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Marisa “Marz” Mingea
Marz ,22, born in Austin, TX, started dancing at Joyce Willitt School of Dance at he age of 4. When she turned 15, she became an instructor! She teaches Broadway, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical. Marisa has received scholarships from dance conventions such as Tremaine, Pulse, and New York City Dance Alliance, among others. She also was awarded the opportunity to model for B Free, choreographer Brian Friedman’s Clothing line, and for Spin magazine. Throughout senior year she was captain of Austin’s Dance Elite, and had the honor of being the youngest member of Verge Performing Company. In 2006, she graduated ranked second in her class from Garza High School in east Austin. Only months later, she moved to Los Angeles where she studied dance at EDGE Performing Arts Center and was on scholarship at Hollywood Dance Center. Marisa’s choreography has been presented at numerous venues. She has appeared in an assortment of music videos and films in Los Angeles, as well was Austin. Marisa is now pleased to be a member of Dance Syndicate and is teaching dance for Put Art in Your Heart.

Katie Patterson
Katie, 19,loves working with children. She grew up in a military family and has lived all over the country. She has studied a variety of dance styles including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop. Katie has been performing on the stage since she was 10. Some of her favorite roles have been Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Babette from Beauty and the Beast, Munkustrap from CATS, and Hero from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. She takes classes at Austin Community College and hopes to study Musical Theater at a larger university in a few years. Katie is currently signed with Calliope Talent Agency in San Antonio, auditioning for various film and commercial work.

Kelly Turner-Cooke
By the time she could walk, Kelly has been dancing and singing!  As a child, she studied with the Royal Academy of Dance in Canada and the Washington Ballet in D.C., and became a dance major at U.T. Austin in 1994. In addition, Kelly has studied theater and voice for many years and starred in productions such as “West Side Story” as well as acted in several independent films.  She has been a choreographer for 30 years and loves sharing her experience and training with her students.  Kelly also is a therapist and received her Masters in Counseling from St. Edward’s University in 2007.  Teaching for ‘Put Art in Your Heart’ has been an exciting opportunity for her to pass on all the wisdom she has accumulated all these years to the young artists/performers of the future!