BROADWAY DANCE ARTS
"Where Every Dancer is a Star!"
* Ballet * Tap * Jazz * Lyrical * Contemporary *
* Musical Theatre * Acting * Voice * Adult Classes *Competition Dance
BDA is now hiring! Email your resume to us now at: DanceAtBDA@gmail.com
Join us now as we celebrate our 22nd year of dancing in Williamsburg!
Jasmine Tubach- Studio Owner & Director
Jasmine Tubach, was born and raised in Williamsburg Va. She is a 2015 graduate of James Madison University were she was a Theatre and Dance major with a concentration in dance. Her dual major was Anthropology and Sociology, with a concentration in Sociology. Miss. Jasmine is currently a member of the RVA Dance Collective, a professional modern dance company based in Richmond. Jasmine's training began at Broadway Dance Arts where she was a member of their competitive team. She was a student of Miss. Shawn's and learned how to dance in this safe space. She fell in love with dance while at BDA.
Miss. Jasmine’s passion to choreograph was developed and refined while at James Madison. Here she choreographed seven works with four of them showcased in JMU’s Student Concerts, including her most recent work “The Drifting Light”. Miss. Jasmine believes art should be made to touch and change lives. Miss. Jasmine also had the privilege to be a member of James Madison University's Contemporary Dance Ensemble and preformed with them in March of 2013 and 2014. She was able to represent the university at the Route 11 Dance Festival, where she performed “Out of Frame” choreographed by Olivia Landrum. This piece was chosen to open for the Trey McIntyre Project.
Miss. Jasmine was able to develop her strong performance skills through being a member of the Virginia Repertory Dance Company (VRDC). She had the pleasure of traveling to China with the company where she taught and performed in the Sichuan providence. Miss. Jasmine has worked closely with various artists across the country including Christopher K. Morgan, Karen Reedy, Nicholas Johnson, Emily Cargill and Eluza Santos from Brazil, among others. Miss. Jasmine performed with VRDC on the JMU Main Stage Theatre, Dogtown Dance Theater, and at the Jack Guidone Theatre in D.C.
In 2016 Miss. Jasmine married her late husband Justin Tubach. The couple were best friends since 2007. They started dating in 2014 and married in 2016. The couple were easy going, God-fearing and people loving. They purchased a home in Williamsburg in 2018 and were expecting their first child July 2020.
January 17th, 2020, Justin was in a fatal car accident one night on the way home from Miss. Jasmine's performance in Richmond. The pregnant, newly widowed Miss. Jasmine was at a loss. She thought to herself 'I will never dance again' and immediately was corrected in her mind with a loud 'YES YOU WILL' from the Lord! She didn't know how her life would rebuild after this tragic loss but she has persevered and the Lord has provided for her.
July 1st 2020 her son Jackson was born, her and her late husband's only child, their legacy. Having Jackson has healed Miss. Jasmine's heart in so many unexpected ways. Jackson helps the dark days seem brighter and fills the once empty home with laughter.
Early 2021 Miss. Shawn was prompted by the Lord to discuss selling the studio with Miss. Jasmine. When they left their meeting Miss. Jasmine was giddy thinking 'I am a single mom, a young widow how can I be a studio owner?!" but she is just that - The Studio Owner! December 2019 before Justin's passing, the couple discussed buying the studio and Justin gave his full support. He was a very business minded man and jumped at the thought of owning a studio with his beautiful wife. They decided to let the holiday's go by and discuss with Miss. Shawn January 2020 but as you know Justin's accident and passing changed all that. However, God found a way and has made it happen. As of November of 2021 Miss. Jasmine is the owner and director of the beautiful Broadway Dance Arts.
Miss. Jasmine is thrilled and looking forward to the future knowing that she will continue to pursue her love of dance through teaching, performing and choreographing. She will continue to always give the glory to God for her life, her joy and her success!
Meet the BDA Team
Shawn Blasingame -
Instructor and Assistant Director
Miss Shawn began dance training in Toledo, Oh.. where she studied ballet, tap, acrobatics, jazz and partnered adagio. Her professional career started at the early age of 11, performing 4 nights a week, as a dancer and featured acro adagio act at the Eastwood Memory Lane Palladium Theatre. Ms. Blasingame was awarded a scholarship to train with the prestigious Toledo Repertoire Theatre, where she performed featured roles in many of their musicals and at other area theatres. While still living in Toledo, Shawn studied voice with the area's most sought after voice teacher, Helen Joseph. After moving to NYC, Miss Shawn studied with world famous instructors that include Frank Hatchette (Jazz), Phil Black (Tap/Jazz), Luigi (Jazz), Brenda Bufalino (Tap), Peff Modelski and Madame Darvash (Ballet).
