Vision Instructors
NOTE: 2010 Vision Dance Instructors are still being finalized.
Vision Dance welcomes our outstanding instructors. We want to thank these very talented individuals for sharing in our vision and their dedication to such an important cause. They are excited to bring you a fun and inspiring weekend of dance and have some great choreography planned for you!
Al Bee
Al Bee has been dancing and choreographing professionally for over 16 years. Starting with his television debut on Star Search and continuing onto music videos, tours, films, and industrials, he is sought for his accented moves and performances in jazz, hip hop, street jazz (MTV style choreography), musical theater, and tap.
Al Bee has worked for several well renowned choreographers including:
- Wade Robson
- Travis Payne
- Brian Freeman
- Bart Doerfler
- Jerry Evans
- Jamie King
- Wayne Cilento
- Alan Johnson
- Ottis Sallid
- Daniel Ezralow
- Russell Clarke
- Mic Thompson
And many more.
As a dancer he has performed in the Academy Awards, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and series regular on the television show “Your Big Break.” His movie credits include “Rent” the movie, “Boys n Girls,” “Neverland” and “I’ll Do Anything.” His television and industrial credits include promos for CBS, NBC, Comedy Central, Crest, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Reebok, Nike, Skechers, NFL Properties, Harley Davidson, Playstation, Nintendo, Toyota, and Disney.
As a choreographer, Al Bee’s work can be seen all over the world --- South America, Canada, Japan, Europe, and all throughout the United States. He has been on faculty for several dance conventions including Dance Caravan, 5678 Showtime, DMA, and DEA, and is currently on faculty with Hollywood Vibe
(see www.hollywoodvibedance.com).
Al Bee is a well-rounded dancer and educated with a degree in Finance Real Estate and Law from Cal Poly Pomona University. He owns Plan Bee Productions, producing trade show entertainment and choreography and his heart goes out to helping new performers get a feel for what choreography and performing is like in Hollywood.
Mark “Biz” Burke
Mark “Biz” Burke was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Mark started dancing at the age of 14. Mark quickly picked up moves from watching movie videos and B-Boy tapes. When he began his training and performing with a local dance troupe, he knew that dance was going to take extreme dedication. Realizing the importance of proper dance training, Mark began taking Jazz and Ballet classes on a regular basis in addition to practicing his true love, hip-hop.
Along with dancing, Mark has a passion for music. As a skilled trumpet player he received the Semper Fidelis award from the United States Marine Corps for musical excellence.
Soon after Mark landed his first dance job as a performer in Jeff Kutash’s Splash at the Reno Hilton, he moved back to Phoenix where he started teaching and choreographing for a number of dance studios in the Phoenix area. His choreography has won National titles and many honors across the nation. He then began to work with NSYNC along with other new up-and-coming artists, including choreographing the home opener of the 30th season for the Phoenix Suns Basketball team.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2001, Mark has had the opportunity to dance for Lisa “left-eye” Lopes, Curb recording artist Kaci, and has remixed songs for Destiny’s Child, Solange Knowles, Kaci, choreographers Rosero and Jamal, Liz Imperio, Jayson Wright, Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, and various others.
Recently, Mark has been a music producer for MTV's extremely popular America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 and 2. He has also produced music for Beyonce and Jabbawockeez's latest Tours.
Mark also teaches regularly at LA Zeal professional dance studio. Mark’s classes are inspiring, motivating, as well as fun, exciting, and energetic. Through his upbeat music and addictive choreography you are sure to want more.
Joelle Martinec
Joelle’s unique style, challenging classes, and ability to inspire dancers has put her in demand as a master teacher and choreographer throughout the world. She has been a favorite instructor of dancers and teachers on the dance convention circuit for the past 11 years.
She has worked with the likes of The Cohen Brothers (Fargo) in “The Big Lebowski”, Marguerite Derricks (Austin Powers) in “A Time For Dancing”, Jerry Evans (The Mask) in “Romy and Michelle: In The Beginning”, and Michael Rooney in the MTV music award winning video “It’s Ohh So Quiet”. Joelle has done many stage shows for Buena Vista Special Events and The Platinum Guild. She has also been a soloist for Liz Imperio’s Instincts Live Media Dance Company and a guest artist for The Wes Veldink Movement.
Currently Joelle choreographs for numerous organizations, dance companies, and commercial projects. Her award winning choreography can be seen performed by The GTSC Performing Company (Indiana), The Essex County Dancers (Ontario, Canada), Southern Dazzle Dance Company (Georgia), Jill Johnson’s Performing Company (California), and The Boyd Ensemble (Texas).
She is currently a faculty member at the Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, a master teacher for the cast of Cirque du Soleil Le Reve in Las Vegas, and continues to inspire many young dancers on the dance convention circuit.
Joelle’s passion and enthusiasm is contagious to not only the dancers, but to everyone around her.
Emily Shoemaker
Emily Shoemaker is originally from Long Island, N.Y. and has been studying dance since the age of three. At 15, she began touring with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble under the direction of Gene Medler. The company performed at Tap festivals in Vienna Austria, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, St. Louis, Chicago, Atlanta, and on Broadway at the New York City Tap Festival in 1999 and 2000 hailed as "The Premier youth Tap Ensemble in the World."
She appeared with the company in the 1998 Tap documentary "JUBA!" still shown on various T.V. stations around the country. She was privileged to perform with and study under such Tap masters as Gregory Hines, Jason Samuels Smith, Sam Weber, Michelle Dorrance, Donald O'Connor, Dianne "Lady Di" Walker, Brenda Bufalino and Tony Award Winner Savion Glover. She has lived in New York and Los Angeles studying all styles of dance eventually developing her own unique style.
Her enthusiastic classes focus on Rhythm and musicality always making a point to have fun! She is the proud Director of the Tap company at C.C. & Company Dance Complex in Raleigh, N.C. exposing her students to the history of the art form and a respect for all styles of Tap dance.