Stevie Mccall
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Lisa Herrin
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Stevie McCall ( Baldwin-Sutton / Button ) was born and raised in Round Rock, Texas. She signed up for a dance class at Cedar Valley Middle School and found her passion in life. She took classes at many different studios in the area with her home studio being Dance eMotions. During her high school career, Stevie was a two year member of the McNeil Majestics.
Stevie continued her education at Kilgore College where she was a member of the World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes. She was a member of the elite team, Swingsters, was selected as an ensemble performer for two consecutive years. While on the Rangerettes, Stevie performed around the nation at the Stamford Connecticut parade, the Cotton Bowl, Santa Barbara’s Tremblay Bowl, and at the Black Tie and Boots Ball in Washington D.C. for the first inauguration of President Barack Obama. After graduating from Kilgore with an Associates in Dance, Stevie finished her education at Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor’s in Dance Education. Mrs. McCall is a senior staff member and administrative assistant for Crowd Pleasers Dance Company. Her opportunity with with company has allowed her to teach dance/drill teams and facilitate several summer camps and contests all over Texas Mrs. McCall is proud of her former students who have gone on to perform in Texas Tech Pom, Texas A&M Arts Dance Society, Aggie Dance Team, and Texas State University Strutters. Several students have majored in dance and dance education at Texas Tech University, Texas State University, Blinn College, and Kilgore College. Stevie is a National and State Awarded Choreographer for Middle School Dance Teams, High School Dance Teams and Collegiate Dance Teams. Her choreography has won numerous awards and artistry awards at Studio and Dance Team competitions. Stevie began her teaching career at Clark High School in Plano, TX and was the Assistant Director of the Cougarettes for a one year and Director for two years. While in Plano, Stevie also taught at Amotion Dance Studio and was the Assistant Artistic Director and Performer of the DefiANCE Dance Company. Feeling the need to go back home to Round Rock, Mrs. McCall became the Director of the Cedar Ridge Royalty Dance Team in 2015. Mrs. McCall is honored to continue the excellence of the dance programs at Cedar Ridge High school. |
Lisa Herrin was born and raised in Austin, Texas. After a few years of gymnastics, she switched to ballet and jazz at 8 years old and grew to love dance. Taking classes at Premiere Dance Center, Lisa grew up dancing all around the Austin community, eventually joining her middle school dance team. She found an excitement in the camaraderie and teamwork that dance teams offer and went on to Westwood High School where she served as a three-year member and two-year line officer of the SunDancers Drill Team. On SunDancers, Lisa was part of the elite Jazz Company and Hip Hop company, as well as Chaplain of the student led group, En Croix.
Lisa continued her education at Texas Woman’s University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance. It was here where she grew her passion for dance as an expressive art form and had the opportunity to perform in multiple collegiate performances, working with undergraduate, graduate, and faculty choreographers. During her time in college, Lisa also spent 2 years in Denton and Decatur teaching tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and drill prep at Silhouette Dance Company. Growing an excitement for teaching dance, Lisa moved back home to join Cedar Ridge in 2020. Lisa is thrilled to continue teaching dance and at Cedar Ridge as Royalty Assistant Director, Nobility Co-Director, and Academy dance teacher. |
Past Directors
Stephanie Miller 2010-2015
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Melanie Phillips
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Laurie Synder 2011-2012
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