New Castle, PA | April 25–27, 2025

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Alix Smith

Alix grew up in Pickering, Ontario, where she trained as a competitive dancer for 15 years. Alix trained in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Hip Hop, Acro, Contemporary, Open and Lyrical, and completed her B.A.T.D Associate Membership in Ballet/Pointe and Stage. Alix is going into her 10th year of teaching, and looks forward to continuing her passion and love for movement with her dancers. She is a member of the Professional Adjudicator Alliance (PAA), and is excited, honoured and thrilled to be adjudicating throughout the US for the 2023-2024 season.

As an experienced dancer, teacher, performer and choreographer, Alix now has over 23 years combined experience in the industry. As a previous competitive tap dancer, Alix completed her examinations and finished within the top ten tappers in Canada, through the B.A.T.D. syllabus. From there, Alix received a scholarship to attend the International University Global Theatre Experience (I.U.G.T.E) Conference in Carrara, Italy; she was the youngest participant and only Canadian to take part in the artists’ conference. Alix was able to network with various international Artists and creators, while learning and experiencing differences and innovations in the European arts industry. This experience helped Alix gain confidence, to fully dedicate her time to becoming a well-rounded choreographer in all styles. Recently, Alix choreographed and danced in LOCKLYN’s music video “90’s Love”, an upcoming artist from Toronto. Alix has always aspired to help her dancers find their own passion and journey through the arts. She encourages dancers to continue developing their technique, performance, flexibility, personality, and love for their art.

Jordan Gasser

Jordan is originally from New Philadelphia, Ohio and has danced her whole life. She has

worked to pursue dance as a full time career. Jordan attended college at the American Musical

and Dramatic Academy in NYC where she studied all styles of dance as well as acting and

musical theater. Jordan then went on to dance for Royal Caribbean Productions and Norwegian

Creative Studios where she has traveled and performed all over the world in original

productions as a dancer and dance captain. She also performed in “Extravaganza!” at Bally’s

Casino in Las Vegas as a dancer/aerialist; “Christmas on Ice” in Niagara Falls; “Anthems of

Rock” in Myrtle Beach; and “Cabaret Le Cirque” at the OLG Theater in Niagara Falls. Most

recently, she has been working for Shade Productions in their original shows around the country

as a dance captain. When she is not on the stage, she loves to keep busy by teaching dance and

working as a Personal Trainer. Jordan loves to share her passion for dance with young artists

and is thrilled to be judging for DreamMaker!

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