Rebecca Ramm, Co-Owner/Instructor, is a native Texan and has been dancing since age three. She began training intensively at the Houston Ballet Academy at age eleven. During her seven years with the Houston Ballet, she performed in various roles of both The Nutcracker and Cinderella. Rebecca began instructing dance at the age of fifteen while continuing her professional training at Houston Ballet. She received a B.S in Exercise Physiology from the University of Houston – Clear Lake in 2000, while continuing to teach ballet, jazz, lyrical, and Pointe at local studios. Rebecca opened Dancemoves in August of 2002.
Charisse Craft-Barry, Co-Owner/Instructor, was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana and received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1997. While earning her degree, she performed as a soloist with the La Danse Company and studied the Vaganova method of ballet. Charisse was an original member of Ballet Alexandria and danced with the company for five years. During this time, she also studied at the Cenla Academy of Performing Arts and completed a training tour throughout the Ukraine and Moscow. Charisse has trained with teachers from all over the United States. Performing with the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company for over two years, Charisse taught ballet at Sullivan's School of Dance, Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, and West U. Dance Centre.
Sweft, Instructor, has been dancing since 2003, with training in modern and jazz movements. His background includes training and instruction in hip-hop, jazz, modern, reggae, salsa, meringue, Indian, African, Polynesian, and Japanese. He danced and choreographed for the Houston Comets Team NRG during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Additionally, Sweft, has been instructing classes throughout the Houston area since 2006. His resume also includes choreography for music videos and theatrical productions. In 2006 he founded his own dance company, Sweft Feet Dance, focusing on the diversity of movement and a vision of sharing it's artistic energies with the world.
