I. He goes to Master Classes and Conventions throughout the state to stay up-to-date and bring the best back to TCDC. On top of his many Titles, Mr. Tony has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles. Mr. Tony performs with TCDC in Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and Production and we are blessed to have his energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Kaitlyn - Substitute
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Ms. Kaitlyn is a prior student of Ms. Toni for over 11 years. She is presently dual enrolled working towards her accredited legal professional (ALP) certification and plans to continue her studies to become a forensic pathologist. In her free time, she continues to attends classes at True Crew, as well as is a Teacher's Assistant and Faculty Substitute..
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, yoga and hip hop. Ms. Kaitlyn has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her loyalty to our studio family!
During her years of training, she has trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, jumps and turns, tap, pointe, acrobatics, PBT, modern, yoga and hip hop. Ms. Kaitlyn has won numerous Regional, State, National and World Titles both with her teams as well as a soloist. We are blessed to have her loyalty to our studio family!
Ms. Sevin - Studio Photographer
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Ms. Sevin is an Award Winning Photographer. She has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. Sevin has been the Staff Photographer for the Hometown News for the past 7 years as well as owns and operates Sevin Photography. True Crew is blessed to have her as our very own personal studio photographer.
- Studio Photographer