Pam Reich

Pam Reich

Founder / Owner / Director    Dancin' Bluebonnets       

 

Dance - Drill has been a part of my life since the early 1970's. Being from West Monroe, LA, I attended NLU (Now ULM University of LA Monroe) where I danced 3 years as a Warbonnet as Co-Captain. I was a 2 year Captain of Ten Little Indians (Basketball Pom Squad) before becoming a cheerleader on a co-ed squad my Senior year. I taught two 5-A high school drill teams in the area before being recruited to direct the Warbonnets. I taught 4 years while also serving as athletic secretary.

 

I married Steve Reich, and in 1985 we moved to The Woodlands, where we started our family. I was blessed with 2 precious daughters, Karli & Kelsi, who became a large part of my drive & desire for Dancin' Bluebonnets. They were ages 2 & 4 when this began in April 1992. Nineteen years later....Karli is an excellent DBB instructor for all ages, while finishing her degree at Texas A&M before heading to phsical therapy school and then to Prosthetic & Orthotic School. Kelsi is in her 3rd year as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, pursuing her degree at Dallas Baptist University in Marketing.

 

What started as a dream, soon became my passion. After only 2 years of growth, DBB became National Champions their 3rd year, and have earned that title every year since. God's blessings are evident through the wonderful children and young ladies He has sent my way, along with the incredibly talented instructors. I can't imagine my life without Dancin' Bluebonnets and I look forward to what God has in store for our future.

Angela Perez

Angela Perez - Kohn

 

Angela has been performing and teaching dance for the past 14 years. She was a 3 time National Solo Finalist for various dance competitions in her early years of performing. After serving as the top officer on her high school dance team she went on to become a member of The Blinn College Dance Team and later attended The University of Houston majoring in Dance Education. She was a choreographer for DTDA's National All Star Drill Team in 2005 and 2007. She has choreographed and taught numerous award winning routines throughout the state of Texas. She is a proud member of The Texas Dance Educators Association and Dance/Drill Team Director of America. She has also served as a Head Instructor and Top Choreographer at H.T.E. Dance for the past 8 years receiving several awards, including "Rookie of The Year" 2003, "Most Outstanding Choreographer" 2004, 2005, 2007, & 2008, and "Most Outstanding Instructor" 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008. She was recently the assistant director and choreographer for the Alief Hastings Golden Brigade. Angela and her wonderful husband, Isack, are proud parents of a baby boy, Colvin!

Karli Reich

Karli Reich
Karli began her dance career at the age of 3 with the Dancin’ Bluebonnets. She is now a Senior at Texas A&M University working toward her degree in Kinesiology. Karli plans on pursuing a career in orthotics & prosthetics after going to physical therapy school. She has not only been a member of the Bluebonnets, but also the Texas A&M Aggie Dance Team.
Karli has accomplished many things, including National Champion soloist from Crowd Pleasers, HTE, Showtime and American (ADTS). She was also part of Overall National Champion Team titles from American (ADTS), Marching Auxillaries (MA), HTE, Showtime International, Miss Drill Team Texas, and Crowd Pleasers. She was a cheerleader in The Woodlands schools for 6 years and she also managed to be an NCA All-American and UCA All-Star for cheerleading as well.
She has been an instructor at Bluebonnets for8 years, and was an assistant instructor for 3 years prior to that. Karli is also a tumbling coach & led her Intermediate team to two National Dance titles in 2010, along with several of her students being named National Champion Soloist's.

Sarah Knigge

Sarah Knigge

 

Sarah is a graduate of Harker Heights High School where she held the position of Colonel her senior year as a member of the Crimson Belles. She has won many award winning titles from companys including HTE, American Dance and Drill Team and MA. She currently attends Sam Houston State University majoring in Health Education. Sarah was a member of the Orange Pride Dance Team for four years holding the captain position her last two years. Sarah just finished her first year coaching the Orange Pride Dance team where they brought home the NDA National Champion title for the first time in 5 years. She has also been a instructor and choreographer for HTE dance for 6 years. After graduation, Sarah plans to get her masters in higher education and administration and to continue coaching at the collegiate level. Sarah is engaged to the man of her dreams, Jonathan and they plan to get married in June 2011.

