epic staff

Owner/ Company Director/ Instructor
Brandy  has taught dance for over 20 years. She graduated cum laude with a  Bachelor of Arts degree in dance from the University of North Texas.  While in college, she was a member and president of Chi Tau Epsilon  Honor Society and Dance UNiT. She was a four year member of the UNT  Dancers Pom Squad and served as the team’s Choreographer’s Assistant for  2 years and the team’s Dance Captain for 1. In addition to the dance  department semester shows, she performed at American College Dance  Festival, Mid-America Dance Network in Missouri, Contemporary Dance Fort  Worth Dance Exchange, Dance for the Planet in Dallas, and Denton Arts  Festival. Brandy was the only student selected to perform for sculptor  Jesus Baptiste in “Thundering in the Granite” in Houston. She was named  Outstanding Dance Major by the National Dance Association and received  numerous peer voted awards including Outstanding Performer. The UNT  faculty honored her with a University Honor Award in dance her senior  year of college. After college, Brandy traveled the country  teaching dance camps and choreographing for drill/ dance teams with  Marching Auxiliaries. She served as a panel judge for MA Dance and  America’s Best Cheer regional and national competitions. She is the  former director of the award-winning Hillcrest High School Panaders in  Dallas, TX and the MA National Champion Panader Ensemble. She was listed  in Who’s Who Among American Teachers in 2002, and was a member of  DTDA (Dance/ Drill Team Directors of America).  Brandy has taken and  passed the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing entrance exam in jazz. Brandy’s  performance credits after college include being a soloist with PIECES  Modern Company, performing as a company member with N2it Jazz Company, and 3 years  performing as an NBA Dallas Mavericks Dancer. Brandy has been teaching  in the Sugar Land area for over 8 years now. She enjoys attending dance  conventions and seminars to enrich her choreography and strengthen her  teaching skills. She is excited to be a part of EPIC Center for Dance  and is sure the studio will continue to be a positive part of the Sugar Land  community. 

DanceAbilities Director/ Instructor
Missy’s  love of working with special needs children came at an early age.  When  she was in third grade at Greeley Elementary in Tulsa, OK, the  principal asked for volunteers to help with the Special Education class,  and Missy volunteered.  Although it meant giving up recess, Missy  continued volunteering through 5th grade.  Missy has been a teacher/  assistant at Christ Church School for 17 years.  She has taught summer  camps for Christ United Methodist Church for 10 years and has welcomed  numerous special needs children into those camps.  She feels they can be  just as able as any other child.  Parents thank her for her ability to  work so well with their children by understanding their needs and  embracing their differences.  In researching Creative Movement/Dance  classes for children with special needs, Missy found none in the Fort  Bend County area.  Her dream is to make DanceAbilities a huge success.   Through this program, she hopes to bring an understanding of the  incredible ABILITIES of these wonderful children to the people of Fort  Bend County and the surrounding areas.