DIRECTORS

This "Dynamic Duo in Dance" is known throughout the U.S. and Canada as Master Teachers and Choreographers. Combined, they represent over 50 years of dance experience. Whether it is dance education or the professional dance world there is no stone left unturned to their list of credits. Darryl & Linda, Retter Productions, Inc., and the internationally ranked Rhythm Machine Dance Company and R & B Dance Company (under the direction of Darryl and Linda), have been recognized and featured in Dance Magazine, Dancer, Dance Spirit, Dance & Fitness, and Dance Teacher. Retter Videos and Danceography DVD’s, two lines of educational dance videos and children's music produced by Darryl and Linda, are in constant demand from studio owners around the nation. Linda is the founder and lead designer of Stagewear L.A., a breathtaking line of beautiful and age-appropriate costumes, and is also on staff as a featured writer for Dancer Magazine. Darryl is owner of MusicWorks Unlimited, suppliers of music, choreography and syllabi to many of the leading dance studios throughout America and Canada. Dance is their passion; education, their mission! Affiliated with the nation's leading dance conventions such as Tremaine Dance Conventions, they are "teachers to teachers" also instructing children of all ages and all levels and styles of dance. In addition, Darryl and Linda have taught with Dance Masters of America, Professional Dance Teachers Association, Dance in Action, Dance Caravan, and many other leading organizations. Collectively, they have choreographed and/or performed on stage, television, music videos, theatre, commercials, and industrials. They have worked with numerous legendary artists from Sammy Davis, Jr. to Michael Jackson, and more. Their students have gone on to perform on Broadway, in films, in videos, and on television. Other students have received dance scholarships to universities and many dance centers are currently teaching Darryl's technique throughout the nation. They are committed to excellence in dance and are compelled to "give back" what so many others have given to them. They are proud of their dance profession and especially of their dance studio, Retter's Academy of Dance, which is entering its 19th glistening season. To pass on what is given is most important, to use our gifts daily and to challenge ourselves to be the best we can be, these are some of their many goals.