by Richland Group | Aug 7, 2023 | Staff
Franco Baleto Franco Baleto has been a street dancer his entire life. Born in Dallas, Texas, Franco grew up break-dancing and competing in talent shows and battles. Following in the footsteps of Barry YoungBlood, Franco began dancing with GDDS seven years ago. He...
by Richland Group | Apr 21, 2021 | Staff
Whitney Barnett Mrs. Whitney started dancing when she was just a toddler and has never stopped! She has never met a stranger or a dance floor she didn’t love. Her early years of dance started in Pine Bluff, AR and Plano, TX until her family moved to Fort Smith in...
by Richland Group | Apr 20, 2021 | Staff
Rebecca Bean Rebecca began her dance training at the age of three with Dorothy Taylor at Ballet Westside in Rogers, AR. She began teaching dance at GDDS in 2007. Her training includes classes in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and musical...
by Richland Group | Apr 19, 2021 | Staff
Madysn Casteel Madysn became a student with GDDS at the age of 15, studying ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip hop. She was a member of DANCE est Joie, Inc. for three years, competing in Tulsa, Branson, Bentonville and Joplin. She has studied with Darryl...
by Richland Group | Oct 10, 2023 | Staff
Kameron DeWitt-Elkins Kameron was destined to dance. She made her first stage appearance in June of 1979 in her mother’s dance recital and was born 3 months later. Kameron danced with GDDS for 15 years and was a founding member of DANCE est Joie. She studied in Los...
by Richland Group | Apr 17, 2021 | Staff
Jayci James Miss Jayci began her dance training at the age of three in her home town of Fort Smith, Arkansas at Grayce Dewitt Dance Studio. She joined the DANCE est Joie company at age 12 and shortly after began training at the pre-professional level at conventions...
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