Judges

Brialle Menefee has been in the dance world for 24 years starting as a young competitive dancer at the age of 12 to being a dance teacher in the Dance Competition Industry for over 12 years. Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, Brialle studied Dance Education and Business Administration at Kent State University. During her dance career with the University, Brialle worked with groundbreaking choreographer of Broadway’s The Lion King, Mr. Garth Fagan. She also choreographed pieces and performed over ten pieces in four years as a dancer and was a member of the Kent Dance Ensemble Preprofessional Dance Company. As a college dancer, Brialle has been invited to perform at multiple dance festivals and intensives located in Chicago, Ohio University and Cleveland Ohio. After graduating from Kent State, Brialle has choreographed for local studios within Columbus Ohio and is now a teacher and choreographer for the competition team for the award-winning Studio C School of Dance located in Canal Winchester Ohio. Brialle keeps her dance skills current with the latest techniques by attending dance conventions and workshops through various dance companies. As Brialle continues to give back her dance experience and knowledge in the studio, she finds it is very important to nurture and mentor the talents of her colleagues and students.

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.

Jarin began dancing at the age of three. She danced competitively through various genres around the Midwest. While earning her Education Degree, she danced with a collegiate company, as well as the Fever Inferno hip hop squad for the WNBA for five seasons.

Continuing on with sports entertainment, she danced another five seasons with the Indiana Pacemates NBA dance team. Not only did the opportunity allow her to dance with individuals from around the world, it gave her the chance to represent the team at Pro Camps and across the globe in China.

Jarin is grateful and honored to be back in studios teaching jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop and technique. She enjoys working with competitive teams and looks forward to another season of judging to share her education with those that hit the stage.