Faculty

Michelle Labousier
Owner / Art= istic Director / Instructor

DMA "Board Certified" to teach all s= tyles.

Mic= helle Labousier is an award- winn= ing professional performer, teacher and choreographer. She not only received training from= the finest teachers at schools in Boston and= New York City, = but she has had the distinct advantage = of having the valuable &nbs= p; tradition of dance carefully and “personally” handed

<= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:white'>&= nbsp; down in her professional family.

(Susan, Miche= lle's Mom, was trained under Pamela E. Feri= ,

= of the Ballet Russe de Monte Ca= rlo, and (as the former

Susan Neeves), she was a professional ballerina and a

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Michelle literally grew up in the dance school where many hours of daily classes were a way of life. It was no surprise, therefore, that at a very young age she appeared with Boston Ballet’s Laura Young and was cast in multiple ro= les in the Greater Milford Ballet “Nutcracker”. Invitations to perform for civic organizations, industrial shows and roles in musical theater soon followe= d. Michelle then won FIRST place as the <= b>Champion Performer of the WNAC-TV Television program “TALENT SHOWCASE”. She performed at the FOXBORO STADIUM and as a= 3D"http://www.floridadanceworkshop.com/photogallery/Michblk.JPG" soloist at M.G.M. STUDIOS a= nd also with The Franklin Dance Company. Michelle engaged in intensive study at the D= ANCE TEACHERS CLUB OF BOSTON “Teacher Education= Training School&#= 8221; and is a Board Certified member of Dance Masters of America having passed rigid exams in ALL dance styles. Her Award= -Winning Choreography has received recognition from the NATIONAL FOUNDATION= FOR THE ARTS; she has coached cheerleading and gymnastic teams and served= as the official choreographer for the televised “MISS TEEN U.S.A. FLORIDA= ” pageant. The Girl Scouts of America invited Michelle as an honoree at their “Crystal Heart” award banquet for her contributions of professional expertise to the D= ance Badge Program.

&nbs= p; Michelle was pleased to serve on the faculties of both the Laurel Oaks Academy and the SEAD Summer Arts School. Michelle and her mother have served as lectur= ers for schools and civic organizations and judges for pageants and competiti= ons including the Fort Myers “Night of Stars”.

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Workshop dance

students ALL

receive personal

instruction

from the Director.

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Her classes are both stimulating a= nd enjoyable. Motivated by her ability to project her talent, enthusiasm and love for dance, her students’ successes in the form of professional contracts, roles, trophies, awards, scholarships and titles (including 2 DMA State Title Winners) are a credit to her teaching. Workshop da= nce students studying Ballet, Tap, and/or Jazz, all receive "personal&qu= ot; instruction by the Director.

&nbs= p; Susan E. (Labousier) Kickbush
&nbs= p; Founder / Advis= or / Guest Teacher

Susan E. (Labousier) Ki= ckbush was a Professional ballerina with the “Brookli= ne Ballet Company” and the “Village Ballet Workshops̶= 1;

She w= ill always be indebted to her mentor, Pamela E. Feri, 3D"http://www.floridadanceworkshop.com/facult1.jpg" (of the Ballet Russe de Mont= e Carlo) from whom she received her formative training and the true &quo= t;gift of dance", as well as the traditions received from Pamela's teacher, Mme. Tatiana Ouroussoff. Susan continued that excellent training at New England’s leading schools including the Boston Conservatory, Boston= Ballet, Natick School of Ballet & Theatre A= rts and M.I.T., Cambridge, where she studied Psychology and Theatre-craft.. She received a scholarship in Drama, from the Carol Nash School in Boston. Sh= e has founded four, successful performing arts schools as well as two = 220;charitable” dance companies. Susan has been certified by the Boston Children’s Hospital, div. of Sports Medicine for intensive stud= ies in the prevention of Dance Injury. Ms. Kickbush implemented innovative performing a= rts programs while working on Mayor White’s "Summerthing" and for the inner-city youth of Boston under Richard Cardin= al Cushing. She appears in multiple listings of the famous Marquis Who’s Who and was selected as the subject of the televised documentary, “The Importance of Dance”.

          Susan has over 30 years of theatrical experie= nce and sat on the Board of Directors of many arts organizations inclu= ding the Franklin Arts Council, The Greater Brockton Dance Teacher's Association, The Liberty Singers, and Dance Mast= ers of America, Ch. 5 where she served as the Examination Chairpers= on. Susan has also been affiliated= with Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston and the National Dance Council of America. She was one of only 11 dance teachers in the U.S. to receive an invitation from Wa= shington’s Citizens Ambassador Program to serve as a U.S. Representative for cultural exchange with China. Susan has extensively studied = drama, film, anatomy, and communications. She has written, directed, produ= ced and/or choreographed countless musicals and has served as a lecturer in schools, libraries and for civic organizations. Ms. Kickbush is also a member of MENSA, the International high I.Q. Society.

     &nbs= p;    Susan also has experience in t= he Criminal Justice field, and is a graduate of the Southwest Florida Criminal Justice Academy.&n= bsp; She holds "dual-certification” by the Florida Department= of Law Enforcement, in both Law Enforcement and Detention = and worked as a Deputy Sheriff and Field Training Officer, at t= he Lee County Sheriff's Office, where she was employed for over three years.=

      Susan has attended MIT, the Boston Conservatory, Edison College<= /st2:City>, Florida<= /span> Gulf Coast University, International Coll= ege through Edison University, = and Phoenix Universi= ty. She holds an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts (with emphasis in communications), and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Executive Management. Sus= an is currently in graduate school, pursuing her Master's Degree in Education. Since working with young people has always been her passion, she loves her curr= ent, full-time career as a 7th grade, English, Language Arts Teacher at Murdock Middle Sc= hool.

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Susan E. Kickbush

Advisor / Founder / =

Guest Teacher

A Nostalgic Look at

...Susan & Michelle

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Both Michelle and= Susan encourage FDW dancers to &nb= sp; perform just as well in the classroom as they do on stage.

We a= re proud to say that at the Workshop our dancers embrace higher education.

They= enjoy incorporating their love and talent for 'the arts' in their puruit o= f a college degree.=

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College is not a dream

it's

A PLAN !

"= ;Success isn't measured by the goals we achieve,

= ; &n= bsp; = ; ...but by the obstacles we overcome." = ;

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