SINCE 2004 · LAKE OF THE OZARKS
DANCE EDUCATION WITH HEART.
Proper training. Encouraging teachers. Room for every dancer to grow.
Relevé Dance Academy has served dancers across the Lake of the Ozarks since 2004. Our instructors pair proper technical training with an encouraging environment where students can grow as artists and as people.
We welcome ages 2 to 18 in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, acro dance, and musical theatre. Dancers can train recreationally or continue into our competitive Performance Company.
MEET THE RELEVÉ TEAM
Experienced instructors. Individual attention. A team that knows your dancer’s name.
Mackenna Bennett
OWNER, INSTRUCTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
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Mackenna is the owner, instructor, and choreographer at Relevé. A Relevé dancer since 2004, she later danced with the University of Missouri Golden Girls and earned a degree in Fine Arts. She and Kendal direct the Performance Company.
Kendal Surdyke
INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMANCE COMPANY DIRECTOR
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A Relevé alum and instructor since 2018, Kendal earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Kansas. Her training includes ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, African, Indian, and Flamenco, and she is a certified Pilates instructor. She co-directs the Performance Company.
Jordan Hartman
INSTRUCTOR
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Jordan began dancing at age four and continued her training at Relevé in 2015, later graduating as a Performance Company alum in 2019. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Dance Management from Oklahoma City University and has professional performance and stage management experience.
Chloe Bartels
INSTRUCTOR & DANCE TEAM COACH
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Chloe trained at Starstruck Performing Arts Center and danced for four years on Kansas State University’s Classy Cat Dance Team, helping the team earn its first national championship. She also coaches the Camdenton middle and high school dance teams.
Marah Surdyke
INSTRUCTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
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A Relevé alum, Marah began teaching and choreographing at 16. She continued her training at the UMKC Conservatory and the CLI Conservatory, where she developed her technical range and creative voice.
Manual 'Lukky' Harvey
HIP-HOP INSTRUCTOR
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Manual “Lukky” Harvey is a Kansas City hip-hop instructor, creator of the iPush Workshop Series, and director of iPush theCOMPANY. His background includes popping, breaking, krump, and hip-hop influenced choreography.
Stephanie Ryder
BALLET INSTRUCTOR
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Stephanie earned a BFA in Dance with a ballet concentration from Point Park University. Her studies included ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, tap, pas de deux, kinesiology, and pedagogy.
Chris Rutledge
TAP & BODY PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR
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Chris is a tap dance and body percussion artist with performance and choreography credits spanning Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, touring productions, and competition instruction. He has taught and judged for more than 10 years.
Victoria VanderPlas
INSTRUCTOR & COACH
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Victoria earned degrees in Dance and Exercise Science from Grand Valley State University. She performed with Mareck Dance and later served as School Director for Mareck Center for Dance, bringing artistry, wellness, and education together in her teaching.