Chris B - Owner/Artistic Director
Chris established CDS and has been teaching dance since 1977. Each year original dance concerts are produced at year's end, written and directed by Chris. She has choreographed the Miss Montana Pageant since 1983. She was assistant to the producer/choreographer for the Miss Oklahoma Pageant in 1998 and has judged for the Miss America organization state pageants in North Carolina, Virginia, North Dakota, Michigan, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. Chris directed the opening ceremonies for Special Olympics Montana 2000. She's performed in dinner theaters and for President Reagan. Her favorite musicals choreographed are Anything Goes, Pippin, Saturday's Warrior, and Assassins. Future plans for CDS include an invitation to perform at the nation's Jazz Congress, continued structured curriculum, a qualified professional faculty, and ongoing educational opportunities for all in the performing arts.
Betsy S - Private/ Advanced Jazz/ Modern
Betsy has been dancing for twenty-five years. She was a professional dancer for fifteen years. Her television credits include the 44th Emmy Awards, the Arsenio Hall Show, the Tonight Show, Solid Gold, Comic Relief, Soul Train, and the American Country Music Awards. She danced in many videos with such artists as Prince, Reba McIntyre, Travis Tritt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smash Mouth, and Sugar Ray. She has done industrial work for such companies as Nike, Avia, Ford, Herbalife, Bum Equipment and LA Gear. She toured with the Sherman Hemsley Show (George Jefferson) and was on the Reba Concert Tour for two years. Her commercial credits include Pepsi, Levi's, Doritos, Nike, Miller, Coors, and Bud Light. She is very excited to explore another part of her dance experience by passing it on to others.
Tove O - Tech Support/Hip Hop
Tove has been with CDS since she was three. She recently graduated from MSU-Billings College of Technology with an Associates degree in Computer Programming and Application Development. Tove edits all of our music and video. She also maintains the website www.cdstheedge.com. Tove trained in Chicago, IL and Anaheim, CA at the new Tiger Woods Learning Center. For two seasons Tove worked as an instructor at, iD Tech Camps Colorado College, Denver University and Stanford University. At iD, Tove educated kids aging from 7-17 about Web Design, Flash Animation and Video Game Creation. Tove also continued her dance training by attending The Pulse Dance Convention in Las Vegas. She hopes she can keep pursuing her dance and technique at other conventions this upcoming year.

Helen R - Front Desk
Helen is not only a great help at the front desk but is an amazing dancer mom as well. She has had her children here at CDS since 2001. If you have any questions she is the lady to talk to.

Kassie W - Budding Ballerinas/Modern
Kassie has been dancing for 15 years. During this time, she has studied ballet, jazz, modern, and hip-hop. Last year, Kassie graduated from Billings Senior High. In high school, she was involved in cheerleading and Big Brothers Big Sisters. In the fall, Kassie will be attending MSU-Billings and pursuing a degree in Elementary Education. Kassie is very excited to become part of the CDS Family, and she is ready to give the gift of dance to every one of her students.

Katria Z - Ballet/Modern/Jazz
Katria Ziegler, graduated from Billings West High School in 2009. She is currently a junior majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Early Childhood at Montana State University -Billings. Katria has been dancing for 16 years and has performed in the Nutcracker Ballet, Cinderella Ballet, numerous dance recitals and dance showcases. Having participated in many workshops and conventions, she discovered her strengths in ballet, jazz and modern. In August of 2011 she attended Rhee Gold’s Dance Life Teacher Conference in Arizona with the staff of CDS. Throughout high school Katria always found a way to balance dance and cheerleading. She cheered all four years at Billings West High School, and continued cheerleading in college for two years. Her teaching experience includes tap, jazz and the itty -bitty ballerinas. She also was the dance instructor at the 2011 Montana Music Institute. She is honored to join the professional CDS faculty and excited to work with such talented teachers and dancers.