Owned by Angela Blocker, Studio Detroit Dance Center is a multipurpose dance studio that offers a myriad of services to the Detroit community and its surrounding metro areas. It serves dancers of all talent levels by offering a reciprocal learning environment experience. New, inexperienced dancers are able to garner skills and tips from seasoned professionals, while the professionals are inspired by the aspirations, passion, and innovative approaches of new students.
Our Team
Studio Detroit boasts a rich variety of experience and passion for the art of dance. This close-knit and ambitious team can help you or your little one realize an untapped potential for creative expression through movement or to simply embrace and hone the skills that you have already discovered. Whatever your dance desires, Let the City be Your Stage at SDDC!
Angela Blocker
A native of Detroit, Angela Blocker began dancing at the age of 4 years old. Formally instructing dance courses for young children since she was 15, Angela always held a passion for dance. With almost than 20 years of instructing experience under her belt, Angela now owns and operates Studio Detroit Dance Center minutes away from the heart of her hometown.
Joslyn Reese
With over 20 years of experience, Detroit School of Arts graduate and former Detroit Ballet Theater member, Ms. Joslyn is a dance instructor and registered yoga instructor. With a strong passion for dance basics, she believes a strong foundation in ballet technique will take students beyond their wildest dreams. With that philosophy, it was only natural that she join SDDC as a intermediate & advanced ballet as well as a pointe instructor.
Lisa Johnson
Dynasti Smith
AS one of Detroit’s very own hip hop dancers for over ten years, Dynasti Smith is proud to be one of SDDC's newest Hip Hop instructors. She has performed in showcases & competitions throughout Michigan, as well as other states across the nation. She worked with local artists, performed at Summer Jamz in Downtown Detroit. Dynasti loves dancing and introducing younger artists to the hip hop dance genre.
Jenna Dae
Jenna Dae is the SDDC Assistant Pre-Professional Company director & hip hop, technique, jazz & ballet instructor. She started dance training at the age of 4, and was technically trained in several forms of dance including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, Pointe, Pom, and Cecchetti. By 13, a Detroit area All-Star Hip Hop team recruited Jenna to train and perform with them. In addition to the various National awards earned as a competitive dancer, the UDA All-American Team selected her to perform with them for 3 consecutive years. Jenna also competed internationally at World of Dance’s World Finals. She has even performed as a backup dancer for a number of recording artists. Jenna Dae loves teaching and creating Award winning choreography, and is inspired by being able to give back to the next generation of dancers.
Aini Robertson
As Studio Detroit Alum, Aini is trained modern, ballet, jazz,and hip hop. However, she specializes in contemporary dance. She has returned to her dance home to pour into SDDC students the same love, instruct, critiques, dedication, support and respect she once received when she was in their ballet slippers learning her craft. Throughout her dance training, Aini has earned numerous competition awards and participated in noted performing arts events including All City Dance Concert, Evening of Fine Arts, International Association of Blacks in Dance and National High School Dance Festival. Aini joins us as one of our contemporary, lyrical, jazz & competitive instructors.
DeJanea “DaeDae” Jones
Ms. DaeDae began to take an interest in dance at age 9. Ms. DaeDae is trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern(contemporary), and African dance genres. While dancing at Ludington Magnet Middle school in Detroit, she earned the title “Mistress of Technique“ because she was such a stickler for clean dance technique. While attending Detroit School of Arts(DSA) she blossomed more into the amazing performer she is today, because the performing arts school helped her perfect her craft. After graduating High school, DaeDae reconnected with Rita Mosley at Step Off Dance Studio where she continued to train and began to teach professionally.
Rita Mosley
With over 30 years of dance experience plus 25 years of instructional experience for famed artists and organizations, Rita Mosley’s training includes Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Latin Ballroom, Hip Hop, Break Dancing, Modeling, Singing, Acting, and Partnering. She is certified with the Cecchetti Council of America (Michigan Chapter) and Dance Masters of America, Michigan Chapter.
Ms. Mosley is currently the Owner and Artistic Director of Step O.F.F. Dance Studio in Oak Park, Michigan and Managing Director of Driven Dance Pit Competitions in Sandy Spring, Georgia. In addition to the dance competition community, Ms. Mosley is also a certified pageant judge and coach—helping some of her former pageant trainees successfully compete in the Miss USA and Miss America/Universe Organizations. Most recently, she was named the “Liaison of Dance-Michigan” for the critically-acclaimed reality television show “America’s Got Talent”. She is also one of the official adjudicators of the highly acclaimed Lifetime Television Network reality show “Dance Moms.”
