Toni Jennings
Toni Jennings started dancing when she was three years old, training largely at Chamberlain School of Performing Arts. She studied ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and dance composition. A few of her teachers included Kathy Chamberlain, Suzette Mariaux, Debbie Bray, Joseph Jones, Shannon Werthmann, and Kevyn Robertson. Mrs. Toni has also attended multiple workshops which included guest teachers such as Michelle Kittrell, the dance captain for multiple Broadway musicals such as Hairspray and Legally Blonde. For three years in a row from 2011 to 2013, Mrs. Toni worked with Tracy Jordan, Joe Cutaia, and Ann Briggs at the Dallas Summer Musicals as part of the Hoofin’ Crew. The Hoofin’ Crew is an audition-only tap performance group that performs at the Tap Dance Celebration. She has performed with the Hoofin' Crew during the Dallas Tap Festival and on WFAA Channel 8's Good Morning Texas. Mrs. Toni danced as part of the dance ensemble in McKinney Summer Musical’s (MSM) "My Fair Lady" in 2012 and was the title character of the Fiddler in MSM's "Fiddler on the Roof" in 2013 under the direction of Kevyn Robertson. In addition to being on the stage, Mrs. Toni has been seen working behind the scenes on the sound crew for Dallas Summer Musicals’ High School Musical Theatre Awards Ceremony in 2012 and 2013. In 2012 her ballet students auditioned for and were offered performance spots with the Moscow Ballet for their 2012 Dallas performance of The Nutcracker.
Mrs. Toni worked with Tamara, founder of Tamara’s Dance On Broadway since 2010, before transitioning into Studio T Dance & Acro in 2019. Mrs. Toni has experience teaching many different classes from Preschool Tap/Ballet all the way up to the most advanced Ballet & Jazz. She has taught dance to many students around the DFW area and is certified to teach acro through Acrobatic Arts, a leading acro dance syllabus worldwide.
Mrs. Toni shares her talent and joy for dance by helping her students achieve their very best through discipline and exceptional training based on anatomy and mechanics.
Tiara Saddler
Tiara Saddler was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Stephens College, which was her number one choice. She graduated with a major in Dance and minor in Business Management. She started her love for dance at Studio One Dance Theatre in Chicago. She was heavily trained in ballet with Nicole Clark Springer, jazz with Florence Walker Harris, Horton modern technique with Tracey Franklin, and tap with Robyn Haynes. While still bettering her technique at Studio One, Tiara also landed a job with After School Matters- Dance Ensemble, where she danced with the ensemble all over the Chicagoland area. At Stephens Tiara was trained in Ballet by Elizabeth Hartwell, Humphrey-Weidman/ Limon, Modern Technique by Deborah Carr and many world dance teachers such as: Nancy Stoy, Russell Sultzbach, Francisco Granciano, Monique Jones, Brandi Coleman, Martha Tornay, David Shen, Hettie Barnhill, Tawanda Chabikwa, Kathryn Alter and Tony Parise. For the past 4 years, after graduating from Stephens, Tiara landed a job as a dance instructor and choreographer at Reflections Dance of Mckinney. Now her path has led her to share her passion for this art form at Fly High Dance and Performing Arts. She is happy to add Studio T Dance and Acro as a studio she can call home as well.
Danielle Newlin
A Farmersville native, Mrs DaniJo has danced over 15 years in Farmersvilles and the Dallas area. She has studied classical ballet and broadway style tap in addition to jazz and contemporary. She has completed training on early childhood dance pedagogy and theology. Recently, she has started studying classical ballroom and other social dances from waltzing and polka to tango and bachatta.
"In my experiance and through observation I have noticed Dance to be one of the best ways to instill confidence in children, with a perfect ratio of fun and dicaplin all while getting great exercise in the process."
Kate Fraley
Mrs. Kate comes to Studio T after extensive experience with Ballet Austin, Princeton Ballet, and Chamberlain School of Ballet, where she studied ballet, modern, jazz, and composition. She is an alumna of Chamberlain Performing Arts and trained under Kathy Chamberlain (Artistic Director of Chamberlain Performing Arts), Kevyn Robertson (former Artistic Director of McKinney Summer Musicals), Suzette Mariaux (New York City Ballet alumna), and many other accomplished instructors. While at Princeton Ballet, Mrs. Kate was given the opportunity to choreograph for the Summer Intensive Showcase. She has also taught adaptive dance classes for students with special needs, particularly those with cerebral palsy, at Chamberlain and other studios.
She looks forward to bringing that same fervor to Studio T. Her passion is to inspire and encourage dancers of all ages. Nothing excites her more than the opportunity to teach and share her love of dance with others while helping each student grow in both confidence and technique.
Jessica McCauley
Kylie Molck
