Tina Cook
has been dancing since the age of 4. She studied ballet, tap, and jazz under Shelly Ledbetter for 15 years. During that time, she was also captain of the State Championship cheerleading squad and participated in gymnastics. She was a student teacher for 3 years and has been teaching dance in studios and on her own for 13 years. She performed in the Contemporary Dance Festival in Tulsa, OK, and was also selected to participate in Tulsa Summer Arts Training and a summer intensive at Ballet Magnificat. Ms. Tina also coached numerous cheer and pom squads in the Tulsa area. She graduated from Oral Roberts University with a BS in Elementary Education, and taught first grade for 4 years (2 years at CSCS). She founded Turning Pointe Dance in the fall of 2004, and loves to share the joy of dancing and teach students how to use it for the glory of God.  She and her husband Cody have two boys, Cale and Jack.

email tina: tina@turningpointeschoolofdance.com

Kristen Marshall
started dancing at the age of eleven, and at age twelve joined a competitive dance team. From that year forward she absolutely fell in love with dance. Ms. Kristen taught during Ms. Tina’s first maternity leave, and is an amazing teacher. Her enthusiasm is contagious! She is a recent graduate of Colorado Springs Christian School, and will be attending the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs this fall. Kristen plans to get a degree in teaching, participate in Campus Crusades, and teach dance lessons at Robin’s Danceworks and Turning Pointe Dance.

email kristen: kristen@turningpointeschoolofdance.com

Rachael Ham
began dancing at age 3. She studied ballet for 9 nine years and has also studied jazz. During that time, her family moved from New Mexico to Colorado Springs where she studied at the Ballet Society of Colorado Springs, and participated in worship dance productions at New Life Church , and several high school dramas and musicals at the Classical Academy where she graduated high school.  After spending a year at Oral Roberts University , Rachael returned to Colorado Springs to finish her Communications degree at the University of Colorado and to work for the New Life School of Worship. With her love of dance and her love for children, Rachael is so excited to be teaching with Turning Pointe Dance.

email rachael: rachael@turningpointeschoolofdance.com 

Liz Cates
began dancing when she was a sophomore in high school and also did gymnastics and cheerleading in junior high.  A good friend suggested that she try-out for the dance team, so she did…little did she know that her suggestion would change her life forever. She immediately began taking Jazz and Hip Hop classes at Denton Ballet Academy , as well as basic ballet classes from another local studio. She was chosen as an officer on her high school dance team and followed that with making the UNT Dancers' team. She met two girls from Denton Bible's dance ministry called Reach Across shortly after she quit the UNT dance team...their goal was to "reach across" to others through the medium of dance, and reach people with the message of Christ. It is Liz's goal to not only teach some jazz and hip hop basics, but also to have fun dancing while honoring Him who gave us the gift of dance. She looks forward to this coming year and also getting her little ones Kaitlyn (4) and Kenzie (1 1/2) involved in dance.

email liz: liz@turningpointeschoolofdance.com