Owners, Faculty, & Staff
Celebrating 25+ years of excellence,Elite Dance boasts a faculty who have been (and in many cases remain) dancers, musicians, singers, teachers, choreographers, and national judges for:
Disney World
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The New Orleans Saintsations
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The Boston Ballet
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The Cincinnati Ballet
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
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Universal Studios Florida
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Six Flags
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River North of Chicago
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The Treasure Chest, President's, and Grand Casinos
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Dance Xplosion National Dance Competition
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Star Systems National Dance Competition
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Fire & lce National Dance Competition
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Church of the King
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New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
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In addition, many of our teachers hold degrees.
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OWNERS
EILEEN ARNOLD
Eileen is an accomplished dancer, performer, national judge and a certified teacher. Currently, she is the choreographer for the New Orleans Saintsations. She has performed with such companies as Ballet Hysell, The Affinity Dance Ensemble, Timeless Showband & more. In 1997, Eileen was chosen as a Dance Olympus V.I.P. and was offered the opportunity to travel across the U.S. training with today's most renowned teachers.
Eileen continues to study dance at The Broadway Dance Center in New York, STEPS on Broadway and has been an instructor for the Energy Source National Dance Camps. Eileen is also a regional and national judge for Dance Xplosion and Fire & Ice. She has performed and choreographed for numerous casinos along the Gulf Coast as well as a featured dancer with the Timeless Show Band. She choreographed the Junior Miss Pageant for many years on a local level.
Eileen continues to study dance at The Broadway Dance Center in New York, STEPS on Broadway and has been an instructor for the Energy Source National Dance Camps. Eileen is also a regional and national judge for Dance Xplosion and Fire & Ice.
She has performed and choreographed for numerous casinos along the Gulf Coast as well as a featured dancer with the Timeless Show Band. She choreographed the Junior Miss Pageant for many years on a local level.
MICHAEL ARNOLD
Michael attended NOCCA and trained locally, beginning his career performing with Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre and Delta Festival Ballet. Following, he performed at Disney World, Universal Studios, Hardrive Productions, the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant, which he choreographed for television, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines International, River North of Chicago, and Six Flags New Orleans, among others. Michael has judged auditions for the New Orleans Saintsations, Star Systems National Talent Competition and is currently a regional and national judge for Dance Xplosion and Fire & Ice.
He was chosen for AIDA on Broadway and as a member of the Actor's Equity Association (AEA). He most recently shot a commercial as a dancer for Tricia Miranda that aired at the Academy Awards.
