Staff

Robin T. Rich-McGhie (Acting Instructor) is a native of Newark, NJ who attended New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is the Program Coordinator of We Are One Artistic Collective with Caldcleugh Multicultural Arts Center/City Arts in Greensboro NC and an Acting Instructor at The POINTE! Studio of Dance. She received her artistic training at The Newark Community Center of the Arts and she trained as a dancer with Garden State Ballet, Alfred Gallman (Gallman Newark Dance Theatre), Phil Black Dance Studio and City Arts African Dance however; acting and the stage is her first love. Performing since age 7 and is an accomplished Singer, Actress, Director and Producer. She has directed several stage productions in the Triad at Open Space Café Theatre, Stained Glass Playhouse, Kernersville Little Theatre, City Arts and with her company Elise Jonell Performance Ensemble. “12 Angry Men”, “Black Mama Monologues’”, “Fences”, “The Meeting”, “The Dinah Washington Musical”, “Mahalia”, “Crowns”, “Miss Ever’s Boys”, “Steal Away”, “For Colored Girls’ “The Wiz” “West Side Story” and created 'The Fantasy & Adventure of Oz', A dance adaptation of “THE WIZ” and ‘Cindy & The Glass Slipper”, A dance adaptation of “Cinderella” with Gina Tate. She was the Talent Coordinator and Executive Director of The Busta Brown Television Show and segment producer of “Talent Tuesday” for Busta Brown’s Afternoon “Thang” on WQMG-97.1. and was the Music Supervisor on a local Civil Rights Documentary “Wall That Bleed” produced by Canvas Studios. A Managing Partner with T.K.R. Entertainment Group where she was the Director of Operations & Artist Services. She was also the Executive Director & Artistic Director for Inner Village Arts–South and served on the Board of Directors of Open Space Café Theatre as Vice President of Production. She also served as the Volunteer and Arts Education Coordinator. Robin owns Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble.

Jeanna Askew Hawkins is originally from Virginia Beach, Va. She currently resides in Guilford County and works as a Curriculum Facilitator for Guilford County Schools. Jeanna has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Elon University. She has been dancing since the age of 4 and began her formative training at Virginia Ballet Theatre in Norfolk, Va. While at Virginia Ballet Theatre she was a member of “First Pointe Players,” and an apprentice to the Company. Jeanna is also a graduate of the Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts, where she was a ballet major. Her performance roles include: “Nutcracker”, “Swan Lake”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Coppelia”, “The Firebird”, and “Appalachian Spring.” Jeanna has choreographed and danced in “The Fantasy and Adventure of Oz: A Dance Adaption of The Wiz,” and “It’s A Hard Knock Life: A Dance Adap#on of Annie.” She is excited to be back at The Pointe! where she can combine two of her favorite things: dance and children.

Jose Rondon Jr. (Program Coordinator) was born and raised in Mount Vernon, NY. Jose spent his early years dancing in his local church ministering in liturgical dance, mime and hip-hop. Seeing he had a gift and love of dance while serving as the choreographer of NuPrayze, which he helped establish at his church; his mother enrolled him in classes at Ballet Atlantic where he received formal training. While at Ballet Atlantic, he received lead roles in performances such as the “Nutcracker”, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”, “Don Quixote”, and “Copelia.” He then moved to Greensboro, NC where he would join Couture Dance at North Carolina A&T State University and became their choreographer for 3 years. During his tenure, he would work with many talented peers who helped push and drive him to be better. Jose has enjoyed working with The Pointe! Studio of Dance where he has been instrumental in adding choreography to what has been coined “Theatrical Ballet” for “It’s A Hard Knock Life”, “The Fantasy & Adventure of Oz” and “Cindy & The Glass Slipper.” Jose also has worked in musical theatre with Community Theatre of Greensboro where he was inducted into the Freddie G Class of 2015 and has received awards for Best Choreography, Best Ensemble and Best Overall for his choreography contributions to the Center Stage Group that participated in the Junior Theatre Festival from 2013-2016. Some of his credits as a choreographer include Smokey Joe’s Café, Shrek the Musical, Hairspray Jr, Aladdin Jr, Fiddler on the Roof, The Little Mermaid Jr, The Lion King Experience and Madagascar Jr Showcase. His most recent credit was performing at North Carolina Theatre in the production of Mary Poppins where he played Neleus. He is now proud to be a member of the Actor's Equity Association. Jose is a firm believer that “everything happens for a reason” so remain positive and continue to trust God.

Arimentra (Sada) Lodge, (Greenville, NC), has been training in dance since the age of five. She began her training at the Greenville Civic Ballet (Greenville, NC) under the artistic direction of Kimberly Gray-Saad. Her primary focus was classical ballet, but she has also trained in jazz and modern dance. She has performed with the Greenville Civic Ballet in the annual Winter Wonder and Spring Splendor dance productions with leading roles and taught several dance classes. In 2004, at the age of 14, she received her first full summer intensive scholarship to the Dance Theatre of Harlem. In 2005 she received a full summer intensive scholarship to the Alabama Dance Theatre and in 2006 to the Atlanta Ballet. She has also received scholarships to the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre as well as the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She has performed with the Southeast Regional Ballet Association (SERBA) in Knoxville, TN; Pittsburg, PA; Roanoke, VA; and Highpoint, NC. Sada has also attended and performed at the North Carolina School of the Arts annual dance festival. She graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, December 2013. During her time there she performed an original solo for Maya Angelou at “An Evening with Maya” and has taken classes with world renowned ballerina Misty Copeland.

Kierah Anderson is a 15 year old teacher and dancer on the company at The Pointe! Studio of Dance. This is her first year of teaching and she's ready to share her knowledge of dance with others. Kierah trains in many styles of dance such as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, pointe, contemporary, lyrical as well as African. She has participated in productions at the studio including three years of the "The Fantasy and Adventure of Oz" A Dance Adaptation of the Show The Wiz where she featured as The Wiz, crows, poppies, and other various core roles. Kierah is currently a junior at Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts where she also studies ballet and contemporary. In broadening her dance education, Kierah has attended UNCSA's dance comprehensive summer intensive in the summer of 2015, and has also been accepted into dance summer intensives such as Dance Theatre of Harlem and Joffrey Ballet. She was also accepted into Joffrey Ballet's junior trainee program in New York. She seeks to pursue dance after highschool. Kierah is extremely looking forward to a great year at The Pointe! Studio of Dance.

Nicole Lawson (Sandy Ridge, NC) is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and activist. As a performer, Nicole has performed with Renay Aumiller Dances (RAD), Carol Finley Dance Group, Kate Davis and the Continuum Collective, and is currently a collaborator with JOYEMOVEMENT Dance Company. As a choreographer, her work investigates the pathways between injustice and hope. Her works have been presented by Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, The Emergence Festival in Durham, NC and she has presented work independently in both Durham and Stokes County, NC. Her latest work, “Elephant: A Co-production of the Artist and Her Therapist,” is an exploration of the experience of mental illness and suicidality and the pathway to recovery. Nicole is a graduate of Meredith College where she received Bachelor of Arts with majors in Dance Studies and Spanish with a Certificate in Professional Performance. This will be Nicole's first season teaching with The POINTE teaching Ballet, Contemporary, Creative Movement, and Pointe.