The WOLVES

DJ Guthrie

The Owner, Creator and ALPHA…
DJ hails from Dallas, Texas and made his way to LA after dancing with the Orlando Ballet for 9 seasons while getting his BA at Rollins College in International Business. Since then DJ has appeared in films such as High School Musical 3, 500 Days of Summer, Shrek Forever After and The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever as well as made television performances on Glee, Dancing With The Stars, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Video Game Awards, American Idol, Bones, Better With You, The CMA Christmas Show, America’s Got Talent, The 81st Academy Awards, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader: Making the Team and So You Think You Can Dance. He has also co-choreographed/danced in commercials and live performances for Ford, McDonald’s, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Memorial Hermann. DJ was also a part of the national touring company of CATS. He toured with Glee Live for the first of their two tours and was a choreographer for the TV show “Your Chance to Dance” on CMT. He was on a creative team for the Miss Angola pageant in Africa in 2014 as well as for Nike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aside from working commercially, he travels with the dance convention LA Dance Magic and teaches master classes for studios and professional companies all over the world. His innovative approach to musicality and movement theory, extensive technical vocabulary and blend of several styles into one has gained him a continually growing following. The creation of LUX, Ensō, LUX DT and The Howling is something that he hopes will bring inspiration, education and innovation to the dance industry and for the future generations to come.

Renee ritchie

Renee Ritchie’s training began at Jeninaʼs Dance Workshop in Tasmania, Australia, at age 5. After moving to Sydney to study full-time dance at Brent Street Studios, Renee continued to pursue her career all the way to Los Angeles in the USA. With hard work, persistence and continuing to put herself out there, Renee made it onto television show So You Think You Can Dance Australia Season 3 reaching the Top 12 which catapulted her very successful career as a dancer and choreographer.
Renee has worked with artists in Australia such as Kylie Minogue, Redfoo, Kelly Clarkson, Tina Arena, Jessica Mauboy, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Timomatic and more; and has performed on TV shows in Australia and America like Perry Mason(HBO), Latin Grammys, So You Think You Can Dance (Channel Ten), X-Factor, People’s Choice Awards, Dance Academy, Australiaʼs Got Talent, Mardi Gras, Australian Idol, Kids Choice Awards, Footy Show Australia and more….
Renee’s dedication and perseverance, along with applying her skills and talents have successfully led her to work for international artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Paula Abdul, Chloe Flower, Stevie Mackey, Major Lazer, MO, J-Balvin, Farruko, Wisin, Nicky Jam, Omi, Fitz, the Tantrums and more. Renee has also been featured working on The Ellen Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden in the USA.
Renee’s professional performance career also stems from being a renowned choreographer. Having choreographed on Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, music videos for Dami Im’s “Fighting For Love”, Paula Abdul’s 2018 “Straight Up” Tour and LA pride performance. Renee has also been an assistant choreographer on Jennifer Lopez’s “All I Have” and Britney Spears’ “Domination” Las Vegas shows.
During the pandemic Renee continued to work in Los Angeles in the toughest of times. She was associate choreographer with creative director Marvin Brown on MGA’s billion dollar company, LOL Surprise Dolls. Renee was on the creative team of launching LOL Surprise Remix Dance Show in 3D on YouTube during the pandemic. Continuing her success during these times Renee has just recently choreographed on the Tauren Wells “Citizens of Heavens” Tour in Nashville with the show ready to take the stage touring 23 cities across America in 2021. Renee is also set to fly internationally to choreograph for YouTube star and Amazon sensation Blippi in Saudi Arabia at D23 (Disney fan club convention), Dubai and London.
Renee is an international professional that continues to up level her work skills, traveling and working with the world’s biggest names in the entertainment industry.
Traveling around the USA Renee also teaches and judges dance competitions for multiple companies: TMilly, KAR regionals and Nationals Dance Competition, Rainbow Dance Competition, LUX, and many more. Renee continues to share her knowledge with the younger generation of today. She has a passion for teaching and mentoring anyone with the driving desire of becoming a professional dancer. Not only Australia-wide but also internationally. Renee offers the tools and skills it takes to become a professional in this industry, holding her 3-month mentorship program in Los Angeles called “Dance International” at prestigious school AAFTA (American, Arts, Film and Television Academy). Renee is the Creative Director of this incredible Mentorship held at AAFTA and looks forward to guiding many more young performers on their international journeys.

