EDE Staff

  Teia has trained since the age of three. She grew up as a competitive dancer and now choreographs and coaches for competitive dance. Teia is trained in Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary , Modern, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Ballet. She is currently studying at Columbia College of Chicago with some of Chicago's top dance company members as her mentors. Teia has trained with companies across Chicago in intensives and other open classes. She started as a teachers assistant at the age of 14 and has been teaching her own classes since the age of 16. Teia loves to not only continue to expand her own knowledge and growth of dance and performance , but also to watch her students grow in not only technique, but their love of dance.  

   Justin Allan Kimball is an actor, choreographer and sketch comedian in Chicago. He is the owner and choreographer of Comedy Dance Chicago. A company that has been featured at Choreographers Carnival, Second City Chicago, iOChicago, Metropolis Theater and various other venues. He is also a touring company member of Theater Unspeakable, which was featured at Lincoln Center, NY.
He was most recently found touring the world and performing a one man production, “The Ned Show”
For the past 8 years he has taught  Hip Hop, Breakdancing and Musical Theater dance at DLD Dance Company and is SO excited to join the Evolution Dance family! LETS GO!
 

Mallory has been a competitive dancer since she was 3 years old. She danced at Aspire Dance Company in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She was also on the dance team at Illinois State University. Mallory has taught for several studios. Mallory has over 15 years of experience in every style,but her personal favorites are contemporary and lyrical. Growing up, anything fast, sassy, and jazzy was right up her alley, but grew to love the art of lyrical and contemporary. Her favorite thing about dance is, “simply the emotional rush you get, there is nothing like it!  Stepping onto the stage with the lights directly on you, the music loud, and those 2 minutes of forgetting everything but dancing your heart out will forever be my favorite feeling!" 

  Jackie is a graduate of Triton College with a degree in Associate in Arts (Political / Social Science) and graduate of University of Phoenix with a degree in bachelor’s in science (Business Management). Her full-time position is in Construction – Project Engineer in the Civil Division. Jackie has danced with Memorial Park since the age of three. She has studied Ballet, Tap, Acrobatics and Pointe. She also assisted Helen Hurley with dance classes while she was in high school. Twelve years ago, she took on the challenge of Dance Director and hired a staff that would help her revitalize the dance program. Over the past five years she was able to train the dancers to take on pointe, which had not been accomplished in over fifteen years at the park district. But as anything things change and the management at the park district did which is why she has left Memorial Park District. She performed in Trinity High School’s productions in dance roles in the “Wizard of Oz” and “The King and I”. She also figure skated, advancing thru the levels rapidly because of her dance training. She skated in the performance of “Beauty and The Beast”. She also skated competitively, choreographing her routines for competitions.

Danielle is a dancer, instructor and choreographer from Westmont, IL. She graduated from Hope College in 2012 with a B.F.A in Dance Performance and Choreography. Danielle has participated in intensives and workshops with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and River North Dance Company. Some of Danielle's recent work includes touring New York City with Simantikos Dance Chicago, dancing and choreographing for Chicago musician, Shuree, as well as being a featured dancer in her music video, One Girl Can Change the World, performing in Freespace Dance Festival, and being selected as one of the top 4 finalists for F.A.M.E Competition hosted by Lily's Talent Agency. 
Danielle now teaches at DLD Dance Center, is the Assistant Director of the Auroris Dance Company at Niles North High School, and is a company member with DLD Dance Company, and Simantikos Dance Chicago.