 

Briana Chapa

 

Briana Chapa

Briana Chapa

 

Currently pursuing a Degree in English, Briana has been dancing since she was three and teaching dance/choreographing since she was eleven years old.  She began competitive dancing as a Dazzler in Elementary School and went on to dance as an officer with the Junior High Victoria Strutters, taking top honors in solo and duet competitions.  Briana moved on to be co-captain of the JV Victoriadore Reserves, was first varsity officer her sophomore and junior years, and finished her high school career as the Major of the Victoriadores. 
Each year she earned numerous Regional , State, National, and International Championships in solo, duet, ensemble, officer, and team divisions from Crowd Pleasers Dance, MA Dance, American Dance and Drill Team,  Showtime International, Contest of Champions, Champions Contest, and Hall of Fame Dance Challenge.  Briana was also awarded multiple Miss High Kick Titles from American Dance and Drill Team including National Miss High Kick.
Briana has been on staff with Crowd Pleasers Dance and American Dance and Drill Team.  While working as an instructor, choreographer, and director in Dallas and the surrounding area, she pursued the Dance Convention Circuit.  She earned scholarships from various Dance Conventions and has been able to train under renowned choreographers in LA and New York’s finest dance studios.
Dancing will always be in Briana’s heart and a major part of her life.  She considers it an honor to be working with the Dancin’ Bluebonnets Team.


Yenifer

Yenifer Orioli

 

Yenifer Orioli moved from Venezuela at the age of nine and continued her dance training in Houston. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and had the honor of receiving several awards and scholarships, including the Hannah McCarty Performing Art Scholarship and the UCO Dance Scholarship. She was a proud member of the Kaleidoscope Dance Company at the university. She has performed at the Performatica International Dance Festival in Mexico, Kansas Dance Festival, American College Dance Festival, arts outreach tours to Oklahoma schools, and Broadway Dance Student Showcase.
In the summer of 2009, Yenifer was accepted into the American Dance Festival and had the pleasure of taking classes from Pamela Pietro, Jeffrey Bullock, Ishmael Houston-Jones and many other inspiring artists. Still yearning for dance education after graduation, she completed a six month internship at Broadway Dance Center in New York City, where she even had the privilege to work for Glamour Magazine. Throughout her career, she has taught many dance classes at local studios in the Texas and Oklahoma area. Yenifer is both thankful and excited to have the opportunity of showing her passionate love for dance to her students at the Dancin' Bluebonnets.

 

 

 

 Please come by and meet our highly trained staff of instructors.

Their expertise and years of experience are what makes Dancin' Bluebonnets National Champions year after year! 

We currently have many equally talented assistants on our staff that assist in each of our classes. Their expertise, whether technical or in a specific area of dance, is helpful to the one on one attention given to your dancer.

We are very proud to say that 100 percent of our instructor assistants are Dancin' Bluebonnet legacies.

 

 

 

Briana

Briana Chapa - Instructor DBB

Karli Reich   

       Karli Reich - Instructor DBB

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Sarah Gourley

Sarah Gourley                 

 

Guest Instructor Sarah Gourley has brought her expertise to the Dancin' Bluebonnets from Summer Camp to Choreography.

  • DBP in Dance Performance Oklahoma City University
  • 25 Years Dance Experience
  • 5 Year Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
  • 4 Yr Show Groups - 3 Yr Group Leader - 8 USO Tours
  • Currently Dallas Couwboys Cheerleader All Star
  • Studio Dance Instructor in Dallas
  • 10 Years Teaching Drill Teams with HTE Dance

 


The Staff at Dancin' Bluebonnets in a unique combination of years of experience. Blending the traditional with the new is what keeps DBB up-to-date and fresh. Come meet our staff and see what makes DBB special.