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brenda core, owner & director
Brenda graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. She is registered with the professional organization Yoga Alliance and is a certified RYT 200 Yoga Teacher. Brenda has performed with the LSU Dance Theater and Ballet Ensemble, the USL Repertory Dance Concert and Moving South Dance Company. She served as director of the children’s ensemble for the Moscow Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker. Brenda has worked as a choreographer for numerous theatrical productions including the Acadia Players productions of Godspell and Cinderella, Notre Dame High School’s production of Annie, Burin Martin’s Southeastern Theatrical Company musicals and St. Michael Elementary School’s annual Faith Rally. Brenda was recognized as the Outstanding Citizen in her vocation, and was the recipient of the Crowley Rotary Club’s Vocational Service Award and has served as the choreographer chairperson for Dancing with the Stars of Crowley for four seasons. She is an active member of the Grand Opera House of the South's Board of Directors.
Shelby moore, Instructor
Shelby Moore is from West Monroe, LA where she began her dance training at a young age. She studied multiple genres of dance including ballet, modern, jazz, and ballroom. She continued her training at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she received a BFA in Performing Arts with a concentration in Dance. She participates as a contributing artist with the local dance collective S.P.A.C.E Lafayette. While studying at UL, Shelby’s piece Nephros was chosen to be adjudicated at The American College Dance Association Southern Conference. She is currently working as a performer and dance educator in the Lafayette area and is The Company Director at Core Dance Center in Crowley, LA.
Lillian Marcus, Instructor
Lillian is from Tallahassee, FL. She received a BFA in Performing Arts with a Concentration in Dance and a minor in Psychology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her choreography work includes Baggage performed at the 2016 American College Dance Association South Regional Conference and A Lucid Remedy performed at UL Lafayette’s 2019 Evening of Dance. Some of Lillian’s most noted performances include a restaging of Ronald K. Brown’s Walking out the Dark at UL Lafayette’s 2018 State of La Danse. In the summer of 2019, Lillian received The Beth Young scholarship at the Evidence Summer Intensive. Lillian also performed in Gina Aswell’s cite specific performance Everyplace We Ever Lived in Opelousas, LA.
Madilyn cashio, Instructor
Madilyn is currently enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a Performing Arts major with a concentration in Dance and is the recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship Award. She studied in multiple genres of dance including hip hop, jazz, jazz fusion, ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, tap, and musical theatre. Madilyn has danced competitively throughout her early years and was the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. She studied at The Joffrey Ballet School where she had the opportunity to work with famous dance icons such as Desmond Richard, Complexions Contemporary Dance Company, Dallas Cowboys Rhythm and Blues and many more. Last summer she performed in an art movement titled Every Place We Ever Lived. Dance has made a positive impact on her life and through teaching she’s confident that she can influence her students and help them find greater stability in their lives and become more self confident.