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Salena Streenz

OWNER/DIRECTOR

Salena Streenz has been dancing since the age of seven. She grew up in the studio performing, competing and student teaching. She was a member of the World Famous Tyler Junior College Apache Belles 50th and 51st line performing all over Texas. After college, Salena moved to Dallas and opened her own studio in Carrollton teaching all styles of dance to all ages. Salena served as the director of the Carrollton Christian Academy Angel Dance Team and then directed the Prestonwood Christian Academy Lionette Drill Team until a job transfer took her and her family to Southern California. During her time in California, she trained with some of the top instructors in the L.A. area and directed the Saddleback Church Dance Ministry. She performed as a soloist alongside television and music industry talents in holiday shows, charity concerts and special events. Salena taught dance in Frisco for seven years before opening All Out Dance Academy.

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Salena brings more than 35 years of dance experience and 30 years of teaching experience, as well as extensive studio management and performance company direction experience to All Out Dance Academy.

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Salena and her husband Shannon are proud parents of their two beautiful daughters Sydney and Savannah.

KIND WORDS

Salena is a phenomenal dance instructor. I've had the privilege of studying under her for years and can attest to her expertise, organizational skills and unparalleled talent. What's more, she makes dancing so fun! She is patient, gives clear instruction, and is so encouraging. I highly recommend her!

- Carrie S

Abby Mitchell

OWNER

Abby Mitchell has been in the sports floor construction business for the past 20 years.  She now runs her family business, Ponder Company, Inc., which specializes in Elite Dance and Athletic flooring.  She graduated from Texas Christian University, and started out her career selling and designing commercial kitchens, where her love of construction started.  In 2002, she made the move to her family business where her father taught her everything about the company.  Ponder Company partners with Robbins Sports Flooring, who has an entire team of people that research and develop elite dance and sports flooring systems.  Her passion is protecting athletes through the surfaces that they train on.  

Abby brings more than 20 years of dance and sports flooring experience and knowledge to All Out Dance Academy. She also brings over 10 years of experience of being “Dance Mom” to the table.  Abby and her husband Ryan are proud parents of their four beautiful daughters Kaylee, Westley, Sydney and Lizzie.

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Miss Hailey

Hailey studied jazz, ballet, lyrical, tap and won various awards from dance competitions and conventions.  She graduated from Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas where she was a two-year member and senior lieutenant of the 36th line of the Cavalettes dance and drill team.  Hailey is a graduate of Tyler Junior College where she received her Associates of Fine Arts degree in dance.  While enrolled at Tyler Junior College, she was a member of the 72nd line of the Apache Belles dance team and a founding member and secretary of the Chi Tau Epsilon dance organization.  She is currently attending The University of North Texas in Denton working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. Hailey is thrilled to share her love of dance with all of the students at All Out Dance Academy.

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Miss Colleen

Assistant Director/N10SITY

Colleen's love of dance began at the age of three. She danced competitively through grade school winning numerous awards and scholarships at conventions and competitions. Colleen also participated in competitive and high school cheerleading where she served as both JV and Varsity captain. She is a Texas Tech University graduate with a BA in Dance and a BA in Advertising. In college, she was President of Dancers With Soul Hip Hop Dance Team and a member of the University Dance Company. Now, she is a Dance Teacher and Drill Team Director in Prosper ISD.

Colleen has trained extensively in jazz, hip hop, modern, ballet and tap. She loves to explore the physics of dance while staying in touch with a somatic approach. She believes dance is an important form of communication and expression and hopes to share her passion with students and the community. 

KIND WORDS

Miss Colleen is such a chill,funny,fun teacher! I love her because she always makes her combos so much fun and whenever we make a mistake, she picks us back up and doesn't get mad! Instead, she knows we were trying and repeats the combination! I am so excited that she is doing our lyrical dance this year! Overall, I love Miss Colleen and I hope you love her as much as I do!

