About Us

  Miss Tiffany grew up in central Arkansas, Destin, FL and Memphis, TN. She began singing and dancing at five years old and choreographing by age 13.  What pushed her to start taking performing seriously was being accepted into Overton High School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Memphis, TN.  There, she studied extensively in all dance styles for three years under the direction of James Farris and had the opportunity to perform for Mid-South Youth Talent, galas, parades, fundraisers, and other events across the Memphis area.  Tiffany has trained under dance dynamos Stacy Tookie, Sonya Tayeh, Mark Meismer, Ray Leeper, Kim McSwain, Mandy Moore, Marcus Alpert, Alex Wong, Denise Wall, Ian Eastwood, Tom Richardson, and Miles Keeney, among others.   In 2013, she received her certification in Ballet and Jazz from the Southern Association of Dance Masters.  Tiffany also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Union University where she studied voice for three years.    In her high school/college years, Tiffany was invited to sing and dance for Mid-South Youth Talent Contest in Memphis, TN 3 different times (the largest talent competition in the world, and where both Elvis Presley and Justin Timberlake got their start!) She was also an entertainer at Libertyland in Memphis when she was just 17 years old. In 2001, she toured Germany with the Union University Singers. In 2005, she was a National Semifinalist for Gospel Music Channel’s show Gospel Dream, where she sang for Zomba Gospel's President, Max Siegel. Since then, she has been a worship leader through church and sang for various local events including Dancing With Our Stars for three consecutive years.  She has been privileged to sing with the Memphis Jazz Orchestra, home to veteran musician and mother Jojo Jefferies.  She has enjoyed leads in such musicals as Footloose (Urleen), Fame (Serena), and Market House Theatre's Anything Goes (Hope) and The Wizard of Oz (Glinda).  Other notable credits include Telethon of Stars, Symphony Sing-Off, commercial appearances for Frank Farmer Chevrolet, voiceovers for Bristol Broadcasting, a choreographer for Miss Illinois pageant for three consecutive years and a back-up dancer in Weird Al Yankovich’s Mandatory Fun Tour.  Tiffany has been a singer/dancer at the Badgett Playhouse in Grand Rivers, KY since 2010.  She has been a part of such shows as Fabulous 50’s, The Big Band Show, Variety: Music, Memories & More, Variety: Christmas Spectacular, Big Band Christmas, Country Sweethearts, The Super 60's Show, The 70's Show, The Sounds of Memphis and The Awesome 80's Show.  Tiffany says she feels blessed to have worked with such a professional cast of musicians, singers and dancers, incomparable to a vast majority of venues throughout the country.  She is also a backup singer for Mr. Terry Mike Jeffrey and has toured with his band part-time in his renowned Elvis tribute shows for the last three years.
 

This year marks Tiffany's thirteenth year of teaching dance and eighth year of teaching voice and theatre.  She resides in Paducah with her husband Trent and their four-year old son Hansen.  She is especially thankful to Trent for his continuous support, belief, patience and sacrifice with helping bring the TRF dream to life and to God for His unfailing love, grace, and for making "all things possible". Jeremiah 29:11 - which says "For I know the plans I have for you.  Plans to prosper and not to harm you.  Plans to give you hope and a future." - will continue to be at the heart of why TRF exists today.    

Miss Christy is the Level III Dance, Pre-Pointe and Jumps & Turns teacher at TRF.  She started dancing when she was just 4 years old at Gotta Dance Studio in Lexington, KY, training in all styles, including Pointe, which she began at the age of 12.  She danced throughout her childhood, keeping her Ballet training at the forefront.  With the constant support of her parents, she joined the competition team when she was in grade school and competed all the way through high school.  She was also a member of the dance team at Tates Creek Middle and High Schools.  Christy attended Murray State University and was a member of the Racer Girls Dance Team, where she was Co-Captain her Junior year and Captain her Senior year, acting as "coach" and choreographing all of the routines.  Along with Racer Girls, she also joined Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and won "Best Choreography" for their 2014 performance in Murray State's All Campus Sing Competition.  Christy was Choreographer for 2015's Miss Murray State pageant.  She graduated from MSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and is working toward a Master's in Business Administration.  She currently resides in Paducah, KY, working in the accounting department at Paducah & Louisville Railway.  Christy is excited to be continuing her passion for dance by teaching the students of TRF! 

Miss Jordan is TRF's Dance II and Hip Hop instructor, as well as an assistant for many other aspects of our program, including the Rhythmic Youth Performance Team.  She began dancing at the age of eight, adding voice, dramatic arts and creative writing to her repertoire in more recent years.  Her passion for the Arts dates back to as early as she can remember.  In her teens, Jordan began dancing competitively, having trained in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Pointe, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Modern, also taking part in extra technique classes and local workshops.  Jordan has had the privilege of performing at events such as Dancing with Our Stars, The Lion's Club Telethon of Stars, Sympohny Sing-Off for Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Stomp Towards a Cure, and more.  She has worked with the McCracken Co. Public Library in their program "Musical Story Time" with their presentation of The Cat and the Fiddler.  and was chosen to be a guest teacher at Market House Theater's "Thrill the World" event.  She has trained with world-renowned master teacher Marcus Alpert and So You Think You Can Dance finalist Alex Wong, Broadway Dance Center's own Tom Richardson and Miles Keeney, and one of her biggest inspirations - Ian Eastwood.  You can currently see Jordan performing professionally at the Badgett Playhouse in The Sounds of Memphis.  Homeschooled throughout her primary years, Jordan resides with her family in Paducah, KY where she studies at WKCTC, working to obtain her Associates Degree in the Arts.  She is thrilled to now be teaching and choreographing for the students of TRF, having grown up training with the school since the beginning.  She plans to continue dancing throughout her adult years and as a part of her career.          

Mr. Jonah first began singing with his mother who was a worship leader in church.  As soon as he could, he joined choir in grade school which led him to All-State chorus in Middle and High School, as well as KMEA First District.  He was also a member of the coveted "Prime Rib" (an all-male a capella group) at Paducah Tilghman High School.  He soon after found a love of theatre, and was casted in such shows as Hamlet: A Thrill-Ma-Gedden, Footloose, Our Town, and You Can't Take it With You.  Jonah is currently at WKCTC studying Linguistics with a dream of opening up an intercultural business.  His hope is to always be inspiring young people to learn about music of every genre and culture!       

Miss Emily found her passion for dance at the age of 10, and hasn't looked back.  Training with Tiffany Okerson one year prior to the opening of The Rhythm Factory and then transitioning as one of the "originals" at TRF, she grew in her love for dance and became more involved in classes each year.  She competed regionally for 3 years, then expanded her repertoire to the Dance Team at McCracken Co. High School in her Junior and Senior years.  She became Captain in her Senior Year, and proudly led one of the highest ranked dance teams in the nation, even taking them to Disney World to compete nationally both years.  Emily is glad to be back "home" with her TRF family, teaching the next generation of kids the art and thrill of dance.