Studio 2 Dance Ensemble

Specialties

Studio 2 specializes in combo classes that give dancers the opportunity to explore many styles of dance. We offer Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical/​Modern/​Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Pointe, and Strength/​Conditioning.

History

Established in 2012.

This Ensemble began as a Junior Company to Avatar Movement Dance Company. When Avatar Movement left Nola, Taylor Thomas took over as director and renamed the group Studio 2 Dance Ensemble. The group has always been a way to foster young dancers and provide them with a dance education and performance opportunities to help them grow in the art of dance.

Meet the Business Owner

Taylor T.

Business Owner

Taylor Thomas Hosemann is a native of Vicksburg, MS and received training at Debra Franco’s Preparatory School of Dance. She continued to The University of Mississippi and

graduated with a degree in Hospitality Management and a minor in Theatre Arts.

While in college, Taylor taught at Deborah Kaye’s School of Dance and helped

form Hinge Dance Company and Olé Miss Student Dance Company. She traveled with the

University’s dance company to the American College Dance Festival 3 years in a

row performing and finally presenting her own choreography for adjudication in

her last year. Her professional experience includes performing in the

nations longest running outdoor drama, The Lost Colony in Manteo, NC. She has

also lived in New York City and trained at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on

Broadway, Dance New Amsterdam, and Alvin Ailey along with interning at The

Joyce Theater. Taylor has performed and choreographed for New Orleans’ companies

Synergy Dance, Avatar Movement, and Mélange.