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Dance -
Jackie Troup Miller
Miller was recently
named a Texas Tap Legend by the Dallas Dance Council and
honored at the Fairmont in May. Originally from Ponca City,
Oklahoma, she began her career in Hollywood, where she performed
in films including famous "Singing in the Rain" and toured with
many famous big bands before settling in Dallas to teach and
open her own studio. She currently teaches and performs at tap
conventions nationally.
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Theater - BJ Cleveland
A local
celebrity! BJ has appeared in over 350 regional
theatrical performances from his recent role as Josh
Baskin in "Big: The Musical" to George M. Cohan in
"George M!". He has performed in several performances at
Theatre Arlington, Casa Manana Musicals, Circle Theatre
Stage West and the Roberson Theater. He has performed on
several tours from an international tour of "Free To Be
a Family" to regional trou of "Charlotte's Web". Many
remember him as the Host of Superstation KTVT-11's "B.J.
& the Super One's Disney Afternoon". He also had an
appearance on "The Facts of Life". B.J. has won Best
Actor awards in 2000, 2002 and 2003 from the Star
Telegram.
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Music - Billy Robertson, Jr.
Specializing in
Guitar, Bass, Banjo and Mandolin. In addition to being the
owner of Plasterini Guitars, Billy is also a gifted musician
who is well known in the Arlington area. Billy studied
classical guitar at UTA, where he earned a Bachelors in
Music & Guitar performance. He has played professionally in
the area for 35 years and began teaching guitar in 1969.
Classical and Jazz music are his specialties. Theory is an
integral part of his teaching style and his students range
from beginner to advanced. His students enjoy his well
rounded skills and his laid back style.
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Art - Max Kazemzadeh
Born in Texas and
splitting his time between Texas and New York, Max graduated
from the University of North Texas in 1997 with a Bachelors
of Fine Arts. He received a Masters degree in Fine Arts from
Parsons School of Design in New York City in 2000. Max
has won numerous awards for his art and design work. His
work has been seen in galleries throughout North Texas, New
York and most recently been selected as a solo exhibiting
artist at the Sanban Studio Gallery in Beijing, China. "I am
interested in the spectacle of human interaction via the
mediated reality of an interface. My work welcomes viewers
to become participants in a gestural dialog where one or
more users generate visual, spatial, and audile message
events through their physical movements within that space"
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