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☀️SUMMER INTENSIVE FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENT

June 15-19, 2026 | The Pac

Jada Tyler holds certifications in Acrobatic Arts and Alixa Flexibility, having over a decade of professional choreography and instruction experience. Her training encompasses Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Lyrical Technique, Acrobatic Arts, and Tumbling. She commenced her dance journey at Dance Works Majestics during her early childhood and subsequently honed her skills at Dance Du Coeur and the Institute of Contemporary Dance. Jada’s dedication led her to become the Captain of her Stafford High School Drill Team, where she was recognized with the prestigious title of “All American Dancer.”

Since 2018, Jada has been the proud owner and director of En Pointe Dance Academy. Her expertise extends to various local studios and drill teams, including Vdanse Studios, Dance Du Coeur, Studio V, Stafford Municipal School District, Elsik High School, and Dulles High School. Notably, Jada has crafted award-winning competition routines for En Pointe Dance Academy,
culminating in a Golden Ticket for her dancers to participate in the World of Dance Finals, showcasing their Acrobatic Arts routine.

Somewhere along the way, many of us started asking what a space could give us before asking what we could give back to it.

What class will I take?
Who will be there?
What opportunities will come from this?

While those questions aren’t wrong, I wonder if we’ve forgotten one of the most important questions:

How will my presence make this community stronger?

Community isn’t built by talent alone. It’s built by encouragement. By kindness. By showing up with an open heart. By celebrating someone else’s win as loudly as your own. By creating spaces where people feel seen, valued, and inspired to keep going.

At HTX Connect, we believe the future of dance depends on more than great dancers. It depends on great people.

So we’ll ask the question:

How will you contribute to our community?
👇 We’d love to hear your answer.

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☀️SUMMER INTENSIVE FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENT

June 15-19, 2026 | The Pac

Michelle Leagans Todero is a magna cm laude graduate of Oklahoma City University with a BFA in Dance Performance. During college, Michelle was a member of the American Spirit Dance Company and was the first
student choreographer for the OCU Pep Dancers. She also performed at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virgina in both the German show and as the lead dancer in the Country Show. Michelle was a dancer for the NBA
Charlotte Hornets as well as the NFL Texans Cheerleaders. When performing with the Texans, she was also a captain and choreographer for the team. She performed with the Cheerleaders at the Hall of Fame
Game and in Calgary, Canada. She also was an ensemble performer for the TEXAS show in Amarillo.

Michelle has most recently become a published author of the new Journaling Book “Hey Dancers...Let’s Talk About It!”. This book is designed to open up hard conversation and allow dancers to express their feelings through journaling. Because of the incredible support
of this series on Michelle’s instagram, this book was possible and continues to be sold on Amazon.

Michelle has now taught for over 25 years in the Houston area and has choreographed for over 50 high schools. She has won hundreds of choreography awards, Crowd Pleasers entertainment awards, artistry awards, and many highest scoring routines of the day. She continues to travel the state working with teams on their contest choreography. Michelle has also been honored to continue to choreograph for the Texans Cheerleaders and teach at the All Star Dance Prep HTX intensive
for Pro Style dance. Each summer, Michelle is honored to teach at Crowd Pleasers officer camps. She provides choreography for chosen routines and has also taught master classes for the camps.

Michelle is also the owner of Michelle Leagans LLC and has owned Power Intensives for 9 years. This intensive travels to 20 different locations across the state offering high energy classes for dancers ages 7 and older.