TRANSCEND DANCE COMPANY

​Time to introduce your dance teacher, Miss Jaden! Jaden started dancing at the age of 3 at Christy’s Dance Studio in Arkansas where she strictly did ballet for a few years before moving to Tabitha’s Dance Company where she also fell in love with hip-hop, jazz, contemporary and modern. Jaden began choreographing her own competition solos at the age of 10 and quickly realized that’s what she wanted to do for the rest of her life! Currently holding a degree in History and Dance from OSU, during her time there, she was a member of the OSU Hip Hop Dance Crew for 4 years. 3 of those years being as President and lead choreographer! She was also a member of the OSU Dance Company for 4 years and held the title of Co-Captain for 1 year! She’s choreographed and taught kids of many ages throughout Oklahoma & Texas! Some of these choreographic opportunities include, North Lamar High School Colorguard, Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders 2018 tryouts, various dance studios in Oklahoma & Texas and even for the dance program at OSU! She’s traveled to Dallas, TX and Tulsa, OK where she’s trained with various LA choreographers such as Nicole Kirkland, Janelle Ginestra, Hollywood, WildaBeast Adams, and Khasan Brailsford. Winning multiple awards for group dances, solos, duets and trios, Miss Jaden is super excited to spread her passion and love for dance to the kids in the Stillwater area!

Tate began dancing at the age of 4, and began competing at age 9 with Salt Lake Dance Center. She competed with Salt Lake Dance Center for 8 years. During her summers, Tate attended summer intensive training programs at The Jillana School in New Mexico, Ballet Austin in Austin, Texas, and The Joffrey Academy, The Official School of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, Illinois.
Through these programs, she had the opportunity to study under instructors such as former American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer Jock Soto and former New York City Principle Ballerina and student of George Balanchine, Jillana Kelly. She is trained in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap, ballet, musical theater, and acro. “I am so excited to join the Transcend family!”

Anna has been dancing since she was two years old; competitively since she was six. She has been trained in all styles including hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, clogging, lyrical, pointe, and musical theater. Some of her instructors include Jim Paul, Janet Comb, April Boggs, Abbey Tinsley, Hannah and Jeff Blochowiak, Brooke Leatherwood, Aonisty Parks, and Paige Carter. At the age of ten, she auditioned and was on the OKC Thunder Raindrops Jr. Dance Team for two years. She was also one of five dancers at her studio to be given a scholarship to dance at an intensive in New York City that ended with her being a part of a show. In high school, she led her varsity pom team for two years. She also auditioned and became a part of the Heat Hip Hop Dance Team for the Potawatomi Fire basketball team. Once graduated, she auditioned her freshman year at Oklahoma State University to be a part of the OSU Hip Hop Crew. She became Vice President of the crew during her spring semester and is now the current President as a sophomore. She is known for her choreography and stage presence in the dance world, but she is also very academically driven. Anna is a 4.0 student majoring in nutritional sciences with an emphasis in dietetics. She ultimately wants to be a Sports Dietitian. On campus, she is also a Ruff Rider for Pete’s Pet Posse, and the secretary/social media coordinator for the nutritional sciences club.

Madison has been dancing for about 10 years, with focused training in ballet, jazz, and contemporary. Throughout her dance journey, she has earned multiple scholarships from prestigious institutions and competitions.
She began teaching at Transcend Dance Company in 2022, working with dancers ages 3 to 7. Since then, she has grown into the role of Competition Director and now serves as Co-Director of TDC.
Outside the studio, Madison will begin her freshman year at the University of Oklahoma in 2025, where she plans to major in Psychology on the pre-dental track. She’s passionate about continuing to teach and share her love of dance for many years to come.
 

I started dancing at 2 years old and danced until I graduated high school. I am trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, and Musical Theatre. I competed for 5 years at various competitions in Oklahoma and Arkansas and even got the chance to compete in New York City at the World Championship for Nexstar! I choreographed a number of solos and also helped in choreographing different group numbers while I was dancing! I am currently a student at Oklahoma State where I am studying Elementary Education! I am so excited for the opportunity to teach at Transcend Dance Company and can not wait to meet everyone!!