kelsey landers

Kelsey Landers grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she trained and competed in many different styles of dance starting at the age of seven. She achieved various scholarships and titles throughout her training process and knew at a young age of thirteen she wanted to make dance her profession. Kelsey is currently living in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her career as a dancer and educator. She has toured throughout Europe with The Bad Boys of Dance in the show “Rock the Ballet” and shortly following she toured Italy in a company created by Daniel Ezralow called “OPEN.” This gave her the opportunity to perform as a soloist at the Lincoln Center in New York City with a show directed by Daniel called “Pearl”. She has been featured in several television commercials and music videos and has danced on television shows such as “The Mindy Project,” “Austin & Ally,” and “Gilmore Girls.” She has performed for artists including Ariana Grande, John Legend, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen, “The Backstreet Boys” and has done various stage performances including “Shaping Sound Dance Company,” Jaci Royal’s “Royal Flux,” Chris Scott’s “League of Extraordinary Dancers,” “Teen Choice Awards,” the “Emmy Awards,” the “Grammy Awards,” the “ACM Awards,” & “Wango Tango.” Kelsey is confident that her driven passion for life and dance will help her reach and achieve her goals as a dancer, dedicated teacher, and choreographer.

Hannah gallagher

Hannah Gallagher is a Choreographer located in Los Angeles, California and the Owner/Director of HMG the Company. Hannah has most recently choreographed for the feature film “Step Aside”, which is releasing this year! She has presented live work all across the world, with much of her work being shown at numerous big shows in Los Angeles, California. She has performed with numerous artists including (but not limited to) Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, KidFresh, and Eden XO and performed in the UnityLA Live Company Show. She has performed in “Othello’s Touch” in Romania directed by Mario Atelier, and was also the Assistant Choreographer for this show. Hannah has also taught different styles of dance all over the world in places such Mexico, Europe, and all over the United States and has most recently been teaching weekly at Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles!

Justine lutz

Justine is native to Minnesota and currently lives in Los Angeles. Some of her credits include artists like P!nk, Halsey, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. Justine’s TV credits are FOX “Glee”, Disney “Liv & Maddie”, ABC’s “Suburgatory”, HBO “Winning Time”, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Ellen, The Talk, American Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, League Of Legions Worlds, iHeart Jingleball and Radio Festivals. She has toured on P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour, Untouchable Tour with Hailee Steinfeld, Madison Beer’s Life Support World Tour and Shaping Sound Contemporary Company. She has also been seen in Samsung, Dolby, Under Armour, and Nike Campaigns. She recently has been expanding her creative talent as an assistant choreographer for Tate McRae’s Jingleball tour, EMA’s performance, and commercials including Motorola. Justine has taught at numerous studios around the country and abroad for many years. She emphasizes in her classes the tools to help deepen the movement and articulations so the students can find more exploration into focusing on the spine, chest, hips rather than just the legs and arms. Justine is committed in expanding her dancing and teaching craft while maintaining an open mind, passion, and the love to creatively share. 

Kayla giard

Kayla Giard is a native of Dallas, Texas and has studied and performed both nationally and internationally. She trained and graduated in the advanced level through the Vagonova syllabus. She has been instructing ballet for over a decade at various studios in the DFW area. Kayla has had the opportunity to teach and study alongside many renowned teachers and choreographers. Kayla was a member of Metropolitan Classical Ballet for a number of years under the direction of Alexander Vetrov of the Bolshoi Ballet and Paul Mejia of NYCB who studied closely under George Balanchine. She was also personally recruited by, ballet master, Ceyhun Oszoy at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. She has performed soloist and principal roles in various major ballets and had the honor to be in the US premiere of Anatoly Emelianov's production of "The Time" In 2011, Kayla was asked to instruct and perform in Tokyo, Japan where she lived for a period of time. She performed a soloist role in the ballet Le Corsaire alongside performer Andrei Batalov and artists from Staatsballett Berlin. Kayla headlined a performance at the Majestic in Dallas alongside artists from Texas Ballet Theater in 2012 with the company International Ballet Theater out of Southlake, Texas. Kayla currently performs with Contemporary Ballet Dallas. Kayla has modeled since she was a child with such agencies as Campbell and Page Parkes with commercial, acting, print, and runway experience. She frequently models on Good Morning Texas and was featured in a dance documentary in 2010. She was also nominated for 'Best Action Female Talent' in the 2010 Cache awards held in Dallas for her work on 'Chase' and 'Good Christian Belles' on ABC. Kayla has also been a guest judge for the Cinderella scholarship pageant in the US.

