Shannon Calderon Primeau About Our Director Shannon Calderon Primeau, director and owner of Everything Goes Dance Studio since 1995, has been dancing since the age of three and is the director of Las Americas Dance Troupe and the Everything Goes Dance Company. Shannon studied ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and flamenco under Jimmie & Carol Crowell. She also studied flamenco and folkloric in Mexico with El Arca, and tap and jazz in Los Angeles with Patsye Swayze, and flamenco greats Lydia Torea, Jose Junco and Adela Clara. Shannon was honored as one of Oklahoma's official Artists in Residence and is an instructor with the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Communities program. Recently Shannon has been performing with world-renowned guitarists Edgar Cruz and Ruben Romero, and flamenco great Catalina Rio-Fernandez in FLAMENCO LIVE! Shannon is founder and artistic director of ZUMBAMBA! dance extravaganza. Shannon was the featured dancer/choreographer of OPERA OLE! with Canterbury Chorale Society and the OKC Philharmonic Orchestra. Shannon's mission is to share the joys of dance with Oklahoma Cityans through teaching and performances. Shannon teaches jazz, tap, ballet, Latin and flamenco, and she choreographs many of our performances. Shannon was featured at the San Diego, California Performing Arts Theatre and in flamenco videos for PBS Television. She recently was the master artist for the Kansas City Flamenco company, Ole! and featured dancer & instructor at the 17th annual Robert Reed Tap Festival in St. Louis.
	Lynna M. Schneider Lynna M. Schneider has been dancing since the moment she could take her first step. She began taking classes at the age of four with Barbie Rhea at the Dave Anderson Dance Studio and continued her formal training at the School of Ballet Oklahoma. She majored in ballet pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma majoring in Ballet Pedagogy, where she studied with Ko Yukihiro, George White, Denise Vail, and Cynthia Bond-Perry. She transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma to complete her degree in Dance Education. UCO provided exceptional training with Jamie Jacobson, Anne Blasdel, and Tina Kambour. Being part of the Kaleidoscope Dancers Company allowed Lynna to work with Holly Williams, Rip Parker, Bill Evans, and Debra Wright Knapp. After receiving her degree Lynna became a member of Prairie Dance Theater, Oklahoma's premier Modern Dance Company. Lynna has taught at studios around Oklahoma. Lynna currently spends her time chasing her 2-year-old daughter, Zoe and caring for newborn son Ian, while teaching at Emerson High School. Lynna is founder and director of PseudoDance, an avante-garde modern dance company.
	Cara Peters Cara Peters began dancing at the age of three. She took dance lesson in tap, jazz and ballet. In high school Cara began studying modern dance. At East Central State University she studied tap, jazz, ballet and modern, and added partnering and ballroom dance. Cara was a member of ECU's dance group, Collage, and attended the American College Dance Festival every year. While in college Cara choreographed solo and ensemble dances for the annual concert. In 2001, Cara received one of the first dance minors ever awarded from East Central University. Dance is Cara's passion and tap is her absolute favorite. Cara is cofounder and director of Lyra's Muse Dance Company.
	Delphina Masri Delphina has been dancing and teaching for 20 years. She has danced with Farhana's Caravan Dancers under Farasha Masri. She is the apprentice of Mamarra, Laurel of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Delphina brings her love of Middle Eastern dance to Oklahoma Cityans, helping each dancer explore her creative potential.
	Robert Reed Robert L. Reed makes beautiful music and his feet are his instruments. His high-powered act includes acrobatic tricks, acrobatic tap, soft shoe, tacit tap, cane twirling, comedy, and song and dance. He received rave reviews for his teaching at Broadway Dance Center in NYC.  For several years he served as Professor and Artist-In -Residence at a performing arts university.  Mr. Reed is proficient at teaching many styles of tap and is the protégé of Maceo Anderson, a founding member of the Four Step Brothers dance act.  Three of his young students, the St. Louis Hoofers reached the semi-finals on Star Search. He was with Riverdance as dance captain and toured as a principle. with Incognito in Europe. Reed was a featured artist at the Peg Leg Bates Resort and has toured with Cab Calloway. Mr. Reed has opened for such Luminaries as Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Redd Foxx, Cher, the Smothers Brothers and David Hasselhoff, just to name a very few. He  is the founder and executive/artistic director of the internationally renowned St. Louis Tap Festival, which is now in it's 16th year. Reed is also the founder of the Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization.  He appears in the critically acclaimed Peg Leg Pates documentary Dancing with the Peg. He performs and travels worldwide.   As two of the Six Feet of Rhythm he performed with his daughter Robin and his son Robert L. Reed III, who toured with Savion Glover in the international tour of "Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk". Robert hosted his own television show in Japan named for him.  The Mayor of St. Louis declared July 30, 2005 as Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Day.
