Suzette Mariaux

A Dallas native, Ms. Mariaux began her training at the Etgen-Atkinson School of Ballet. She studied on full scholarship at the School of American Ballet and performed professionally with the New York City Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine. Ms. Mariaux completed her professional career as a soloist at the Frankfurt Opera Ballet in Germany. The mother of four, Ms. Mariaux brings that insight and experience to her exceptional background.

Kevyn Robertson

Ms. Robertson received her early dance training In Dallas and New York and graduated with honors in theater and dance from UT-Austin. She was a featured performer with the Dallas Summer Musicals and taught on the faculties of UT-Austin, St. Edward’s University and Austin Ballet Theatre before returning to the North Texas area. She has choreographed and directed numerous ballets and musicals. She has successfully directed a dance school. Her students have been accepted to national programs, which include the Houston, Kirov, Pennsylvania, Joffrey, Hartford Ballet, Boston Ballet and Ballet Austin schools. Ms. Robertson continued her dance education by attending Anne Green Gilbert’s Summer Dance Institute for Teachers in Seattle. She has been a guest choreographer for the Richardson Wildflower Arts and Music Festival.

Cassi Samples

Ms. Samples began her early dance training in the Dallas area and received an Associate of Arts Degree in Dance from Collin College in July 2008. She is now pursuing a Bachelor of Arts: Dance and Secondary Teaching Certification at Texas Woman’s University. While at Collin College and TWU, she has been awarded numerous scholarships. As a member of Collin Dance Ensemble, Ms. Samples performed extensively all over Texas and set her own choreography on the company. In the summer of 2008, she performed with Collin Dance ensemble at the National American College Dance Festival in New York City among some of the most prestigious dance programs in the country. Ms. Samples has trained with professional dance companies such as Battleworks, Elledanceworks, and Janice Garret and Dancers, and she performed in both Elledanceworks and Muscle Memory Theater shows.  On faculty at Chamberlain School of Performing Arts since August 2008, she teaches Modern, Composition and Jazz disciplines and the Shining Stars which are creative movement classes for children with special needs. Cassi served as a Faculty Trainer and Dance Educator at Big Thought this past summer where she taught dance technique to inner city children. She now teaches Chamberlain Performing Arts After School programs for at-risk students.