Movement Innovations Dance Studio
Brina has been teaching dance for over 30 years. She started dancing at the age of nine, training in ballet, tap, and jazz. She has received training from Joe Tremaine, Jackie Slight, Doug Caldwell, and Frank Hatchet to name a few. At the age of sixteen, she received a one week scholarship to Tremaine / Slight Dance Studio in Los Angeles, California.
In 1986 she performed with the American Kids Competition, which was televised on CBS and was accepted as an "American Kid Performer."
Brina attended and received a scholarship to the University of Central Oklahoma and was a company member of the "Kaleidoscope Dancers."
In 1994 she moved to California and was given another dance scholarship to The Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. That summer, she signed a contract with Jean Anne Ryan Company as an entertainer with Norwegian Cruise Lines for two years.
In addition to teaching at two of the most successful dance studios in Oklahoma, she was an adjunct teacher at Classen School of Advanced Studies for three years. She was also on faculty at the Mercersburg Summer Intensive in 2000 and was invited to return in the fall as a guest teacher. She also had the great privilege to teach at the Washington Ballet the summer of 2004. In 2005, she choreographed a piece that was performed and televised at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Since September 2006, Brina is a dance instructor and the proud owner of Movement Innovations Dance Studio.
Brina Hurst
Owner/Director
Chloe Becker is a graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma. Chloe has been dancing for 20 years and has been trained in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop and aerial dance. She is currently a member of Race Dance Collective here in Oklahoma City and has performed in the yearly Hip Hop Nutcracker and Company show. Chloe was member of the UCO Kaleidoscope dance company and was able to work with various choreographers including Michael Esperanza, Jesse Zaritt, Tiffany Carson, Hui Cha Poos, and Tina Kambour. She was able to travel with Kaleidoscope to perform in New York with Bare Dance Company. Chloe has been teaching at Movement Innovations for the past 2 years and loves being a part of her students dance journeys and seeing them grow over the year.
Chloe Becker-Reagor
Kathryn Rosenberg is a dancer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She trained at Movement Innovations Dance Studio for 12 years, recreationally and competitively. She is currently attending the University of Central Oklahoma where she is working towards her B.F.A. degree in dance. At UCO, she is a part of the Kaleidoscope Dance Company where she has been a part of many performances. She now teaches lyrical and tap classes at MIDS and is a choreographer for their competitive dance team.
Kathryn Rosenberg
Mayu Odaka was born in Los Angeles, California and received her training under the direction of Diane Lauridsen at Lauridsen Ballet Center where she danced in the pre-professional company of South Bay Ballet performing many lead roles. She has participated in the Regional Dance of America Pacific region as part of SBB. While still in school, she was invited to perform in a professional ballet company, Utah Regional Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. During the summer, she attended Orlando Ballet, Washington School of Ballet, International Ballet Competition Jackson, and Oklahoma City Ballet all on full scholarships. She is currently a Principal Dancer with the Oklahoma City Ballet performing in both classical and contemporary works for the past 9 years. She enjoys teaching ballet and pointe and hopes to continue nurturing the students at Movement Innovations Dance Studio.
Mayu Odaka
Jazmine Jones attends Rose State College majoring in nursing. She has been dancing for 12 years and has studied ballet, contemporary, hip hop and jazz. She has been teaching Hip-hop for 6 years. Jazmine is known for being a powerful hip hop performer and instructor, as well as her complicated rhythmic choreography that challenges her students' musicality. She was a member of the O-City Crew from 2019-2022 with the NBA Thunder and coaches routines at Westgate High School in Louisiana.”