2008 Faculty

GUEST FACULTY

ADAM CATES
Adam Cates earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Utah, trained on scholarships at prestigious dance schools in Los Angeles, and has been teaching dance since 1993. Based in New York City, Adam's performance credits spans several mediums including Broadway national tours, full-scale regional musicals, Disney, casino and cruise line shows, feature films, and industrials, while working with some of the hottest names in entertainment.

As a choreographer, Adam's work has been seen around the world in musicals, production shows, industrials, club venues, and concerts. Stages in New York City, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Disney World, Reno/Lake Tahoe, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Lost Angeles and Chicago, as well as Scotland, Barbados, and the High Seas have all been home to his creativity. He has learned from some of the industry's best by assisting leading choreographers Patti Colombo, Peggy Hickey, John Charron, Joey Pizzi, and most notably, Broadway legend Tommy Tune.

Additionally, Adam travels as a master teacher and choreographer. He has guest taught at Broadway Dance Center and has been featured in Dance Spirit and Dance Teacher Magazines. Various dance organizations have added Adam to their faculties, trusting his choreographic eye and technical knowledge of dance. Private dance studios continue to employ his talents as a teacher and choreographer on a regular basis.

TRACIE STANFIELD

Tracie Stanfield's choreography ranges from commissions from Tapestry Dance Company and Underground Dance Project to full-length ballets for New York Performers' Project to musical theatre productions for Vital Theater Company and Mirrored Musicals to commercial work for The Ricki Lake Show and Mercedes Benz.

Ms. Stanfield has served as creative consultant for numerous productions throughout the US and Europe. Her work has been seen at The Elan Awards, the remember project / Dancers Responding to AIDS, The Jazz Dance Festival Artists Excellence Award, The International Dance Festival and Arts On The Hudson Festival, among others.

As the Artistic Director of Synthesis Dance Project, Tracie Stanfield's work has been seen at The Jazz Dance World Congress, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Symphony Space, and the Richard Ellner Theatre. Ms. Stanfield has recently established an educational/performance opportunity for young dancers making the transition from young dance student to young performing artist: Synthesis Too, the apprentice company of Synthesis Dance Project premiered in April 2002 at Performance Outlet in NYC. She is currently on staff at Broadway Dance Center in NYC and continues to teach across the US and Canada.

ROCK SCHOOL FACULTY

DANIELLE BOWER
Danielle began her training with the Chester County Ballet Company and The Rock School West. She received scholarships to many programs including Tremaine, River North Chicago and The University of The Arts. After she graduated from UArts in 2004, she choreographed and danced for musical artists Hawk En Hill and danced professionally with Montazh Performing Arts Company. The past two years she has been living in Bermuda where she choreographed for the Bermuda Musical Festival, United Dance Productions, Bermuda Dance Company, and local artist Jazel, and she has had the opportunity to open for artists such as Angie Stone, Joss Stone, and Chris Brown.

KIMBERLY FORBES CAMACHO
Kim Camacho graduated with a B.A. in Dance from Allentown College (presently DeSales University), after which she moved to NYC where she continued her education on scholarship at Broadway Dance Center and Steps. Her performance experience includes numerous live industrial shows for major corporations, television and print commercials, a stage performance at the famous Kit Kat Klub in NYC as well as appearing on an episode of Dawson's Creek. Along with traveling within the United States, Kim has also performed in Barcelona, Spain and Seoul, South Korea as part of a company based on the popular Broadway show Stomp. As an instructor, Kim has taught classes at The Koresh Center, The University of the Arts Summer World of Dance, as well as being on staff with The Rock School's summer intensive program in Philadelphia and is proud to be part of the Rock West family as Competition Director and Jazz Coordinator. Many of her students have gone on to perform professionally both on and off Broadway and have even been seen as one of the Top 18 dancers from the hit television show So You Think You Can Dance - season 2!

CRYSTAL FRAZIER
Crystal Frazier is a native of New Jersey where she began training in dance at the age of six. She attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she earned an Associates Degree in Dance. Ms. Frazier began her training in hip-hop and became a principal dancer with "Rennie Harris Puremovement," where she made appearances in "Repertoire", "Illadelph Legends", "Rome and Jewels" and "Dance Magazine". Her choreography and performances have been featured in the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team, Fringe Festival, Drexel University, University of the Arts, Encore Danses en Tournee in Canada, and in Taipei National University of the Arts of Taiwan. She has made appearances in the movie "Beloved," VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards with Macy Gray, BET Awards "Opening," MTV's Lip Service and Global Groove. Ms. Frazier also appeared on the TV show "Monk" on USA, "Groovaloo Show" in LA, video with Mike Phillips, Italy tour with Kathy Sledge and recently toured the "Big Beautiful Tour" with artist Jill Scott as a featured dancer/choreographer. Ms. Frazier teaches Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz and Lyrical Dance to children and adults throughout the states. Ms. Frazier is the Co-founder of Montazh Performing Arts Company, a female dance company in Philadelphia.

NICOLE HARMON
Nicole Harmon received her B.F.A in Dance from The University of the Arts and a Certificate in Dance from New York University. She was a scholarship recipient at The University of the Arts, Broadway Dance Center in NYC and Tremaine Dance in LA. Ms. Harmon danced throughout the United States in theatre productions and industrials. She joined The Rock School faculty as a jazz teacher in 2000 and has since worked as artistic coordinator for Rock West. Currently, she continues to teach jazz, as well as serving as the assistant director at Rock West. Ms. Harmon also coordinates The Rock School's summer Jazz Intensive and West Chester Dance Theatre's fall and spring productions.

VINCE JOHNSON
Philadelphia native Vince Johnson, a.k.a. Funky Van-Go or Convince, first encountered hip-hop dance at middle school dances and other social events. At 16, he began training with some of the most respected and influential figures in hip-hop/funk culture, such as members of the Original Lockers, Electric Boogaloos, Mop-Tops/Elite Force, Dance Fusion, and Rennie Harris' "Puremovement". His unyielding passion for growth as a dancer has allowed him to achieve a very positive response from his peers and mentors, most noticeably Don "Cambellock" Cambell, the inventor of locking, who was so touched by Mr. Johnson's dancing that he named him "The Funky Artist Van-Go." Mr. Johnson is currently in his 20s, and whether he is on stage, in the studio, or getting down at a jam, he is making a very strong mark on the community. He has performed with Flomotion, Zenone Dance Collective, Cultural Soul, U4ria's Movement Foundation, and Rennie Harris Puremovement. He was a teacher and judge at the 2006 Dance Encore International Festival in Quebec, Canada as well as a choreographer and performer in the 2006 Fringe Festival.