Afton is from Garland, Texas where she has been dancing/performing since a young age and has been involved in the dance/ drill team world for several years. Afton spent 6 years as the Assistant Drill Team Director at South Garland High School “Southern Belles” and has been the choreographer for the JJ Pearce High School “Pacesetters” for the past four years. She is also starting her eighth year as a choreographer and instructor with Encore Creative Productions. 2020 will make Afton’s 14th year as a choreographer for Spirit of America Productions. Afton spends a majority of her time traveling and choreographing around the state of Texas and has had the privilege of choreographing for such prestigious teams as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the Kilgore College Rangerettes.

Currently, Afton is the proud Studio Owner and competitive team Director of two award-winning companies at the Dance FX Studio in Garland.​

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Colby Santora is a dance instructor and choreographer in the DFW metroplex. She grew up in Kilgore, Texas where she developed a genuine passion for dance at an early age. She trained at the Studio of Creative Arts under the direction of Pat George Mitchell where she performed lead roles in ballets such as Swan Lake, Serenade, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Who Cares?, and Peter Pan. She also served as Captain of the Kilgore High School Hi- Steppers for two years. To further her professional development, Colby has attended intensives with companies such as Miami City Ballet, Alonzo King's Lines Contemporary Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet X and BODYTRAFFIC. Colby graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), under the direction of Susan Jaffe, with a BFA in contemporary dance in 2017. While in school, she performed works by esteemed choreographers such as Doug Varone, Lucinda Childs, Martha Graham, Juel D. Lane and Kira Blazek Ziaii. After graduation, Colby joined Zion Dance Project for two seasons. ​

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Deidre' Bramlett has 20 years of experience in the fitness industry as a Cooper Institute certified Personal trainer and nutrition coach. Her many certifications include Piyo, Bootybarre, and Sugarfoot Therapy Instructor. Deidre's collegiate and professional dance experience includes being a part of the world-famous Kilgore College Rangerettes, where she was also selected to be part of their elite dance team, The Swingsters. After Kilgore, she continued her studies at The University of North Texas where she was a part of their dance team. Deidre' was part of the NBA dance team The Dallas Maverick Dancers where she was voted Rookie of the Year. Dancer Injury prevention is where she focuses her passion as she gives back and educates young dancers.​​​

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Mila McQueen is from Dallas, TX where she began dancing at the age of 5 at Carolyn's School of Dance & Fabulous Feet on Broadway in Garland. After graduating High School she was honored with the privilege of working for American Dance/ Drill Team School, where she still works today. She currently serves as the HBCU Staff Captain for their summer camp curriculum. She also had the pleasure of traveling to Osaka, Japan, in both 2018 & 2019 as an ADTS Texas All-State Dancers Staff. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After college, she was the director of the award-winning Desoto Freshman Aeries Drill Team at Desoto Freshman Campus from 2008-2013. She is currently in her 12th year as the Head Director of the National Award Winning Cedar Hill Highstepper Drill Team, Dance Department Lead, and Dance Teacher at Cedar Hill HS. She is proud to call Dance FX her home, as this is her 4th year as the Intermediate Team Director, and it's been the dance home to her two daughters Londen on Sr. Co for the past 8 years, & Milan on Jr. Co for the past 6 years. Mila is ready for another fantastic season with her FX family!

Taylor G. Duff graduated from South Garland High School where she was a 3 year Southern Belles drill team member and was Captain her senior year. After graduating, Taylor attended Kilgore College where she was a member of the Kilgore Rangerettes and a Rangerette Swingsters.  Taylor has served as a choreographer for Revels for the past 5 years. In 2010, Taylor was selected to dance on stage during the Super Bowl halftime show featuring the Black Eye Peas. Upon completing her Associate of Arts degree at Kilgore, Taylor attended Chapman University in Orange, California where she auditioned and was accepted into the prestigious dance program. While at Chapman, Taylor was selected in both 2012 and 2013 as one of a few dancers to represent Chapman University in their Dance Tour. After graduating from Chapman with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance, Taylor moved to West Hollywood in Los Angeles and continued her training as a dancer where she has worked with and appeared in videos for talented choreographers for two years. In 2016, Taylor moved back to Dallas, Texas to pursue her career as a dance instructor and choreographer. While teaching and choreographing for studios in the Dallas area, she auditioned and made the 2017-2018 Dallas Cowboy Rhythm & Blue Dancer. Taylor also had the privilege of being on staff with Joffrey Ballet in Frisco, Texas where she served as an instructor teaching contemporary and hip-hop classes. Taylor currently resides in Dallas and continues to travel throughout Texas teaching and choreographing for drill teams, studios, conventions, and dance intensives.

Liz Nguyen is loved by students and parents alike for her lovable, bubbly personality and her ability to individualize her lessons to each dancer's body type. Injury prevention is of the utmost importance to Liz. She has a B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has a passion for biomechanics and that knowledge gives her a unique perspective on teaching dance and Acro. Liz is certified by Acrobatic Arts, Acro Dance Teacher Association, and Aliza Flexibility to instruct the techinque of Acrodance. She has worked with many dancers, drill teams, and dance studios throughout the DFW metroplex. When she is not in the studio, she is leading the John Paul II High School Cardinal Belles as their Assistant Director.