Susan Myers
Studio Owner & DirectorSusan continued her education out of high school and graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a BS degree In Business Administration. While attending college, she danced in the University Dance Troupe. She began teaching dance in 1974 at Northside Dance Academy in Lafayette Louisiana and was assistant director from 1977 until 1980. She then taught at Gerami Academy of Fine Arts in Lafayette Louisiana where she taught from 1980 until 1986 when she and her family moved to Grapevine. In 1987 Majestic Dance Academy (formerly Grapevine Dance Academy) was born. Throughout the 39 years of teaching Susan continues her dance education by attending and observing classes at various teacher workshops and conventions.
Donna Oas
Studio Owner & DirectorDonna graduated from high school and moved to New York City for a year of intense ballet training and was then accepted into Houston Ballet in 1976 under the direction of James Clouser. In 1977 she was accepted into Dallas ballet and performed in the company until 1983 under the direction of George Skibine and Flemming Flindt. She was also on the faculty of Dallas Ballet Academy until 1984. She and her family moved to Grapevine in 1985 and co-founded the academy with her sister Susan in 1987. She enjoys sharing her dance knowledge with surrounding schools, teaching them “Cotillion.” She believes to enrich all ages and backgrounds with this art of dance along with the discipline and ettiquette they will need for the future. In her spare time she loves spending time with her family.
Emily Myers Vargas
Instructor - Competition Director/ChoreographerEmily started dance at the age of 3. She was a founding member of the Majestic Ballet Company and danced lead roles in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and many more ballets. She trained at Ballet Austin and Fort Worth Ballet for multiple seasons. Emily starting teaching dance her senior year in high school where she found her passion for choreography and being able to share those dances with others. A few years later she wanted to expand dance for the students and formed the Majestic Competition Team. She wanted to give her students the opportunity to grow outside of the studio and expand their world of dance. Since then many of her competition pieces have won awards and she received the ``Choreography Award`` this past season of 2025. Emily feels so blessed to do what she loves with the people she loves. When Emily isn't teaching she is volunteering at her church or hanging out with her husband and two children.
April Oas
Instructor - Competition Director/ChoreographerApril is an ex-Fillie Sr. Lieutenant and graduate of Grapevine High School. She started dancing at the age of two and spent summers dancing with Houston Ballet Academy on full scholarship. She has taught the past 20 years at the Academy and the past 18 years as co-director of the Competition Team. She went to college on a dance scholarship where in her first semester she realized what she lived for – Her passion to teach and share the dance world with her students. After moving back to Grapevine, and teaching yet once again, April noticed that teaching was her arrangement for life and what she was called to do. She is now in her second year as the Dance Director for Holy Trinity Catholic School. She is thankful both her studio dance and Drill Team worlds have collided. She hopes her passion of dance and teaching is evident to all of her students both in school and at the academy and hopes it will encourage them to follow their dreams, in dance or whichever direction their path in life takes them. Dance is so much more than class and it helps to develop them into the person they will be as an adult. She works to help each individual dancer fabricate to their utmost dancing ability, and shares with them this wonderful artistic movement as an outlet. Dance is a passion the teacher has to have in order to share it with students of all levels. It is more than a pleasure to get this opportunity to be apart of this family oriented studio and is excited for the many decades to come.
Chelsea Williams
Instructor & Competition ChoreographerChelsea began her dance journey at the age of five. She became a student at Majestic Dance Academy learning everything she knows from Donna Oas and Susan Myers; training in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, and Hip Hop. Her love for dance quickly grew as she began performing numerous roles in the Nutcracker and Little Match Girl. As well as attending conventions and competitions, such as: Hall of Fame and Showstoppers. Chelsea graduated from Carroll Senior High School, where she was a Varsity Emerald Belle for 4 years, holding Junior and Senior Lieutenant titles her last two years. She has had opportunities to learn from world renowned choreographers and even traveled to New York to take classes at Broadway Dance Center. She continued her passion in college at Florida State University taking ballet classes and eventually joined Mahogany Dance Theatre at Florida A&M University traveling to perform in several shows in Miami and Atlanta. Her love for teaching and choreographing sparked as a staff member of Mason’s School of Music, Art, and Dance in Tallahassee, FL. After graduating college, Chelsea moved back to Texas in 2014 and joined the staff of MDA! Having the opportunity to teach at her home studio is a dream. Over the years she has choreographed a plethora of routines, with a few winnings under her belt. Her number one class rule, is “never say can’t”. She hopes every student she encounters takes that motto with them beyond the studio doors. She looks forward to continuing to share her passion, inspire, and uplift all of her students.
Emily Pue
InstructorEmily is a graduate of Grapevine High School where she was a senior lieutenant on the Fabulous Fillies Dance Team. She went on to perform with the Stephen F. Austin Repertory Dance Company her freshman year of college. She then transferred to the University of North Texas where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Dance Education. While at UNT she studied under the direction of James Clouser, Sandi Combest, Mary Lynn Babcock and Shelley Cushman. Emily performed at the American College Dance Festival in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center in the piece entitled, “Desert Lorelei” choreographed by James Clouser. After college, Emily started working as the Tigerette Dance Team Director at Lancaster High School. In 2001 she came back to the area to become the Director of the nationally recognized Grapevine Mustang Belle JV Dance Team and Assistant Director to the national award winning Grapevine Fabulous Fillies Dance Team. She taught Dance I, II and dance team for 11 years until she stayed home to raise her two children. She now teaches preschool and preschool dance. She is excited to join the Majestic Dance Academy Family!
Hannah Asplund
Instructor & Competition ChoreographerHannah Asplund began dancing at the age of 9 and is a local graduate in 2020 of Byron Nelson High School. She has been part of the Majestic family for 14 years, dancing in productions of the Nutcracker and various MDA competition teams (large groups, small groups, and solos). She joined our staff in 2021 as a choreographer and instructor for our Competition Team and our Academy. Hannah's favorite style on dance is contemporary. Her goal as a teacher is to teach her student's the same love of dance that she has and to inspire them to work for what they want in life.
Erica Linebaugh
InstructorDance has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. I began dancing at the age of two and continued to pursue my passion through formal training at Northwest High School of the Performing Arts in Charlotte, NC. In 1995, I moved to Grapevine and joined the Majestic Dance Academy family, where I trained and performed under the direction of Susan and Donna for four unforgettable years starting at age 15. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to train in a wide variety of dance styles with renowned choreographers including Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Marty Kudelka, Tyce Diorio, and many others. While I love exploring all genres of dance, my favorites are ballet, lyrical, and hip hop. From 2002 to 2010, I taught at Southlake Dance Academy, where I served as co-director of the competition team and director of the hip hop company. I returned to Majestic Dance Academy in 2010, continuing to teach and support our competition teams until 2014, when I took a step back to focus on family after the birth of my daughter, Maddy. Majestic has always felt like home, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my passion and experience with the next generation of dancers.
Sydney Wallis
Assistant TeacherSydney Wallis is a senior at Grapevine High School where she has been on the Varsity Fillies Dance Team for all four years. At school she is involved in the student council and the National Honors Society. She began her dance with Majestic at the age of two and is currently in her 16 year with us. She is well rounded in all styles of dance and has a true love for contemporary. She has danced many roles through the years in our yearly production of The Nutcracker including anything from a little mouse to Snow Queen, Clara and Sugar Plum Fairy. She is also a part of our competition team where she has won many awards for her dancing. She is excited to be a part of the teaching side of things before she is off to college!