Turning Pointe
Centre for the Arts
Turning Pointe
Centre for the Arts
Turning Pointe Her principle roles inclued Le Coursair, Don Quiote', Chopianna, Four Seasons, Coppelia, Carmen, Pas de Quatra, Facade, Grand Prix, and many others. Television commercial / Modeling: Ford Car, Ga. Public Telivision, Rear View Mirror with Lee Remick, and many industrial documentaries. Susanne is a former South Carolina’s Junior Miss(winner of four preliminaries) then represented SC at America’s Junior Miss, two time finalist in the Miss South Carolina, and 1st Runner up in the Mrs. S.C. International Pageant. Through her extensive performing, pageant and modeling career she is involved in all phases of pageantry: (directing, choreography, production, coaching and judging) in S.C., Ga., N.C., and RI with the Miss America and America’s Jr. Miss Scholarship Program. She is currently the Director of the Lexington’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program. Presently she owns and operates Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts, Turning Pointe Theatre (non-profit professional company), and Turning Pointe Models & Talent Agency which is presently working with Southeast Talent Search. Her vision for a Christian Performing Arts Company has become a reality. Leslie Rizzuti earned her music degree from Kansas State University. After teaching for several years, Leslie and her brothers traveled in full-time music and teaching ministry across the USA and overseas for 8 years, recording 5albums. In the mid 80’s, she hosted a television talk show in Myrtle Beach for 6 years, and continued to sing around South Carolina. While establishing herself as one of South Carolina’s pioneering home school leaders, Leslie led worship for 15 years at Willow Ridge Church, in Lexington, directing praise teams, choirs, dramas, musicals, and interpretive movement. She has taught and coached her daughters, Rachel and Noel, their whole lives. Rachel is a recent graduate from Liberty University with top honors in the worship department. She has recorded a CD in Nashville and is on staff at Biltmore Baptist Church in Asheville,North Carolina. Noel is the former President of the Student Body at White Knoll High School, and was WACH FOX 57’s Teen of the Year. She has a long record of achievement in leadership, music, athletics, pageants, drama, and overall excellence, and attends Winthrop University. Leslie has been involved in teen ministry for over 20 years. It will be her privilege to work with your students and encourage them to use their gifts with excellence. Teacher: Brooke Rauscher Brooke Rauscher (TPT assistant) As a dancer, Brooke brings over 17 years of experience, along with her absolute love and passion for the art. She has enjoyed studying and teaching under Susanne Sanders for the past 7 years, and is now an instructor at Turning Pointe for ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, and combo classes. As a former Miss South Carolina Teen (2004), Lexington's Junior Miss, and 2nd runner up to South Carolina's Junior Miss; and extensive training with make-up artistry, walking, photography and high-fashion runway, interview, commercials, and wardrobing, allows her to now enjoy coaching other young girls in pageantry and modeling. Brooke not only hopes to pursue a career in International Relations, but she is also continuing her dance career with Turning Pointe Theatre. She is so very excited to begin this new season and looks forward to the opportunity to work with her students. She hopes that in every class, her students will have fun while advancing their technical skills to the best of their ability. Most importantly, she hopes to lead her students to a closer walk with the Father and to be an exemplary role model to all of those she knows. Teacher: Ellen Neely Join Today for classes...!
Centre for the Arts
began as a vision for Susanne Sanders to have a full arts facility that would train kids through adults in every art form to Glorify our Heavenly Father.
With her extensive professional career as well as her educational degree she has the background, dedication and passion to train talents to fulfill God's call on their lives.
Susanne created a volunteer board to establish the Turning Pointe Theatre and within several short months, provision was in place to move into a state of the art new 3200+ square foot facility. Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts was established to offer the highest quality of education in a Christian
environment.
TPCA, TPT and TPMTAgency offers kids through adult the opportunity to train and pursue a career in the modeling, theatre, and dance world. Lexington community-at-large, including budding artists and children should come by for an open call auditions for the Modeling & Talent Agency or take classes to further their career in the descipline of choice.Performances, and educational opportunities are available for the young and old. Susanne realized that a unifying organization with the right perspective could bring the arts to Lexington County, South Carolina and around the world in a productive and inspiring way. She believes that an organization such as the Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts would improve the quality of life of every participant.
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Faculty
Owner/Director/Teacher:
Susanne Sanders
Susanne has studied and performed throughout the United States; Chicago, N.Y., Oklahoma, and Atlanta where becoming Principle dancer with both: International Ballet & Jazz Companies - as well as Modeling, Television Commercials and Movies.
