Meet Our Dance Mentors

Houston Ballet icon Vanessa Brown embodies artistic excellence, inspiring dancers for decades.

Lyndsay Lunsmann, with over 30 years inspiring and mentoring Houston dancers.

Honoring Glenda Brown's impact on dance and community.

Glenda began her dance training in Beaumont, Texas where she was a Melody Maid.  She was on faculty at the Emmamae Horn School in Houston.   She was Co-Artistic Director of Allegro Ballet of Houston and Allegro Academy of Dance.  Ms. Brown was a founder and director emeritus of Regional Dance America.  She served as president of Regional Dance America/Southwest from 1981-2001.  Prior to RDA, she served on the National Board for National Association for RDA and was elected national president of RDA 1995-2000 and coordinated the first Regional Dance America National Festival held in Houston Texas in 1997.  She was coordinator for RDA/SW.  She directed the RDA National Craft of Choreography Conference from 1987-2001 and founded The Glenda Brown Choreography Project in 2001.  She has served on the dance panel for the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and the Texas Commission on the Arts.  She has served on the Advisory Board of Dance Teacher magazine, The Austrian Alps International Arts Festival, and was also Director of Stars of Tomorrow.   

Miss Glenda left this earthly stage in April 2021 

to dance in heaven with the other angels.