Owner / Instructor

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Kelsey Britton, an Oklahoma native, has been passionately immersed in dance from an early age, receiving training from renowned master instructors in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Tap. Her talent and dedication led her to perform at the national level across the United States, including prestigious events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Miss Dance of America and various collegiate and professional sports events. Kelsey’s formative years were marked by her participation in the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute for Modern Dance and her selection for the Oklahoma All-State Dance Team, where she earned the coveted All-American title each year from the National Dance Association. Her excellence was further recognized by Dance Masters of America, where she earned the titles of Teen Miss Dance and Miss Dance of Chapter 35.

Kelsey continued to refine her craft at Oklahoma City University, majoring in Dance Performance. During her time there, she was a proud member of the American Spirit Dance Company and the Spirit of Grace Liturgical Company. Certified through Dance Masters of America and Acrobatic Arts, Kelsey now shares her expertise as a sought-after adjudicator for competitions across the southern region. She specializes in competitive dance choreography and instruction, bringing her passion for the art form to children of all ages. Additionally, Kelsey is deeply involved in her community, volunteering as a coach for the local elementary schools, the public library programs and more.

Residing in Newcastle, Kelsey cherishes her life with her husband Dustin, their three daughters—Maddie, Macie, and Millie—and their beloved dog, Mack. Her love for dance is only matched by her commitment to nurturing the next generation of dancers.

Hannah Healey has been dancing literally since birth. Hannah grew up dancing in her mother's studio in Western Oklahoma, studying ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and acrobatics.

Through High School, She became an assistant teacher for Diva School of Dance, and later became the hip hop instructor, where she continues to teach today. 

Hannah grew up in the competitive dance circuit and brought home many awards. She was named Petite Miss Dance and Teen Miss Dance of Chapter 35 in the Dance Masters of America organization. She was also named "Top Entertainer" - Talent on Parade's highest score of the competition, Celebrations Professional Promise Award, and many story teller awards with her stage presence and emotion.

Hannah has trained with world renown choreographers all across the country and has attended dance conventions in Washington D.C., Boston, Orlando, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City.

Currently, Hannah is enrolled at the University of Central Oklahoma, where she is studying Dance Education. Hannah is certified to teach Ballet and Jazz through Dance Masters of America. Hannah is excited to be apart of the Elevate family and bring her passion for dance to the kids at EDA, helping them grow in the art form.

 Born and raised in Broken Bow, OK, Madi Holmes is a Junior at the University of Oklahoma, where she is pursuing a degree in Pharmacy. While there she has been a two-year member of the OU Elite Dance Team, and also danced with the Bloom Professional Dance Company in Tuttle, OK. 

Growing up in her mom’s dance studio, Stepping Out School of Dance, she’s had a lifelong passion for dance and tumbling. Being a competitive dancer, she’s excelled in contemporary, jazz, tap and lyrical, earning her the title of Dancer of the Year finalist for KAR, Celebration Talent, and Rainbow dance competition companies, along with many other outstanding awards. Madi has attended numerous conventions and master classes, along with also traveling to LA with the KAR Hollywood Dance Invitational. 

Watching and working with her mom for years, she found a love for teaching and working with kids. She still enjoys coming home during the summer to teach and help out with studio business. Madi is so excited to have the opportunity to join the Elevate staff this year and hopes to instill the passion she has for dance in her students.

Mrs. Marita has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She grew up in Austin Texas and became a competitive dancer at age 7, dancing on average 35-40 hours per week! Maritagraduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Biology!

While she attended TCU she danced on the competitive performance dance team for 2 years and later created a dance community service organization called TCU Tadpoles. Marita moved to Oklahoma in 2019 and now works for a Biotechnology company selling molecular diagnostic equipment! Mrs Maritahas been teaching dance for over 10 years and has experience working with dancers of all ages!

She leads with positive reinforcement and utilizes strength-based techniques and exercises to help students meet their dance goals! Mrs Marita has recently moved to Moore OK with her husband and their 2 German shepherds Sassy and Sig! 

Cody Haddock knew from a young age that she wanted to dance. Her mom never saw any flyers for sports come home from school, only dance. In first grade, she got her wish to dance at a small studio in her hometown of Mannford, OK. It was hard for a studio to stay open in a small town, so she got to dance at several studios through the years. 

She learned the most from Vicki and Karen’s Dance Studio in Cleveland, OK. Vicki gave her apassion for tap dance. She competed several years with tap solos. While in high school and college Cody taught dance lessons. She loved to see kids light up with a love for dance and get to shine on stage.

Cody might seem familiar. Her daughter Edy has been at Elevate Dance since season 1. She has been a backstage mom and encourager for all the amazing students here at Elevate. Cody lives in Newcastle with her

husband James and two kids, Truett and Edy. She has also been teaching preschoolers about Jesus at FBC Newcastle for many years.

Miss Kynzli is currently a senior at Newcastle High School, where she has been a dedicated member of the pom team for the past two years. With five years of dance experience under her belt, Kynzli has been a key member of Elevate’s Company Team for three years.

This year, she stepped into the role of a teacher, leading Acro and Combo classes. Kynzli has thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to teach and build meaningful relationships with her students.

Elevate has become like a second home to Kynzli, and she can’t imagine her life without it. Her love for dance, teaching, and the Elevate community has been what’s helped her grow into the person she is today.

After high school Kynzli plans on continuing to help teach classes at EDA, while she attends college. She hopes to give back to the younger generation of dancers and help them build a love for dance, the way her teachers have done for her!

Ellie grew up in Hollidaysburg, a small town in Central Pennsylvania. She is currently a third-year member of the University of Oklahoma All-Girl Cheer team. As a Junior at the University of Oklahoma, she is a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Delta Gamma and plans on pursuing a Nursing degree with a minor in Health and Exercise Science.

Ellie began cheering at age 5 as a "Tiny" at a small All-Star gym in Pennsylvania. In 2011, she won her first UCA All-Star National Championship as a member of a Youth Level 2 team. She attended countless tumbling sessions at her All-Star Cheer Gym and worked tirelessly to progress her stunting and tumbling skills. Eventually, Ellie and her teammates won the prestigious D2 Summit Championship for 3 consecutive seasons in the Medium Junior Level 4, Large Senior Restricted Level 5, and Open Senior Level 5 divisions.

In addition, Ellie was a member of her high school Varsity Cheerleading Squad at Bishop McCort Catholic High School in Johnstown, PA where she and her teammates won UCA Nationals in the Super Varsity Division in 2019 and the Medium Division in 2021.

Ellie is excited to compete at UCA College Nationals in Orlando, FL this upcoming January with OU All-Girl.

Ellie is excited about the opportunity to help students to level up their tumbling and cheer skills. Throughout her years of All-Star and Varsity cheerleading, there were numerous coaches and mentors across several gyms that helped shape Ellie into the young woman and cheerleader that she is today. Their determination in watching Ellie achieve her goals was paramount to Ellie's success of making the University of Oklahoma's All-Girl Cheer team. Ellie hopes to be able to play a similar role as her coaches did for her and looks forward to helping students to ELEVATE their tumbling skills!