On the 3rd Saturday of each month, Fort Bend Academy of Arts & Dance hosts FBAAD FUN SATURDAYS, a series of dance workshops for children and adults. Since 2007, Fort Bend Academy of Arts & Dance has been proud to serve the Missouri City and Fort Bend County area. As a thank you, we want to invite you and your family to participate in our community dance workshops!
Upcoming FFS Dates
- September 16th, 2023
- October 21st, 2023
- November 18th, 2023
- December 16th, 2023
- January 20th, 2024
- February 17th, 2024* (10a.m. Ages 12+ only)
- March 16th, 2024
- April 20th, 2024
- May 18th, 2024
Brenden Winkfield dances with Open Dance Project, a contemporary company in Houston. Brenden, originally from Long Island, New York, danced competitively with David Sanders Dance Dynamics for eight years. While in New York, he was also invited to perform in multiple large-scale shows like The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Brenden moved to Houston at age 13. After high school, Brenden went to work for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Princess Cruise Lines as a dancer and performer on their entertainment fleets. He went on to perform as a tap soloist in Tokyo Disney’s Big Band Beat in Japan, and was a finalist on season 14 of SYTYCD.
Whylan Rucker has studied the art of dance through various styles, including, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, modern, hip hop, and musical theater. She attended Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School and served as the Captain of her Drill Team during her Sophomore year. During her collegiate years, Whylan enhanced her experience as a choreographer and director by working at The Art of Dance Studio, teaching ballet, jazz and contemporary. Currently, she resides in Houston, Texas, where she teaches commercial dance classes and serves as a high school dance director. Her goal is to spread her passion and knowledge for dance and performing arts, with a focus on execution and performance quality. More importantly, she has the true desire to help dancers of all backgrounds understand WHY they love to dance.
Loren Holmes created Hearts in Motion in 2018 simply wanting to brand herself and her passion. What she didn’t know was that it would metamorphosis into this brand that has built many partnerships, collaborations, and most importantly, a strong connection to the youth. Her small brand has turned into a business that she uses to reach youth and offer dance services. This company is now more than she ever could have imagined and the vision is still so much bigger than what you see happening.
Lauren Anderson is a native Houstonian and American ballet dancer. Anderson danced with the Houston Ballet from 1983 to 2006 performing leading roles in all the great classical ballets, appearing across the world to critical acclaim, and in the process, becoming one of Houston Ballet’s most beloved stars. In 1990, she was one of the first African-American ballerinas to become a principal for a major dance company, an important milestone in American ballet. She has danced all of the major classics, and Don Quixote and Cleopatra were created especially for her. January 2007, Anderson assumed her new role in Houston Ballet’s education department where she teaches ballet classes at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. In 2016, Anderson had her pointe shoes from her final performance placed in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Lauren Burke is a native Houstonian with a BA in Dance from University of Houston. She has been recognized with “Best Emerging Artist” from the Houston Fringe Festival, an American Dance Festival’s top merit scholarship, “Houston’s Top 100 Creatives” by the Houston Press, and several articles and televised features for her collaborative works on UnCovering The Legacy: Black History Celebration of Dance and Visceral: An Examination of Beauty Standards. While in Houston, Burke has performed with Urban Souls Dance Company, Open Dance Project, FrenetiCore Dance Theater, & Dance Houston. She’s worked with choreographers such as Adam Casteñeda, Jenn Mabus, Walter Hull, Becky Valls, Teresa Chapman, Sara Draper, Eric Wreck, and Jennifer Woods. During her years in New York, she studied with Milton Myers (Horton), Max Stone (Contemporary) and performed the works of: Aimee Plauche, Bennyroyce Royon, Apollonia Holzer, and others. Lauren currently teaches Ballet, Horton, and Creative Movement alongside Charity Carter, the Founder and President of Edison Arts Foundation, where she is its Creative Director.