Kristy Platt
Kristy Platt is a native of Kountze, Texas where she competed as a nationally ranked cheerleader in high school and was captain of her drill team for three years. Kristy attended Blinn College & Texas A & M University where she served as an instructor & choreographer for the Bryan-College Station Junior Drill/Dance Team Studio and choreographed for the CHARA organization at Texas A&M University. Kristy went on to finish her Bachelor’s Degree in Dance & Health from Lamar University graduating cum laude and performing as a feature dancer for the Lamar Dance Company, The Lamaraissimo Celebration, the Lamar Grand Ball and the American College Dance Festival.
She is the administrative director for Danceline Productions where she serves as an instructor, choreographer and the coordinator for the Elite Program traveling to The Bahamas, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando and Cozumel, Mexico with Elite dancers.
Kristy is dance certified by The Texas Education Agency and has taught Level I, II & III dance in public schools for fifteen years. She is the former director and choreographer for the Kountze High School Aristocat Dance/Drill Team, the award-winning Navasota High School Diamonettes and former assistant director of the
Liberty High School Red Rhythm. Kristy also taught Secondary Dance at Hebron High School. She has a passion for education and has had many opportunities to provide professional development workshops for dance educators including Dance Development for DFW and Houston area school districts as well as a guest speaker for Dance Drill Team Directors of America. She has had the opportunity to work with The Edge Studio in L.A., Frank Hatchett at the New York Broadway Dance Center, The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and MTV’s Wade Robson along with a musical theater and jazz summer intensive at Broadway Dance Center. Kristy was a Super Bowl XXXVIII performer for Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Aerosmith & Beyonce’. Kristy was also a professional dancer/cheerleader for the Frisco Thunder Arena Football Team. She has been an instructor for many studios including Danceline Academy, Center Stage Dance, Dance Invasion, Frisco Dance Force, Studio A Southlake and 3-D Dance.
Kristy is also certified in early childhood, elementary and secondary physical education. Kristy has been a dance director and teacher in Frisco ISD for 7 years and was recently named the FISD Dance Lead. Her education goal is to contribute positively to every student she teaches and to provide quality professional dance instruction, leadership skills and a sense of personal growth.
Kristy has been married to her childhood sweetheart, Shawn for 22 years. Shawn is also a teacher at Reedy High School. They have a daughter named Laney who attends Reedy High School.
Kristy Platt
DIRECTOR
Victoria Meese
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Victoria grew up in Plano, Texas where she danced for the Vines Vikettes (now Sweethearts) serving her team as Lieutenant, and the National Champion Plano Senior High School Planoettes, where she served as Senior Sergeant. Victoria danced at Steps a Dance Studio in Rowlett, Texas from the age of 2, up until she graduated from Plano Senior in 2017. Victoria competed with both the studio and drill team, winning various high kick awards, and national titles, as well as performing in the cotton bowl, at disney world, and community events and parades. Victoria would return to her home studio, and teach master classes, and help her teachers whenever she could. She still keeps in touch with her teachers to this day.
After graduating high school, she auditioned for the Tyler Junior College Apache Belles, and became a member of the 71st line and was an Elite dancer. While on Apache Belles, Victoria had the opportunity to perform in various Texas cities, including Tyler, Houston, Dallas, and others, as well as internationally in Costa Rica at internationally televised soccer games, Mexico, and on a Carnival Cruise line. She also had the opportunity to dance with the TJC Dance Department, and would have the honor of being on the Dean's List multiple semesters.
After finishing her time on Apache Belles and at Tyler Junior College, she transferred to Texas Woman's University. When she got to Texas Woman's, Victoria had tried out for and made the Pioneer Pride Dance Team, performing at volleyball games, basketball games, gymnastics meets, events at TWU and even at a Dallas Mavericks Game. At the same time, she was a member of the Texas Woman's University Dance Department, learning new styles of dance including various modern techniqueS, ballet, African Diaspora dances, West African Dance, and Street style Hip Hop, all while performing in various shows at TWU. Victoria graduated from Texas Woman's University in May of 2022, with her Bachelor of Arts in Dance studies. In the following Fall, she accepted a Substitute teaching position with ESS, in Frisco ISD. As a sub, she did long term substituting in a variety of classrooms, including Dance, Anatomy and Physiology, and ISS. She not only learned so much about how Frisco ISD works, but she built relationships with students, worked on her leadership skills, and grew as a person and educator.
Victoria is blessed to be a Butterfly for Danceline Productions. This year, she will be going into her second summer with the organization. Besides dancing, Victoria enjoys spending her time reading, cooking and baking, county dancing, learning, doing crafty things, and spending time with her family, friends, her boyfriend, and her cat named Meatball.
