2015-16 Special Workshop Instructor Bios

J.P. Krick

10/14/2015

Friday, October 16 and Friday, November 6

A native of Grand Rapids, J.P. Krick spends some of his time in Los Angeles, where he teaches at Retter’s Academy of Dance under the direction of Darryl and Linda Retter. J.P. has traveled the United States with Dance Makers Inc., a national dance convention serving all ages and levels of dance. Specializing in tap, jazz~funk and hip-hop, his classes are always a crowd favorite leaving everyone energized and ready for more. He has also been commissioned to teach for the respected Dance Masters of America.

J.P.’s choreography has won countless awards, thus making him a hot commodity and sought-after teacher/choreographer. Samuel E. Wright selected him personally to perform selections from The Little Mermaid during a summer Broadway touring event. He was also part of a tap production called Caution Men At Work: Tap that toured in China.

Tap
Hip Hop

Jordan McIntosh

10/13/2015

Contemporary

Tuesday, October 27

Originally from Detroit, Jordan is thrilled to be back teaching in her home state! Jordan grew up training in all styles of dance and traveling around the country training with world-renowned teachers and choreographers, as well as at her hometown studio, Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center. Training heavily in ballet, Jordan was able to perform some of her most favorite roles including, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen (The Nutcracker) and Cinderella (Cinderella). Training credits include: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Ballet Theater and Joffrey Ballet School. Jordan has been a dancer in film, stage and music videos, including Who Owns My Heart by Miley Cyrus, the indie film 24 and The Miss America Show. Immediately following high school, Jordan toured as a dance assistant with West Coast Dance Explosion under the direction of John Crutchman and Alan Sherfield. Jordan was also a member of Willow Oak Contemporary Ballet under the direction of Tamu Ortenzio in Baton Rouge, LA. Currently, Jordan is on faculty with Elite Ballet Summer Intensive in Las Vegas, Nevada under the direction of Ballet Master, Tara Foy. She also is the Senior Director of the ballet department at Dancin' In The Spotlight in New Jersey. Jordan is also an assistant and faculty member with world-renowned New York City Dance Alliance, under the direction of Joe Lanteri.

Simone Boos

10/12/2015

Friday, January 22

A native of Indianapolis, Simone is an alum of Alma College where she earned her B.A. in English and Dance. She currently lives in Orlando, where she dances professionally with Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre and also teaches and choreographs throughout central Florida. As a member of the Alma College Dance Company, she was featured in such pieces as Vespri Siciliana, Waiting for the Sun, Les Sylphides, and Paquita. Prior to attending Alma College, Simone trained with Evansville Dance Theater, Ballet Internationale, Nutmeg Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Virginia School of the Arts, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Jordan College Academy of Dance, and Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. She was a participant in the Youth America Grand Prix Nationals and Gala performance in 2005, and has toured nationally and internationally including to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, as part of the cultural exchange performance Rendezvous with Tainan University of Technology in Taiwan, and to London for performances at Sadler’s Wells with SCDT. Simone has appeared in such professional productions as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Superhero, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet at the Disco, American Classics, A Midautumn Night’s Dream, London Calling, and Decade and has had the opportunity to work with a number of professional companies including Ballet Internationale and Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. In addition to teaching dance, Simone runs an independent portrait/wedding photography business and is a certified Barre 3 instructor.

Barre Conditioning
Modern

J.P. Krick

Jordan McIntosh

Simone Boos

2015-2016
special workshop
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instructor
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J.P. Krick

Jordan McIntosh

Simone Boos

2015-2016special workshop​series

visitinginstructor​bios

2015-2016
special workshop
series

visiting
instructor
bios