Our Amazing Staff

Suzy Simpson has been Director of Dance for 3-D Dance since its inception in Spring 2010. She is a proud to be a Y.P.A.D. Certified Dance Educator. A life-long dancer and performer, Suzy has been teaching dance in the styles of ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap and creative movement since 2000. Suzy received a Dance Scholarship from the University of North Texas, where she earned a B.S. Degree in Child Development, with a Minor in Dance. After graduating from UNT, Suzy pursued graduate studies in Performing Arts Administration at New York University in New York City, where she received unparalleled training at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education and Stern School of Business. She studied Performing Arts Administration under the leadership of directors from notable companies such as The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Merce Cunningham Dance, and the AT&T Foundation. While living in New York City, Suzy regularly attended dance technique classes at Broadway Dance Center, studied with the Martha Graham Dance Company, and enjoyed attending Broadway musicals as much as her schedule would allow. Suzy’s drill team experience includes 2 years performing as a Tyler Junior College Apache Belle, 3 years as a high school drill team director, and 9 years instructing dance camps and judging competitions for American Dance/Drill Team. She was named Outstanding Director two years in a row from American Dance/Drill Team, and was featured in the annual publication Who’s Who among American High School Teachers. Suzy has choreographed for the Apache Belle Spring Show and Apache Belle Pow Wow Dance Camp. She has served on the Apache Belle Gold Alumni Board of Directors since 2005 in the positions of Fundraising Chairman, Adopt-a-Belle Chairman, Audition Prep Class Chairman, Treasurer, President-Elect, President and Past President. Suzy is excited to be on the front lines of positive change in the dance industry, starting right with in our local community. Her greatest joy has been watching our dancers grow into dynamic performers and amazing people over the years. Suzy lives in the 380 Corridor with her husband and four energetic little boys.

Michelle Finch is a native of south Louisiana where she grew up enjoying dance and theater. She appeared in over 20 plays and musicals beginning with “The King and I” at age 9. She was a member of the Baton Rouge Dinner Playhouse cast of “Annie” and “The Sound of Music”. She was also part of her high school dance team, high school show choir, and a member of the “Jambalaya Singers”, a professional touring company of 8 performers representing the “Jambalaya Capital” – Gonzales, Louisiana. Performances included the Louisiana State Fair, Disney World in Orlando, and a two week tour in France with shows in 8 different French cities. After high school, Michelle attended University of Texas at Austin where she received an MBA in Finance.

She spent most of her career at American Airlines Headquarters in Fort Worth, and has held various business and financial consulting positions over the past 10 years. Her most rewarding venture to date has been her 24 year marriage to her husband John and spending time with their three wonderful daughters. She is proud to be part of the 3-D Dance family and be able to watch the next generation of performers develop and grow.

Dena is a graduate from the University of North Texas with her degree in Emergency Management and Sociology. She spent twelve years working at UNT as the Assistant Director in Financial Aid. In 2018, Dena was awarded the top honor of Outstanding Employee at UNT for her work in the financial aid office. Dena enjoys getting to know all of our dance families and welcoming new families to 3-D Dance. In her free time, Dena homeschools her two children, dabbles with photography, and spending quality time with her family. She lives in Crossroads with her husband, children and three dogs.

Ms. Summer is a lifelong dancers and graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, in Dallas. She earned a B.F.A. of Fine Arts in Dance Education from the University of Texas in Austin and is a certified dance teacher in the State of Texas. Summer is a YPAD Certified and Acrobatic Arts Certified Dance Educator.

Ms. Summer has experience as a professional dance educator at Booker T. Washington High School, and with Dance Associates Austin where she taught dance and tumbling classes. Summer most taught dance at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy and Faith Family Academy in Dallas and has been serving as Recreational Program Director for 3-D Dance since 2018.

Megan began dancing at the age of three and is formally trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. While in high school, she served as Junior Lieutenant and Senior Captain for the Allen HS Tallenettes. Megan attended Stephen F. Austin State University and danced with the National Champion SFASU Pom Squad. She graduated with her degree in Psychology. Megan has danced professionally with both the Texas Legends Dancers and The Dallas Sidekicks Sizzle. She has choreographed multiple competition pieces and been awarded numerous awards for her choreography. Megan lives in Little Elm with her husband and son.

Akilah Brooks graduated with Honors from the Baltimore School of the Arts and holds a Bachelor or Arts degree from Point Park University,. She danced professionally with Dallas Black Dance Theater and Bruce Wood Dance Company. Akilah has performed at Jacob’s pillow, as a dancer at the Mary Kay National Convention and in The Dallas Opera productions of “Showboat” and “Carmen.” Brooks teaches for the Joffrey Ballet School and 3-D Dance. 

