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Our Faculty
Our faculty is built to provide every dancer with a high quality dance education and a positive, supportive dance experience.
Kristen Wendorff
Owner & Program Director
Kristen began her dance journey at a young age at Orange County Performing Arts Academy (OCPAA) in Yorba Linda, CA. She began competing at the age of six, and have the opportunity to train throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties with many titans of the industry. Following a successful competitive career, including multiple solo titles, she went on to earn her BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University in Orange, CA, while also beginning her teaching career.
Beginning at age 18, Kristen had the opportunity to begin working with dancers of multiple levels in studios and high school dance teams across Southern California. Some of her past students have gone on to head their own dance programs, be award winning choreographers, perform in professional companies, compete in World of Dance and SYTYCD, and even be founding members of Online Dance Education sites, such as Steezy. Even more have gone on to do great things in the world outside of dance. She is most proud of the relationships she has formed with her students over the years and seeing the role that dance education has played in making each of them successful in their own paths.
Susanna Wesson
Faculty
Ballet Technique & Variations, Contemporary, Jazz, Mini Movers & Jazzy Tots
Susanna Wesson began her dance training at Timbrel School for the Arts. She later moved on to Royalty Dance Academy where she trained in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Acro, and Jazz. Susanna has performed featured roles in ballet productions such as Queen Victoria in The Greatest Showman, and Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns. At the age of 17 she accepted a trainee position with Ballet North Texas and has been in BNT's productions of the Nutcracker and Coppélia and Cinderella the ballet. Susanna’s main passion is ballet but enjoys all styles of dance. Susanna loves working with children and sharing her love of dance with them!
Julia McGavock
Faculty
Ballet, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Mini Movers & Jazzy Tots
Julia started dancing at the age of 3. Her first 15 years were at the Ballet Conservatory of Saddleback Valley in Orange County, CA. She received scholarships throughout the years allowing her to dance with American Academy of Ballet, where she received a silver technique medal, Virginia School of the Arts, Milwaukee Ballet and Ballet Chicago. Julia danced with the Modern African Fusion company, Deeply Routed in Illinois and with Backhausdance in California. She was a regular in Ballet Pacific’s annual nutcracker and danced in various roles. She graduated in 2010 from Orange Coast College’s prestigious dance program with an AA in Dance and Theatre. She was involved in the production side of over 12 shows and a touring group while at Orange Coast. Julia was the director of dance at Fort Hood Military base. She has over 20 years of dance teaching experience in California, Texas and North Carolina.
Jamie Driver
Faculty
Jazz, Tap, Contemporary & Tappin' Tots
Jamie was born and raised in the Dallas area. She found her passion for dance at Royalty Dance Academy and trained in jazz, ballet, contemporary, and her favorite style tap. Her passion for tap dance grew when she joined Rhythmic Soul's Tap Company in high school. Jamie is now an Assistant Director, Choreographer, and Instructor with Rhythmic Soul's Tap Company. She loves training the next generation of tap dancers all over the metroplex and she continues to perform with Rhythmic Soul's Pro Company. Jamie also competed in high school and choreographed two of her award-winning tap solos. She recently graduated from Collin College with her Associate of Arts with a focus in Kinesiology and Business. Jamie loves helping dancers find their voice by embracing who they are as a dancer and encouraging them to have fun, while stepping outside their comfort zone. She is excited to share her passion for dance with the Evolution family!
Samantha Gonzalez
Faculty
Mini Movers, Jazzy Tots, Ballet & Contemporary
Samantha began dancing at three and was accepted into the Corpus Christi Ballet Company in 2001. She has performed multiple roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Giselle, and many more. Some of her favorite roles include Clara and Sugar Plum in The Nutcracker, and Temperament Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. Samantha began student teaching in 2003 and teaching in 2005 with Munro Ballet Studios in Corpus Christi, Texas. She earned her associate's degree in business in 2010 from the University of Phoenix. Sam taught ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary at a studio in Flower Mound from 2011-2023. Now she teaches Mondays with Evolution Academy of Dance! When she's not teaching, Ms. Sam enjoys spending time with her family: husband, Josh, daughters Remy and Ellory.
Amanda Newton
Faculty
Mini Movers, Jazzy Tots, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop & Cardio Funk
Amanda Newton was born in Amarillo, Texas, where she began dancing at the age of 4. While studying various styles at a small non- competition studio, her love for dance grew immensely. She has studied under many well-known choreographers including Matt Steffanina, Tucker Barkley, Jeremy Duvall,and Steve Ewing. In 2016, she attended the Rockettes Summer Intensive in New York City. In 2017, she became a recipient of a Phoenix Fire scholarship from Liberate Artists. Amanda attended West Texas A&M University where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance, as well as a Masters of Business Administration. During this time she performed in countless West Texas A&M productions and guest artist pieces as a soloist and ensemble dancer. Amanda is looking forward to joining the Evolution Academy of Dance staff for the upcoming season!