Barb White began her ballet dance training at the age of 4.  She received training in ballet, tap, modern dance, and interpretive dance at the Academy of Fine Arts and June Landrith studios. She participated on the Drill and Dance team throughout her high school career, serving as captain her Senior year.  She was a member of the Dance Company and Worship Dance teams at Sterling College, and taught Modern Dance at the Wellington Recreation Center and the Wellington Fine Arts Camp.  Barb has been an elementary educator for 33 years, and her professional honors include selection as the Elementary Kansas Teacher of the Year for Congressional District IV, member of the 1995 Kansas Teacher of the Year team, and a state finalist for the Presidential Award in Elementary Science and Mathematics. Barb is currently the Head Coach of the Southwestern College Cheer Squad, as well as a 1^st Grade teacher at Washington Elementary School in Wellington, Kansas.

Choreographer

Donnette Dittmer began her ballet training at a very young age with Marjorie Kelley and the Royal Academy of Dance, based in London, England. After eight years with Ms. Kelly and the Royal Academy, Donnette continued her dance training by traveling to New York and training with the most prestigious teachers of the time. Before entering college, Donnette enjoyed her summer performing at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Donnette received a full dance scholarship throughout college and continued traveling and teaching across the country. After college, Donnette began choreographing for numerous companies and teaching master classes all over the country. Her dance and choreography credits include performances of, "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake ", "Firebird" and "Giselle," and recently adding the Broadway hit Urintown to her list of musical theater choreography. In her 12 years of teaching, Donnette has seen and done it all. This begins from the early days of her career as a magician assistant and runway work, to being awarded the honor of Top Choreographer in Las Vegas. In this past year, Donnette's choreography was featured on MTV, VHI, ESPN, and Bravo. Miss Dittmer is known for her fun loving attitude and the ability to spread the love of ballet across the country. Donnette is currently in her tenth year as Artistic Director for the The Edge Performing Arts Center and is on high demand as a teacher, judge, and choreographer. 

Studio Owner/Dance Team Consultant

Leslie, and her husband Neil, are the owners of The Edge Performing Arts Centre.