Beginner Combo (Ballet, Tap, Jazz)

The Corral offers an all-inclusive full service fine arts academy, instructing dance and the related arts to students from preschoolers to adults. The Corral staff includes advanced performing instructors who complement their teaching careers with professional work in the dance and dramatic arts industries.

The "Beginner Combo" is a rudimentary dance class which introduces the fundamentals of Ballet, Tap and Jazz to entry level dancers.

Please call our studio at (636) 928-6300 for class schedule day and times. Watch our web site for schedule posting in the near future.

Instructors

Andi Bloemker

Andi is a singer/actor/dancer who recorded her first album at age 17. Since then, she’s toured five times with The Young Americans traveling across the U.S. and Europe, teaching, singing, dancing and acting. While with The Young Americans, Andi was able to experience a wide variety of dance styles from teachers and performers from all over the world. She’s studied Classical Voice at Chapman University in Orange, California and danced at several studios in the LA area. She’s earned her degree in Fine Arts, emphasis in Acting, from Lindenwood University, and actively pursues a career in the performing arts. Most recently, she has appeared in productions such as A Clockwork Orange (Georgie, Minister), Company (Amy), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), and Into the Woods (the Witch).

Tammy Ballinger

Tammy Ballinger has been studying dance across the country for 18 years. She has studied all genres of dance primarily in the St. Louis, MO area, but also in Oklahoma City, New York, and Los Angeles. Tammy has also been a dance instructor, choreographer, and judge for the National Dance Alliance across the country. She has a Bachelor of Scince Degree in Dance Management from the internationally known Oklahoma City University, where she studied dance and business and also performed in numerous dance and musical theatre productions. Tammy is currently traveling the country as a judge for Starlight Productions Talent Competition and is based out of the St. Louis area where she is teaching, choreographing, and coaching.

Whitney Fallon Cornick

Whitney has been studying dance since age two and has traveled to Los Angeles to study at The Edge Performing Arts Center and The Millennium Dance Complex and to New York City to study at Steps on Broadway. Whitney has also taught dance at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis, as well as Renee Johnson’s Dance Studio. She is a current choreographer at Lindenwood University for the Fall Dance Concerts. Whitney is also an actor who has studied with Peter Sklar in New York, and Marnie Cooper, David Wells, and Sally Piper in Los Angeles. She has appeared in the American Kids show in Branson, Missouri, as well as numerous plays and musicals. Whitney is currently pursuing degrees in Musical Theatre and Biology at Lindenwood University while staying actively involved in the entertainment industry.
Katie McGowan

Katie is a professionally trained actor, singer, and dancer. She studied dance professionally with the St. Louis Ballet School, under the direction of Gen Houriuchi and Antoni Zalewski. She has performed with the Les Canadian Ballet Company in The Nutcracker at The Fox Theatre, and has choreographed three full length musicals for local theatre companies. She has appeared as a guest artist at the Dramatics Summer Camp at the Florissant Civic Center, where she created and directed three children's theatre productions. Mentors that have inspired her to continue her ambitions include casting director Carrie Houk, Francis Patrelle, Jeffery Matthews and Katherine Cuba. She can be seen seasonally at Eckert's Apple Orchard in Millstadt, IL in the main-stage entertainment, and is currently working behind-the-scenes at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Her favorite roles include West Side Story (Maria), The Wizard of OZ (Dorothy), The Sound of Music (Leisl), and Cinderella (Cinderella). Katie is currently pursuing her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre at Lindenwood University where she has made several mainstage appearances including Company (April), and Bye Bye Birdie (Kim MacAfee).