The Faculty

Michelle Brandon

Michelle, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, is a graduate from Florida State University. She moved to Orlando, Florida where she met Pamela Bolling and the rest of the Hardrive Productions team. Since then she has been working for Hardrive as a dancer. Upon completing a dancing contract for Hardrive in Atlantic City, Michelle moved back to Florida. She has been working with B-Wear and Peak Performance while still dancing and assisting Pamela on her dance convention tours around the country. Her plans are to stay in Orlando, where she hopes to be a part of the growing success of B-Wear and Hardrive Productions.

John Culbertson

A former student from Point Park College of the Arts and Ruby Daugherty School of Dance in Pittsburgh, PA, John has worked and choreographed any special events and stage shows around the world. John has choreographed for Norwegian, Costa and Discovery Cruise Lines and has worked for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

He also has many music video credits and national commercials such as Blockbuster, Burdines and Bud Light, just to name a few.

John is co-owner of Dance Attack Performing Arts Studio in Miami, Florida. He has received many special awards and credits for his outstanding choreography. He has also produced many national titleholders and is the teacher of the current Miss Florida, Kelly Gaudet.

Derek Franklin

Derek is a New Orleans native, who has spent most of his life in Louisiana where he also furthered his talents and education. While in high school, he met Harry Connick Jr. The two youngsters used to have piano duels and got to be best friends while enjoying their shared love for music. Mr. Franklin graduated form LSU with a bachelor degree in music.

His second love is the theater. It is this magical combination that brought him to his current vocation in the Big Easy. He is the resident musical director for Le Petit Theater in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Mr. Franklin has directed and performed in numerous shows including Music Man, Barnum, Grand Hotel, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hello Dolly, Forever Plaid, March of the Falsettos, They're Playin Our Song, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, George M, Anything Goes, and Chicago.

His energy pairs up with his talent and for the past several years has passed on his enthusiasm by educating young performers with skills required in the theater division such as reading music,vocal coaching and performance dynamics.

Mr. Franklin is the vocal coach and musical theater assistant for the Hebert/Bolling/Franklin Workshop.

Robert E. Trisolini

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
Bob Trisolini of Longboat Key has worked as Creative and/or Show Director for Disney Event Productions for which he staged over fifteen shows at Disney World in Orlando including the prestigious Disneyana Show. Bob is currently a Casting Director for Walt Disney World Wide Entertainment. Recently, he was Show Director for six shows for Celebrity Cruise Lines.

Bob was Associate Producer and Marketing Consultant for the five time Tony Nominated Broadway Show “Romance/Romance” and the Drama Desk Winner Off-Broadway show “Olympus On My Mind.” Among his favorite shows he directed and/or choreographed in the New York City area are: 1776, Cabaret, Hello Dolly, Applause, Something’s Afoot, Nunsense, I Do, I Do, Little Shop Of Horrors, Lend Me A Tenor, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Veronica’s Room, Doctor Cooks Garden, Rumors and Greetings. He also worked extensively with the Emmy award winning Prince Street Players for whom he directed and choreographed seventeen of their highly acclaimed children’s theater productions.

Bob has worked with Sammy Davis Jr., David Brenner, Rita Rudner, Ray Romano & Allison Smith.

Jaime Vazquez

A native of Puerto Rico, Jaime moved to New York early in his dancing career to expand his horizons. He's traveled extensively all over the world performing in a variety of shows. An assortment of shows that include Broadway musicals, Vegas reviews and television performances are only a few of the credits that have made him the seasoned professional that he is today.

Jaime has always paid attention to every detail that is necessary to produce a show. Overseeing the creation of costumes and sets has always been fun for him. Choreographing and designing lights are two trades he picked up along the way. All of this combined with his management skills have given Jaime the knowledge to handle all the aspects involved in creating a show and the strength to keep it going.

He has also taught dance classes in New York City for Steps and Broadway Dance Center, Puerto Rico and Toronto.

Dana Michaels

As a well known instructor and choreographer, Dana has contributed to the art of tap with her involvement, not only in her community, but also in nationwide events. Dana serves as a teacher and a judge for Dance Educators of America, Florida Dance Masters, Shobiz Dance Conventions, West Coast Dance Explosion, Urban Jamm, The European Dance Wave Conventions, and Dance Masters of America. She has taught extensively throughout the country and in Canada, Panama, Germany, and Sweden.

Her Teen Tap Company showcased her work to audiences nationwide. In 1998, Dana was the recipient of the President's Cup in New York City for her outstanding choreography. She has taught for multiple dance centers, including Broadway Dance Center NYC, Harrison School of the Arts Fl. and New World School of the Performing Arts, Miami, Fl.

Commercially, Dana, has worked on the soundtrack for recording artist, Marisabelle, Bazon. She choreographed for Miss Bazon's performance tour, and recorded her tap sounds on the original soundtrack. Dana has also acted as the Promotions Manager for Mia Michaels R.A.W. during their premier concert in New York City. Dana was company manager for their 2001 European tour

Michael Dansicker

Since 1975, Michael Dansicker has worked as Arranger, Composer, Musical Director, Orchestrator, and pianist on over 100 Broadway and Off Broadway Projects. He has composed original music for over a dozen plays in New York and in London; including The Glass Menagerie, Total Abandon, Piaf, Good, and Les Liasons Dangereuses. He works regularly with Playwrights' Horizon, The Manhattan Theater Club, Musical Theater Works, and the League of American Theaters and Producers. Mr. Dansicker worked as Vocal Consultant to the films, Meet the Parents, Analyze This and Elf. He was Vocal Supervisor for the inaugural book shows on The Disney Cruise Line. He holds an MA from the Catholic University of America and has just published: Audition Suite and Sixteen Bar Audition Anthology.

Russell Sultzbach

Russell is a native of Orlando Florida. He began his dance training with Edith and Bill Royal. Mr. Sultzbach was a student at the American Ballet Center and was chosen by Robert Joffrey for his major company where he worked for seven years. He performed principal roles in Agnes DeMille's "Rodeo", Sir Frederic Ashton's "The Dream", Kurt Jooss' "The Green Table", and Jerome Robbin's "Moves." The legendary Agnes DeMille
said of Mr. Sultzbach, "He is one of the best young technicians in dance today, a brilliant mime, a true comedian, and an enchanting personality."

In 1981, Mr. Sultzbach returned to Florida to work as Ballet Master and choreographer for Southern Ballet Theatre, Orlando's professional classical ballet company, where he remained until 1993, when he joined Patti Watson Walsh as a business partner and Ballet Master for the School of the Performing Arts.