Madison Cannon will be a part of the FFDT staff this summer! She has been dancing since the age of 5 years old and was a part of the Fierce Factory competition dance team for 4 years, as well as holding the position of Co - captain for 3 consecutive seasons. She is a student at Louisiana State University minoring in dance and cannot wait to embrace and teach your kiddos for the summer!!
Madison Cannon
Performance Team Instructor
Madison Carter
Recreational & Tiny Tot Instructor
Madison Carter will be a part of the FFDT staff this summer. She has been dancing for 11 years now, and has been a part of the Fierce Fam as a dancer for 8 of those years. Madison has also been a Tiny Tot instructor at Fierce Factory for the past 3 years. She will be attending Duke University in the fall but until then, she cannot wait to spend time with your kiddos!
Herman Charles
Hip Hop Instructor
Originally from Houston, TX, Herman Charles III began his dance career as local performer. He quickly became one of the city's most sought after performers and dance instructors. Herman has worked with talent managers, Mathew Knowles, Charles Chavez and creative director, Kim Burse as a choreographer & creative director. He has worked with artists such as Frankie J., Solange Knowles, Tri-ni-tee 5:7, Megan Thee Stallion and That Girl Lay Lay. He has also choreographed for Pro Teams: Houston Rocket Power Dancers and Houston Dynamo Girls. Herman has also staged and choreographed musicals, Saturday Night Fever, The Wiz, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, The Wizard of Oz & Cinderella. He is currently developing new artist and when he’s not touring, continues to teach hip hop dance in his hometown.
Kriszti Mills
Stretch & Conditioning Coach
Kriszti Mills is a stretching/conditioning coach that brings unique exercises from over 25 years of rhythmic gymnastics’ coaching experience. She has been with Fierce Factory since 2016.
Kriszti graduated with summa cum laude with a Business degree from U of H Downtown and has been a USA Gymnastics’ professional member since 1995. )
Ereeni Bernitsas
Ballet & Dance Instructor
Ereeni Bernitsas is so excited to be teaching this summer! She has been dancing with Fierce Factory for 11 years, and has competed for 7 seasons. Along with being on FFDT’s competition team, she is also a part of her high school's dance team, and is a junior lieutenant for the ‘23-24 season. She is so excited to be teaching and can’t wait to spend the summer with your kids!
Austin Ingle
Social Media Manager
Austin Ingle, started her dance journey dancing for a small town Competitive dance studio in Friendswood, TX. Her love & passion for dance soon drove her in the opposite direction of competitive dance, & she started to take class at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Centre. She was soon asked to join the pre-professional company, the Houston Met Too. Austin worked under the instruction of Marlana Walsh, Ray Dones, Kiki Lucas, Joe Celej, Jane Weiner, Peter Chu, Steven Boyd, & many others. She had the opportunity to dance for Steven Boyd, and participate in his technique instructional videos filmed at the MET. At the age of 16, Austin went on to direct her own Non-Profit Performance Company called Dancers Against Cancer. From 2006-2008 Austin co-directed & competed with her, and her mom’s dance studio, LA Dance Productions, where she won State, Regional, and National competitions as a soloists. She later committed to dancing every summer with iHollywood Dance in Los Angeles, CA, where she performed, & filmed at Universal Studios under the direction of well known choreographers such as Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Ivan Koumaev, Sonya Tayeh, & many more from the reality show, "So You Think You Can Dance." In 2010, Ms. Ingle started her own family, while continuing to teach and choreograph for Dance Dynamics, in the Woodlands, TX. She also worked summer camps, and judged for MA Dance Company. Since 2014, Austin has been a freelance choreographer/instructor, continuing her dance education, & judging competitions/auditions for MA & a select few dance companies. Besides dance, she dedicates her time, & energy to being a mom of two, teaching for Fierce Factory Dance & Talent, as well as going to school & pursing her career in real estate.