-Meryl H

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Ms. Ashley 

Assistant Director/Performance Company

Ashley started dancing at age 3 in all classical genres and later trained with Missy Crain Dance Studios in Monroe, LA. becoming Mrs. Crain’s Assistant. She also performed as a Principal Dancer in the studio with leading roles in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan’s Adventures in Neverland, and the Pas de Deux in Hansel and Gretel. Ashley also danced solos in Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Alice in Wonderland. She was a Senior Performing Company member of this Award-Winning Competition Squad and performed at The Miss Louisiana Pageant and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. She attended many dance conventions such as Tremaine, LADF, NYCDA, Showbiz, LA Dance Magic, West Coast Dance Explosion, and was awarded a summer-long scholarship to Tremaine Dance Studios in Los Angeles, CA. and also named LA Dance Magic’s “Magic Performer”. Ashley was a soloist and Artist in Residence for Twin City Ballet Company in Monroe, LA for 8 years under the direction of Linda Lavender Ford. She danced major roles in The Nutcracker, Rudolph, Scrooge, The Messiah, Peter and the Wolf, and Don Quixote. She regularly attended the Regional Dance America Ballet Festival held all over the Southern states, performed at many of their Gala events, and won several scholarships there, including a full scholarship to Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive Program. She was selected by Dance Magazine for a scholarship to the Craft & Choreographers Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah and was a chosen member of a performing group for the USA International Ballet Competition held in Jackson, MS. Other professional experience includes performing on CBS This Morning, Soloist and Principal Dancer for Louisiana Delta Ballet Company in Monroe, LA and Ballet Instructor for their Junior Company members. Ashley is a certified Ballet Teacher with Southern Association of Dance Masters.  

KIND WORDS

Mrs.Ashley is always there for us when we need her! She always helps us learn and grow and helps us with old things also. Whenever we do something wrong, she doesn't get mad! Instead she tells us that we are doing it wrong and we learn from it! She also is a great teacher because she gives us great choreography! She is a super nice teacher and always does what's best for us. She cares and loves us and will always be there for us. She is always going to be one of the most lovable teachers. I love Mrs.Ashley and hope you will too.

- Meryl H

Ms. Leslie

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Leslie is a native Texan and graduate of Dallas’ Skyline High School. While dancing on her high school drill team she discovered her love for performing and her passion for teaching. She has since spent the last 29 years performing and teaching dance throughout the U. S. as well as France, Germany, and Switzerland. Her dance training began at the age of 5, at Mary Lois School of Dance.  Her career has since developed into a professional career with such credits as performing for the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Soccer League, the Major Indoor Soccer League and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts. Leslie’s involvement with professional sports began in 1990 when she was selected as one of the 36 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders from a field of over 300. In 1991, Leslie began dancing for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and she continued entertaining basketball fans as a Dallas Mavs Dancer for the next five years, receiving recognition in 1996 as the Dallas Mavs Dancer of the year and Dancer with the most positive influence in 1997. Leslie joined the dance team for the Dallas Burn, Dallas’ outdoor soccer team which ultimately morphed into FC Dallas. She was the founding Co-Director of the professional dance team for the MISL Dallas Sidekicks as well as the founding Director of the NBA D-Leagues Texas Legends Dancers in Frisco, Texas.  She regularly choreographs award winning routines throughout Texas and the U. S. She often serves as a guest instructor and professional adjudicator for MA Dance, Crowd Pleasers, Spirit Celebration, Half-Time Entertainment (HTE) & Encore. Leslie has served as Director, Manager, Instructor and Cheer team Director at several studios in the area over years. Leslie has been married to her husband Scott for 25 years and resides in McKinney, Texas and is the proud mother of 22 year old daughter, Madison, and 20 year old daughter, Kennedy. 

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Miss. Kendra

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Ms. Audrey

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Ms. Tori

Tori began dancing at age 4. She danced as an officer on her middle school drill team as well as 4 years on her high school drill team and 2 years as an officer. Tori received a full dance scholarship to Ranger College, where she served as Co-captain her freshman year and Captain her sophomore year.  Tori has danced on stages in Las Vegas, Disney World, Louisiana, and New Mexico. She began her career as a choreographer in middle school, and found her passion for creating stories through music early on. 