As a highly decorated artist spanning multiple industries and high-visibility opportunities, her impeccably decorated resume includes but is not limited to the following notable achievements: Dancer/choreographer for Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut and more; actor/dancer for McDonald’s Corporation commercials and model for Cover-Girl Cosmetics. As a music artist and manager herself, Moseley has even worked along side notable musical greats including: Run DMC, Joe, TI, Gucci Mane, David Hollister, KC and JoJo, Blackstreet, Teddy Riley, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, Usher, Brian McKnight, Patti LaBelle, 112, Jagged Edge, Erika Badu, Ice Cube, Carl Thomas & SWV to name a few.
Many of her students/mentees earn careers as professionally contracted dancers, background vocalists for international/national recording artists, choreographers for film and more including contracts with Walt Disney Company, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey School, Tyler Perry Studios, “America’s Got Talent”, “World of Dance”, “So You Think You Can Dance” and countless other renowned entertainment industry opportunities.
Lauryn Berry
Lauryn started dancing at age three and by 4, she began training in gymnastics as a member of an award-winning competitive traveling team. She offers a unique perspective to her students, because she was one of Ms. Angie’s first dance students before SDDC was established.
Lauryn’s training includes: Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Lyrical and Contemporary genres. While training, she discovered her enthusiasm for teaching and began assisting with various SDDC dance classes. Her extensive training includes instruction from dance greats such as: Angela Blocker, Lisa Reynolds, Lisa McCall, and Nathan Trice.
Throughout the years, Lauryn enjoyed dancing in notable productions including BalletMet Columbus “The Nutcracker” in the following roles: the Mouse, Momma Mouse, Ginger Gymnast and Small Battalion Soldier. She also performed at the Detroit Pistons Pre-Game Show.
Currently, Lauryn is the Intermediate and Advance Acro and Tumbling Instructor at Studio Detroit Dance Center. She is also the Dance Leader of her church, Abundant LIFE Christian Church, Praise Dance Ministry.
Alyssa Hope
Before Alyssa was an SDDC instructor, she earned the titles of Laker Girl Award recipient. Additionally, her dancing dazzled audiences on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ships.
Jourdan Crump
Dancing with Studio Detroit since she was six years old, high school graduate, Jordan has been a Junior Instructor since she was 9. Now, in her last year as an SDDC Junior Instructor, she recalls what led her to teach and become SDDC’s first Junior Instructor, “I enjoyed being around and working with younger children and I wanted to eventually teach my own dances and classes to a variety of age groups.” Jordan currently teaches Twinkle Toes ballet and tap as well as Ballet II, Jazz II & Tap II. She has a strong bond with just about every young dancer enrolled in the studio, and she is preparing for her transition into an official SDDC Instructor.
Junior Dance Instructors
London Moore
London joined the Studio Detroit Family at 8 years old. As a Junior Dance Company member, she has competed in a multitude of competitions—placing in the top 10 within the company’s division and earning high marks. Additionally, she has participated in the Debbie Allen Dance Intensive and continues to participate in additional classes outside of SDDC to enhance her technique and skill. This kind, respectful, self-starting, teachable, yet natural leader supports Ms. Joslyn as a Junior Dance Instructor for Dance Technique 101 with hopes of instilling those same values in younger SDDC students.
Olivia Howard
Dancing since she was 7, Olivia Howard joined Studio Detroit Dance Center at age 11. Much like Ms. Angie, Olivia’s dance resume is highly decorated at a young age. She has trained with Anthony Burrell, Debbie Allen and Lisa McCall. Additionally, Olivia has also danced with Alvin Ailey Dance Company and Broadway Dance Center in New York. Through her talents, Olivia has also earned roles in various productions including the 2019 Nutcracker showcase in Detroit as Mother Mouse with the Ballet Met and the music video “Fear No Evil” with Autumn Charles. As a Senior Company member with SDDC, she has also competed in a multitude of competitions—placing in the top 10 within the company’s division and earning high marks. In addition to training and teaching with SDDC, she also dances at Triumph Church as a praise dancer—continuing her tutelage under Angela Loyd. She has trained in all forms of dance. However, her favorite genre is lyrical. Olivia is currently a student at Detroit School of Arts majoring in Dance.
Morgan Henderson
At the age of 1 year old, Morgan began dancing at Studio Detroit during its first year of operation. She has learned dance techniques in genres including ballet, tap, jazz, tumbling, lyrical, African, musical,theater, live stage, and hip hop. Morgan continues to expand her dance exposure through various renowned workshops and instructors including Lisa McCall, Move Performing Arts Studio in Windsor, Alvin Ailey dance workshop, Anthony Burrel Breaking Barriers and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive, where she earned a full scholarship during the auditioning period. As a Company member with SDDC, she has also competed in a multitude of competitions including the World of Dance International Competition, where SDDC placed in the top 5 rankings. As a Student Instructor, Morgan currently teaches Twinkle Tots and Twinkle Toes ballet, tap and tumbling classes as well as Primary jazz, ballet and hip hop.