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.
Jazz dance is a dance that is matched to the rhythms and techniques of jazz music.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Meg Rodd
Meg is a native of New Jersey and received her B.A. in Musical Theatre from Wagner College in NY. After college she worked professionally in New York City as a dancer and actor until moving to St Louis 3 years ago. Meg has worked and studied with some of Broadway’s best such as: Ann Reinking, Susan Santoro, Richard Adler, and Rob Ashford. She has been studying dance for 10 years and has been professionally acting and singing since she was 12 years old. After moving to St Louis , she quickly jumped into the amazing St Louis Theatre Community. Some local credits include: Marianne in Tartuffe (Straydog Theatre Co.), Allie in Insignificant Others (Hydeware Theatre Co.) and most recently, Eva in Kindertransport (The New Jewish Theatre) which Meg received two Kevin Kline Nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play and Outstanding Ensemble in a Play. She has been working with theatrical students for over 10 years and finds it an endlessly rewarding experience. She has taught at Broadway Dance Theatre, Stagestruck Kids Performing Arts Camp, Starz of Tomorrow Performing Arts Camp. Meg also currently works at The Repertory Theatre of St Louis as the Education Department’s booking manager, as well as The Center of Creative Arts teaching acting. |
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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
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Greg Faupel
Greg Faupel is a triple threat performer and theatre artist who is thrilled to educate upcoming performers and artists at The Corral. Greg provides expertise in acting, singing, dancing, phonetics and dialects, viewpoints methodology and composition, stage combat, and helping other actors prepare the perfect audition. Greg is a proud graduate of Missouri State University's musical theatre performance program. Some of Greg's favorite performances include Greg in A Chorus Line (original choreography,) Baylor in A Lie of the Mind, Hortensio in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Dimas in Marivaux's Triumph of Love, and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Greg has also produced, created, and directed original works including Buried Alive, Exposed, and The Ladder. Greg has worked with Missouri State's Tent Theatre and the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. He has been a part of many NYC audition workshops including Craig Carnelia, Dave Clemmons, Rachel Hoffman, and California based Lower Left Dance Company. |