FACULTY

DIRECTOR

Kim Okie McDonough has owned and directed Dansations for over twenty years.  She has been teaching and choreographing since 1986.  Kim was the  founding member and president of Rutgers Performing Dance Company in New  Brunswick, NJ. Her Company won Organization of the Year and President  of the Year in 1990-91. Today, this Company is still in existence at Rutgers. While teaching at Jazz Unlimited and Rutgers University, Kim won  regional and national acclaim with many of her dance pieces. Living in  New Jersey, Kim had many opportunities to study with many famous dance faculty such as; Carryl Slobotkin, Frank Hatchett, Joe Laniteri,  Suzy Miller, Ronen Koresh, Finis Jhung, Bill Hastings, Chet Walker and  Countless others.
Kim moved to Jacksonville in 1994  and since that time has taught at Landon Middle School, Lavilla Middle  School for the Arts until 2014, Fascinatin' Rhythm, FCCJ, Jacksonville University,  Georgio's American Dance Center, Theatre Jacksonville and many other  dance studios in the area. Some of her accomplishments include Regional  Director of Northeast Florida for National Dance Week 1996 to 2017, Access  Broadway and LADF Choreography Awards, Company Dance's Educator Award  in 2002 through 2004.
Since the summer of 2008, Kim has been a Guest  dance teacher for Rios Dance, Guatemala City, Guatemala. other guests  appearances include The Dance Conservatory, Phoenix Arizona; Jazz  Unlimited, Marlton, New Jersey, and Georgio's American Dance Center. Kim  founded Dansations in 1997 and has been going strong ever since.  Celebrating its 25th year, Kim has made a commitment to make dance a  memorable experience for all dancers. She has surrounded herself with a  highly qualified dance teachers to insure that with every class this commitment  is renewed. 

TEACHER

Breanna  King began her dance training at the age of 9 at Dansations Performing  Arts Center studying the styles of ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and hip  hop. Traveling to such places as New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,  and Chicago Breanna has had the great opportunity to reinforce her  training and expand her performance opportunities. Breanna continued her  dance and artistic education at the University of South Florida in  Tampa where she had the opportunity to work with and perform in the  works of Jeanne Travers, Andee Scott, and Katurah Robinson as well as  visiting artists Sarah Gamblin and Donna Mejia. While in Tampa Breanna  was also rehearsal director and choreographer to student organization  Relentless Dance inc. Breanna received a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree  with honors from the University of South Florida in the spring of 2015.  She is thrilled to be back with her dance studio in Jacksonville and  will continue seeking opportunities to further expand and share her  knowledge and passion for the arts.

TEACHER

Kelly  Radcliffe, a native to Pennsylvania, began her professional career  while still in high school, performing with such artists as the Mandrell  sisters and Dino Kartonakis. Upon completion of high school, Kelly  attended Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, where she studied with  world-renowned faculty and performed with Alvin Ailey's Dance Ensemble.  Since receiving her certificate of dance from Alvin Ailey, Kelly has  been a faculty member at various Universities, Schools and dance studios  throughout Florida, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Aside  from teaching, Kelly choreographed the theatrical productions "Seven  Brides For Seven Brothers" and "Two by Two" for the Cookeville Theatre  in Cookeville, TN, and directed The Movement Center's 2003 production  "Super....docious!" in Honolulu, HI. Kelly has also performed as a  principle dancer in "The Nutcracker AllJazzed Up", "Jesus Christ  Superstar", Planet Rock 2000, Dance Fusion Dance Company, Dancer's  workshop Dance Company and was a guest artist in FCCJ"s Spring Dance  Concert 2000. Kelly has been part of the Dansations staff since 1998. Kelly has won many choreography awards for her dance pieces over the years.  She has been a  guest artist at LaVilla Middle School of the Arts for numerous years. Her  varied expertise in Tap, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, hip hop and creative  dance education makes her an integral part of the studio. 

TEACHER

A native of North Alabama, Keri Ann moved to Saint Augustine in 2020 and  is thrilled to be teaching her 2nd year with Dansations! Keri is a  national award-winning choreographer and has been teaching the art of  dance for over 15 years. Specializing in jazz, tap, and contemporary,  she is also certified in classical ballet through Dance Educators of  America. Keri has also choreographed many shows in Alabama and Tennessee  including Cabaret, Hairspray, Aladdin, Camp Rock, and most recently  Beauty and the Beast. She was a cast member for Walt Disney World where  she appeared in a Nation-wide commercial and is now a member of the Walt  Disney World College Program Alumni Association. In 2014, Keri Ann  founded The Factory Dance Productions in Cullman, AL where she started  the competitive dance program as well as the Cullman County special  needs dance program. Keri Ann studied Broadcast Journalism at the  University of North Alabama and served as a DJ for both 104.3 WZYP and  Big River Broadcasting's  Q107.3. Mostly recently, Keri finished up a 3  year tour with Beyond The Stars, a national dance competition, where she  served as DJ, emcee, and audio engineer. Keri Ann is also a full-time  Preschool teacher and a Red Cross certified lifeguard.

TEACHER
Zoë has been dancing and performing in community theatre for 17 years.  She has been teaching for 9 years and this is her 3rd year at Dansations.  Zoë has been a part of the paradigm flux dance company since 2017 and  also danced with equilibrium dance company D in Philadelphia last year.  Zoë is excited to be back teaching at Dansations and  continue sharing  her love of dance.                      

TEACHER

Born  and raised in South Florida, Renay began dancing at the age of two.  During 15 years of competition and convention, Renay has received  multiple scholarships including but not limited to Joffrey Ballet and  Broadway Dance Center. She is a certified instructor through Dance  Educators of America and truly believes that even as a teacher, you should  never stop learning. Most recently, Renay worked professionally as an  acrobat for Legoland California and attended Jacksonville University’s  dance program. Renay has been teaching dance for almost 10 years now and  is so excited to share her passion and knowledge with the Dansations  Dancers ! 

TEACHER

Robersy has been dancing for 14 years. She started dancing at the age of 13 in Orange Park, FL. She has traveled  and competed in several conventions including JUMP and Youth American Grand Prix. She has trained in various styles of dance, but has strongest training in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary.  She has trained under such faculty as Heather Olschewske, Carlos/Ihaia Miller, Marta Jackson, Linda Jenkins, Laurie Picinich-Byrd, Savery Morgan, Dewitt Cooper, Joe Kemper, and James Kinney. Robersy has been a  company member of the Cooper Morgan Dance Theatre as well as Paradigm  Flux Dance Company. Robersy has been part of Musical Theatre productions for Players by the Sea such as “In the Heights” and she is currently Directing Sakoso, a Salsa on2 team. Robersy is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Miss Robersy has also recently become a  Certified Instructor of the Progressing Ballet Technique under Robyn Segel Shifren. Miss Robersy is going on to her fourth year teaching at Dansations and she’s super excited to watch her students continue to grow this year!