Gaynor hicks

Gaynor Hicks is a professional dancer from Sydney, Australia. Gaynor has assisted and danced for Australia’s top choreographers Mitchell Woodcock, The Squared Division and Matt Lee. Gaynor made her theatre debut as a featured dancer and dance captain for the world tour of The Illusionists 2.0 and also made her musical theatre debut in the ensemble of Saturday Night Fever. She has appeared in campaigns for McDonalds, Bonds and Vodafone and was a resident dancer for both The Voice AU & X Factor AU. Gaynor has had the pleasure of working alongside many international and Australian recording artists such as: Ricky Martin, Zara Larsson, Little Mix, The Veronica’s, Ava Max & many more. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, Gaynor has been featured in large scale commercials as well as touring both nationally & internationally with Latin Grammy award winning artist J Balvin. At the beginning of 2020, Gaynor joined Justin Bieber’s team for the tour “Changes”. Since then, she has gone on to work with Justin Bieber for multiple performances including T Mobile presents: Justin Bieber NYE, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, iHeart’s Wango Tango Festival & Made in America. Gaynor has just returned from touring nationally and internationally with Justin Bieber & his ‘Justice’ Tour.

liz guerreri

Growing up in Ohio, Liz became passionate about teaching at a very young age. She taught at local studios in Cleveland both recreationally and as an integral part of competitive teams. Liz created her high school dance team while simultaneously assisting the NBA Cleveland Cavalier Girls, opening her eyes to the professional dance industry. After high school graduation, Liz attended Wake Forest University on a Dance Team scholarship. As she earned her bachelor’s degree in Health & Exercise Science, she choreographed and taught classes regularly both on and off campus. During this time, Liz started to truly find her artistic voice, her passion for teaching, and her genuine love in watching students transform through training and class taking. Quickly she began traveling nationally to teach at studios, high schools, colleges, training programs and intensives. Liz has also taught at Movement Lifestyle, Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio, TMilly TV, and is currently on staff with Dance Connection.
Liz has immersed herself in the commercial industry both as a dancer, Associate Choreographer, and assistant on Creative Teams. Her performance credits include Demi Lovato, DNCE, Panic! At the Disco, Good Morning America, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, & The Ellen Show. She assisted choreographically and creatively on concepts including the Demi Lovato World Tour, Madison Beer World Tour, Coachella, Anitta, Halsey, The American Music Awards, Saturday Night Live, The CMA Awards, The Masked Singer Season 3, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Old Navy, Pentatonix, ESPN featuring John Legend, & more!
Liz encourages you to show up with an open mindset and to commit to leaving class better than you arrived. While focusing on musicality, textures, and shapes, her classes are fast-paced and hold her students to industry level standards in an encouraging environment. Using her background of technical training and commercial dance, her classes become a hybrid of of technique and stylization. Liz is a firm believer that how you do anything is how you do everything and this shines through in her teaching style and approach. She will push you outside of your comfort zone and provide the tools to become a smarter, more aware, and educated mover. Training with Liz provides a safe space for dancers to transform and grow into their best selves while fine tuning their skills to work in the industry.

Jarvis langster

Jarvis Langster is a charismatic dancer and choreographer. He started dancing at the age of 7 and choreographing at the age of 12. He grew up training and receiving numerous awards at many different conventions including The Pulse On Tour, JUMP, NUVO, Hollywood Vibe, LA Dance Magic, Velocity, Tremaine, Dance Makers, and more.
He has assisted and worked for choreographers such as Kenny Wormald, Debbie Allen, Jackie Sleight, and Nappytabs. He has been in music videos, commercials, co-choreographed for a Disney series, and performed for audiences across the country.
Jarvis’ passion for dance runs deep and it is exemplified through all of his work. He strives to be an up and coming dancer/choreographer that can lead this generation to be great and inspire the next generation to come after.

hailee payne

Hailee Payne is a professional dancer and choreographer versed in numerous dance styles but always in her own choreography puts an emphasis on performance and finding confidence in your own artistry! She has worked alongside: The Backstreet Boys, Taylor Swift, Jojo Siwa, Anderson Paak, Mariah Carey, Florida Georgia Line, Paula Abdul, Sofia Carson, Julianne Hough, and Ariana DeBose. Most recently she has been dancing and acting on a kids tv show that will air next spring. Featured on TV shows such as: SYTYCD, where she placed in the top 4, Lucifer, Hello Jack the Kindess Show, the American Music Awards, the Soultrain Awards, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Late Late Show w/ James Corden, Good Morning America and more! Commercials include: McDonalds “The Mariah Menu” and Credit Karma as well as a print add for BMW. Hailee has taught at numerous studios across the country where she teaches her students to truly embrace who they are and “Be the Unicorn”!