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 Beverly J. Rogers
Ms. Rogers has been instructor, owner and director of Beverly Rogers Academy of Dance for 35 years as of Fall 2008. Her dance companies have won regional and national championship awards since 1985. Many students are chosen to attend Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Summer Program. Her students have performed live on NBCs Today Show, and were invited to perform in 1991 in The Russian Festival of the Performing Arts. Several have attained professional teaching and performing careers. (Where are they now?)
The Academy's success throughout the years is a direct result of Ms. Rogers' desire to inspire each student with the joy of dance. This inspiration is enhanced by Ms. Rogers' continued efforts to bring in top choreographers in the country. These choreographers work exclusively with the leading competition schools in the nation and entertainers such as Madonna and Janet Jackson, and include the famed choreographer and judge of TV's So You Think You Can Dance, Mia Michaels. Beverly has a great passion for dance and teaching children. Her philosophy has always been to develop dancers with a strong functional technique that gives a long career free of injury so her dancers can reach for the stars. She holds a BFA in dance from Stephens College in Columbia, MO and an MA in dance from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. She is also a member of Dance Educators of America.
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 Elena Foresman
Mrs. Foresman trained as a rhythmic gymnast, ballerina and modern dancer. She made the national team in Russia and competed against the best rhythmic gymnasts in the world. At age twenty she decided to leave Russian and make her way to the Big Apple, performing at stops in Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland, Japan and finally Turkey to pay her way. After five years of travelling and performing she finally reached her destination in Manhattan. Because of her abilities she was immediately noticed by the most technically demanding and innovative choreographers of our time, performing at some of the most prestigious venues in the world; Carnegie Hall, The Joyce Theatre and The Danny Kaye Playhouse–an experience most dancers can only dream of having.
Mrs. Foresman began teaching and directing 18 years ago. She is excited to be here in Paducah working with her friend and colleague Beverly Rogers and is inspired to bring the best she has to offer to the future stars at the Beverly Rogers Academy of Dance.
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 Manika Kalia-Musgrove
Manika Kalia-Musgrove, a native of Calvert City, Ky, began dancing at the Beverly Rogers Academy at the age of four and continued until graduation. She attended Western Kentucky University where she was a WKU Topperette for two years and earned her Associates of Arts degree. Manika returned to Paducah to attend Western Kentucky Technical and Community College where she served as the student representative on the search committee for the now President of WKTCC. Manika earned her Associate of Science degree and is now a Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant at Purchase Area Physical Therapy where she works full time. Manika recently became the mother of a beautiful girl, Briauna, yet she still finds time to teach children at the BRD Academy. Her love of dance is apparent to all of her students and parents. Another one of Manika’s passions is costume design. She designs for both the competition and recreational dance companies as well as out of state studios. Several of her costumes have won both Regional and National Awards.
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 Tressa Wilham
A native to Paducah, Kentucky, Tressa trained at the Beverly Rogers Academy of Dance and spent the last five years in New York City where she has furthered both her dance training and education. While in New York, Tressa earned a BA in dance from Hunter College Manhattan where she graduated with top honors. While at Hunter College, Tressa involved herself in various community outreach performance programs throughout New York, atteneded repertory classes with New York based choreographers, and took advantage of many local and international performance opportunities. In addition, Tressa has trained extensively with many top dance choreographers, including Mia Michaels and Andy Blankenbuehler, at New York’s Broadway Dance Center and STEPS on Broadway.
Since graduation, some of Tressa’s performance credits include: New York City’s, ‘Fall for Dance Festival’, the ‘Elan Awards’, and Best New Talent in Los Angeles, California. Although she loves to perform, Tressa’s true passion is teaching dance. Over the past ten years, she has developed a style of instruction that inspires and motivates dancers at every level. Tressa has successfully employed her passionate style of teaching in private dance competition studios throughout the New York City area and in many NYC fitness centers where she concentrated on the more recreational students.
In addition to performing and teaching dance, Tressa is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. Tressa is very excited to rejoin the team at Beverly Rogers’ Academy of Dance, and is looking forward to motivating, inspiring, and creating with her students.
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 Ramona Kalia
Ramona Kalia has worked as the office manager at the Academy for ten years and has a degree in Business Management from Murray State University. Even before her current role keeping things running smoothly in the BRD office, Ramona was part of BRD as the mother of two dancers who are now alumni.
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