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The staff at VDance has a high level of excellence in teaching and has been awarded several top honors for choreography. Whether you are studying ballet, jazz, tap, pom, lyrical, hip hop, or worship dance, you can be assured that our instructors will provide the highest quality of care and teaching to all of their students. Our teachers believe that God has given each of us talents and gifts that can either lay dormant or be used to better our community, our families, and ultimately give glory and honor back to the One who gave us those gifts and talents. We would love the opportunity to work with you in cultivating the gifts and talents God has placed within you.

For more information, contact us at info@victorydance.tv.

DANIEL TARDIBONO, Founding Director
ph: 405.440.2186
E- mail: director@victorydance.tv

Daniel is in his fourteenth season as Director of Victory Dance.

Daniel received training in drama, mime, and dance from A.R.T.S. (Arts Revealing the Son), MetroSchool of Fine Arts, and studied ballet, jazz, tap, and worship dance for five years at Dove Dance, where he also taught for two years and toured with the Dove Dance Performing Company. He studied at Body Motion Performing Arts School near Dallas, TX, and was an honorary member of their performing company, Artistic Grace. Daniel received his dance teacher certification in ballet and jazz through the Dance Masters of America Organization and is a proud member of the Central Tri-State Chapter #27. Daniel performed for two years in the Metrochurch production, The Bride, and was invited to audition for Impact Productions' international tour of Toymaker's Dream.

Daniel has served as a judge for Dance Masters of America, Showbiz Dance Competition, Tribute National Talent Competition, Synergy Performing Arts Competition, and for the University of Oklahoma's Sooner Scandals. He has taught master classes for Top Hat Talent (OK), Inner City Dance Institute (OK), Poetry In Motion Dance Productions (KS), and served as Board President of Dance Theatre of Oklahoma. In 2007, Daniel served as lead consultant for the development and launch of the Dance Performance degree program at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK.

Daniel has choreographed and coached several award-winning competition teams, including the 2011 Top 5 Junior Production Finalists at Dance Masters of America Nationals in Orlando and the 2001 Overall Grand Champions at the Star Struck Dance Competition in Branson, Missouri. As Dance Director & Lead Choreographer for Victory Church, Daniel has worked on large-scale productions with casts of over 300 in venues such as the Oklahoma State Fair Arena. Recently, Daniel choreographed his students in a number with country music star Ty England for the live TV broadcast of the Oklahoma Centennial Parade.

From Corporate Industrials, to large-scale productions, Daniel has had many opportunities to present the Gospel to people from all walks of life. His vision for the future of VDance is exciting and promises to continue our mission of developing artists that influence our culture for Christ. He and his wife, Katrina, have four children.

STEPHANIE DICKSON
JESI CONDER
Office Assistants - Victory Dance
ph: 405.717.1250
E- mail: stephanie@victorydance.tv
E-mail: jesi@victorydance.tv

Mindy Cash
Dance Instructor for Victory Dance
Mindy has been training in dance for over 15 years and enjoys teaching her students to worship through dance. Mindy has performed with numerous competition teams from various studios, Oklahoma/American Kids, Victory Church Illustrated Sermons, and performed with the Mike Miller Dance Team in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. Mindy is also a full-time Special Education teacher at The Children's Center in Bethany. VDance is proud to have Ms. Mindy on staff, teaching tap, ballet, jazz, and coaching some of our Company students.

Jesi Conder
Dance Instructor for Victory Dance
Jesi Conder has over 15 years of dance experience in the areas of tap, jazz, ballet and lyrical. She danced competitively through middle and high school where she won multiple awards at the local and national levels. In 2001, Jessica joined the staff of Victory Dance as a children's and teen's teacher teaching jazz and tap classes. From 2003-2005, she enjoyed coaching and leading the Junior Company team here at VDance. Jesi was also privileged to dance in many illustrated sermons for Victory Church and VDance dance performances. Returning after a hiatus, Jesi is excited to be back teaching tot, children's and teen tap classes as well as working for the studio as an office assistant.

Christine Riesenweber, Dance Instructor for Victory Dance
Christine Riesenweber, a recent graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma, has been dancing since the age of 3. Her passion for dance and love of children lead her to teaching at the age of 14. By 16, she was choreographing theater production numbers as well as competition numbers. At the age of 17, she won her most treasured award "Up and Coming Choreographer" at I Love Dance Competition. In college, Christine honed her technique in Jazz, Modern and Ballet; she also took several classes to enhance her teaching ability. Christine's most recent performances include Victory's Worship DVD "Wait", Perpetual Motion's annual concert, and played "Anybodys" in Midwest Regional Ballet Theatre's production of "West Side Story."

Brandi Jene'
Dance Instructor for Victory Dance
Brandi Jené has taught ballet for 18 years in Oklahoma, Texas, and the surrounding areas. She has studied under James Clouser, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Stanley Zompakos, Una Kai, Richard Thomas, David Howard, Anna Krassovska, and many others. She has performed with the Ballet Jeunesse in France, where she received her certification to teach ballet in France. Brandi Jené has performed as a soloist for the Russian Ballet Society, North Central Ballet Company, The Dallas Opera, and Ballet Jeunesse, just to name a few. Some of her many choreography experiences include choreography for Southwestern Christian University, El Reno Community Theatre, Victory School of the Arts, Central Oklahoma Ballet Theatre, North Richland Hills Ballet Company, and The Dallas Opera.

Lorriana Lee
Dance Instructor for Victory Dance
Lorriana started ballet and gymnastics at 5 years of age at The Madame Edgcumbe School of Dance in California. She danced in the Vallejo Ballet Company's Nutcracker at 7 years old. At age 8, she moved overseas to Turkey. She took dance and gymnastics on base at the AYA on Incirlik AFB, Turkey. Later moving to Oklahoma City, Lorriana danced at Ballet Oklahoma for one year. At age 12, she began dancing at The Dancenter and stayed until age 25, eventually teaching there. In 1987, she was accepted to the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain for Modern Dance. She has acted and performed in musicals at USAO in Chickasha, including Oklahoma!, The Music Man, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2003, she began taking classes at Victory School of the Arts and joined the Victory Worship Dance Team. This is her fourth year on staff at VSA teaching Worship Dance, Ballet, and substituting in other dance classes when needed. We love Lorriana’s spirit and are so honored to have her as part of our team.

Jennifer Stevenson

Dance Instructor for Victory Dance

Jennifer has studied dance for over 20 years and studied at the collegiate-level at UCO. In 2005, Jennifer received her teaching certification through Dance Masters of America. Jennifer is on demand as both a teacher and choreographer as she has choreographed for Jewel Box Theatre, Frontier City, American College Dance Festival, UCO's Kaleidoscope Dance Company, and remains on staff as a choreographer for Six Flags Theme Parks. In Summer 2006, Jennifer served as Director for the Edmond Summerstock production of 'Grease'.