After attending her first Nutcracker at the age of three, Rebecca fell in love with the
magic of ballet. She began her dancing career at the age of four at the Boehm Ballet
Academy of Dance. She studied under Patricia Thornton and Gari Boehm and joined
the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre at the age of eleven. During those years, she performed several lead roles in the Nutcracker, most notably Clara, for seven years.

Rebecca continued her career with the WFBT as they welcomed Valentine and Mishic
Liberatore as the new directors. Under their leadership, Rebecca’s most memorable
roles in the Nutcracker were Snow Queen and Spanish lead. Her final bow was in 2016
as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a role that was choreographed for her to
showcase her individual strengths as a dancer.

Rebecca challenged herself when asked to appear as Louise in Roger and
Hammerstein’s Carousel with Opera Breve in 2014. She also appeared as Dream
Laurey in Oklahoma a few years later. After retiring from the ballet stage in 2016, Rebecca joined the artistic staff of WFBT and the teaching staff of WFYB. She enjoys teaching her students as much as they teach her on a daily basis. She also loves seeing the transformation in her dancers from the classroom to the stage.

Rebecca is currently employed full time at Texoma Outpatient Surgery Center in Wichita Falls. When not at work or the studio, she can be found curled up with a good book, a cup of coffee and her dog, Finn. Rebecca would like to thank the WFBT for their many years of support, encouragement and love. She would also like to thank her parents for their endless words of wisdom, support and lots and lots of dog sitting!

Kat Johnson is a native of Wichita Falls who began performing locally in 2011. The first stages she performed on were at Backdoor and Wichita Theatre as she participated in numerous musicals, plays, and events: Chicago, CATS, Pippin, and Avenue Q to name a few. Kat also danced as a Raiderette during Rider High School.

Kat started teaching dance in 2014 at Stars Dance Studio. She was an assistant in a ballet/tap class and a hip hop dance class. In 2016 she joined the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre company and began teaching at Wichita Falls Youth Ballet in 2017. Dance styles she has taught at WFYB include jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, and ballet. In 2018, she attended workshops at Dallas Black Dance Theatre and participated in the Collegiate Summer Intensive at American Ballet Theatre in New York City.

In 2019 she completed her Bachelor of Art in Psychology from Midwestern State University. In 2022 she founded On Your Toes Dancewear, LLC – which provides dance shoes, pointe shoes, apparel and accessories to dancers in North Texas. And in 2023 she welcomed the birth of her first son Jasper! With over a decade of dance training, performance opportunities, and choreographic experience, Kat knows the potential dance has to strengthen the community and provide students the opportunity to grow as performers as well as develop important life skills.

Madeleine Kinkead is a dancer, teacher and choreographer originally from Vermont. She holds a B.F.A in Dance and a B.A. in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication from Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA. She has trained primarily in ballet, pointe, modern and contemporary partnering under the Mercyhurst University faculty while also studying pedagogy and dance history. During her education at Mercyhurst, she had many opportunities to perform in and around the Erie community as a member of SoMar Dance Works, the Liturgical Dance Ensemble and performing in faculty and guest choreography, working with guest choreographers such as Sidra Bell. Madeleine has attended and performed at workshops such as Project Dance, the American College Dance Association and National Water Dance conferences. She has choreographed multiple pieces in ballet and contemporary dance with a variety of different messages. Madeleine is thankful for all of the educational and performing opportunities she has had and is looking forward to working with the Wichita Falls community!

Originally from Wichita Falls, Camille is an alumni of WFBT. While under the direction of Mishic and Valentine Liberatore, she performed many roles including but not limited to Clara, Marzipan Lead, Snow Queen, Sugar Plum in Nutcracker Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Winter Fairy in Cinderella. After graduating high school a year early, she continued her dancing at Texas Ballet Theater. She spent one season dancing for the TBT School in their Professional Training Division.

Ultimately, after 15 years of dancing, Camille retired due to a long term injury. During her last season at WFBT, she assisted in teaching the youngest class of the school. After moving home for cosmetology school, she decided to return to ballet in the form of teaching. Her passion lies mostly with young children and teaching them, not only about dancing, but also about life. She finds great joy in positively challenging the young minds of the next generation.

Lauren Loskot danced with the Wichita Falls Ballet theatre for over 15 years. During that time, she trained with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City and studied under Ron Cunningham of the Sacramento Ballet. In addition to her classical ballet background, Lauren has experience in musical theatre and yoga. Passionate about the art of dance, she is dedicated to inspiring others and passing on her love for the craft.