	Erika Reyes Erika Reyes is an accomplished dancer who has trained with some of Oklahoma's most outstanding teachers.  She is skilled in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, salsa, Flamenco and other dance genres. Erika has trained at Everything Goes for 16 years and graduated from Classen School of Advanced Studies as a dance major, where she was the youngest student to solo in Nutcracker. Erika has won many awards for her Flamenco, jazz and modern work and has performed with Opera Ole! at OKC's Civic Center and with Ruben Romero. She participated in Oklahoma's prestigious Summer Arts Workshop at Quartz Mountain. She is now a dance major at UCO and Assistant Director of both our Flamenco companies and the Everything Goes Dance Company. Erika teaches ballet, jazz, Flamenco, tap, Mexican Folkloric and hip hop, and assists Shannon. Erika was crowned Miss Hispanic UCO in April 2008.
	Laurey Pike Artist, Choreographer, Dancer, Video & Film director and marketer, Laurey graduated with a film degree and had planned to go to Hollywood to produce motion pictures, but decided to work with Oklahomans in film, music and dance. "I get so excited when I hear tight beats, but then you add God-given talent with a positive, life-giving message and it just makes me want to share this art form with everyone! I believe that Hip Hop music and dance are two of the most powerful mediums in our society today." Laurey teaches Hip Hop at our studio.
	Ernesto Calderon Ernesto's credits include award-winning dance routines for Color Me Badd's tour with Paula Abdul.  His classes are fast and furious.  Ernesto's students learn stage presence and street style dance routines that true hip hop dancers admire.  Back by popular demand, he'll teach Hip Hop and a special boys' hip hop styling class.  Ernesto has taught at the Studio for 7 years.
	Nicole Hamilton Nicole Hamilton trained at Pam’s Academy in McAlester, where she also taught dance. Her pom squad at McAlester HS won the state championship. She attended St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, where she was a member of the Spirit & Sole Dance Ensemble. Nicole loves Hip Hop because it has high energy, sharp moves, a bumpin’ beat, and everyone can learn and enjoy it.
	Kelsey Renee Faulk Kelsey has been active in dance, musical theatre, and drama since the age of six. She began tap at Everything Goes in 1997, and since then has added ballet, jazz, pointe and modern to her repertoire. She has trained with some of the top dance instructors and theatre directors in the state and has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Jewel Box Theatre Gem Award as Best Female Newcomer in 2007. Kelsey landed her first lead acting role at the age of eight and began performing dance solos when she was eleven. She was the teacher and choreographer for the first theatre dance class offered at Putnam City North High School in the spring of 2008. Kelsey teaches tap, ballet, and Everything Goes’ brand new musical theatre class.  She plans to continue her education in dance and musical theatre at the University of Central Oklahoma starting Fall of 2008.
	Camille Landry Our webmistress Camille, aside from being "a dance mama with a vengeance," in a former life (i.e., before children) was a dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. She comes to our faculty to present "Manners & Poise for Girls & Boys,"  a class in etiquette for young people. This class will be offered during school breaks (Fall, Holiday, Spring, etc.).
	Robin Eakins & Elaine Woosley They keep the place running. Our office manager, Robin Eakins and assistant manager Elaine Woosley make sure tuition is collected, parents, teachers and students are informed and boutique customers are well served. Their smiles and helpful attitudes make everyone's job easier. Their passion for dance and love of children are reflected in all they do.
	Leia Eubanks Leia hails from Milledgeville, GA and is a dance major at OCU's Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Arts Management, from which she will graduate in December 2009. She has an extensive background in dance, theater, stage management, entertainment technology and performing arts management. Leia will teach Modern and Hip Hop.
	Leila Pourbabaee Leila Pourbabaee began her dance training at age 4. She has trained with instructors from Tulsa Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ballet Magnificat, Kansas City Ballet, Ballet Austin, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pilobolus, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company and the Radio City Rockettes. Leila has also studied ballet and modern dance at the University of Oklahoma. Leila was selected to attend the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute for three consecutive years, and was accepted into an apprenticeship program with Ballet Magnificat, a professional ballet company in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2002. She first began teaching dance in 1997 and completed a dance pedagogy program under the direction of Cindi Miller. Leila is a member of and the Assistant to the Director of Pseudodance Theatre, a modern dance company based in Oklahoma City, and is currently working to complete her B.F.A. in Dance Performance at the University of Central Oklahoma.