Staff

Liz Perez
Owner/Director

Liz, who’s involvement in the arts spans over 3 decades, has studied with industry greats, such as, Dave Russel, Sheila Barker, Frank Hatchet and Germaine Salsberg. Lizzie is currently an Assistant Director/ Head Judge for Dancers Inc Competitions travelling throughout the country adjudicating young dancers.  As a singer, Lizzie released a 12 inch single Titled, Not Gonna Be the One on Renegade Records. She also currently enjoys performing with various Wedding and Cover Bands. In Theatre, some of her favorite roles have been Miss. Hannigan in Annie and Anita in West Side Story.  She has been awarded numerous choreography awards over the past twenty years. She has also choreographed several pre-professional musicals throughout NJ and enjoys teaching Master Classes throughout the country. Several of her students have gone on to perform on Broadway, at Radio City, in LA and can be seen on Glee. Lizzie is certified by both DMA and DEA, and in addition, works for the Passaic Public School System.  

Cody Wheat
Creative Director

Cody Wheat is originally from Utica, New York where he started dancing at Dance 10 Studio's at the age of 16. He competed for four years on both regional and national levels. He then furthered his training at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute with a focus in Ballet, Jazz and Modern dance styles. During his training he performed in numerous lead roles in productions such as The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonder Land, and Gete Peresian to name a few. He then went on to teach for many dance studios in the area such as Dance10, The Dance Academy, and Ondrea’s Center Stage, winning numerous choreography awards for his creative and innovative pieces of work. Cody then toured with Celebrity Cruise Lines for 2 years as a Production Dancer and Dance Captain touring all over Europe the Mediterranean the Caribbean and Alaska. Cody then moved to London, England for 3 months where he trained extensively at Pineapple Dance Studio in all styles of dance and also trained at The Place Dance Studio with a focus in Ballet and Modern. Cody furthered his career as a choreographer for Mike Malony Entertainment producing shows for Celebrity Cruises and as a dancer and dance captain for Jersey Rocks at the Snoqualmi Casino in Seattle Washington. Cody had the honor of performing in the STREB emerging artist series under the direction of Ashley Walters. He was also a Dancer for Spirit productions performing at Casinos in Niagara Falls in shows such as Rocket Man (a Elton John tribute show ) Dancing Queen (a ABBA tribute show ) and The Spirit of Christmas  where he had the honor of playing Santa Clause. He is also an accomplished Acrobatic instructor that has taught all levels around the state. He also participated in the work study program at Broadway Dance Center in NY and was a company member of the modern dance company ANAHATA, under the direction of Lauren Rosenstein Olmo. Cody is now a dance teacher and the Artistic Director at Empire of the Performing Arts in Totowa, NJ. He is also a judge for Dancers Inc.Competitions and conventions. Cody has been cheering and coaching for 16 years on the regional and national level for pop warner, high school and collage levels with National Cheerleading Association Camp background and Universal Cheerleading Association. He is currently the coach and director of the cheerleading program at KIPP NYC College Prep High School in New York, which has won over 15 competitions in a short 3 years.

Brad Trump
 

Now based in New York City, Brad roots from the greater Pittsburgh area. He attended the PA Governor School of the Arts as a ballet major. Shortly after, he graduated from the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School as a dance major and continued his higher education with Point Park University and the Joffrey Ballet School. He was fortunate in that time to work with Mia Wilkins on Joffrey Ballet’s Light Rain and Doug Varone’s Constant Shift of the Pulse as well as other ground breaking repertoire. Since then, Brad has toured all over the United States and Canada with the ever popular Musical, CATS. Regionally, he has performed with Theatre by the Sea, North Shore Music Theatre, Casa Mañana, North Carolina Theatre and Liberty Theatre including his favorite credits: Mary Poppins (Neleus), A Christmas Carol (Pearlie), Spamalot (US Patsy), and A Chorus Line (Mike). He is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. In the commercial sector, you may have seen Brad dance along side Jane Seymour in ABC Family’s Lovestruck! The Musical. Brad has taught all over the country at various studios, academies, high schools, conventions and other venues; most credibly Millennium Dance Complex: Pittsburgh and Peridance in New York City.