Judges

Catherine Donadee was the Recreational Director at Studio 32 Dance Company, in Canfield, Ohio, where she also taught for 13 years. Before that, she began her teaching career at Center Stage Dance Studio. Catie began her dance training at an early age and has over 25 years of experience in the industry.  Trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Lyrical, Catie was a part of award-winning competition groups on the Regional, State, and National levels.  Catie has attended Dance Masters of America Teacher’s Training School where she had the privilege of studying under some of the industry’s greatest.  Ambitious to maintain a strong foundation, Catie continues to educate herself any chance she can. For over 15 years she choreographed routines on the competitive level and received numerous special judges’ awards along with being awarded for her choreography.  Her routines have been awarded on the Overall level both Regionally and Nationally, also qualifying and attending the World Dance Championship.  Sharing her love for dance and technique with her students is her passion, but watching them develop, explore, and express their own love for the art is an added bonus! Catie has recently branched out her love for dance and is in her second season as the head coach of the Austintown Fitch High School Danceline. She has choreographed multiple routines that the team performs during halftime of the Varsity home basketball games. When she is not coaching, Catie can be found at home with her family in Ohio.  Catie is very excited to be back judging for her eleventh season and wishes all the performers the best of luck this weekend. 

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.

Taylor Moneagle is from Rison, Arkansas where she fell in love with dance at a young age and grew up dancing competitively all over the U.S. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance and a minor in Health and Exercise Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She graduated college with honors from the National Honor Society of Dance Arts and was heavily involved in all the schools’ dance performances throughout her college days.

Taylor has trained at various schools across the United States including the Ballet, Joy of Motion Dance Center in Washington DC, Ballet Austin, and the Gus Giordano summer intensive in Chicago. She is the former
adjunct dance instructor at Southern Arkansas University. She is well versed in many styles of dance.

Taylor is currently the co-owner and instructor of Natural State Dance Company located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Taylor has over a decade of teaching and choreography experience.
She has choreographed award winning competitive studio dance routines, college concert dance pieces, pageant talent routines, and cheer team dances. Taylor enjoys traveling to teach masterclasses and set choreography for studios around the country. Taylor is a proud member of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). Taylor truly believes that dance can change a person’s life, and she is enthusiastic to share her passion with others!