Meet the Staff

Ms. Polansky, a graduate of Klein Oak HS, received her bachelor's at Sam Houston State University majoring in Education, with minors in Early Childhood and Dance and an Extension in English and Reading Specialization. Shelby taught 5th grade for 2 years and then moved to high school to teach dance and be a director at Spring High School for 8 years. She then returned to Klein Oak to become the director of her high school dance team and work with the growing dance program. Shelby has worked with numerous dance studios and little league dance teams in the area.

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Ms. Evans graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration. As she was growing up, she was a competitive studio dancer. In high school, she was a member of the Hays Highstepper Drill Team, where she served as Sophomore Lieutenant and Co-Captain for 2 years. While attending Sam Houston State, Ms. Evans was a member of the Orange Pride Dance Team. During those 4 years, she was a member of the national team and competed at the National Dance Alliance (NDA) competition. With her team, she obtained 6 total national titles.
While at SHSU, she served as Captain and was on the Leadership Team. Ms. Evans has 5 years of experience teaching at various studios and choreographing for high school teams. She also works for NDA as a staffer, where she travels to different schools all over the country and teaches teams to prepare them for their upcoming year. Ms. Evans will be going into her rookie season as an NFL Cheerleader.

Mrs. Curry has been teaching and choreographing for numerous studios and schools since 1988. She attended Sam Houston State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and later received her Master of Education with emphasis in Secondary Dance from SHSU. Throughout her career, Mrs. Curry has presented numerous workshops on choreograph, curriculum and pedagogy as well as serving committees regarding dance certification, program evaluation and curriculum development throughout the state of Texas. Mrs. Curry is currently teaching Dance in another two-track program at KOHS where she created the KO Dance Company, Oak Break Krew, Partners in Dance program (pairing special need dancers with mentors) and developed the second in the state of Texas International Baccalaureate Dance program. She continues to proudly assist Mrs. Polansky with the KO Strutters Dance Team teaching summer technique classes and managing community service requirements, as well as other “behind the scenes” needs.