NICOLE

Nicole is a formally trained dancer who has a passion for being with young dance artists in the classroom as an educator. She has served as Competition Director at previous studios and currently serves as Co-Director at nationally-recognized Dance Company CaRu Entertainment. Nicole was also on the panel of judges for Elevate Dance Competition, which travels along the East Coast judging young aspiring dancers. Her choreography has received many accolades including; “Highest Score For The 12 And Under Division” and “Highest Score For The 13 And Over Division” at several Regional and National Competitions; “Groove’s Best of 2019 Groups”, “Breakout’s Hall of Fame”, and several IDA Nominations, even making it all the way to LA for the "Final Award Ceremony. Nicole’s choreography can also be seen on the Season 8 finale of Dance Moms. Nicole has been dancing since the age of 3 and has trained at multiple schools in South Jersey where she studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Modern. She was also a member of the 2012 Philadelphia Soulmates Dance Team. Being a member of the Arena Football League's Philadelphia Soulmates afforded her numerous performance opportunities; backup dancer for pop singer, GoGo Morrow and backup dancer for rap artist, Fat Joe, as well as appearing on, Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia. In some of her latest ventures, Nicole shot a pilot for a non-scripted TV series where she was a featured dancer in Red Wagon Films' Carver and performed in a commercial for Millennium Dance Complex, which aired on MTV, BET, and VH1. Nicole graduated from Rowan University with a B.A. in Theater and Dance, along with a minor in Communications. Recently, Nicole has received certifications in; Pilates Mat, Reformer, Chair, and Cadillac which led her to open up her own business - Project Pilates and Performance. Her passion for dance and working out is allowing her to train dancers to help maximize body awareness, technical execution, and overall strength and injury prevention.