Owner & Artistic Director
Competition Team Director/Choreographer
Ms. Lindsey Labit Esquerré is the Proud Owner and Artistic Director of Dancers Only. Established in the
summer of 2007, the studio has been in business for 13 years. Lindsey has studied extensively in all subjects and styles of dance over the past 35 years and has over 18 years of teaching experience. She has trained under and worked with several accredited dance teachers and choreographers throughout the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & surrounding areas. Growing up as a “Comp Kid”, she participated in several local and National dance competitions and conventions across the U.S. receiving numerous awards, both as a company member and solo performer. Lindsey is a graduate of Louisiana State University holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management with a Minor in Dance. During her years at LSU, she was a 4-year member of the LSU Dance Ensemble and had the privilege of being selected to choreograph for the ensemble for 2 consecutive years in addition to performing in various faculty and student choreographed works. She was honored in 2005 with an invitation to the Louisiana Alliance for Dance choreographer showcase. She has appeared with Fox Kids, Sports Illustrated and Louisiana Casting. She was the co-choreographer for the 2003 Miss LSU Pageant opening number, has danced down the streets of The Magic Kingdom in Disney, Orlando with her former high school dance team, composed several song and dance productions for the LSU Greek system as a member of her college sorority, Delta Zeta and was an improv performer for the Baton Rouge Art Melt back in 2006. Lindsey remains active in the Dance Team community by choreographing, judging and lending her expertise to local dance teams in the area. Several of her students have gone on to not only make their high schools dance teams, but have been appointed Captains, Presidents, Co-captains & Officers. One of her most cherished accomplishments will always be leading her local High School Dance Team, The Chapellettes, to a State Championship victory back in 2000! As the Director of Dancers Only, Lindsey established the National Award Winning "DOCC", the studio based competitive team, back in 2008. For the past 12 seasons her students have been recognized for top honors at various competitions both regionally & nationally, have been title holders, scholarship recipients, scouted by talent agencies and are also a 5 time National Championship Winning Team! Back in the summer of 2013, her students were offered the opportunity to compete & be filmed in theMasters of Dance Arts competition for the Season 3 Finale episode of “DANCE MOMS” held here in New Orleans and they walked away being awarded one of the Top 5 schools in the competition. Lindsey enjoys traveling with her students in order for them to take classes from and expose themselves to the most sought after teachers in the dance industry. She continues to educate & push herself year after year to keep up with the latest trends developing in the dance community. Her latest accomplishment in furthering her education is completing her “Acrobatic Arts” Instructor Certification. She wants to ensure her students not only thrive in dance, but also in Acro which is vital in the
current dance scene. Lindsey has a true passion for performing, choreographing and especially teaching and she loves to share her knowledge and expertise with her students! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instructor — Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Stretch & Progression
Competition Team Assistant Director/Choreographer
Ms. Kat is the Co-Director of the DOCC as well as an Instructor and Choreographer for the studio. She has been studying all types of dance for the past twenty-five years. She has worked closely with knowledgeable choreographers and teachers throughout her career. Katherine has participated in several dance competitions and conventions across the country. She has choreographed for studios and dance teams throughout the New Orleans and Tangipahoa Parish areas. She has judged local and state dance competitions for the Universal Dance Association for cheer/dance teams in Louisiana.
Katherine has traveled nationally as a member of the Sudden Impact Dance Company and is a former member of the Hammond Ballet Company. She has also performed during New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Hornets half time shows. Katherine attended St. Mary’s Dominican High School where she was captain and choreographer of the Dominican Debs Dance Team. Katherine has graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with two Bachelor of Art Degrees in Business and Marketing with a minor in English Literature. She was a five-year member of the nationally ranked Lionettes Dance Team where she choreographed dances performed during Southeastern football and basketball seasons. Katherine also had the pleasure of performing winning competition dance routines on ESPN. She has also been seen on FOX news, CST, WWL and The Southeastern Channel. Katherine is a former dance instructor of Lemoine Academy of Dance in Hammond, LA and and has been with Dancers Only for the past 10 years. Katherine is honored to share her love and knowledge of dance with others and hopes to inspire students to reach their fullest potential in their dance training! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peppy Cervini
Instructor — Hip-Hop, Jazz, Competition Team Ms. Peppy was born and raised in New Orleans and began dancing at the age of four. She grew up training as a competitive dancer and has received numerous awards at both regional and national levels. After losing everything in Hurricane Katrina, Peppy moved to North Carolina for a year where she was exposed to many different dance styles and choreographers. This experience began a new phase in her dance training that would now include more traveling and expanded dance opportunities. After graduating from the University of New Orleans, Peppy kick started her professional dance career by performing alongside Beyonce in the 2013 Pepsi Superbowl Halftime Show. Other performance opportunities soon followed. She has performed in nationally broadcast Miss USA pageants alongside such artists as Nelly & Florida-Georgia Line. Peppy has also danced on the ABC hit series Astronaut Wives Club, and most recently danced on a national Popeye's commercial. She continues to share her talents by teaching and choreographing throughout the southeast region. Some of her choreography credits include the 2019 Calvin Klein Summit's LipsynCK Battle, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), and the award winning Dancers Only Competition Company. Peppy is very excited to work the students at Dancers Only and always looks forward to wonderful classes! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instructor - Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz & Competition Team
Ms. Amanda, born and raised in New Orleans, has a long history of extensive training in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Tap. Growing up involved in the competition and convention circuit, she has won scholarships and awards such as Brian Friedman's Intensive in New York, Edge studio in Los Angeles and Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Amanda relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 where she furthered her dance training and began her professional career in industrials and commercial work. She has been a featured dancer at Harrah's Casino in Thrillusion's Rock/Magic Concert and Le Royal Rouge. She has had the honor of performing in the Superbowl Halftime Show with Beyonce, the Jonas Brothers Video: Americana, Grand Celebration Cruise line, and recently returning from Singapore where she performed as magicians' assistant with America's Got Talent, Rob Lake. Currently residing back in New Orleans, you can find her passing along her passion for the art of dance to her students, who have won both regional and national competitions. We are so happy to have Ms. Amanda on staff here at Dancers Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Jessica Touchet Instructor/Director - Ballet Program Bio Coming Soon! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Megan WaguespackInstructor - Pre-School & Combo levels Bio Coming Soon! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional Instructors - Bio & Headshots Coming Soon! Crystal Vaccaro Amanda Foster Sydney Knudson | 
Lindsey Labit Esquerré
Kat D’Antonio Hurd
Amanda Yesso