Miss Shawn toured the Nation for 15 years in her adult professional performance career, dancing, singing and acting in productions, TV Shows and commercials. These shows include the National tour of “Baggy Pants & Co.” starring Will B. Able, Busch Gardens, (Wlmbg. & Tampa), as the lead dancer and captain in the main stage shows of "Stagestruck", "Feats Too Big" "Kaleidoscope" and "This Is Ocktoberfest". In Nashville, TN. Shawn performed at Opryland USA on the Gen. Jackson Showboat in "A Dixie Melody" and under Broadway Director Michael Shawn in the "All-Star Revue". Her castmates include Broadway stars Christiane Noll (Dear Evan Hansen/Jekyll & Hyde) and Paul Castree (Grease / Saturday Night Fever). During this time, she also performed in one of her favorite musicals, "Chicago" as Hunyak at the Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre. Other career performances include Tidewater Dinner Theatre (“A Chorus Line”-Judy), in TV (FBI Files, New Detectives) and Commercials - (Busch Gardens, Toledo Rep Theatre, CBN).
Her opportunities as a choreographer began at Busch Gardens Tampa. Here she choreographed the Miss Gulf Coast Pageant for the Miss America Pageant System and the NFL Hall Of Fame Bowl show. In addition to dancing, she served as assistant park choreographer, auditioning, training and supervising performers for all the park's shows and also performed in their shows.
Miss Shawn met her husband, Lee, also a performer, while dancing here in Williamsburg at Busch Gardens. After they were married, they decided to stay in the Hampton Roads area and raise their family. At this time, Miss Shawn changed her focus from performing and choreographing professionals, to taking what she has learned in her professional life and teaching children, Before beginning her own companies, she had the pleasure of working with various area studios including Chamber Ballet, Academy of Dance, EVSPA and the Betty Smith School of Dance. During this time she also judged for dance competitions, pageants, performed and choreographed locally.
In 1997, she joined Gayla Johnson in founding the “Dazzle Song & Dance Co.” This Non-Profit children’s group performed theme park styled music revues that were directed, choreographed and instructed by Miss Shawn. Their performances include Walt Disney World, the Carnival cruise ship “Jubilee”, Busch Gardens “Freedom Song” and many revues for local events and festivals. This venture and the encouragement of Busch Gardens vice president of entertainment, led Miss Shawn to open Broadway Dance Arts in July of 2000. Since this opening, she has launched another musical revue co. (Revolution), a National Award winning competition team and taught hundreds of area students of all ages in many styles of dance and theatre arts. Miss Shawn and her students have received many top awards in National and Regional competitions. These include Best Choreography, Best Jazz, Most Entertaining, Best Costuming, Best Sportsmanship, Title Award Winners and High Score Overalls in advanced divisions. Her competition team has been invited to compete in the acclaimed Starpower National “Battle Of The Stars”, Starquest “Quest For The Best” and world elite finals at WCTE. They were also invited to perform twice in a competition filmed for the reality TV show “Dancemoms” and on "Real Pets". Many of her students have gone on to professional careers of their own in Broadway Tours, Regional Theatres and theme parks including Walt Disney World & Busch Gardens.
Outside of the studio, Miss Shawn is still judging competitions, pageants and choreographing shows for theatre companies and schools. She choreographed the Broadway musicals, “CATS” "A CHORUS LINE" & "THE PRODUCERS"for the Williamsburg Players theatre. At Berkeley Middle School, "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2", "SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK" and "WILLIE WONKA". She has also begun presenting dance and theatre workshops around the country, her most recent being the Virginia Theatre Conference (VTA) Annual conference in Norfolk, VA. and at Perform Orlando.
Achsa Fisher-Nuckols - Instructor
BDA's ballet mistress and Pre-K Dance instructor, Miss Achsa, graduated with a focus on classical ballet from Virginia's Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk. Her extensive ballet training also included study with the Tidewater Ballet and Virginia Ballet Theatre under instructors whose professional backgrounds include the Joffrey. Alvin Ailey, NYC Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. While at these companies she performed featured roles and with the corps de ballet in many various Classical ballet productions. Miss Achsa holds a B.A. in English and certification in secondary education from Virginia Wesleyan College. She is a proud mother of a daughter who is also her Pre-K dance assistant.