TUESDAY FACULTY

  • Danielle was Artist in Residence at Tribeca BMCC via CUNY Dance Initiative, Co Artistic Director of Jazz Choreography Enterprises and has directed multiple evenings/showcases.

    She choreographed 'My Way' at Theatre by the Sea, the Vaudevillian musical 'On the Air,' musical theater showcases at AMDA and has served as Associate Choreographer for Lorin Latarro.

    She made her Off-Broadway choreographic debut at the AMT Theatre with 'An Unbalanced Mind,' co-choreographed New York Circus Project's production of Hamlet, presented work at the McCallum Theatre/Palm Desert Choreography Festival and the New York Theatre Barn Choreography Lab and was awarded a grant from NYFA/City Artist Corps to present a full evening of her choreography.

    She has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, the Ailey BFA program, Stars of American Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, AVID Dance, Woman in Motion, East Coast Contemporary Ballet, Chevalier Ballet, Revolve Dance, Ballet Hartford, Central Utah Ballet, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, St. Paul's School ballet program, Accent Dance NYC, Jersey City Ballet and Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance, among others. Upcoming she will have a week residency with Pointeworks and will choreograph for AVID Dance, Mason Lee Dance Theater, Central Utah Ballet and a pas de deux for Ballet Excel Ohio's gala.

    She is on faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy, Manhattan Dance Artistry and Pipeline Dance Training and enjoys teaching open, professional classes at Steps, Peridance and Mark Morris. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Dance Forms at the University of Mount Saint Vincent and an Advisory Board Member of Young Choreographers Festival.

    Danielle has a B.A. in English (concentration in Shakespearean Studies, minor in Dance) from Cornell University.

    @danielle_d28

  • Chaz Wolcott [he/him] is a theatremaker and educator based in New York City.On Broadway, Chaz has served as Choreographer for Red Bucket Follies, Broadway Backwards, and Gypsy of the Year for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Chaz has directed and choreographed shows at MT Wichita, Forestburgh Playhouse, The Gateway, Westport Country Playhouse, 3D Theatricals, Woodstock Playhouse, Millbrook Playhouse, Interlakes Theatre, and more. Regional credits include productions of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert, Head over Heels, Altar Boyz, Crazy for You, Bright Star, La Cage aux Folles, Cats, Cabaret, Newsies, Kiss Me Kate, Me and My Girl, Footloose, The Addams Family, Jersey Boys, Bullets Over Broadway Mary Poppins, and Mamma Mia. Chaz also created and produced The Newsboys’ Variety Show, a series of benefits which raised over $35k for BCEFA, and produced and directed The Stars Align, an OCU cabaret which raised $10k for BCEFA during the pandemic.

    Chaz is perhaps best known for his work with Newsies. You can see Chaz as Buttons in Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical (now streaming). He performed on the First National Tour for two years, and has since directed and/or choreographed the show at theaters all over the country. Other performing credits include: Cats (Mistoffelees - National Tour), New York City Center Encores, Arena Stage, MT Wichita, Casa Mañana, The Rev, The Fulton, The Gateway, The Fireside, Gretna Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Westchester Broadway Theatre, and he competed on “So You Think You Can Dance”.

    Chaz is on faculty at both Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in NYC. He served on Faculty at Penn State Musical Theatre, CCM Musical Theatre, Pace University, Marymount Manhattan, Binghamton University, TADA! Youth Theater, The Big Apple Tap Festival, BroadwayCon, The Broward Center, Arena Stage, The Smith Center, Dancers Responding to AIDS, and Disney on Broadway. Chaz earned his MFA in Theatre Arts from the University of Idaho, where he also obtained his Certificate in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning. He earned his BFA in Dance from Oklahoma City University. Chaz is a member of Actors Equity Association, Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance, Stage Directors and Choreographers Union, and the Screen Actors Guild.

    @dancinchaz

  • Bio

  • Kolton Krouse, originally from Gilbert, Arizona, was most recently seen in the Broadway’s, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ reviving the iconic Trumpet Solo originally performed by Ann Reinking. Catch them next in Death Becomes Her coming to Broadway this fall. Kolton was recently featured in the Theatrely31 class of 2025. They were also named Dance Magazines Top 25 to Watch in 2018 and is the cover story of Dance Magazine for the July 2023 edition. Soon to be seen in Smile 2 and Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead in theaters, you can see them in the film Adaptation of CATS the Musical, Up Here on Hulu, Fosse/Verdon as the Kit Kat Dancer, Westworld, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Late Show with James Corden . Kolton is an alumni of Juilliard and a Chita Rivera Award winner.

    @koltonkrouse

  • Bethany Tesarck is currently in the Broadway production of Death Becomes Her. Was seen recently as Kristine in the Chorus Line 50th Anniversary performance at the Shubert Theater. Broadway: Diana, Bye Bye Birdie, Gypsy. National Tour: Hamilton. Off Broadway: A Sign of the Times, Encores! (Tap Dance Kid).  The Muny (Anything Goes, 42nd street, Jerome Robbins Broadway), Kennedy Center (Footloose). TV/Film: Elsbeth (Co-Star), Diana (Netflix), Pretty Little Liars (HBO Max), Shmigadoon (Apple TV). 

    @bethanytesarck