Since being raised attending rehearsals, tech weeks, and performances- it's only fitting that Shea found her passionate career in helping other children do the same.  Shea has spent the last 7 years running the DPAC program here in Spring, TX, prior to that she ran DPAC in it's original birthplace of Durango, Co for 4 years; but was an instructor there for many years before that--along side Denise Hagemeister, the original founder, (and her mother) of DPAC. She has also choreographed for Merely Players in Durango, Co, and directed for Hollywood Kids Academy in Las Vegas NV and Colorado Academy of the Arts in Fort Collins, CO. Shea has directed a collective 26 years in many different roles. The "bug" is embedded deep in her blood.  She studied Music Education at Colorado State University and Theater Education at the University of Northern Colorado.
When she is not teaching theater arts to other children, you can find her at home creating all kinds of shenanigans with her 5 daughters, 1 son-in-law,  2 dogs and husband.  Shea also has an exteme obsession with water, frosted cookies, and rainbow sprinkles.
Shea's passion for helping children find their space in their world through creativity is the reason she sacrifices thousands of hours and innumerable nights to rehearsals.

Jon has long appreciated the intimacy of the theater and the powerful storytelling that can occur there.  His first experience being on stage was in a middle school production of “Arsenic and Old Lace”.  According to the director, Jon was cast as the evil brother because he looked the most like Boris Karloff of anyone in school.  On the heels of that triumph followed a period of 30 years’ retirement from the stage, during which Jon pursued an education in economics and the practice of law, a hobby in which he still dabbles.

As a director, Jon loves chasing the “magic of the theater”, that moment when he gets goosebumps or laughs from the delivery of a line or an interaction on stage, despite having read and seen it a hundred times before.  That constant newness of live performance is the lightning in the bottle that we are trying to give to the audience.

When not at the theater, you may find Jon wandering around in some random European city.

With over 10 years of experience in dance and fitness, Candis has had the privilege of teaching a wide range of styles, including hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical and music theater. Her journey has also included several years as a personal trainer and choreographing routines for drill team competitions. She has had the pleasure of working with students of all ages, from preschoolers to adults.  She earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Fitness and Wellness Management and a minor in Dance Education from Brigham Young University.

Her greatest joy comes from being a mother to her four amazing children, and she brings that same love and care to her students.  She is passionate about encouraging every student to be their best, helping them achieve their goals, and nurturing a deep passion for movement. She strives to make each class a positive, uplifting experience where students can share in the joy of rhythm and dance.

Kalin is very excited to be teaching dance with DPAC. Kalin has a degree in Musical Theater from Roosevelt University in Chicago. She has been in many shows in the Houston area including Cone Man Running’s God Of Carnage (Annette), Stageworks Theater’s Mousetrap (Ms. Casewell), Harvey (Veta), Crimes of the Heart (Meg), and The Elephant Man (Mrs. Kendal). Kalin is also a voice actor and a script writer for Sentai Filmworks. She can be heard in many animes including Made In Abyss which just aired on Cartoon Network. She has also been a lover of tap dancing since she was three years old and hasn’t stopped making time for it in her busy schedule. Kalin has two remarkable children and a loving husband. Kalin would like to thank Shea and Carolyn  for making her dance life so exciting. She would also like to thank her mom and dad for putting her in dance those many years ago. And of course she would like to thank her husband for his flexibility so she can continue her passion for theater and dance.

Jennie Strader caught the acting bug years ago when she was a shy, awkward kid and found her voice on the stage. She went on to major in Theater Arts in college and has been in many productions through the years. She has also taught children’s community theater classes in Boise, Idaho. During college, she and her husband served up dinner and laughs while they worked together at a dinner theater. But her favorite acting gig of all, has been as a mom pulling shenanigans and reading stories to her 6 children using

Rachel Spragg is excited to be working with the company that helped her develop her love for performing many years ago. She has been in many productions including, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Private Lives (Sybil), and Grease (Patty Simcox). She studied acting in college and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts. Rachel is married and has 4 beautiful boys. She enjoys spending time with her family, running, and people watching. 

Ms. Carolyn started dancing at the age of 6 at Marguerite Benson Hall school of dance in Mobile, Alabama. She took a little break to explore horseback riding, but returned to dance in middle school and continued to take classes throughout college. She eventually started teaching with her very first dance teacher, Marie McCowan, at Marguerite Benson-Hall school. After getting married and having her first two daughters, she moved to Texas where she eventually started teaching dance again with Brenda Wales at the D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA from 2003-2017. She had also set choreography for many high school plays, Dpac plays and church liturgical/lyrical dances.

Ms. Carolyn also loves  cooking & baking, playing the piano & singing, gardening,  her family & being silly 

Brenda brings over 35 years of dance and musical choreography experience to DPAC.

Dancing with a performing arts group in " the early years" as a principal dancer, and working at several studios teaching various levels of ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop, Brenda is qualified to teach multiple techniques. She also does choreography for her classes and for Tomball high school's musical productions. Her goal is to support and promote the arts to students of all ages.