Susanne graduated from Charleston Southern University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and Pre-Med. with an emphasis in Dance and was selected to: Tri-Beta National Honor Society, Who’s Who Among Colleges & Universities, Outstanding Young Women in America, Cambrige Whose Who, and is currently Artist in Residence for S.C.
She also, travels performing, teaching master classes, and workshops in all phases of dance, modeling and Praise and Worship.
Teacher: Leslie Rizzuti
Brooke Lauren Rauscher is currently a junior at the University of South Carolina, where she hopes to graduate this year with a Bachelor's in Political Science and Criminal Justice. Her academic achievements include being a Duke TIP Scholar, a twice-recognized AP Scholar, National Merit Scholarship nominee, National Student Leadership Forum delegate, National Youth Leadership delegate, Bonner Scholar, and is currently a member of the USC Alpha Lambda Delta and Sigma Lambda Delta Honor Societies, as well as a fixed member on the Dean's List for 5 consecutive semesters.
Ellen Neely (TPT assistant)
Ellen Elizabeth Neely is a dance instructor and graphic designer for Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts. With over fourteen years of dance experience, she is excited about teaching dancers to become not only physically strong, but also spiritually solid in the word of our Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 62 verse 6 says “He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.”
With dance training from around the world, she has learned various forms of dance such as ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, tap, and clogging. She has trained under many dance instructors and choreographers like Susanne Sanders, Mimi Worrell, Val Salnikov, Serguei Chtykov, Joulia Moisseeva, Shamil Yagudin, Eriberto Jimenez, Stacey Calvert, and Anna Dragoni-Logan. Ellen has been assisting with dance choreography and has choreographed her own dances since the age of ten. She has been a dance teachers’ assistant for three years and a dance instructor for one year.
Ellen has many pageant awards to her list, and the most recent, winning the title of Miss Lexington County Peach Festival. She went on to represent Lexington County at the Miss South Carolina Competition in July of 2009. She won overall fourth runner-up and won the swimsuit award as well as the talent award for her ballet dance en pointe called “The Swan”. She works with young girls in pageantry and has experience with make-up artistry, modeling, interview, and wardrobe.
As the official graphic designer for Turning Pointe, Ellen specializes in creating corporate identity pieces that meet the advertising needs for all types of customers. She completed the two-year Advertising Design course and Photoshop course at the Lexington Technology Center with honors. She interned at Pine Press Printing in Lexington her senior year of high school were she worked as a customers sales representative.
Ellen is currently a sophomore at the University of South Carolina were she is studying nursing. She is also furthering her professional career in dance with Turning Pointe Theatre.
Teacher: Magda Rice
(Musical Theater, Vocals, Saxaphone, Flute, Clarinet, Beginner Piano.)
Maggie Rice earned her teaching and music degree at Charleston Southern University. While at CSU, she studied vocal performance and technique. While attending CSU, she performed with the concert choir, chamber ensemble and jazz band. She and her husband were also charter members in New Vision. New Vision is a vocal and drama ministry group that travels for CSU. While in Charleston, Maggie sang in the Piccolo Spoleto Performing Arts Festival. She also participated in the Opera Workshop. Since coming to Columbia, she has been a member of the Columbia Choral Society.
Maggie taught both music and drama for three years at Abundant Life Christian Academy in Charleston, SC. Maggie has led many children and youth choirs both in South Carolina and Kentucky. Some of the musicals she has directed include Psalty and the Singing Songbook, Rainbow Express, Family Christmas and Love in Any Language among other.
In addition to her vocal experience, Maggie has over 15 years experience in playing the flute, clarinet and saxophone. While attending CSU, she played in the marching, concert and jazz bands. She also played for the Charleston Singing Christmas tree for three years using all the wood winds.
Maggie also has a love for the deaf and hard of hearing. God has given her a heart for these people and their beautiful language. She has incorporated her love for sign language into the creative arts field in the past, and would love to continue this while at Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts.
"Therefore I will praise You, Lord, among the nations; I will sing about Your name." Psalms 18:49 God has created us to worship Him; what better way than through the creative ways He has gifted us with.
Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts is always looking for new volunteers. Contact us if you are interested in volunteering or feel lead to pray for the vision here at TPCA.
{office: (803) 957-2323}
Turning Pointe Centre for the Arts
Turning Pointe Models & Talent Agency
Turning Pointe Theatre
4732 Augusta Road, Suite-A
Lexington, SC 29073
Office: 803.957.2323
Fax: 803.957.4646
Contact any of our staff at:
Staff@TurningPointeCentrefortheArts.com
Susanne@TurningPointeCentrefortheArts.com
susannesanders@sc.rr.com
