Krissie has been on staff for Goliard Concerts in New York City, The Ethnic Dance Theatre in St. Paul, MN, as well as clinician at the ATDI “Spirit of Tap” Conference and a faculty member for the New York City Public School system. For the past three years, she has produced a full length work in Anita’s Way in Times Square. She was selected to be a conference presenter at the International Dance Pedagogy Conference and Performance Festival at New Mexico State University in July 2017. She will serve as the resident Guest Choreographer at the College of Lake County Dance Department in September, 2018. She has also served master class clinician at Peridance New York, CRU Dance Minneapolis, the Chicago Cultural Center, and the Big River Dance Festival in West Virginia. Her choreography has been selected for the 2018 Spring Choreography Showcase at Peridance in NYC, Jennifer Mueller’s “Hatch” series in NYC, the Detroit Dance Festival, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, the Big River Dance Festival, The Exchange Choreography Festival in Tulsa, OK. In 2016, and was selected as one of 3 National Choreography Competition winners sponsored by Ovation TV. She is the four-time recipient of a space in the Dance Chicago’s “Choreographer’s Showcase” performance. This will be her fifth year as the Director of the National “Heart and Soul” Dance Company for CRU Dance. She is currently the proud Owner and Artistic Director of the Dance and Music Academy in Chicago, the Co-Founder/Artistic Director of the Trifecta Dance Collective, and the Co-Founder of the Metamorphosis; Fearless Evolution Dance Convention and Showcase.

Carrie Patterson, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, began her training with the Atlanta Ballet and continued training in the summers with Houston Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Luna Negra Dance Theater. In 2011, Carrie graduated cum laude from Butler University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Psychology. After graduation, Carrie spent the 2011-12 season dancing with the Louisville Ballet. In the summer of 2012, Carrie moved to Chicago where she spent 2012-13 season as a trainee with Thodos Dance Chicago. Carrie has also danced in Chicago with Rephrase Dance Collective, Project606 Dance, and Nomi Dance Company. She choreographed works for the Louisville Ballet in their new works show of 2012, Thodos Dance Chicago’s new dances, and Nomi Dance Company’s Instrumental. Carrie is also a judge for CRU Dance and has directed their Elite Petite and Heart and Soul National Companies. In 2016, Carrie co-founded Trifecta Dance Collective, where she is a Co-Artistic Director to the Chicago based professional contemporary company. With TDC, Carrie has toured nationally. Keeping the TDC mission to engage, empower, and expand the community experience through the arts, Metamorphosis; Fearless Expression Convention and Showcase emerged to encourage youth artistic expression and empowerment.