Keally Lilly: Executive Director: Keally Lilly previously owned and operated Miss Keally's Dance Studio from 1997-2006. Wanting to offer a state of the art school and the best of dance to young children and adults, Keally opened STDC in the fall of 2006 and expanded to 5,000 square feet in 2007. Keally continues her dance education by attending teacher seminars and dance conferences all over the U.S. Keally was personally awarded “The Most Successful Dance Studio” voted from over 250 studios across the country in 2007. Keally is very excited about the opening of Owasso Dance Co. in September, 2008! “Owasso is a great family town and needs a studio that can offer the best to you!”

Danielle Scherer: coming soon...

Hilary Berquist: has recently moved to Tulsa from Sartell, MN. She danced competitively for 14 years at St. Cloud School of Dance in Minnesota where she was trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, and hip hop. She was active in her high school choreographing for the Sartell Sabre Dance Team and numerous musical productions including Brigadoon and Cinderella. After high school, she remained active in choreographing for her high school and local church productions. She continued her dance education at St. Cloud State University where she studied ballet and modern while also teaching at Premiere Dance Studio in Minnesota. Hilary has very much enjoyed being at part of STDC. This will be Hilary’s third year at STDC and is excited to teach in Owasso.

Amanda Robison: Dance Director for Oklahoma Motion in 2007-8, has been dancing since the age of 3 and has a passion for teaching dance and choreographing pom routines! She continued to dance in college at the University of Oklahoma on the OU Pom Pon Squad. There she studied journalism and continued to be trained in areas such as pom, hip hop, jazz and modern. She also choreographed routines for several dance teams and competed at NDA, UDA and CheerSport Dance Nationals. After graduating with a BA of Journalism, Amanda moved back to Tulsa where she continues to coach Union JV Pom, Edison 8th Grade Pom and choreographs for the University of Tulsa Dance Team. Amanda loves to perform and continues to devote herself to dance and loves to share her passion with others! Amanda closed Oklahoma Motion in 2008 and is excited to be a part of the Owasso Dance Co. team!

Lisa L. Rutledge: A former Miss Owasso, Lisa Rutledge joins the Owasso Dance Company Staff with 20 years of dance and performance experience.Lisa has held the titles of Miss Owasso, Miss Collinsville and is currently Miss Green Country 2008. Lisa has won numerous talent awards while competing in the Miss Oklahoma Scholarship Organization as well as receiving over $12,000 in scholarships to continue her education. Lisa has trained in Emporia, KS for the past nine years under the instruction of Kari Kohls-Bruch at Kari’s Dance Academy. Lisa is a member of the award winning Starfire Dance Company. Lisa’s talents have been recognized at numerous national dance competitions and conventions where she has received scholarships to train at Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, CA and Broadway Dance Center in New York City.Lisa has had to opportunity to travel all across the United States and Europe - training, teaching and performing. Lisa graduated from Owasso High School in 2003 and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Oklahoma State University in 2006. Lisa is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Business Administration.Lisa is excited to join the staff at ODC and to be teaching and sharing her love of dance with her hometown!

Leslie Rutledge: Leslie Rutledge was born and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma. Leslie is a 2002 graduate of Owasso High School. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing from Northeastern State University. For the past nine years Leslie has trained with Kari Kohls-Bruch in Emporia, KS where she is a member of the nationally reconigized Starfire Dance Company.Leslie was a featured performed at Tanzsommer, the international festival of dance, traveling through Germany, Austria and Italy. She has starred in regional productions of Wizard of Oz, Aladdin, Little Mermaid and Cinderella.Leslie also travels the country as an apprentice for Company Dance, one of the country’s most popular dance competitions and conventions – featuring a staff boosting some of the most recognizable and influential names in dance today. She has also received numerous national awards and scholarships including Performer of the Year for Odyssey Dance Competitions, L.A. Agent award winner at Starlight Dance Productions.Leslie is currently continuing to train, teach and choreograph at studios around the country. Leslie is very excited to be teaching back in her hometown.

Mary Casey: received her formal dance training from Tulsa Ballet founder, Moscelyne Larkin. As a student, Ms. Casey began performing with Tulsa Opera’s dance ensemble and Tulsa Ballet’s pre- professional program. Upon graduation, Ms. Casey studied with Dance Theater of Harlem in New York City under the direction of Arthur Mitchell. Ms. Casey was named an apprentice with Urban Ballet Theater in 2003 and was promoted to soloist shortly after under the artistic direction of Daniel Catanach. While touring with UBT she developed her pedagogy by offering master classes in various cities across the country. Ms. Casey received sponsorship from Capezio and has appeared in Dance Spirit and Dance Teacher Magazine. She joined the faculty of Henry Street Settlement- Abrons Arts Center as an Instructor/ Choreographer from 2004-2007. Ms. Casey returned to Tulsa in 2008 to pursue a degree in Nutritional Sciences. She looks forward to sharing her love, knowledge and appreciation for ballet with Owasso and South Tulsa Dance Company.

Alli Christiansen: coming soon...

Nikki Montalbano: coming soon...

Leonard Richardson: coming soon...

Amber Woffinden: coming soon...