2024 Faculty & Judges
our Faculty chair is Ericka Olgaard faculty@dmm4.org
Amy Feril 2024 Fall Convention
Amy Feril graduated with a Bachelors of Performing arts from Oklahoma City University. Amy has performed with Larrwell Productions at the Mary Kay and Sally Beauty National Seminars, where she was dance and vocal captain. She also performed in Frontier City’s “Fright Fest” and David Thomas’s “Magic of the Night” Show. Amy graduated from OCU and then became a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She was on the team for five seasons and a leader for three years. She was a member of Show Group and a leader for the DCC Youth Academies. Her final year on the team she was point of the famed triangle and selected to be the DCC representative at the 2020 Pro Bowl. She can be seen on CMT’s “DCC Making the Team” seasons 10-15. Following her tenure she was selected as an All-Star for four years and loved every minute of being a part of the Cowboys organization. Amy’s biggest pride and joy is her dance studio, Eminence Dance Complex. She is also a proud founding member of Texas Dance Masters: Chapter 48 where she serves on the board of directors. She is honored to have had multiple regional title holders and is the teacher of current 2024 Master Dance of America. She is thrilled to spend the weekend with all the members and dancers of DMM and cannot wait to see the dancers shine!
Harry Feril 2024 Fall Convention
Harry Feril is the owner of Eminence Dance Complex with his amazing wife, Amy Feril. Harry is a proud alumnus of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he received honorable mentions in both Jazz and Modern dance from Young Arts his Senior Year. He has a Dance Performance Degree from Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, and has performed in many distinguished works created by renowned choreographers/companies such as Robert Battle, Pilobolus, Troy Powell, Kate Skarpetowska, Jessica Lang, Densil Adams, and many more. Harry has also had the privilege to have worked with Dallas Theater Center as a performer, dance captain, and assistant choreographer in Hood and Colossal. Harry has been cast in commercials with Chili’s, The Gaylord Hotels and Chuck- ECheese. He has toured as a lead dancer and choreographer for the Mary Kay National Conventions/ Seminars for eight years. He has also performed with the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, Ballet Academy of Texas, and Dallas Repertoire Ballet, and the Young choreographers Showcase in NYC. Harry had the privilege of performing at City Dance in Washington D.C. honoring Debbie Allen. Harry danced with the Bruce Wood Dance Company since Season 1 in 2011 and remained in the company for seven years. He danced with the company internationally in Seoul, South Korea and at Jacob's Pillow in Massachusetts. Harry loves choreographing and judging around the nation and is honored to be at DMM this weekend.
Renee Petkovski 2024 Fall Convention
A Native from Detroit Michigan, Renee Petkovski fell in love with dancing, acting, and modeling at a very young age. With her first print ad in People magazine at 11 years old, Renee has been successfully pursuing her dreams ever since. Renee continued her dancing and training while attending Western Michigan University. There, she honed her dancing, teaching and choreography skills while graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. Immediately following graduation Renee was hired as a featured dancer in the hit Broadway style musical, Katonga, at Busch Gardens, Tampa Florida. Renee lived by the philosophy that with the right attitude and work ethic you can accomplish anything. She decided to take a leap of faith and danced her way into Hollywood California. She is signed with two of LA’s elite Agencies and has become and established dancer, choreographer, and model in the industry. Some credits include, ABC hit show How To Get Away With Murder, ABC’s Family hit show Bunheads, Shakira, Chiquis Rivera, Paula Abdul, Far East Movement, Don Omar, Latin Billboard Awards, Latin Grammy’s, Heineken, Sketchers, L’OREAL Matrix, Los Angeles Clippers, LA Sparks, Utah Jazz, and many more. As a former Dance Director of a highly acclaimed dance competition, Renee is a highly respected adjudicator in the dance world. Renee is currently the Jazz instructor at Oakland Michigan University. She is a member of the United States Figure Skating Association and part of the prestigious coaching team at Novi Ice Arena as the Dance Coach for ice dance. She most recently had her students and choreography in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Traveling the country teaching, choreographing, inspiring, and sharing her knowledge and passion with aspiring dancers brings great joy and purpose to her life.
Sophia Wyzgowski 2024 Fall Convention
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Sophia Schoch-Wyzgowski, TCRG, started dancing at age 12. Her first teacher was Heather McElligott Sparks, TCRG, who was the first to set the flame to her passion for Irish dance. When Heather moved to Pennsylvania, she started dancing under two-time World Champion and lead Riverdancer Michael Patrick Gallagher, ADCRG. She then transferred to the Celtic Dance Academy, where she taught and trained under Sarah Allison Houghtelin, TCRG. Sarah and Sophia remain friends to this day. In 2011, Sarah and Riverdancer Darren Maguire, ADCRG, decided to merge schools under the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance. Sophia taught and trained under them until 2012. In 2012, she moved to Michigan with her husband. She danced with the Goggin-Carroll School of Irish Dance until injury forced her into early retirement from competition.
Sophia brings years of experience in Irish dance, both competitively and professionally. As a former Champion and Ceili team dancer, she has traveled the nation collecting numerous awards. She performed and co-directed, alongside Director and choreographer Sarah Allison Houghtelin, for her original production of An Irish Nutcracker in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2013, Sarah retired from teaching. Sophia acquired the show and put on its first Michigan production in 2015. In November of 2012, Sophia received her TCRG with the World Irish Dance Association (WIDA), having successfully passed the exams with distinction. She has completed the 12 grade exams with An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) and is preparing to sit for her TCRG exam.
Vikas Arun 2024 Fall Convention
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Vikas is a performer and choreographer from Seattle specializing in tap, contemporary, and various forms of Indian dance. He is the first South Asian to be sponsored by the dancewear giant Capezio, to receive a residency at the historic American Tap Dance Foundation, and to perform in the worldwide sensation STOMP. He has performed on TV with Good Morning America, NBC’s New Amsterdam, and So You Think You Can Dance, in commercials for J. Crew and Vogue, and on stage for 50,000 people at the Houston Texans stadium for the President of the United States. His company, Project Convergence, is known for uniting tap dance with Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian percussive dance form. They have performed at Lincoln Center and Alvin Ailey while being featured in The New York Times and The Hindu. Vikas is a guest instructor at Broadway Dance Center and Columbia University and is sought after around the world for his ability to challenge and inspire his students.