Owned by Angela Blocker, Studio Detroit Dance Center is a multipurpose dance studio that offers a myriad of services to the Detroit community and its surrounding metro areas. It serves dancers of all talent levels by offering a reciprocal learning environment experience. New, inexperienced dancers are able to garner skills and tips from seasoned professionals, while the professionals are inspired by the aspirations, passion, and innovative approaches of new students.
Our Team
Studio Detroit boasts a rich variety of experience and passion for the art of dance. This close-knit and ambitious team can help you or your little one realize an untapped potential for creative expression through movement or to simply embrace and hone the skills that you have already discovered. Whatever your dance desires, Let the City be Your Stage at SDDC!
Angela Blocker
A native of Detroit, Angela Blocker began dancing at the age of 4 years old. Formally instructing dance courses for young children since she was 15, Angela always held a passion for dance. With almost than 20 years of instructing experience under her belt, Angela now owns and operates Studio Detroit Dance Center minutes away from the heart of her hometown.
Jenna Dae
Jenna Dae is the SDDC Assistant Pre-Professional Company director & hip hop, technique, jazz & ballet instructor. She started dance training at the age of 4, and was technically trained in several forms of dance including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, Pointe, Pom, and Cecchetti. By 13, a Detroit area All-Star Hip Hop team recruited Jenna to train and perform with them. In addition to the various National awards earned as a competitive dancer, the UDA All-American Team selected her to perform with them for 3 consecutive years. Jenna also competed internationally at World of Dance’s World Finals. She has even performed as a backup dancer for a number of recording artists. Jenna Dae loves teaching and creating Award winning choreography, and is inspired by being able to give back to the next generation of dancers.
Joslyn Reese
With over 20 years of experience, Detroit School of Arts graduate and former Detroit Ballet Theater member, Ms. Joslyn is a dance instructor and registered yoga instructor. With a strong passion for dance basics, she believes a strong foundation in ballet technique will take students beyond their wildest dreams. With that philosophy, it was only natural that she join SDDC as a intermediate & advanced ballet as well as a pointe instructor.
DeJanea “DaeDae” Jones
Ms. DaeDae began to take an interest in dance at age 9. Ms. DaeDae is trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern(contemporary), and African dance genres. While dancing at Ludington Magnet Middle school in Detroit, she earned the title “Mistress of Technique“ because she was such a stickler for clean dance technique. While attending Detroit School of Arts(DSA) she blossomed more into the amazing performer she is today, because the performing arts school helped her perfect her craft. After graduating High school, DaeDae reconnected with Rita Mosley at Step Off Dance Studio where she continued to train and began to teach professionally.
Rita Mosley
With over 30 years of dance experience plus 25 years of instructional experience for famed artists and organizations, Rita Mosley’s training includes Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Latin Ballroom, Hip Hop, Break Dancing, Modeling, Singing, Acting, and Partnering. She is certified with the Cecchetti Council of America (Michigan Chapter) and Dance Masters of America, Michigan Chapter.
Ms. Mosley is currently the Owner and Artistic Director of Step O.F.F. Dance Studio in Oak Park, Michigan and Managing Director of Driven Dance Pit Competitions in Sandy Spring, Georgia. In addition to the dance competition community, Ms. Mosley is also a certified pageant judge and coach—helping some of her former pageant trainees successfully compete in the Miss USA and Miss America/Universe Organizations. Most recently, she was named the “Liaison of Dance-Michigan” for the critically-acclaimed reality television show “America’s Got Talent”. She is also one of the official adjudicators of the highly acclaimed Lifetime Television Network reality show “Dance Moms.”
As a highly decorated artist spanning multiple industries and high-visibility opportunities, her impeccably decorated resume includes but is not limited to the following notable achievements: Dancer/choreographer for Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut and more; actor/dancer for McDonald’s Corporation commercials and model for Cover-Girl Cosmetics. As a music artist and manager herself, Moseley has even worked along side notable musical greats including: Run DMC, Joe, TI, Gucci Mane, David Hollister, KC and JoJo, Blackstreet, Teddy Riley, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, Usher, Brian McKnight, Patti LaBelle, 112, Jagged Edge, Erika Badu, Ice Cube, Carl Thomas & SWV to name a few.
Many of her students/mentees earn careers as professionally contracted dancers, background vocalists for international/national recording artists, choreographers for film and more including contracts with Walt Disney Company, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey School, Tyler Perry Studios, “America’s Got Talent”, “World of Dance”, “So You Think You Can Dance” and countless other renowned entertainment industry opportunities.
Lisa Johnson
Junior Dance Instructors
Morgan Henderson
At the age of 1 year old, Morgan began dancing at Studio Detroit during its first year of operation. She has learned dance techniques in genres including ballet, tap, jazz, tumbling, lyrical, African, musical,theater, live stage, and hip hop. Morgan continues to expand her dance exposure through various renowned workshops and instructors including Lisa McCall, Move Performing Arts Studio in Windsor, Alvin Ailey dance workshop, Anthony Burrel Breaking Barriers and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive, where she earned a full scholarship during the auditioning period. As a Company member with SDDC, she has also competed in a multitude of competitions including the World of Dance International Competition, where SDDC placed in the top 5 rankings. As a Student Instructor, Morgan currently teaches Twinkle Tots and Twinkle Toes ballet, tap and tumbling classes as well as Primary jazz, ballet and hip hop.
Lyric Arnold
In addition to working as a student instructor, Lyric is a dedicated member of SDDC’s Pre-Professional Dance Company. She is skilled in genres including ballet, tap, jazz, tumbling, lyrical, African, musical, theater, live stage, and hip hop. Lyric hones her dance skills participating in various renowned workshops and instructors including Lisa McCall, Move Performing Arts Studio in Windsor, Alvin Ailey dance workshop, Anthony Burrel Breaking Barriers and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive, and more. As a Company member with SDDC, she has also competed in a multitude of competitions including the World of Dance International Competition, where SDDC placed in the top 5 rankings.
Lauryn Berry
Lauryn started dancing at age three and by 4, she began training in gymnastics as a member of an award-winning competitive traveling team. She offers a unique perspective to her students, because she was one of Ms. Angie’s first dance students before SDDC was established.
Lauryn’s training includes: Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Lyrical and Contemporary genres. While training, she discovered her enthusiasm for teaching and began assisting with various SDDC dance classes. Her extensive training includes instruction from dance greats such as: Angela Blocker, Lisa Reynolds, Lisa McCall, and Nathan Trice.
Throughout the years, Lauryn enjoyed dancing in notable productions including BalletMet Columbus “The Nutcracker” in the following roles: the Mouse, Momma Mouse, Ginger Gymnast and Small Battalion Soldier. She also performed at the Detroit Pistons Pre-Game Show.
Currently, Lauryn is the Intermediate and Advance Acro and Tumbling Student Instructor at Studio Detroit Dance Center. She is also the Dance Leader of her church, Abundant LIFE Christian Church, Praise Dance Ministry.