Diana Brooks

Diana Brooks is a teacher and choreographer in NYC where she is an Adjunct Professor in the Commercial Dance Program at Pace University. Diana also teaches with Motivated Movers in NYC where she teaches tap to the beginner tapper/mover. When not in NYC, she also travels with a convention called Industry Xperience where she shares her knowledge with the next generation of dancers. Prior to NYC, she was an Associate Professor of Dance at Oklahoma City University where she taught Tap, Rhythm Tap, Jazz and many dance academic classes. She spent most of her performing and teaching career in Chicago, IL, where she danced in companies such as Rhythm ISS…, BAM!, and M.A.D.D. Rhythms. She has had the opportunity to travel all around the United States with these tap companies, sharing the stage with such performers as Savion Glover, Tommy Tune, Lane Alexander and many more. As well as performing with tap companies, she also danced in several Regional Musical Theatre productions and industrials, including Singin’ in the Rain, Babes in Toyland, the alternative hair show and a 1920s dance revue at the Black Orchid Supper Club. She travels all over the United States teaching Master classes and setting choreography. Diana considers herself a true teacher and is the happiest when she is in front of a class, seeing her students learn and improve.