Megan has been working with kids professionally since 2008 when she started teaching at Primrose Schools. She graduated from Texas State University with an Early Childhood-6th Grade teaching degree. Megan is also certified to teach English as a Second Language and Gifted and Talented education in the state of Texas.

Megan has 3 years experience teaching Kindergarten and First Grade in Plano ISD. She was an integral part of the creation of the 3-D Dance Creative Arts Preschool Program and has served as a CAPP instructor since 2016. Teaching has always been Megan’s passion and she absolutely adores our Creative Arts Preschool students. Megan currently lives in Celina with her husband and two children.

Aminah Maddox is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Dance and BS in Exercise Science. She is an alumnus of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Aminah has performed at the American College Dance Association’s National Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center and with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and with Mary Kay Cosmetics in their annual Summer Seminar. She currently is on faculty with The Joffrey Ballet School’s Dallas Training Program, and is a founding company dancer of contemporary modern dance company, B. MOORE DANCE.

Lindsey is a Y.P.A.D. Certified Dance Educator and Acrobatic Arts Certified Instructor, with a degree in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from UNT. Lindsey was Co-captain of the Frisco High School Stars Dance Team for one year, and served as Captain for 2 years. Lindsey has served on staff for Crowd Pleasers Dance Company since 2016, teaching drill team camps and competitions across the state of Texas. Lindsey is a freelance choreographer for teams and individuals focused in the drill team industry.

Lindsey is an avid yoga fanatic and an avid fitness enthusiast. She is the developer of the Little Yogis Life yoga class curriculum for children. She believes in encouraging students to become artists in dance and discovering their unique creativity while guiding them with the proper training.

Ally is a formally trained dancer in the genres Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop and Lyrical. She currently performs as a member of the North Texas Dancers and will graduate from the University of North Texas with her B.A in Dance and Dance Teaching Certification in May 2021. In addition to teaching studio dance, Ally also serves as an instructor and judge for Danceline USA. She also has experience performing as an internationally acclaimed Trinity Valley Cardette, where she was selected to perform for the Showgirls Competition Team, and served as Senior Lieutenant on her high school drill team.

Sharlene Sabonis is a graduate of California State East Bay with a BS in Kinesiology Physical Education and a minor in Dance. She holds a teaching credential for secondary education and is a certified yoga instructor with an extensive background in fitness.

Sharlene is formally trained in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Lyrical, and Contemporary genres, and used her training and her love for dance to perform with numerous dance companies in Northern California. During her professional performance career she danced with Savage Jazz Dance Company, City Slam Hip Hop Troupe, and Visual Rhythm Dance Company.

Sharlene also has 20 years of experience as a dance educator in California public schools including roles as dance director, dance team coach, and co-lead of a Performing Arts Academy. She established a four-year course sequence and rigorous dance program at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, California, and established the dance program, dance team and yoga program at Dublin High School in Dublin, California. She was co-lead of the performing arts department which allowed her to collaborate on annual musicals including The Pajama Game, Urinetown, Guys and Dolls, Grease, A Musical Review, and The Lion King.

Sharlene’s other professional highlights include the choreography she created for US ice skating champion, Rudy Galindo. The program Swan Lake was used at the US Nationals during his championship performance. Through her time working with Rudy, Sharlene choreographed some of his most well-known, signature routines.

She is happy to be in Texas with her husband and two children, and is excited to be a part of the 3-D Dance team of educators helping to inspire, motivate, and make a difference in the lives of the students they serve.

Michelle Campbell-Greene is the head theater director at Braswell High School. She holds a MA in Theatre from Texas A&M Commerce. Her love of theatre began in her hometown of College Station as an active member of community theatre and educational theatre. This love for theater took her to NYC, where she interned for The Publicity Office, a Broadway press agency.  While with TPO she had the privilege of working on Broadway shows including Wicked, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, On Golden Pond, and a variety of off-Broadway shows at Playwright’s Horizon and Signature Theatre. Michelle is a theater director, choreographer and performer. Some of her favorite on-stage roles include Rona Lisa Peretti (Spelling Bee), The Baker’s Wife (Into the Woods) and Mrs. Tottendale (The Drowsy Chaperone).  Her work has been nominated for the Dallas Summer Musical High School Musical Theatre Awards and she loves to use dance to help tell the story in her musicals!