Victoria Barlow completed her BA in Dance Education at Columbia College. She was a principal member of the Rockford Dance Company from 1987 to 1993, training with Kenneth Von Heideke of the Lyric Opera and Joy Xu, former principal dancer of the Shanghai Ballet of China. During 1992 and 1994, Victoria toured China attending two international dance festivals. She was a member of the Bryant Ballet from 1996 to 2001 and has been seen in numerous Chicagoland productions of The Nutcracker. They include the Chicago Tribune Charities and the Dancenter North production, in which she was The Sugar Plum Fairy. She has danced the title roles in Dancenter North's Cinderella and Schaumburg Dance Ensemble's Snow White and performed with the Chicago Ballet under the direction of Paul Abrahamson. Ms. Barlow joined the Dancenter North staff in 1995.

Charles “Buzzy” Brown is a self-taught dancer going on his 14th year of teaching and coaching hip-hop. He began his dance teaching experience at Midwest Edge Dance Academy in Aurora, Illinois. From there, he began to share his love of dance and hip-hop at Carthage College where he founded Iluzion Hip-Hop Company, a team that performs at halftime of the Carthage College Men's and Women's Basketball Games.  In addition to currently performing, he also has taught at a number of different studios and workshops for students ages 4-22yrs. Buzzy is graduate of Carthage College with a degree in exercise sports science, physical education, and a minor in health.  He also holds his Masters Degree in Education and is currently a Physical Education Teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his spare time, he also is heavily involved in the world of Track and Field, by not only coaching, but also as a professional competitor himself currently training for 2021 Olympics. 

Artistic director, performer, choreographer, teacher, and dance fanatic. Julie first came to Chicago via the concert dance scene, performing with some of Chicago's finest dance companies including Chi-town Jazz Dance, The Lynda Martha Dance Company, & River North Dance Company. She also dabbled in musical theater, trade shows & the like, & became a founding member of Especially Tap Chicago, one of Chicago's oldest & most successful tap ensembles. In 2000, Julie took over leadership of the group as artistic director. Julie's diverse background has presented her with a wide range of theatrical projects both as performer & choreographer. She has performed with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, & on a lark performed on The Today Show! She has recently choreographed for Celebrity Cruise Lines newest ships & continues to create new work for companies throughout the US. Julie started Soul-2-Soles Youth Tap Company at Dancenter North in Libertyville & continues to teach for some of the finest studios in the Chicagoland area & abroad, including a 10 year stint at Barat College, Dance Center Evanston, Danceworks of Milwaukee, Gus Giordano's Dance Center, & the Lou Conte Dance Studio. Julie's next chapter features "The Cartier Collective'-all things rhythm, all things movement....dive in.

JESSE HOISINGTON began his training at a young age in Milford, Michigan. Over the years he has trained extensively in modern, jazz, and ballet. He was accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy in 2006 and studied for two years under the tutelage of Mark Borchelt, performing in full length ballets as well as dances created by esteemed guest choreographers. In 2014, Jesse graduated from Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, where he had the honor of presenting his choreography at the American College Dance Festival Association's East Central Conference final gala concert. Since moving to Chicago, Jesse has had the privilege of performing with Winifred Haun & Dancers, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, C5, JMT Choreography, AJA Talent, Volvo Cars and Trucks, Dance in the Parks, and Hedwig Dances. Most recently, Jesse had the opportunity to perform in Dessau, Germany as part of the Centenary Bauhaus Festival Stage TOTAL, an arts festival celebrating 100 years of the Bauhaus art & design movement. As an active creator and choreographer, Jesse has presented his works all across the Midwest. His credits include: the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival, Links Hall’s 40th Anniversary Season where he contributed solo material to Capillaries produced and directed by Mike Steele, as well as choreographing plays, Tango and The Killer-where he received a 2020 Non-Equity Jeff Award nomination for Best Choreography. 

Emily began her dance training at Dancenter North at the age of eight. She attended San Diego City Ballet and Orlando Ballet summer intensives both on scholarship where she was privileged to work with David Howard, Susan Jaffe, Fernando Bujones, and more. Emily was a soloist performer while attending both intensives, but also in Chicago National Associations of Dance Masters which she attended for four years on scholarship. Emily graduated from Western Michigan University with a BA in dance and communication. While at WMU, she performed in Serenade which was staged by Victoria Simon from the New York City Ballet and Balanchine Trust and performed a solo variation in Birthday Variations staged by Willy Shives from the Joffrey Ballet. Emily has spent ten seasons working at Six Flags Great America as a featured performer, choreographer and dance captain of the shows performed in the Grand Music Hall. She has been awarded with the best female dancer of the year award and three Big “E” awards from IAAPA. From 2012-13 Emily was the casting director, choreographer, featured performer and dance captain of the Lady Gaga inspired touring production, Bad Romance. She currently assistant directs "The Magic of the Nutcracker" and coaches the Lake Forest High School JV Dance Team.

Phyllis Warrender received her BFA in Theatre and Dance from Barat College where she was a soloist with the Barat Repertory Company. While attending Barat College she performed in several musical productions. Professionally, she danced at Marriott's Great America, Spectrum Theatre, Dance & Co., and as a soloist with Heritage Dance Theatre. She also performed with Northstage Theatre Company productions of Bye Bye Birdie and Brigadoon and in Dancenter North's The Magic of the Nutcracker and Cinderella. Phyllis has taught dance at Dancenter North since 1983