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•STAFF•
Darcy dutton-Huffines
Director/instructor/choreographer
Carley Fryear
instructor/choreographer
Kacy oltmann
Competition manager/instructor/choreographer
Lauren Bumgarner
choreographer
Haven Huffines
instructor/choreographer
Paisley Huffines
instructor/choreographer
Maddy Bryson
instructor/choreographer
Yazlyn Saenz
instructor/choreographer
My name is Yazlyn Saenz and I’ve been dancing for 21 years. I grew up in studio dance where I got most of my training from Applause Studios. While doing studio I was on my highschool dance team for 4 years at Moore Highschool. Then went to dance for the University of Central Oklahoma dance team for a bit. I continued my dance journey and became a dancer for the Oklahoma City Thunder for 3 years and won a championship in 2025. I now train with Abstrakt Mindz in Tulsa to continue my growth as a dancer. Ive been coaching Central Junior High for 6 years and currently still do. I also teach at 2 adult dance studios ‘Race Dance Collective’ & ‘8 Count Studios’ in Oklahoma City.
Kinley Davidson
Account Manager/Front Desk/Instructor
My name is Kinley, and I was a student at Dance Authority from the time I was 4, up until I graduated high school. I'm 18 years old and a full-time student at the Univerisity of Oklahoma, where my major is marketing. I'm currently a freshman and a member of PLC as well as a member of my sorority, Alpha Omnicron Pi.
christy tate
Instructor/choreographer
Let’s welcome Christy Tate to dance authority!! Christy came in this summer to teach ballet and we just had to add her to our team! Her energy, smile and knowledge is infectious & we knew she had to be part of our studio family.
Christy Tate is an Oklahoma-based actress, director, and educator with an extensive background across film, television, and stage. Best known for her recurring roles in Lionsgate films and multi-season lead appearances in Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It, Tate’s screen credits also feature prominent starring roles for the Lifetime Movie Network, including her upcoming film Trail In Error. Raised by an opera singer and a ballet instructor, Tate earned degrees in Drama and Musical Theatre from Oral Roberts University and Northern Oklahoma College, where she was named Outstanding Musical Theatre Student. A two-time Miss Oklahoma talent winner, her career spans screen acting, directing for Light Opera Oklahoma, and serving as head of the Musical Theatre department at Southwestern Christian University.
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