Our Staff

Miss Theresa

Artistic Director/Founder

Theresa Randolph was born and raised in Central Islip New York. She began her dance and acting career at the young age of four. In 2001, she enrolled in her first dance school on Long Island where she studied Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. Although she was young, her teachers saw that she had a special talent and she quickly moved into advanced classes and received private lessons. By the age of seven, she was nominated for a scholarship and was accepted into The Company. Not only did she excel in dance, but she was cast as an extra in shows like Blues Clues, Sesame Street, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and many more. With her new experience in acting, she enrolled in acting classes in Manhattan. At the age of 10, she won Best Sitcom in the IMTA California Competition in 2005 and was the only student to come back to New York with an award that year. She went forward in her acting career where she became a member of SAG and began expanding her modeling career as well. She was featured on a billboard for child abuse that was seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Theresa posed in Junior Magazine and was featured in a spread for The Gap.

Throughout her teens, Theresa has participated in liturgical dance at her church and began to love dancing while practicing her faith. In 2010, she was ordained head of the Dance Ministry at Living Rock Christian Center in Far Rockaway.

At the age of 15, she received a scholarship to dance at The Ballet Center in Long Island. Here she performed in various ballets like The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and Swan Lake. She has graduated out of their esteemed apprentice/training program.

Theresa has obtained her Associate Degree in Media and her Bachelor in Professional Communications. Aside from dance, she has been a Pre-K teacher as well as an ABA Paraprofessional at Bay Shore School District.

Theresa has spread her knowledge of dance and acting with many students through her choreography and productions of various shows. Her goal is to mold her students to become successful dancers and give them even more opportunities than she had.

Ms. Wendy

Student Mentor/Events Coordinator

Ms. Wendy was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and has resided in Central Islip for over 28 years. After almost 32 years, in 2009 Ms. Wendy retired from working for Verizon Communications as a Central Office Technician and now currently works as a paralegal for Feldman, Kramer and Monaco, P.C. In the past she has also worked as an assistant teacher for adults seeking to obtain their G.E.D. and a chauffeur. Ms. Wendy has also volunteered as a “big sister” for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island (BBBSLI). She currently runs a small mission by the name of House of the Lord Ministries whose purpose is to help those that are in need. This mission has actively awarded scholarships to students at Plenty of Rhythm.

After years of being a “dance mom” for Miss Theresa, she has developed the knack of active listening. She makes a conscious effort to always encourage the youth to not only express themselves in dance, but to also develop their verbal communication skills which can be used throughout their adult life. Her main objective is to create a safe space where the students can be their best selves and build relationships with each other.

Ms. Wendy is no stranger to performing arts and entertainment. At a very young age she began singing and successfully participating in talent shows. She later began to form her own groups and choirs after tapping into her gift to create harmony. This allowed her to travel throughout the tri-state area as well as out of state performing at different venues. One of the groups she formed became a finalist in the McDonald’s Gospel Fest in which she performed on the stage of the Westbury Music Fair which is now known as the NYCB Theatre at Westbury.

Ms. Wendy’s talent is not only limited to singing, but she has experience playing musical instruments such as bass guitar, cello and drums. Another passion of hers is playwriting and acting. As a child she would write plays and have her siblings perform for the neighbors in her parents’ garage. Later, Ms. Wendy went on to write plays that were performed on stages at dinner shows, churches and various venues. Some of her accomplishments include “I’ve Got a Story to Tell” and “Don’t Be a Fool” just to name a few.

Ms. Wendy loves being a part of the P.O.R. family and enjoys working with the students. She encourages them to be the best that they can be. Ms. Wendy believes that “if you don’t believe in yourself, no one will believe in you."

Miss Katlyn

Teacher/ Early Childhood Dance Education

Katlyn Dicks was born in Bayshore New York and lives in Brentwood New York. She started dance at the age of 4. She started by learning ballet and tap. Overtime her love of dance led her take interest in Lyrical, Contemporary, and Hip Hop. In high school, Katlyn joined the Brentwood Green Machine Marching Band as a member of the Color Guard. She has achieved many awards throughout all her four years. After graduation Katlyn has become a Medical Assistant in Pediatrics. She has a love for children and the art of dance that shines. Katlyn has made it her mission to spread her love of dance to our younger students here at Plenty of Rhythm.

Miss La La

Teacher/ Company Assistant Coach

Ayla Haik was born in Huntington, and raised in Northport, New York. She is a dance

choreographer and instructor, mostly focused in modern, and contemporary dance. She grew up practicing commercial dance at age 3 until she was 16, when she began attending Long Island High School for the Arts, majoring in dance. It was there that Ayla was introduced to modern dance and improvisation, both of which have gone on to inspire her entire career and movement practice. After graduating from High School she attended SUNY Brockport where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. In her collegiate practices she explored choreography for the first time, and fell in love with the concept of the importance of crafting an emotional relationship within the movements that you are performing, and create. With this technique in mind, she choreographed several dance pieces that were adjudicated in performances. One of which was a contemporary solo titled “I am Sick”, that was chosen to perform at the New York State Dance Education Conference’s performance at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. She also took this time to study somatic work in dance, where she learned the importance of breath work, and a clear connection between mind and body in movement practice. After a brief time of traveling internationally to further explore and study contemporary dance on her own, Ayla now resides in Fort Salonga, New York. She is working as the contemporary instructor at Plenty of Rhythm, and continues to work on outside choreographic projects as well. Miss Lala has a passion for dance not just as an art and discipline, but for what it can bring.