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MEET OUR OUTSTANDING TEAM
Come dance with us and meet the talented team of instructors at Fly High. Focusing on teaching exceptional techniques and creating unforgettable experiences, we are committed to our dancers’ satisfaction and success. Continue browsing our staff profiles below to learn more.
MACY LOPEZ
Owner, Instructor, and Choreographer
Macy Lopez is an experienced dancer and dance teacher from Princeton, Texas. Macy began dancing at the age of 7 in Orange County California’s CalElite dance studio. Within one year she began competitive dance and training. Macy trained in the areas of Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Acro. Before leaving California she was accepted to Orange County School of Performing Arts. During her youth she competed at the National level, in competitions across the US. In middle and high school she discovered a love for acting and singing and was able to pursue these talents in productions including, Guys and Dolls as chorus, and Tinkerbell in Peter Pan. After high-school, Macy participated in IPAC training and was invited to their competition and audition in Los Angeles where she placed as overall top dancer.
Macy began teaching dance and choreographing in the North Texas area in 2010. First teaching tumbling in a gymnastic studio, and then teaching dance, in local studios. She has been teaching in the area for 9 years as well as preparing choreography for teams who have won many awards over this time.
She has many passions, more than dance. Macy enjoys giving back to the community, as well as supporting her dancers outside of the studio. Macy believes it takes a village to raise a child and she loves being apart of the families villages.
Macy is now the owner of a new, up and coming dance studio, Fly High Dance and Performing Arts. She enjoys sharing her love of dance with her students, and will always provide the best support to her dancers. She will use Fly High to provide a safe place for all dancers as well as give back and do miss work.
KIANA SANDERSON
Instructor and Choreographer
Kiana Sanderson, 23 years old, is a recent graduate from Southern Methodist University with her B.F.A in Dance Performance. Kiana is also a graduate of Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She has danced all her life and has trained at Beyond Belief Dance Company for majority of it. Kiana is a featured cast member of the Netflix original series “Dancing Queen” and has received multiple awards for her choreography throughout the years. Kiana also just finished her first season with the Zion Dance Project’s second company ZION II for their 2023-2024 season, and will be joining them again for the 2024-2025 season!
KELLA POWERS
Instructor and Choreographer
Kella Powers, is a proud member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Class of ’23. She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Dance Science and a minor in Secondary Education. While at Texas A&M, Kella was selected to dance in multiple performances including Diane Bedford’s “powHERful” at the American Collegiate Dance Association’s adjudicated performance in 2023. Kella recently taught dance for the College Station Independent School District for the 2023-2024 academic year, exposing students to modern, hip-hop, musical theatre and ballet.
Kella’s biggest passion is ballet. She has nineteen years of experience, both as a student and instructor. She trained in central Texas ballet schools from the age of four until she turned seventeen, training under Renee Gillenwater, Danielle Drake and Yana Feldman. As a student, Kella appeared in numerous performances to include the Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Coppélia. She completed numerous summer intensives to include the American Ballet Theatre in 2015, 2017 & 2018, and The Rock School for Dance Education in 2016. AdditionallyKella participated in the Youth American Grand Prix in 2018 and 2019, and Spoleto International Ballet Competition in Spoleto, Italy in 2019.
Kella most recently taught summer ballet classes at The Austin Dance Conservatory in Georgetown, Texas and is currently the head dance teacher at a charter school in Dallas. She is so excited to join the Fly High Dance Family!
MISS MACLAINE
Dance Instructor and Choreographer
Maclaine was born and raised in Texas where she was homeschooled through graduation. She began dancing at the age of 7 and quickly transitioned to a competitive team at the age of 9. She trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary. Maclaine has competed for the past nine years with four of those being at Fly High Dance and Performing Arts. Maclaine has won numerous awards and danced at the national level but the greatest achievement has come through lessons learned from years of competing. She learned the importance of perseverance,hardwork, teamwork and the joy that comes from doing something you love. Maclaine has spent the past two years at Fly High Dance and Performing Arts being an assistant teacher and is now excited to begin teaching and choreographing on her own with Fly High DPA.
MOLLIE GAGE
Instructor
Mollie Gage was born in Arlington, Texas and moved to McKinney, Texas at the age of five. Mollie had a love for dance at a very young age and jumped right into dance lessons at the age of six years old. Her training included the areas of Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, and Tumbling, and she continued this training through her senior year of high school. Many of those years she also danced competitively. Her love of dance carried over into her love for cheerleading, where she led as co-captain of her cheerleading team. Currently, Mollie is the cheer assistant coach at her former high school. Mollie is attending college and is excited to share her love of dance through her teaching at Fly High Dance and Performing Arts.
Q
Hip Hop Instructor and Choreographer
Q Started Dance at 4yrs old and has worked for kids bop and for multiple local artists such as Harper Grace, Ishi Music, Clover Mae, etc. He has danced for the Dallas cowboys and has been on Rookie Squad for the Cowboys. Q was on the 2023 Kaos Cast and Kaos Crew and has over 15 Years of dance knowledge and experience.
MISSY MCCORKLE
Tap Instructor
Missy McCorkle is thrilled to be a part of the Fly High Dance family. She has 25+ years teaching dance and performing arts. Starting at the young age of 15, she toured the world performing and teaching with the Academy Award winning group The Young Americans. She’s choreographed many musicals such as Peter Pan, Annie and Hairspray. She has always loved tap and has taught beginners to advanced students.
PAUL LOPEZ
Office Manager and Human Resources,
Paul Lopez, husband of studio owner Macy Lopez is a firefighter/paramedic for the City of Allen, he owns rental properties, owns a Christmas light company and works part time for hospitals. Paul is a very busy dad who loves to provide financially for his family. On his days off he loves to help his 2 daughter play dress up, ride their bikes, work out and volunteer at church! Paul is very supportive of his wife’s Faith based studio! Pauls jobs at the studio include regular maintenance, reaching things his wife can’t, running payroll and heavy lifting!
