The Artz (Houston)

Jing graduated from Pacific Northwest Ballet school and recieved her Bachelors Degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from Saint Mary's College of California. She has skills and teaching experience in ballet, ballroom, and contemporary.

Adam Skidmore is a performer, instructor, and licensed massage therapist based in Houston, TX. Adam enjoys heights and death-defying feats of speed and strength. He was a lead aerialist at a popular dinner theatre for three years performing on rope, lyra, silks, duo silks, duo straps and more on a chain motor. Adam has been studying the aerial arts since 2012, building on his martial arts background. He enjoys teaching and is a perpetual student. When Adam is not in the air he is underwater as a scuba divemaster.

DeMarco grew up in Missouri City, Texas where he received his high school diploma from Elkins High School. He then went on to Abilene Christian University where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in 3D art.

Dancing since the age of 9, he has developed a true passion for all the arts. He has worked at Dance Discovery Studios teaching step and hip hop, co-founded and led the very first Hip Hop dance team for 2 years and lead the SHADES Step Squad for 3 years both at Abilene Christian University, and choreographed two musicals for McMurry University and Abilene Community Theatre. He has been trained by Teri Wilkerson of Dance Discovery Studios, Christine Van Loo of the “Cirque de la Symphonie” and certified by Amy Ell of Vault Houston. DeMarco has also appeared in such musicals as “Hairspray”, “And the World Goes Round”, “The Drowsy Chaperone”, and “The Producers” in which he held the position of dance captain. Along with VauLt Houston, teaching youth classes and Fabric classes, DeMarco has worked at the Fort Bend Academy of Arts and Dance teaching hip hop and tap. He held the title of After School and Creative Director.

When DeMarco is not dancing or teaching youth, you might find him drawing, shooting dance videos, baking professional cakes, spinning the turn tables as a DJ, being creative as a Graphic Designer, along with taking long naps when ever he can find free time.

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Mika is an aerial silks teacher. She believes the Fabric program at The Artz Houston cultivates agility, poise, and strength, all of which are necessary to dance gracefully and fluidly through the air. She is currently working on her Masters in Professional Writing and Technical Communication at the University of Houston-Downtown.

Lori Rutledge holds a degree in Mortuary Science and once she became a mom she left the funeral service business and went into the fitness world full time. She was an instructor at Sheila Kelley’s S Factor for 7 years in the pole community and shortly thereafter she found her love for the aerial arts. She taught all levels in aerial fabric including aerial conditioning in the hammock at Vault Houston for 5 years. Her aerial experience has lead her to performances with Vault Houston and the Houston Grand Opera’s “The Ring Cycle”. 

Ginger has an extensive list of skills and experiences in the the world of Movement Arts. She has over 41 years of teaching that include Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Aerial Barre, Aerobics, Step, Ballet, Latin Dance. All this background gives Ginger a unique knowledge in which to draw upon.

Whether her students are young, old, beginner or advanced, Ginger has the ability to give a level appropriate class that is challenging, anatomically correct and safe for all students.

Lyon studied and performed Ballet, tap, modern, and jazz at Melva Smith School of dance in Dallas, TX for 15 years.  He began aerial dance training at VauLt in 2012.  Since then, Lyon has performed in several student showcases as well as the professionally produced Valentine’s Day show. Additionally, he has taught several intensive classes in stretching and basic yoga.

Lauren started practicing yoga 10 years ago when she decided to get off the couch and reject the story that chronic pain, weight gain, heart disease, and diabetes were inevitable health outcomes for people in her family. Today, Lauren teaches yoga to help people get stronger, connect with their body, and learn how to pilot their “space ship” so they can excel at whatever their passion might be.

Lauren has studied aerial arts for five years and taught aerial yoga- a combination of mat based yoga poses and aerial hammock movements- for four. She enjoys the way aerial yoga can challenge the perspective of yoga practitioners at any level through novel movements, inversions, and an ability to interact with 3D space in a new way.