Kate is originally from Rogers, Arkansas, but relocated to Springfield in 2001. She began training with Miss Peggie Wallis, certified teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance, went on to pass all exams with distinction and receive her Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance in 2005. Kate trained at the Ailey School in New York, and two summers at the American Academy of Ballet. She was a finalist in the 2004 Youth of America Grand Prix and later danced professionally with Texas Ballet Theater under the direction of Ben Stevenson and was promoted to  administrator and instructor of Texas Ballet Theater School. In 2009, she was the children's ballet mistress for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's Nutcracker, held at Walton Art Center. 

In 2010, Kate danced at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Ashley Ann Hendrix has been dancing for 19 years. She has trained at Debbie’s Dance Dimensions & The Dance Connection in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop, contact improvisation and acrobatics. Ashley is graduate of Missouri State University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. Some of her performance credits include: Moving Beyond, Spring Forward, A Chorus Line, Spring Dance Concert, The Miracle Sounds of Christmas, and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum where she was featured in the role of Panacea and was named co—choreographer. In addition, she has choreographed dance pieces such as Condemned, Silent No Longer, & various pieces in CDA’s past production, Restored. Ashley currently serves as CDA’s modern, tap, and jazz dance instructor.

Stacy has danced since she was three years old. At the age of 10, she began performing with the Sonshine Performing Arts Academy in Springfield where she danced for seven years. Stacy also danced with the Messiah Project and performed in Poland, Germany, Austria and France. Stacy majored in Early Childhood Education and Dance Studies at Missouri State University (MSU). Since college, Stacy has choreographed and performed in the Messiah Project’s Miracle of Christmas. She teaches second grade in Ozark, is currently working on her master’s degree in education, and has taught children’s dance classes for over 10 years.

Colleen danced professionally with Ballet Magnificat for seven seasons before moving to Springfield.  We are excited to have Ms. Klein as a part of our staff at Credo!