Our Team

Meet Our Exceptional Team of Dance Professionals

MODERN/CONTEMPORARY, HIP-HOP, TAP & JAZZ

Alison Owusu- OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Alison A. Owusu is an international choreographer/instructor. She was a member of the Queenz NYC Hip Hop Dance Group [member from 2011-2012]. Alison is the creator of The Alison Owusu Experience Dance Company, Est. 2016; and The Ali Cats Hip Hop Crew, Est. 2018. In addition to Alison’s many achievements she is a two time consecutive Helen Hayes “The Metros” award winner and Paper Mill Playhouse nominee for her choreographic work in the Northern Valley Old Tappan High School’s musical “Tarzan/Bring It On” in 2017-19.

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    Alison has trained  at the world-renowned Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, in NYC. Focusing on the studies of ballet, hip-hop, modern, contemporary jazz, African, tap and jazz. Her experience has afforded her the opportunity to train amongst esteemed teachers/ choreographers in the business such as Debbie Allen, Gus Salmon, Sidra Bell, Karen Gayle, Jay T. Jenkins, Nancy Lushington along with many others. She has extensive training in modern with Horton, Graham and Limon techniques. 


    Alison has a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and health; with a minor in dance from Montclair State University. Alison has been working with young dancers all over the Northern New Jersey area for over 16 years now with a passion for choreography and modern/contemporary dance. In the fall of 2010 she formed the youth contemporary dance performance company formerly known as Passion Flux Dance Company, est. 2010. Her choreography had graced the stages of Alvin Ailey Black Box Theatre, Merce Cunningham Black Box Theatre, Drexel performing theatre and in Margarita at the National Performance Theatre in Venezuela.

BALLET & POINTE

Lillian Smith

Lillian Smith is a dancer, performer and choreographer from Teaneck, NJ. At three years old she began her training at the school of performing arts at Bergen PAC, and the New Jersey Ballet School. Lillian then continued her education at Nunnbetter Dance Theatre under the artistic direction of Leath Nunn and Ernie Prinz. While at NDT she performed principal roles in both classical and contemporary works including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Bayadere and Jerome Robbin's West Side Story Suite. She also annually participated in the prestigious competition, Youth America Grand Prix where she received scholarships to both the North Carolina School of the Arts and Boston Ballet Summer Intensives.

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    In addition to dancing Lillian has also explored her passion for performing through theater and music. In 2019 she began voice lessons with renowned vocal coach and opera singer Claudette Peterson. That summer and following winter Lillian was dance captain in Forbidden Theater's production of Rent and Teaneck High School’s Chicago as Roxie Hart. 

    After graduation Lillian moved to Columbus Ohio, and joined BalletMet as a part of their trainee program under the leadership of Academy director Maria Torija. While at BalletMet Lillian has had the opportunity to learn George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, Western Symphony, The Sleeping Beauty, and Coppelia. Lillian has also participated in BalletMet company productions including The Nutcracker and Edwaard Liang’s Giselle. During her time at BalletMet Lillian has had the chance to explore composition and choreography. Lillian’s first full choreographic work Old Fashioned premiered in April of 

    2022. 

    In the fall of 2022 Lillian joined the Chevalier Ballet Company in NYC as a member of the Corps de Ballet performing in Sara Knight's Joplin, The Nutcracker, Beatles and a Dancer's Christmas. As well as freelance projects including choreographing for When waves collide festival and other guesting opportunities. 


TAP INSTRUCTOR

Jeffery Foote

Jeffry is an actor, singer and tap dancer, and has been performing for over 20 years. Jeffry has trained in the art of tap with Deborah Mitchell, Karen Calloway Williams, Omar Edwards, and many others. He was inspired to tap dance when he saw the broadway show, Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk. Some of his past credits include "Riffin & Tappin", "Dance Bojangles Dance", "42nd Street", "Shades Of Harlem", and recently New York City Center Encores “Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" directed and choreographed by Savion Glover. 

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    He also occasionally performs as Sammy Davis Jr in The Rat Pack Together Again which performs all over the east coast. Jeffry also teaches tap in the tri-state area and is a member and a principal dancer of the New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble under the direction of Deborah Mitchell.

TOTS JUMP-START BALLET, HIP-HOP/TAP & WEST AFRICAN

Nyira Porcher

Nyira Porcher is a woman of many talents, but dance is her favorite one. Since she was five years old, she has been moving her feet to the beat. During her 18 year run of dancing, she has trained at the prestigious studio in NYC, Broadway Dance Center and her hometown dance studio for 13 years with a focus in Ballet, Hip-Hop, African, Modern (Horton & Graham), tap and Jazz. 

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    Nyira has also danced with the legendary Delaware State University dance team Hidden Vanity. Although Nyira gives back to the youth through high school English lessons everyday, on the weekends she fulfills that dance passion by teaching the beautiful princesses and princes of Passion Flux Dance Company.

HIP-HOP

Nile Bulluck

Nile Bullock is a multi-talented actor, singer, dancer and recording artist. He made his stage debut as Eugene Williams in The Scottsboro Boys under the direction of Susan Stroman at the Old Globe Theater and ACT in San Francisco. Nile co-starred on the Netflix series "Seven Seconds" and guest starred on NBC's "Chicago Med," among many others. Most recently, Nile had a recurring role as D-Wiz in Starz "Power Book III: Raising Kanan." Nile Bullock was a lead in the multi-award winning indie film "The Subject" co-starring with Jason Biggs, Aunjanue Ellis and Anabelle Acosta.

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    Nile has made many television appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Nile is represented by Innovative Artists Agency and Edge Entertainment. He has formal dance training from the Broadway Dance Center youth program AIM and has trained under Kelly Peters of Brickhouse NYC dance crew, Kenichi Kasamatic and many more.