Judges

Owner and Director of Oui dance- Carly is a graduate from Dean College with
a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and a minor in Psychology. She has been
teaching since 2003, and her choreography has been recognized on a regional
and national level competitively. Trained at Diane Kelley’s Dance Studio in
West Boylston MA, she has been dancing since the age of two and hasn’t
stopped. Besides being an experienced dance adjudicator, Carly also has judged
many pageants locally and was on the panel for Miss Worcester/Shrewsbury- a
preliminary for Miss Massachusetts. Her credit includes Footloose, Guys and
Dolls, Fame, Grease, Giselle the Ballet, and has also performed for The Dance
Extravaganza as a featured dancer under Maurice Hines, and was a featured
dancer under Tony Williams in the Urban Nutcracker. Carly was the recipient
of the Arthur Pierce Prize in 2007, and was awarded the Joan Phelps
Scholarship for Dance. She enjoys the true art of creation through movement
and working with aspiring dancers.

Kyle Kershner is a professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Central New York. He grew up dancing at CMC Dance Company in Cicero, New York. Following his high school years, he attended the University at Buffalo with a double major in Dance and Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. While at UB he participated in several performances as both a dancer and choreographer. He was also a part of the prestigious pre-professional Zodiaque Dance Company, which is going on its 50th anniversary this year. Following graduation, he received a contract to perform on a cruise ship with Norwegian Cruise Lines. Over the last two years, he has completed three contracts with the company working with world-renowned choreographers and directors. Cruising has fostered his love of traveling taking him to all seven continents and over 50 different countries. Kyle is thrilled to be back on land spreading his love of dance to the next generation of dancers.

Ted is thrilled to be back at Nexstar for the 2025 season!

Originally from Pennsylvania, he received his classical ballet training from the North Carolina School of the Arts, The Rock School, and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Ted danced professionally with Richmond Ballet, The Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, and the National Choreographers Initiative. He also toured across the United States and Canada with Fiddler on the Roof, and The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Hannibal Solo Dancer.

Ted currently teaches ballet on faculty at the Institute for American Musical Theatre (IAMT) and Broadway Dance Center in New York City, is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, and holds certifications as both a personal trainer (NASM) and Pilates mat instructor (Power Pilates). He is also a proud graduate of the two-year Meisner program at the William Esper Studio.

He loves sharing his knowledge of technique and body mechanics with dancers of all styles to help them have safe and successful careers!