Kimberly Bourgeois

Holding a Bachelorette of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Kim is a teacher and choreographer for studio classes ranging from beginner to advanced levels. She is also a choreographer and coach to the NWD the Company. Kim has taught and choreographed for numerous schools and studios throughout Mississippi. She has also been a dancer for several coastal casinos; including The Beau Rivage Casino, The Palace Casino and Resort, and was the Isle of Capri's resident "Carmen Miranda" for several years.

Miranda Leckich White

Gymnastic and Cheer Instructor-Ms Miranda adds her excellence to our program-- bringing back power acro training to our facility! Miranda has trained and coached in the gymnastics field since her early childhood years -obtaining the highest levels of achievement in the competition arena. She trained in the Olympic summer programs with top gymnastic world educators as well as locally with top gym coaches from Laniers in Gulfport. We feel very fortunate to add Miranda to our faculty.

Guest Instructors

Derek Reese

Teacher, nationally recognized choreography specializing in jazz and lyrical styles. Mr. Reese teaches all over the country and is known for his ability to encourage students to their full potential. He judges and instructs for several national dance competitions and conventions along with co-directing his own studio in Louisiana. His high-energy classes and challenging warm-ups are truly one-of-a-kind! We welcome him back to our annual back to dance program.

Denise Oustalet

Our resident “Queen of Ballet” has so many credits we could not list them all! She has danced, choreographed, and directed all variations of ballet across the United States and Europe. Ms. Oustalet was resident ballet master for N.O.C.C.A. for over 26 years and is still on staff for the public school ballet programs in New Orleans, La. She is an artist in demand with numerous ballet companies and we are honored to be able to feature her works in our program. Our dancers know they have been “at the barre” when Ms. “D” has completed each of her sessions! We again, are very proud to welcome her to our back to dance workshop and our weekly staff!

Kevin Inouye

Coming to us from his new home in Michigan, Kevin is known for his unique jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical styles. He has taught and choreographed for studios across the U.S. He is known for bringing positive energy to the classroom; motivating students through the art of dance. Kevin has won several national Mr. Dance titles as a competitor and is currently a co-director for Hall of Fame National Dance Competition. He is always excited to come to the Gulf Coast to share his ideas and insight on dance. We welcome “Tokyo” back to Biloxi!

Angie Clark

Dancer, performer, and awesome lyrical, contemporary instructor-Angie resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two children. She is on staff for several Atlanta studios, and we enjoyed viewing her work on dancers at KAR Nationals in Panama City this summer. Angie is not a stranger to the studio-she assisted Derek Reese for years when she was living in the New Orleans area! We are so excited to welcome her back as she brings her unique style to our program.

Kevin Herman

Kevin comes to us from California and is on staff at one of the leading studios in that area. His areas of expertise include lyrical, contemporary, and jazz. His students have won national titles at many competitions,and he is in demand all over the U.S. for workshops, choreography, and master classes. We are happy that Kevin once again joins our fall workshop line up and continues to share his L.A. style with us!