Summer Workshop 2026!

The guest instructors this year are Lysion and Meredith Vieira!

LYSION VIEIRA:

Lysion Luís Colvara Vieira is a Brazilian dancer, choreographer, and educator, born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. He holds a degree in Dance from the Federal University of Bahia (2012) and is certified in both the Cuban Classical Ballet Method (National Ballet of Cuba) and the English Ballet Method (Royal Academy of Dance – London).

Lysion has performed leading roles in classical ballets including Don Quixote, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, Manon, Swan Lake, and the Blue Bird Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty. He was a member of Katharsis Dance Company in Salvador, Bahia, and performed for six seasons with the Tabernacle Dance Company during the Feast of Tabernacles (ICEJ) in Jerusalem, Israel.

In 2014, he joined Ad Deum Dance Company in Houston, Texas, where he performed until 2016. During this time, he danced works by acclaimed choreographers such as Randall Flinn, Steve Rooks, Caleb Mitchell, and Vincent Hardy.

From 2020 to 2021, Lysion served as Ballet Master for the production Six Solos to Villa-Lobos at Núcleo Artístico Pesquisa e Movimento, directed by Daniel Rolim. His teaching career has taken him across the globe, offering master classes at Project Dance Detroit (2015), Project Dance Paris (2018, 2019), Project Dance New York (2025), Project Dance Atlanta (2025), Laois Dance Platform (Ireland), Overflow Dance Festival (Paris), Life Camp (Sofia, Bulgaria), the University of the Nations (Kona, Hawaii), and Youth With A Mission (Switzerland).

He has performed, taught, and choreographed in over 15 countries, including the United States, Brazil, France, England, Ireland, Switzerland, the Philippines, India, Mexico, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Israel, the Netherlands, Panama, and Mauritius. In 2022, he taught master classes at Palm Beach Atlantic University and set an original work, Restoration, for the dance department.

From 2021 to 2024, Lysion served as a dancer, teacher, and Artistic Minister Educator with Arrows International. In 2024, he joined the faculty at Cavod Performing Arts and became a dancer and instructor with Ornate Dance Theatre. This season he is serving as Assistant Director of Ornate Dance Theatre.

Lysion’s training and professional experience span Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Modern Dance, Contemporary Ballet, Postmodern Dance, Jazz, and African Dance.

MEREDITH VIEIRA:

Meredith Vieira is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Her journey in dance began as a way to bridge her faith with creativity and the art of movement. In 2018, she relocated to Oklahoma to join Arrows International, where she served for six seasons as a company dancer, choreographer, teacher, and Hospitality Director. 

Her experience includes ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, musical theater, tap, hip hop, ballroom, and acting. Meredith has worked with students of all ages across various workshops and studios, and has partnered with local non-profits to provide dance lessons to the refugee community in Oklahoma city. She also had the joy of teaching for the Project Dance Foundation at their New York City and Atlanta events. 

Meredith had the privilege of choreographing and performing for Casting Crowns' "Healer" tour, and she is featured in their "Oh My Soul" concert video. She has taught and performed both across the United States and internationally, in countries such as Costa Rica, Peru, New Zealand, India, Mauritius, and Brazil.

In 2024, Meredith joined Cavod Performing Arts as a teacher and Director of Citylight Dance Theatre, their student outreach dance company. The program blends artistic and spiritual development through mentoring, Bible study, choreography, and various outreach opportunities, equipping young dancers to use their art as a platform for ministry. Meredith also contributes to Ornate Dance Theatre as a Company Dancer and Choreographer. This season she has stepped in as Assistant Artistic Director of Dance for Cavod Performing Arts. Her passion is to use the art of dance to reach across language and culture, to break down barriers, and to reach people with the beauty of Jesus.