Preston Hollow Dance

Belinda Richardson: Owner/Artistic Director

Originally from McAllen, TX, Ms. Belinda began her ballet training at the age of 10 at the Deborah Case Dance Academy. She spent summers training under Prima Ballerina, Galina Mezentseva, of The Kirov Ballet and attended intensives with the Joffrey Ballet working specifically with Willy Shives. Her passion for teaching led to further her education in dance pedagogy and philosophy, earning a Masters Degree in Dance from Texas Woman's University in 2012.

During graduate school, Ms. Belinda was mentored by Dr. Linda Caldwell who inspired her research in women’s studies and contemporary dance; focusing on transgressive female choreographers who challenge how we view and experience dance.

Ms. Belinda has presented her research at the North Texas Philosophical Association in Denton, TX and published: La Femme Grotesque: The Disruptive Performance Art of Marie Chouinard and Orlan.

Brittany golden: Assistant Director

Ms. Brittany has been performing for an audience since day one! In high school, she learned ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop under Lori French, competed at the State level in One Act Play under Victoria Jackson and apprenticed as an Assistant Instructor at her dance studio.

She earned a degree in Performance Studies from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, where she performed leading roles in several stage productions before spending a semester in London to study theatre production. During undergrad, she also cheered competitively for UMHB, coached cheer & tumbling at Heart of Texas Gymnastics and continued her dance education under Lisa Shed in Temple, TX. 

Brittany has a Master’s of Liberal Arts from Dallas Baptist University. She joined the PHD teaching staff in 2012 and now serves as the Assistant Director. She oversees our after school programs, summer camps and annual recital production. Ms. Brittany has a passion for dance education and strives to instill students with the skills needed to perform well on and off the stage!

RACHEL ELLIS

Ms. Rachel graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at Belhaven University, was inducted to and graduated from the National Dance Education Organization with honors. She received training at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy in Encino, a Royal Academy of Dance-certified studio, where she studied under Andrea Paris Gutierrez, Conny Mathot, Nichelle Bane, Kee Juan Han, Betsy McMillan, Caleb Mitchell and Laura Morton. Rachel was also featured guest instructor for All Star Dance Academy's summer intensive in ballet and contemporary.

Ms. Rachel is skilled in classical ballet, pointe, and contemporary jazz. Her vast training has helped guide our after school programs and competition teams!

Madilyn hill

Ms Maddie received her early ballet training from Tanju and Patricia Tuzer of Tuzer Ballet.  She continued her training at the Ballet Academy of Texas and the Kirov Academy of Ballet’s year-round boarding program. After high school, Maddie was offered a position with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre,  but chose to accept a full artistic scholarship to Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts.  During her time at SMU, she was invited to travel abroad to Urbania, Italy  where she performed as a guest artist at the Dance Master Class intensive. She began her professional career with Dallas NeoClassical Ballet where she performed in many revivals of classics from the Ballet Russes.

In 2021, she founded Bishop Street Ballet - a nonprofit, professional ballet company and the resident company of the historic Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Now, as Artistic Director, she and her dancers choreograph, produce, and perform original, collaborative works with other prominent Texas artists and performers.

We love the level of training and expertise Maddie brings to our students!

Sarah Junkins

Ms. Sarah earned a BFA in Dance Education from Texas State University, where she was inducted into the College of Fine Arts and Communication Council of Scholars, graduating Summa Cum Laude. During her time at TXST, Sarah was a company member of the CIM TEYA Dance Company, led by professor Kaysie Sietz Brown. During this time, Sarah was also the Dance Coordinator for Navia Dance Group; a student-run and audition-based dance team comprised of TXST students. Sarah has performed in works by professors and artists such as Tiffanee Arnold, Shate’ Edwards, Torens Johnson, and Sarah Gamblin. Sarah has extensive experience in Screen Dance, both as a director and as a performer, and her dance productions have been featured at film festivals in Texas. 

Sarah's favorite styles of dance include Ballet and Contemporary Hip Hop, and she is a K-pop dance cover artist. She focuses on making sure her students have fun while they learn the foundations of movement!

Elena Olshin

Ms. Elena, received her early training at the American Dance Institute where she studied with founder Pamela Bjerknes. She attended summer
intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, The Rock School, and Ballet West. Elena was selected to participate in the Kennedy Center Masterclass Series for two years and also competed at the Youth American Grand Prix semi-finals and New York City Finals, as well as a soloist at the Tanzolymp Dance Festival in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from the Akhmedova Ballet Academy where she completed her last four years of training, Elena moved to Delaware to join First State Ballet Theatre. She danced there for four seasons and performed
roles such as Cupid in Don Quixote, Canary Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Ocean and Pearls Pas de Trois, and Pas De Deux from Flames of Paris, as well as working with Viktor Plotnikov on his premieres of Romeo and Juliet and Dracula.

In 2021 Elena became a Resident Teaching Artist at the Wilmington Ballet, and had the pleasure of performing roles such as Dewdrop and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Waltz from Les Sylphide, Pas de Trois from Swan Lake, and The Dying Swan. Elena joined Bowen McCauley Dance Company for the 2021/22 season, and just recently moved to Dallas to continue her teaching career. We are thrilled to have her join our dance family!