About

Shannon Reising, originally from Washington, NC, has been dancing since the age of 3. Janet Cox imparted her love for dance so deeply, upon graduating from high school and spending her college years in the ECU Dance Department, she traveled to New York to dance professionally. She attained an apprenticeship with Dance New Amsterdam (formerly Dance Space) studying the Simonson Jazz Technique and was a member of the Raw Material dance company. She has trained with renowned dancers and choreographers such as Lynn Simonson, Diane McCarthy, Katiti King, Max Stone, Mia Michaels, Savion Glover, and Laurie De Vito. Shannon is thrilled that her knowledge, experience, and passion for dance has come full circle: Back to the “Red Barn”!

Tara Shumaker Nojima is from Wilkesboro, NC where she started her dance experience at Canipe School of Dance. There she received the Senior Ballet cup and the School MVP Cup. Tara attended The North Carolina School of the Arts starting the summer between her junior and senior years in high school and transferred to ECU receiving her BFA in Dance. She attended UNC-Greensboro, performed with several performing companies, and received her MFA degree in Dance. After graduation Tara went to ADF for the summer and began teaching dance at J.H. Rose High School. Tara has taught dance for the Pitt County school system for over 15 years! She has a wonderful husband who teaches Karate and two wonderful kids, Lila Mae and Lee Lee.

Stuart Lannon has been in the theatre world for most of his life. He is a degreed lighting and sound designer, and has worked with some of the biggest bands in the world! Stuart is also a master of flow arts, both in LED and fire. He is fearless and is always looking for a new tool to add to his extensive collection. Furthermore, he is a patient and dedicated teacher, and he looks forward to bringing his creativity to anyone who wishes to learn.

Skyelr Reising has been dancing since the age of 2 1/2. She first began her dance journey with Janet Cox who taught her the passion of movement, close to 17 years ago. Skyelr began teaching in 2018. She has become a multi award-winning competition dancer, where all of her solos have placed platinum or above with her own choreography. She loves to teach children and revels in her favorite genre, hip-hop.