Our Team
We pride ourselves on our amazing staff! They are kind, qualified, and dedicated to each and every one of our dancers. Get to know them a little bit better below!
Beth Bradshaw
Owner & Teacher
Meet Miss Beth! After many years of work and dedication, she is honored and humbled to be the owner of BTC Athletics and Dance. This will mark her 24th year of teaching dance.
Miss Beth took her first dance class at the age of 4 at the PSU Weede Gymnasium with the Jody Phillips Dance Company and hasn't stopped dancing since. She is forever grateful for the support of her family in all of her dance endeavors. While she may try to count, there are an immeasurable number of blessings and bonds that she has made through dance.
Miss Beth has studied and teaches a variety of different styles. Her favorite type of dance is contemporary or anything with a large group. Her favorite hobbies includes supporting Pitt State Football, watching movies with her family, and reading. Two of her best dance memories are taking a class with the Rockettes and taking a class with Twitch! She also loves cheering on her two daughters Marlee and Becca with her husband Adam.
Summer Warren
Acrobatic Arts Certified Teacher
Summer Warren began dancing as a child, and as many things in life changed, dance was something that became permanent. She started dancing with a private cultural dance company in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 5 and then joined Jody Phillips Dance Company at the age of 8. From the beginning, she has studied ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, modern, Broadway, and the traditional/cultural dancing. She started teaching years ago and is excited to have this opportunity to continue working with the youth in this area.
Summer is from Frontenac and is married to her husband, Lucas. The couple have 3 children, daughters Raven, Riahna, and Rain.
Last fall has brought an exciting new addition to Summer’s dance life. She became certified in AcroDance and is building a program right here in our studio. She’s so excited to introduce this new dimension of dance to all of our students.
Jireh Ramirez
Acrobatic Arts Certified Teacher
We are thrilled to welcome Miss Jireh Ramirez to our studio this year! She is a sophomore at Pittsburg State University. She started dance at Liberal, KS and converted to cheering after some time.
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She is currently cheering at PSU as well. She has been dancing for around 10 years and 6 years competitively. She says, “Being able to be back in a dance studio is amazing. This past semester has been wonderful helping out more dancers show their talent.”
Raven Warren
Head & Assistant Teacher
Raven Warren has been a dancer for 14 years. She started taking classes at Jody Phillips Dance Company at the age of 3. Raven then joined PPRD Dance at the age of 9. She has danced competitively since she was 8 and danced on her high school dance team.
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Raven took a year off from dance after graduating to pursue a collegiate softball career but is now back to attend Pittsburg State University and get back to the dance world.
Raven is pursuing a major in education at Pittsburg State University.
Trinity Mack
Assistant Teacher
We are pleased to welcome Miss Trinity to our BTC family! Trinity grew up in Leavenworth, KS. She is currently going to PSU and is majoring in biology with plans to be a forensic lab tech.
Her favorite type of dance is jazz and hip hop. She also enjoys Acro! Miss Trinity was a tumbler for a few years. She and her older sister both enjoy dance. In fact, when they were younger, they would make up entire dance numbers to their favorite songs like Criminal by Brittany Spears and LipGloss by Lil Mama.
A fun fact about Miss Trinity is that in the summer time, she enjoys going on motorcycle rides with her dad. She even has her license as well as her own bike!
Maddie Warner
Releve Dance Shop & Front Desk
A huge welcome to Miss Maddie! We are excited to have her at our front desk to help with all our awesome dancers and parents.
Maddie is a sophomore at Pittsburg State University pursuing her degree in business. She has been a member of both the Southeast High School (4 years) and Ft. Scott Community College (1 year) cheer teams. Maddie is also an accomplished dancer and danced with PPRD Dance for many years.
Avinelle Mikrut
Student Teacher
Avinelle Mikrut is joining us again as a student assistant teacher and we couldn't be prouder! She will be a sophomore at Pittsburg High School in the fall. Avinelle has been dancing since she was about six years old. In third grade, she began dancing with BTC (PPRD). Her favorite classes are ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary.
Avinelle has also played volleyball as a Dragon. She is excited to be a part of the gifted program at PHS and is also considering doing French Club.
She is still deciding what she wants to do when she is older, but she wants to continue dancing and helping with classes as long as she can!
Jordyn Shattuck
Student Teacher
Miss Jordyn Shattuck is a senior at Pittsburg High School. She has been dancing since she was four and competitively for four years. She took a break to get her advanced brown belt in Taekwondo. She has been dancing the last two years with BTC and has found a new passion for contemporary and hip hop. Jordyn is a member of the NHS, FCCLA, and the captain of the schools Color Guard. She volunteers working with kids from Santa shops to Dragon Mentoring at the elementary schools.
She is going to start her college career as s Pitt State Gorilla next fall majoring in criminal justice with a minor in dance. She will also be a part of the color guard team. She hopes to be able and teach little ones the love of dance in the future. She just wants everyone to know how much she loves working with the amazing kids and teachers at BTC.
Riahna Warren
Student Teacher
Miss Riahna Warren is a senior at Frontenac High School. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and enjoys many styles including jazz and contemporary. She has competed with BTC Athletics and was a part of the winning nationals team this past summer.
Riahna loves baking and being with her friends and family. After graduation, Riahna plans to attend cosmetology school. We are so excited to have her helping us this year!
Marlee Bradshaw
Summer Camp Assistant
Marlee is our Summer Camp assistant. When asked what she loves about dance, Marlee says, "I love to dance because I can express myself. It is a way that I can get through any tough time that I'm having. I have been dancing for most of my life and dancing is one of my favorite things to do.
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"It makes me happy that I get to help share it {dance} in people's lives. I love when I get to see a little dancer grow and become a great dancer. I have made so many friends through dance. We are all a big family when we dance together. Dance is the best so that's why I'm excited to help this year."
