MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHER
Debbie McCreight
Debbie McCreight, Artistic Director and Head Choreographer is also the owner of The Dance Factory which opened in Ocala in 1985. Debbie has been teaching dance for more than 25 years. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, the McCreight family moved to St. Petersburg and then on to Ocala in 1985. Debbie was the artistic Director of Dance Ocala from 1995 – 2007. She was co-writer of 3 original stories presented by Dance Ocala: Merlins Daughters, Julie’s Dragon and Beyond Beauty. Debbie was the Jazz Corp Director at Fort King Middle School for 9 years. She has worked with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for 12 years on their annual pageant. Debbie also was the choreographer for The Wiz in 1996, Dream Catchers in 1998, South Pacific in 1999, Annie in 2001, Honk Jr. in 2003, Music Man and All shook Up 2008. all The Ocala Civic Theaters productions. She was the choreographer with the Ocala Theater Company which performed their world premier children’s musical Odyssey 2000 in 2000 and was the director and choreographer of Dream Catchers in 2002 and choreographer for Dream Catchers II in 2002. Debbie choreographed the Ocala Youth Theater’s production of Grease in Dec. 2005. Debbie has continued her study of dance by attending numerous workshops each year, studying under some of the great dancers of Broadway, movies and music videos. With this training and background she is able to share new dance techniques and the love of dance with her students.
Advanced Jazz and Hip Hop
Brooke Loftis has been dancing since the age of 4. She has extensive training in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Tap. She received her Associate of Arts Degree in dance from Santa Fe College, and then transferred to the University of Florida where she earned her BA in Psychology. She has worked for Spotlight Dance Convention, The Dance Factory, Dance Ocala, and was the director for the Marion County Center for the Arts Dance Program for West Port High School. She has been represented by Bloc South, one of the top dance agencies, and worked as a professional dancer in Atlanta, Georgia. She won the Outstanding Choreography Award in 2004 from L.A. Danceforce for her contemporary piece, "Silence". She is currently completing her Master's Degree in Counseling while working as a Guidance Counselor at West Port High School. Her first love is dance and choreography, and she is excited about the new studio location and teaching the dancers at The Dance Factory.
