Instructors | Artistry Elite Dance

Amber Evans- Artistic Director

Amber Evans, artistic director and owner of Artistry Elite Dance, began dancing competitively at the age of 5. Born and raised in Fort Worth, TX, she began her formal ballet training at Margo Dean School of Ballet with Margo and Webster Dean, Christine Hay and Liuba Paterson and then continued at Gayle Corkery School of Ballet with Carrie and Li-Chou Cheng.

Amber had the opportunity to attend and train at several summer intensives including Ballet Austin and Joffrey Ballet in NYC. As a child, she was given the opportunity to perform in Napoli at TCU under the direction of Fernando Bujones. She was also a scholorship recipient with the Dance Council of North Texas. She also had the opportunity to perform in several ballet productions with Ballet Concerto including Paquita, Les Sylphides, Irish Suites, Peter Pan and Memories of Frosty. She was also featured as Clara in Ballet Arlington's production of the Nutcracker.

Amber was a 4 year member of her high school drill team and was a Jr. Lieutenant and Captain her senior year. While in high school she won several Outstanding Dancer champion solo titles.

She continued her dance education at Texas Christian University where she began as a ballet major and was a member of the TCU Showgirls Dance Team. Amber is a proud graduate of TCU.

Upon graduation, Amber received her Dance 8-12 certification. She was a dance team director and dance educator with WSISD, teaching at all levels including Brewer High School, Brewer Middle School, WS Fine Arts Academy and several elementaries in the district from 2008-2017. She also played a role in establishing the dance programs at the middle school and fine arts academy as well as creating the elite team for the Brewer Honeycombs Drill Team. She is currently head of the dance department and dance team director at Crowley High School.

Jamilia Carson- Hip Hop

Jamilia began her studio dance training at the age of 2. She has danced with Christian Performing Arts Center as well as performing at Bass Hall, Six Flags and performances with the Houston Rockets NBA dance team. Jamilia was a 4 year member of the Brewer High School Honeycomb Drill Team and was a Jr. Lieutenant and Captain her senior year. After high school, she continued her education at Tyler Junior College and was a member of the Tyler Apache Belles International Dance Team. As an Apache Belle, she had the opportunity to perform with the Dallas Cowboys as well as perform overseas. Jamilia is currently in her 2nd year with Mosaic Dance Company. She has received many opportunities to perform around the metroplex as well as advancing to American College Dance Association finals with the company. Jamilia is eager to share her love of dance with the dancers at Artistry!

Elizabeth Dennen- Ballet/Adult Barre

Elizabeth Dennen was born and raised in Oxford, Connecticut. She began her early dance training at Woodbury Ballet, under the direction of Randyl Errica, and went on to win the Connecticut Classic Ballet Grand Prize, Pas de Deux in May, 2011. She continued her training at Adelphi University under the direction of Frank Augustyn, earning a BFA in Dance, Magna Cum Laude, with a double minor in Marketingand Communications in May of 2015. While at Adelphi University, Elizabeth performed Acts Of Light, a piece by Martha Graham, at the Joyce Theater in New York City. She was also the chapter President of Nu Delta Alpha, a dance honor society, which she brought to the University. She was also chosen to appear in a series of video promotions for Adelphi University during her years as an undergraduate Dance Major. Following graduation, Elizabeth joined Kansas City Ballet for their 2015-16 season, as a member of the second company and performed in Devon Carney's Premiere of The Nutcracker as snow and flowers. She also performed as a swan in Swan Lake with KCB. Elizabeth has attended summer intensives with Bolshoi Ballet, Festival Ballet Providence and Boca Ballet Theater. While at Boca Ballet Theater, Elizabeth performed in Serenade and most recently, as Moya in Giselle. She joined Ballet Frontier as a Company Dancer in August. This is Elizabeth's first season working with Artistry Elite, and she is eagerly anticipating the upcoming season.

Jennifer Leyva- Ballet/Tap

Jennifer has been working in different aspects of the arts community for over 30 years. Jen began her dance training at the age of 3, studying various forms of dance from jazz, tap and ballet to modern, African, Flamenco and more. She began her teaching when she was sixteen years old and has instructed students not only in the U.S. but also in Mexico and China. She has worked and performed for Six Flags America, Texas Ballet Theater, Double JJ & Golf Resort, Artisan Center Theater, and Arts Fifth Avenue. Jennifer is also a choreographer in the D/FW Metroplex having choreographed such productions as Camelot, Phantom the Musical, Scrooged, Sound of Music, Shrek the Musical, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Aladdin Jr., High School Musical, Seussical and many more. She is proud to be a dance teacher in the D/FW Metroplex working with up and coming performers and is eager to work with the dancers of Artistry Elite Dance!

Lindsey Strok

Lindsey Strok was born in Kansas City, MO and began dancing at the age of nine, developing her passion and love for dance. She grew up in Springfield, MO and after a few short years of dancing, gained her first professional role as "Claire" in the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, and was asked to reprise her role the following season. In the subsequent years, she toured internationally with the Messiah Project as a dancer in the European Tour and later as a principal dancer in the Orient Tour.
Following high school she attended Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City as a part of the Certificate Program. During her time in the city, she performed in the off-Broadway production of "Follow Me." Follwoing her time in the city, she danced as a principal dancer and choreographer with iPourLife Productions and celebrity star, Alison Stoner. Lindsey was also honored to introduce dance as a category for the National Fine Arts Festival in North Carolina performing alongside the Australian band, "Planet Shakers." Her summers were spent dancing with Kansas City's Culture House and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
In 2010, she moved to Northwest Arkansas and continued her training with The Royal Academy of Dance under the instruction of Peggy Wallis. Since arriving, she has continued to pursue additional training with RAD receiving "Distinction" in all Intermediate-Advance Two exams, and then performing her Solo Seal at the Michael J Fox Theater in Vancouver, Canada.
From 2011-2018, Lindsey danced with Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre and enjoyed many soloist roles including: Nutcracker's "Snow Queen," "Sugar Plum" and "Arabian Pas;" Cinderella's Pas de Deux Act II, Sleeping Beauty's "Red Fairy;" Carnival of the Animals, and many origianl contemporary ballet works.
Lindsey's passion to explore new opportunities and continue to grow as an artist has brought her to dance with Ballet Frontier of Texas in Fort Worth. During this season, Lindsey is excited to be a part of Artistry Elite!