Nour Alameddine
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Nour Alameddine

Nour Alameddine is a passionate and versatile dancer. She began her dance journey at the age of three. Her love for movement and expression blossomed as she trained in various styles including ballet, contemporary, and jazz. She joined Fort Bend Academy of Dance in 2014, became a company member in 2016, and was a Principle Dancer in 2022 and 2023. As a principle dancer, she participated in a plethora of roles including “Dew Drop Fairy” in the Nutcracker, and Big Swan in “Swan Lake”. She was able to participate in Regional Dance America and attended many Summer Intensives with Fort Bend Academy of Dance and Masters Upper Level. Nour also joined the Travis Belles Varsity Dance Team as a freshman and graduated as the Captain of the team. She is currently attending the University of Houston to study Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science while also being a part of the Cougar Doll’s Dance Team. Nour is also a choreographer and dedicated staff member at the renowned Crowd Pleasers Dance Company. Just as dance has made an impact on her, she hopes to inspire future generations to appreciate the art of dance.

Ereeni Bernitsas
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Ereeni Bernitsas

Ereeni Bernitsas is one of our Tiny Tot Instructors. She has been dancing with Fierce Factory for 12 years, and has competed for 8 seasons. Along with being on FFDT’s competition team, Ereeni is also a part of her high school's dance team, where she will be serving as Captain for the  ‘24-25 season. Ereeni is great with the Tiny Tots and truly loves sharing her passion of dance with all of the tiny dancers. She can't wait to teach again this Fall!

Nick Zack
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Nick Zack

Nick Zack is a dance educator and artist based in the Greater Houston area. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Dance and furthered his education at Sam Houston State University in their Masters program. Teaching across the country, Nick has been an Instructor, Coach, and Guest Teacher in Texas and Michigan, teaching Mini dancers to Adults in Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, and Tap. He is currently on staff at The PAC (Spring, Tx) and here at Fierce Factory Dance & Talent while also operating freelanced for private instruction. As an artist he has presented works at 254 Dance Festival (Waco, Tx), Stephen F. Austin State University, Sam Houston State University, and as well as Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp where he has been leading the Staff Dance Ensemble since 2022. Nick was a former member of Dimensions Contemporary Ballet (now known as Verve) and has performed in Waco, Houston, East Texas, Huntsville, Twin Lake, MI.

Kailyn Nickerson
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Kailyn Nickerson

Kailyn is from Houston, Texas and has been dancing since she was 11 years old with a focus in ballet, but also trained in Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary & more. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2023 with a major in Mass Communications: Film and a minor in Dance. Following graduation, Kailyn returned home to Houston, Texas and has been an instructor here at Fierce Factory Dance & Talent since Fall of 2023. While she loves teaching this next generation, Kailyn truly aspires to choreograph or write a Ballet based on the famous book series, "Harry Potter."

Isabel Shapiro
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Isabel Shapiro

Isabel has been teaching dance since 2012 and started by assisting her own ballet teacher in 2011. Since then, she has grown her dance education by continuing to assist other dance teachers' workshops and classes. Isabel is a former SeaWorld Performer and was also a part of the Fredericksburg Ballet Ensemble. She has been a member of TATD (Texas Association Teachers of Dancing, Inc) since 2015, which enriches her teaching skills every year. Additionally, Isabel is a professional early childhood educator and works with preschool and special needs kids. Her goal is to provide her students with a nurturing and supportive environment where they feel safe and therefore learn better. Isabel believes that practice and dedication are everything and she loves when her students start seeing their advancement as a reward.