Tori earned a degree in Elementary Education from Texas A&M Commerce, and now teaches in a local elementary school. Loving to teach children, teens, and adults gives her the opportunity to share her passion every day. Significant experience with drill team, jazz, lyrical, and contemporary prepared her to teach 3 year old to adults. She LOVES sharing her passion  of dancing with her students and believes that it’s a perfect way to express emotions. 

Tori has spent the past 10 years working with competitive soloists, duos, small groups and large groups. Watching her students grow as dancers and as individuals is what drives her passion! 

I love Mrs. Tori! Her classes are always the highlight of my week. Her kindness and positive energy make every rehearsal very enjoyable! Her dedication makes her SUCH an amazing teacher! I am SO grateful for the impact she has made on me and my team!!

-Ali B

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Ms. Courtney

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Miss. Gracen

Miss Gracen began her dance journey at the age of 7. With her new found passion of the arts she jumped right into the competition circuit and started training intensely in all genres of dance. She is trained in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Modern, Ballroom and Acro. She loves all genres of dance but her true passion is for Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Jazz.  She’s had the pleasure of choreographing and teaching at different studios all across the DFW metroplex.  Throughout the years she has been awarded numerous titles and acknowledgments from the competitive stage, both for her dancing and choreography. She has had the pleasure of working with many world known teachers & choreographers such as Travis Wall, Al Blackstone, Mandy Moore, Stacy Tookey, and many more. She has a heart for teaching and loves to see the light in a child’s eyes when they discover their love for dance! 

When she’s not dancing at the studio, Gracen is still entertaining and caring for children through the party entertainment company she founded; Reign Royal Parties.

Gracen loves being a dance instructor and is overjoyed in getting to know and love all of her students, and help them discover their passion! 

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Miss. Sarah

 Sarah’s passion for dance started at the age of three, where she began studying ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and hip hop. Throughout grade school, she entered the world of competitions and conventions, winning many awards and scholarships. She also served as a student teacher at her studio for hip hop.  She graduated from The Colony High School, where she was a four-year member of the Topcats Drill Team, holding leadership and dance positions for three years. Her dance team experience has expanded her style knowledge making her proficient in Pom, military, and kick technique.

Since then, Sarah has created a successful choreography business, teaching drill teams across Texas in preparation for football season, competitions and spring shows. She also serves as a dance instructor for Danceline Productions USA, and is a game day assistant for The Colony High School Topcats. 
Sarah strives to make every class a healthy environment full of positivity and growth. She is so excited to share her passion for dance with the students of All Out Dance Academy!

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Miss. Nina

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Ms. Barbara

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Ms. April

April Mason, a former president of the Sacramento Area Dance Alliance, has been teaching children and adults since 1996. A graduate of Cedar Crest College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Dance, Miss April, as her students call her, has been an instructor at several studios both in the Sacramento and Bay Areas including KM Dance Arts (formerly Krei Matthews School of Dance), West Coast Dance Arts, Aria's to the Pointe, and Fantastic Feet School of Dance. She owned and directed her own studio, the successful Premiere Dance in Rancho Cordova, for eight years. She has an extensive background in competition choreography and has coached several winning dance studio teams including her own students at Premiere Dance. She teaches tap, jazz, ballet, musical theater, and lyrical. Miss April has directed several productions such as Guys and Dolls, Annie, The Music Man, and Into the Woods. She has acted in many shows including Steel Magnolias, Carousel, Mack and Mabel, Julius Caesar, and Charlotte’s Web among others. Miss April also has over 30 years experience in the pageant industry as a director, contestant, judge, and titleholder having held numerous local, state, and national titles.

Miss April is a wife, mother, and former volunteer with Capital Therapy Dogs and Lend a Heart Therapy Dogs. She and dogs have visited senior homes, veterans, and special needs schools. Therapy dog work has been an important part of her life since 2014. She is looking forward to finding a new therapy dog organization to work with in Texas.

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Ms. Brittany

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