College Ambassadors

Introducing our TFDE College Ambassadors!! We will be following along with their careers as college dance majors through monthly blog topics and Newsletter interviews. How very exciting! These students are here to support TFDE members in any way they can. Please see below for their bios as well as a contact form for each Ambassador. Interested in becoming a college ambassador, see the form below.

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2018-19 College Ambassadors

Name: Lauren Boyes

High School: Glenda Dawson High School

HS Graduation Year: 2017

Danced at: At the age of 4, I was put into dance classes and started training in ballet, tap, and jazz at Starlight Studio. That studio was the blossoming of my love for dance! For the next 8 years, I trained at that studio mainly focusing on technique in tap, ballet, jazz, pointe, and musical theatre. At the age of 10, I joined the Clear Lake Rockettes drill team for three years and held numerous officer position which one includes the head officer position. Starting high school, I got to be apart of the Dawson Diamonds Drill Team at my high school for 4 years, be a social officer for 3 years, and be apart of the Hip Hop company for 4 years. Everything I have learned helped shape me to be the dancer I am today and am continuing to keep learning and growing with new things and dance styles!

College/University: Texas Woman’s University

College Major: Dance Education

Dance Activities: Pioneer Pride Dance Team at Texas Woman’s University

Year in College/Expected Graduation Year: Sophomore Class of 2021

Future Career Goals: My future career goals is to be a Junior High/High School Dance Team Director and be able to make a mark on student’s lives!

Name: Meghan Busby (returning Ambassador)

High School: Round Rock High school

HS graduation Year: 2017

Danced at: I started dance at Round Rock Reparatory at the age of 8, I danced there for five years. I then danced at The Danceworks for five more years until this past June when I had my very last recital with them.

College/University: Texas State University

College major: Dance Education

Dance activities: Strutters

Year in college/graduation year: Freshman graduating in 2021

Future Career Goals: After college I want to teach dance to high school students on a drill team, to elementary students or dance therapy for those with special needs.

Name: Brendan Rodriquez (returning Ambassador)

High School: Cedar Ridge High school

HS graduation Year: 2017

Danced at: I started dance at Cedar Ridge High School my Sophomore year. My Junior year I started dancing at ZACH Theatre in the Pre-Professional Company as well as CRHS and then my Senior year I danced with ZACH Theatre, CRHS, Meghan Bowman, and took some classes at The Dance Spot.

College/University: Sam Houston State University

College major: BFA Dance w/ Pilates Certification

Dance activities: Chi Tau Epsilon (Dance Major Honor Society) and Acro/Gymnastics Coach at ASI Gymnastics in The Woodlands

Year in college/graduation year: Freshman graduating in 2021

Future Career Goals: After college I plan to perform and teach around the country and maybe in cruiselines!

Name: Brianna Aleman

High School: Manor High School

HS Graduation year: 2018

Danced at: Manor High School. I have always loved dancing it has been a huge part of my life. I dance at my elementary from 2nd grade to 5th grade and I have loved it ever since. I was a Social office for my dance team my junior year and it made me who I am today . I was also a part of the 2018 All State Dance Team and that is where I decided that I want to dance for the rest of my life.\

College/University: Austin Community College

College Major: Dance Education

Year in College/Expected Graduation Year: Freshman/class of 2022

Future Career Goal: I aspire to be a high school dance director. My 2 former directors have had a major impact on my decision. I hope to be just as great at my job as they are.

Name: Autumn Mercado

High School: Business Careers High School

HS Graduation Year: 2017

Danced at: When I was 3 years old, my mom put me into tap and ballet classes at American Dance Co. That didn’t last too long because I got into Texas Cheer and Dance, where I cheered for a while, but spent longer being apart of one of their hip hop teams! Since the age of 5, I participated in the annual Spurs Junior Silver Dancer clinic. Which led me to audition to be part of the little kid hip hop team for the Spurs: Junior Jammers, where I danced for 2 seasons at the games! When I was in high school, I was on pep squad for two years and attended Grace Dance Studio to help me prepare for dance team tryouts. After making the dance team my junior year, I continued to go to my studio to step up my technique and I even made Colonel of the Goldenbelles dance team my senior year! Junior Silver Dancers ended the 14-18 group my senior year, and instead they came out with a Teen Elite group where we had to audition to get a spot. I can proudly say that I was part of the first ever Spurs Teen Elite group!! All these great experiences pushed me to further my education in dance so that I can become a more diverse dancer, and so that I will be a well rounded teacher to help others explore dance.

College/University: University of North Texas

College Major: BA Dance with teacher certification

Dance Activities: North Texas Emeralds Team

Year in college/graduation year: Sophomore ℅ 2021

Future Career Goals: I hope to get some experience in the professional dance world right after college, but for long term I want to share my love for dance with the high school level as a dance teacher. That being said I plan to look for a high school that also needs a director of a dance/drill team that way I can run a team to be great and give back all that I have learned since I was on dance team in high school. Hopefully everything can lead me to owning my own dance studio once I get older/wiser, because that will make me feel like I’ve done everything I could in my dance career.

Previous College Ambassadors

Riley Edison (Texas A&M)
Kara Ko (Arizona State University)
Lauren MacNary (Texas State University)
Katana Stewart (Texas Tech)
Veronica Boccardo (UT-Austin)
Kara Ko (Arizona State University)
Lauren MacNary (Texas State University)
Jordan Villanueva (The Boston Conservatory)
Juwan Alston (UNCSA)...now a professional mentor
Kara Ko (Arizona State University)
Lauren MacNary (Texas State University)

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