Adjunct Instructors
Kate Aronson
Voice Training
Kate Aronson has been a theater professional for over 25 years as an actor, director, producer, writer, and theater teacher. She taught acting, voice & speech, improvisation, and theater history for many years in the professional actors' training program at Point Park University. She has directed numerous plays in all theater genres, from Greek comedy to Shakespeare to contemporary musicals. She has worked and studied with Robert Wilson, Cicely Berry, Meredith Monk, and Peter Brosius, among others, and has performed all over the U.S., in London and Bulgaria. She has written, designed & produced several solo theater pieces; she co-founded, performed & toured with Squonk Opera, an experimental performance group as well as founding, producing & performing in the annual Women's Work Festival in Pittsburgh for several years. She is also a musician and is currently in a local band called Burn the Maps.
Adam Dickerson
Contemporary and Ballet
Adam Dickerson is a Colorado native and CC alum (Art Studio, ‘13). After training under Patrizia Herminjard and Debbie Mercer at CC, Adam moved to NYC to perform with Graham 2, H.T. Chen & Dancer’s, Amy Marshall Dance Company, and Paul Taylor Dance Company. Adam founded Fooju Dance Collaborative in 2014 as an experimental performance art group that sought to subvert the expectations of classical dance by dancing anywhere but on stage. While performing and touring as a dancer, Adam turned to the world of group fitness for additional strength and conditioning training. In 2015 he began teaching at Physique 57 and in 2018 at Obé Fitness, which would lead to his certification Personal Trainer (NASM) and Mobility Specialist (FRC). Group fitness instruction opportunities led Adam to teach in boutique fitness studios in Manhattan, Brooklyn, LA, the Hamptons, and highlighting self-care and motivation techniques on ABC News. In 2024, Adam moved back to Colorado Springs to combine his passion for dance, music, and healthy movement with a mobility joint-training class called Up&Adam. In the Spring of 2025, Adam was a guest teacher at CC for the Body in Motion 8th Block, and he is thrilled to continue coaching dancers and pedestrians alike to learn how to move pain-free in their bodies by fortifying the mind.
Latisha Hady
Salsa
Tish is a seasoned choreographer and dancer with over two decades of experience. Her passion for Latin dance, ignited at the tender age of four, has led her to become a pioneer in the Colorado Springs dance scene. Beginning her dance journey at age 4, she has honed her skills in various styles including Jazz, Ballet, Modern, West Coast Swing, Salsa, Pachanga, Son, and Afro-Cuban, bringing a unique perspective to her choreography. Her commitment to creating a safe and inclusive space for dancers is evident in her work, as she believes in the transformative power of dance as a form of self-care. As the founder of Latisha Hardy Dance & Co Ltd., Tish has successfully brought Latin dance culture to Colorado Springs and continues to inspire and empower dancers of all levels.
Adrian Holguin
Improv Comedy
Adrian Holguin is a Colorado-based improviser, actor, director, coach, and educator who has been teaching and performing for more than three decades. He began improvising while a student at Western Colorado University and has been part of the Denver theatre community since 1992.
Holguin was a longtime performer and assistant director with Denver's Impulse Theater, where he performed more than 2,000 shows and helped teach and develop generations of improvisers. He later founded Spontaneous Combustion, the student improvisational theatre company at Smoky Hill High School, directing and coaching the ensemble for more than two decades. Among its alumni is Saturday Night Live cast member and Wicked actor Bowen Yang, who has publicly credited Holguin's mentorship with helping him see a future in performance.
Holguin currently teaches and performs at Chaos Bloom Theater and Rise Comedy Theater in Denver and performs with Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company's MAD Librarians and the King Penny Golden Radio Show. He also coaches District 9, Denver's long-running BIPOC improv ensemble.
As a teaching artist, Holguin is particularly interested in physicality, object and environment work, character, relationship, ensemble awareness, and the ways improvisers create believable worlds from nothing. His approach emphasizes listening, specificity, play, and honest human reaction rather than comedy for its own sake. Across both the classroom and theatre, he believes people learn, create, and take meaningful risks when they are given rigorous expectations, a supportive ensemble, and permission to play.
Ron Jules
Hip Hop 
Hip Hop Teacher Ron "Future" Jules was born in West Palm Beach Florida. In 2008 he graduated from Penn State University. While he was at Penn State he was on the Track Team and as well studied dance. Ron is an all-style dancer, freestyle, and choreographer. He specializes in hip-hop, popping, locking, breakdance, krump, and house. He was the co-founder/Vice president of R.A.M SQUAD, Penn State Hip-Hop Club. Ron worked as a Hip Hop instructor for Penn State, Woodward Camp, and Local Colleges in Colorado Springs. He's also part of the Rennie Harris Grassroots Hip-Hop Theatre company in Colorado. His influences are Mr. Wiggles, Electric Boogaloos, The Lockers, Tight Eyez, Elite Force, Monsters of Hip-Hop, World of Dance, R.A.M Squad, and many more. Ron is excited to be sharing his knowledge and talents with all the dancers in Colorado. His mission for dance is to teach people the foundation and history of the hip-hop culture. He has danced with the best of the best and has taught and taken master workshops all across the United States. His goal is to motivate his students and help them become more innovative in all aspects of their life.
Aoi Koenig
Contemporary and Ballet
"Dance is for everyone, and everyone’s body is a precious vessel for the expression of life. Handle with loving care and much respect. A hearty yes to a more organic, holistic approach to dance training and general health could truly be a game-changer." – Aoi
Aoi Koenig (née Funakoshi) is originally from Chiba, Japan, where she began studying classical ballet at age seven. She earned a BFA in Dance (Ballet Emphasis), graduating cum laude from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on a talent scholarship. She began her professional career with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company before performing internationally with companies in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, appearing at renowned venues and festivals including the Kennedy Center, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, New York City Center, BAM, and the Festival International Cervantino, where she received the Best Performing Artist Award in 2004.
Since moving to Colorado Springs in 2011, Aoi has taught and choreographed at Colorado College, Pikes Peak State College, Ormao Dance Company, and several local dance schools. A sought-after master instructor and private coach since 2008, she has taught dancers of all ages and experience levels and has also served as Company Class Instructor for Ballet Hispánico during the Green Box Festival residency. In addition to teaching, Aoi continues to perform and choreograph and was recently recognized as a featured Artist of the Day by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Sue Lauther
Contact Improv Dance; The Body in Motion
Sue Lauther (MFA U of Illinois) has served as a teacher, performer, and choreographer for projects around the world: Argentina, Taiwan, New Zealand, Ecuador, Mexico, Australia, Jordan, Costa Rica, and all over the US. She believes that technique is being able to demonstrate physical intention clearly, so she approaches teaching as a vehicle to help her students explore, expand, and clarify their options. She encourages her dancers to be part of the artistic process. Sue's choreography encompasses a broad range of styles and perspectives-from playful to pensive, zany to formal. Currently teaching Contact Improvisation and The Body in Motion at Colorado College, she finds her joy in the metaphors, accuracy, and sensation of riding that dance form.