Clark Mills is excited to be a part of the grand opening of Eclipse Dance Studio.  Clark is a 2006 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Dance Performance and Business.  He serves as the assistant director of the Chesterton High School show choirs, is choreographer for the the CHS Drifters, as well as choreographing  the CHS Sandpipers fall show.  His work at CHS was recognized with two Best Choreography awards in 2008.  In addition to his work with CHS show choirs, Clark teaches modern, tap, musical theatre, and jazz.  He has performed in Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat and many other musicals, and is  thrilled to start this new journey with Eclipse Dance Studio. 

Kat has been dancing since the age of 3, and involved in competitive  dance since age 15.  Kat has won several platinums at nationally recognized dance competitions, and has been teaching dance for 5 years.  She currently is co-coach of the  Morgan Poms squad, and attends Purdue North Central, majoring in Business Management.

Tara Drew began dancing at age three at Ballet Mississippi, and continued her training at Ballet Magnificat School of the Arts. At fifteen, Tara was a semi-finalist in the 1994 USA International Ballet Competition, and has received many scholarships to dance schools including Joffrey Ballet and Houston Ballet. She danced professionally with Ballet Magnificat touring the US and Europe. After moving to Atlanta, Tara danced for the Atlanta Hawks Dance Team, had the opportunity to dance at the NBA All Star Game and the TNT Celebrity Game, and choreographed for the team in 2004. She also danced for Phyzics Urban Dance Company, studied at the Atlanta Ballet, and taught at the Praise Him With Dance School.  She performed in many projects including the independent film “Petunia”, Mak Attack Fitness Fashion Show, and an IBM Industrial Show.   Tara is a guest teacher and choreographer for schools and artistic groups across the US, and is a faculty member of the Summer Workshop Intensive at Ballet Magnificat. Her choreography has received top honors at several recent competitions. Tara’s dance education continues today at various studios in Chicago, including Lou Conte Dance Center. Tara lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, and is married to Bryce Drew, former NBA player and associate basketball coach at Valparaiso University.

Erica has always had a strong passion for dance starting at the early age of six.  She received her Bachelor's of Science degree from Purdue University, where she danced in and choreographed for the  Purdue Repertory Company, X-Works, and Higher Ground Dance Company.  She is a platinum winner at competitions including Headliners and Hall of Fame, to name a few.  She is joining Eclipse's team of highly trained instructors to teach Lyrical. 

Justin Roberts, a Chicago native, began pursuing his professional dance career in 2001, teaching at numerous studios in Northwest Indiana. He continued his dance studies at a variety of Chicago dance studios, and his creative style of dance garnered him an invitation to join Culture Shock Chicago. While there, Justin went on to direct groups such as the Battle Junkiez and Knocturnal Crew. Justin made a name for himself in the dance world performing for artists such as Kanye West, Kid Sister, The Suppliers, Ice Cube, and many other local artists. He has worked and trained with some of the world’s top choreographers including Marty Kudelka, Brian Friedman, Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, Shane Sparks, Lyle Beniga, and Tony Czar. His unique style and training ethic bodes well for  Justin’s growth and continued success. Check him out on America’s Best Dance Crew, in Kid Sister’s music video “Pro Nails”, featuring Kanye West, and on Bravo’s reality dance show “Step It Up and Dance”.