Directors
Director - Nikki Evans
Born in Austin, Texas, Nikki began participating in dance classes at the age of four. She participated in dance/drill team all four years of high school, serving as Captain of the Highlandettes during her senior year. Nikki was also a member of studio 29's competitive dance team where she received training in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary and hip-hop.
Nikki attended Kilgore College in the fall of 2006, where she served as a member of the World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes. She was one of ten selected to become a Swingster, or member of the elite jazz group and participated in parades in Chicago and New York, a halftime performance at Texas Stadium, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the annual Crystal Charity Ball, and the Indy 500.
Following her graduation from Texas Woman's University in 2011, Nikki served as the the Head Dance & Drill Team Director of Bryan High School for three years. She has recently arrived back in the beautiful state of Texas after two years of traveling across Australia and New Zealand as an Au Pair. Nikki is excited to be returning to her passion of teaching dance as the Director of the Celebrities, Emeralds and Cedar Park High School dance departments!
Assistant Director - Katie Thompson
As a Cedar Park native Katie began dancing at the age of 3. When she came to Cedar Park High school she was one of the first members of the CPHS JV dance team and then served the next three years of her high school career as a member of the Celebrities dance team. Her senior year she was blessed to serve her team as captain.
Katie followed in the footsteps of her director Ms. Danielson and attended Kilgore College where she was a member of the 74th line of the Kilgore College Rangerettes. She performed in the Thanksgiving day parade in Chicago, went on a performance tour of Scotland and Ireland and performed at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Following her time as a Rangerette she attended The University of Texas at Austin and was a member of Kappa Delta. While at UT she was able to work with the Celebrities as the College assistant for three years. She got married in 2018 and has spent the last three years living in Dallas. She is so happy to be back in Cedar Park and to be working with the Celebrities, Luminaries and the CPHS dance classes!